Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Tuesday, January 10, 2017 -- Mattie died 382 weeks ago today. 

Tonight's picture was taken on Christmas in 2007. That year Mattie celebrated the holiday in Deerfield Beach, FL. We even bought a little Christmas tree at Target made out of green feathers! Mattie thought it was priceless and we brought it home and it sat on Mattie's shelves for years! Mattie got presents from Santa both in Florida and at home when he returned. But Mattie loved the idea that Santa would come to two places since he knew Mattie wasn't celebrating in DC that year. 


Quote of the day: Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. ~ Anatole France

Despite working all day on various Foundation items, I had non-stop entertainment at home. Indie and Sunny keep me on my toes all day long. Sunny with his need to attention and walk (regardless of the weather), and Indie who I learned today LOVES water! 

This morning Indie jumped in my sink. I literally posted this photo on Facebook and to my amazement cat lovers where sharing stories with me about how their cats do the same thing and that I should try turning on the water slightly to see her reaction. 

Well the reaction was priceless! Miss Indie LOVES water. She was batting at it and even drinking it. I have had many cats growing up and NOT a one would go near water. So it never dawned on me to turn on the water. I thought she would flip out. On the contrary!

Get the picture?!

Then this evening, I did lots of laundry. I even washed our couch cover. Well don't you know it..... as soon as that cover was back on the couch, look who jumped up! Sunny loved the freshness and warmth of it as it came out of the dryer. It isn't boring in our home to say the least, and they are a marvelous distraction from always working. 

While walking Sunny today, I ran into two college students who stopped to talk with me about Sunny. They said he was beautiful and then proceeded to ask if he was a service dog. I told them that this was very observant of them and then asked why they thought this? The young man said because his big eyes read bright, sensitive, calm, and he studies his environment. I would say this is a very accurate description of Sunny. That is how I read him. In fact I fell in love with Sunny's eyes through the rescue's Facebook page. I adopted Sunny sight unseen, which can be risky. But the eyes were very telling to me. I am so happy that others can see this as well.