Last week I introduced you to Ernie, our older cat. This week I'd like you to meet Charlie. Charlie joined our family on July 7, 2007. We picked him out at a pet store where one of the foster groups takes cats and dogs for people to adopt. When we first saw Charlie, he was in a cage with his brother and sister. His sister, a shy kitty, stayed in the corner. His brother jumped around in the cage like a monkey. Charlie was kind of in-between so we picked him. His original name was Cole but we didn't particularly care for that name so we renamed him Charlie after Charlie Gibson on Good Morning America.
Charlie knows no fear. He's very inquisitive and loves people. When he came home with us, he was just a little squirt with gigantic ears! The advice is to separate the animals so they can sniff each other out from a safe distance. We put Charlie in the guest room but there is a space under the door so Charlie and Ernie were poking their paws under the door trying to reach each other almost from the beginning. At the end of the first week they were best buds. Now that they've lived together for 6 1/2 years, they're very close. They usually sleep next to each other on our bed.
As I mentioned, Charlie has no fear and will try just about anything at least once. I was watching TV one day and happened to look in the kitchen. Charlie was on top of the cabinet! I mean on top of the cabinet by the ceiling! It scared me to death. I was afraid he couldn't get down so I climbed on the counter, reached up and lifted him down. Not long after that, I saw him on top of the cabinet again. This time I said to myself, "He got himself up there; he can get himself down." And he did.
At night when we're reading and about to go to sleep, Charlie will jump off the bed, run down both flights of stairs and start his wailing sounds. I don't know what that's all about but it cracks us up every time! Our Charlie and Ernie have greatly enriched our lives and we are thankful we found them.
But how do cats connect to event planning you ask? If you're planning a birthday party for the person who has everything, the host might suggest that people bring dog or cat food instead and donate it to Interfaith Ministries (in Houston) or a similar organization. Interfaith Ministries has a program called aniMeals on Wheels which is part of the Meals on Wheels program that delivers meals to qualifying home-bound seniors. AniMeals on Wheels supplies pet food to older adults so they can continue to feed their "best friends" without incurring additional financial hardship.
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