Monday, August 13, 2018

Monday, August 13, 2018

Tonight's picture was taken on August 25, 2009. It is hard to believe that this photo was taken about nine years ago, as I can remember this moment in time like it were yesterday. It took me a long time to be comfortable enough to let Mattie ride "Speedy Red" on his own. As you can see, I was taking photos and actually running along side the car just in case my attention was needed. Given that Mattie had oxygen and a pain pump connected to him, I felt the need to be extra cautious. Mattie absolutely loved the feeling and freedom of driving on his own. He was a natural, using the steering wheel, gas pedal, and brake beautifully. 


Quote of the day: Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. ~ Will Rogers

I found several photos today in one of the bureaus in my parent's house. I posted several of them below. As many of you know, this is a photo of our cat, Indie. Indie is a tortoise shell type cat and the reason Indie caught my attention on the rescue kitty website was because I grew up with an Indie type of cat. 

This was Allie! Allie came into our lives when I was in high school. Allie was a fantastic cat and like Indie was easy going. Yet very vocal and had a way of making her needs known. 

When I was in high school, I was living in Los Angeles. We literally had three cats! All of which were stray cats. The cat on the left was Rusty (and we brought Rusty with us when we moved from NY), the cat in the middle was Whiskers and the one on the right was Allie. Both Whiskers and Allie were strays who came to our doorstep and were quickly adopted. 

I can't say I remember ever seeing these photos. So finding them today was a real surprise. I was outside our home in New York during a snow storm. 

Myself and my grandma, trying to do some shoveling! My maternal grandmother lived with my parents after her husband died from cancer. So she was an integral part of the family and a great side kick. Despite our age difference. Do you notice the dog between us? That was our collie, Heidi. 

My grandmother and Heidi (the collie). My grandmother was 71 years old in this photo and as you can see, the snow did not slow her down. My grandmother believed in doing things herself and was very nurturing. Two qualities I shared with her.  

A photo of myself and grandma, when I was in college. 

I found this photo of Peter and me (my mom was sitting to our right) on our first Princess Cruise in 1994.