a dead gift

I opened the door this morning and just about had a heart attack.

Heather has been feeding an outdoor cat for over a year. Heather named her Tiny Feet. We also feed her brother. I do tell her not to feed them so that they wont come back but she still does. We already have our own inside kitties so we don't need any more. They are here in the morning and leave during the day and back in the evening. That's when they know they get fed.

A couple of weeks ago Heather started giving her extra food. She claims that she was pregnant. How did she know? She will sometimes sit outside to talk and pet her. Why must I love an animal lover. My dad takes her side on this matter. She was gone for two days and when she was back her belly was smaller which can only mean that she had her baby, or babies.

We began to wonder where she had them. I'd notice that Heather would slow down once we hit our street to see if she would notice little ones in the area.

Yesterday when we came home from work, by the way Happy Mothers Day friends, we saw four little small kitties in our driveway. Heather was screaming with excitement we pulled in slowly and they scrammed. She was so excited to see that she had had four little ones. She went inside and fed the mommy. When she came back in the little ones came back to their mommy and she fed them.

This morning when I went to open the door I freaked. The dogs like to follow me to the door so I panicked and closed the door quickly. There was a squirrel on the porch. A dead one. I immediately texted Heather and told her I freakin had a heart attack. She called me to ask what happened and began laughing when I sent her the photo. I don't think its hilarious. It was a thank you gift from the cat. It was a way of saying thank you for feeding me and my babies. I didn't appreciate the gift. Heather always gives me a gift for mothers day from the fur babies as I do to her as well. I didn't literally want a gift from the fur baby living outside.

the gift

Needless to say I left it on the porch for my Heather.

Then when Heather got home from work she ended taking one of the four babies to the vet. She called to ask me. I couldn't tell her kind heart no. So she took the little one to the vet. The baby had a bloody nose that was causing him to not breath. The vet tended to it free of charge. The little one is back home but please there is a free kitty cat possibly three more if we can catch them too. 

two kitties

I think I would have cried hysterically had she brought me a dead rat.

Another normal crazy day in the neighborhood.    

an unexpected companian

Woke up to our babies barking out the window. They sure keep us safe. It's cute when they peek their head out the window and then scare you right up with the barking. You are trying to stay in bed but they just wont let you. I wonder if they also scare the people passing by?

Picked up shells today. Tried to pick the strangely unique ones but I think others wake up earlier to get them first. Stayed on the beach as long as we could until we both started to get headaches. That's our cue. Have you ever beat the beach? Ask heather next time you see her to demonstrate how that is done.

our unexpected companion

Came back and took a well deserved nap. Heading out to the strip and Heather has been talking about this place we should try. It's called Wanna Wanna. It's a restaurant slash inn. Towards the back of the island. It was a perfect spot to sit down and eat as you look out on the beach. It felt so calming and relaxing. Found out this was the place to be. Everyone was friendly. The way the island should always be, filled with people that love to say hello and want to engage in other human acknowledgement. Once we were there we didn't want to leave. We wondered out of all the years we've been here how come we hadn't stopped here before. If ever on the island please stop here, I highly recommend it. You eat outside but the breeze of the ocean keeps you cool.

ceviche

Who would have thought that with the other people at Wanna Wanna we would have a visitor greet us by our table. How did he know Heather is a cat person. He laid by her feet. Looked like we had trained this cat to be like a dog and stay, at least that's what some people thought when they saw him.

Decided to say the heck with it and stopped by one of our first stops many years ago, a gelato ice cream shop. I had a coffee gelato and Heather had a coconut mocha drink, deliciousness. Then we ate our deserts as we reminisced on the past. We have so many memories here.

coffee gelato

Today was better than the first days. We realized that I'm getting old. I'm starting to think like the older generation. When I asked the question, do I look old?  She replied, you kind of look like you are getting there, and I felt it.

sitting outside at Wanna Wanna

Want to give a little tip from experience. If you ever seat at an eatery by the lake or beach always check your seat. I sat down not seeing the water that was on my chair and got my butt wet. Yeah someone that had just got out of the water, sat down, enjoyed a drink and left leaving a puddle of  water on the chair.