Welcome to Week 10 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Simply click on over to HERE in case you missed the massive announcement.)
Right now’s put up honors all of the cat mothers, mothers with out fur, and the influential girls who’ve formed our lives. Just like the kitties, Glogirly was adopted when she was only a kitten…er, a child. She’s been blessed with 4 moms over the course of her life. First was the younger girl who gave her life. Then was her mother you taught her find out how to reside it. Her mother selected a really particular girl to be her godmother, who close to and much was at all times there for her, particularly after she misplaced her mother to most cancers. And most lately, Glogirly’s birth-aunt, the older sister of her birthmother. She was one other mom. Surprising, and one in every of her life’s best presents.Â
Here is a spacial dialog between Glogirly and Waffles. And a glimpse of these 4 wonderful girls Glogirly has referred to as mom.
WAFFLES:  So, Glogirly?Â
GLOGIRLY:  Sure, Waffles?
WAFFLES: Â Glogirly, are you my mother? Since you do not actually seem like me. You do not even have orange fur or stripes or something. However I actually love you. You understand, like a mother and stuff.
GLOGIRLY: Â In fact I am your mother, Waffles. I adopted you so that you just’d be a part of our household and we ALL might love you, deal with you, and spend our lives collectively.Â
WAFFLES: Â So though you are probably not a cat, you may nonetheless be my mother? Like endlessly and stuff
GLOGIRLY: Â Eternally and at all times. Eternally and ever, Waffles.
WAFFLES: Â And so that you’re Ellie’s mother too, proper? Eternally and every thing?
GLOGIRLY: Â Eternally and EVERYTHING.
Mom’s Day is a reasonably big day for our lady. You see, like us kitties she was adopted as a tiny baby. Not solely did she have a mother who liked her with all her coronary heart and taught her find out how to love and be variety and research laborious and develop as much as discover happiness and pleasure on the earth, she’s additionally been extremely lucky to have many moms looking for her and holding her of their hearts.Â
Her mom-mom, who alongside along with her daddy adopted her when she was little like a kitten. She’s lived extra years with out her than along with her and even now, misses her a lot.Â
Her Godmother, Barb.  Their moms have been sisters. Glogirly’s mother was the youngest and her Godmother’s mother was the oldest. Rising up, Glogirly at all times knew that if something ever occurred to her dad and mom, she would go to reside along with her Godparents, who’ve at all times liked her like their very own. When Glogirly was simply 24, she misplaced her mother (her mom-mom) to most cancers. A couple of years later, she and her Godmother grew to become very shut and right this moment they’re nearer than ever. Glogirly loves her with all her coronary heart…and so does Waffles! She’s going to at all times be a mom to her.Â
Her birthmother’s sister (Dorothy), who Glogirly met 16 years in the past and instantly bonded with. Her positivity and joyfulness are infectious. She welcomed Glogirly into her household with open arms and an open coronary heart. Dorothy has three sons and Glogirly has develop into the daughter she by no means had.Â
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Sadly, lower than a 12 months in the past, Glogirly misplaced each Dorothy and Barb. Inside only a day of one another, heaven gained two extra angels. This has made mom’s day this 12 months particularly significant. Each unhappy for the lack of their frequent conversations and go to, however grateful for the recollections and the mark they’ve made on her life.Â
It is “narrated” by Katie, our beloved tuxedo kitty who impressed our weblog 13 years in the past.Â
Right now, we’re dedicating it to all of the sturdy girls on the market who’ve taken others below their wing to point out them the best way.Â