Sweet and Feisty

Two countries.  Two cross country moves.  Two children and two marriages.  My cats have seen a lot with me over the last 17 years.  They weren't always the sweetest things, as most cats aren't.  But they were well loved.  About two years a part, Cosmo and Shibby have been the best cats I've had.

Cosmo, being the oldest of the two, is definitely my alpha cat.  Except where Stitch is involved, but that's besides the point.  She rules it all and it's her domain.  As long as there's no barking at her.  She's a feiry silver and white cat, pushing 19 years old.

My sweet little cat/dog who loved to cuddle was her little sister.  Sort of.  They never really did cuddle up together, but as they grew older they tolerated each other much more than when they were little. Shibby, while not the dominant in the cat domain, gave zero fucks and didn't let any dogs tell her what to do.  There are many pictures of her sleeping in the dog's bed, showing him who's boss.  She's always been my fat little Shibby cat, the baby bobcat.

Today we said goodbye to that feisty little bobcat.  Her kidneys were done and she was unable to hold herself up any longer.  Rather than put her through a battering ram of medicine that would only prolong the inevitable and mask the pain she was in, we let her go peacefully.  And while it's never easy saying goodbye to a loved one, it's even worse to watch them suffer. 

Sleep well, my sweet little cat.

Wonders

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A couple weeks ago we headed down to Disney for the weekend.  I know, total shocker.  I can't even tell you the last time we went, it's been so long.  And yes, I crack myself up.  Anyway, we headed down to Disney so the older child could spend a little time with one of his friends from IL.  If I'm able to afford him the ability to meet up with some of his old friends, it feels nice to be able to get that for him.  I know when he visits his dad, he may or may not get to see them, even though he's finally in the same state and only a short drive away.

So we ventured down so they could meet up at the Magic Kingdom, but not before we took a stroll through Hollywood Studios on Saturday.  We haven't been at Hollywood Studios since our first trip down for race weekend, so it was a fun change of pace.  We weren't looking to do much, just kind of stroll around, especially since it was raining, but we did get some fun things in.  Pixar live was amazing.  And surprisingly the little one did really well through it.  He danced to the music and was excited when the characters came out.  We even stopped down and got to speak with the conductor.  In case anyone is wondering, he arranged the entire thing, and no there's no place to obtain that arrangement, even if you just wanted one part.  We were wondering if they had the violin piece anywhere so the kid could play it.

We als dipped in to see some characters in the Launch Bay.  The Jawas ere out and about, which were fun.  Side note: I'm totally short enough to be a Jawa.  The Little Mermaid stage show was cute.  We didn't hav the greatest of seats, and it was kind of low key compared to seeing the Nemo at Animal Kingdom, but it was still cute nonetheless.

On a whim we ventured down towards Midway Mania and thanks to the amazingness of a cast member that we just happened to talk to, we got fast passes for.  The little one LOVED it and we even got the high score in the car.  Rounding out the day, we stopped in to see Starlord and as an added bonus, baby Groot.  The character actor they had playing Starlord was great.  Totaly in characer and hilarious.  Complete interaction with every group and not the same recycled stuff either.

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On Sunday we went into Magic Kingdom to meet with friends and the kids had a blast.  It's so odd when they're old enough to venture off on their own.  Not to mention when they grow a foot taller than you!  So we took the little one on the People Mover, Small World and to see some characters.  It's so fun to see him react to the different things.  He definitely likes people characters more than suited ones. 

All in all, while it was a short jaunt, it was a nice weekend.  Rain and all.  Due to schedules we're not sure when we'll get to go down again, but I'm sure it won't be long.