06 May, 2007
Simon Sunday: My Big Mr. Six-Years-Old
Birthday Portrait
Originally uploaded by Planet Vicster.
Simon turned six twice this week! The ICRA folks listed his birthdate as approximately 5/1, while the vet's office has his birthday at 5/5. Which is appropriate because Simon is a bit May Day and a bit Cinco de Mayo. And, hell, he won't complain about having TWO birthdays because that means twice as much attention and twice as many treats. Except his Mom abandoned him on Tuesday to go to the Morrissey concert (Simon's more a T-Rex kinda guy). So there was some making up to do for his birthday yesterday. Goat cheese was involved as was a lot of extra play time and snuggles.
Simon has gathered quite a fan club on flickr and got some truly wonderful birthday greetings for which he and I are grateful. To everyone who left a greeting, thank you, thank you, thank you!
(As long as I'm giving thanks...)Thankfully, we've managed to get through the week without Simon getting into any more baked goods. However (you knew that was coming, didn't you?), he still takes particular delight in stealing kibble out of Billie's dish (while she's trying to eat!). He's started this new "thing" where he'll finish eating his food and walk into the living room where I am. He'll have this perfectly sweet, innocent, Disney-cute expression on his face, you know, how cats do that thing where they make their eyes big and round and make their face so soft and fluffy? THAT expression. Then with a sharp "Mow!" he takes off in a full sprint to the bedroom where Billie is eating and manages to grab a mouthful of kibble before I can catch him. Sometimes I think he does this as much for the game as he does for the food: It's simultaneously frustrating and hilarious.
And that, in a nutshell, is life with Simon. There are moments where he is such a tyrant and a thug, but then, in the next moment, he is the most purely sweet and charming creature to ever roam the earth. And funny. My stars, I've never been around a creature with such a great sense of comedic timing! Little did I realize six years ago how fortunate I was about to become as my little fuzzy soulmate was making his way into the world (most likely mewling for his breakfast). Every day I give my thanks to the deity who watches over him (given the amount of chocolate, caffeinated drinks, plants and baked goods he's gotten into over the years, I KNOW he has a guardian angel out there, somewhere).
Happy Birthday, Poo-Poo Kitty!
Labels: cats, furkids, gratitude, Simon, Simon Sunday
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