my new, dear friend Klara showed me this video today:
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Playing (together)
Daisy loves to play with balls, so 2 weeks ago I got her a new toy. As soon as I had put the pieces together, she started playing. First Romeo preferred to play with the box the toy came with. But after a while Romeo came along and played with her...!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Alli Gators
Saturday two weeks ago I went to Ikea. I haven't been there for a looong while but as I wanted to buy a frame for the picture I painted for Miss Antje, I thought that'd be the best place to go and find one. All of you who know Ikea can probably remember that they have an area at the end of their exhibition spaces that is only for kids. When I was walking that place I came to pass a rummage table full of ALLIGATORS. I immediately was reminded of a good friend of mine and I took a picture (thanks to cell phone camera I sang about earlier).
The cutest thing about it is the baby Alligator (I don’t know if Mama Alligators carry their babies that way but who cares)!
Happy Birthday, Allison!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
a new Daisy - story
It was in the middle of December last year when I decided to have two weeks off from work end of January/first week of February. One of the reasons was that I thought I could bring Daisy to the vet during that time and have her spayed. But that was just a minor issue because I wanted her to be "in heat" at least once before being spayed (it is said that it is better that way for a young female cat's body).
For all those who know me it is needless to say that I prayed about that part at the same time I got those 2 weeks off confirmed at work. So Monday, January 26th - my first day at home - came, and Daisy hadn't shown any signs, you know...
Do you believe me, that the next day, Tuesday evening, before I could even start being just a little nervous about it, Daisy behaved weird, like I've never seen her before. Making strange noises, crawling and creeping over the floor holding her bottom up... and I thought, ok, that's IT.
I called the vet right the next morning to ask if and when I could have an appointment for the surgery for Daisy. The med. secretary told me, "it" had to be over first bevore Daisy could have the surgery.
As I know from a friend "it" can stay for a couple of days (that certain friend had told me his cat had "it" for more than 4 days in a row), so I prayed again... And know what? Daisy was over "it" Thursday morning! I just waited for the whole day, but nothing else happened, so I called the vet Friday morning again and he said I could come Wednesday (yesterday) to have Daisy spayed.
Don't I have a great heavenly father who cares for my lil cat as well as for my schedule?
Daisy is doing pretty fine today, she started jumping up to her favorite places, is just very slow and careful. You can see she tries to avoid pain.
she wanted to be in my bed (under the blanket) at all costs, so I built up a little nest for her
For all those who know me it is needless to say that I prayed about that part at the same time I got those 2 weeks off confirmed at work. So Monday, January 26th - my first day at home - came, and Daisy hadn't shown any signs, you know...
Do you believe me, that the next day, Tuesday evening, before I could even start being just a little nervous about it, Daisy behaved weird, like I've never seen her before. Making strange noises, crawling and creeping over the floor holding her bottom up... and I thought, ok, that's IT.
I called the vet right the next morning to ask if and when I could have an appointment for the surgery for Daisy. The med. secretary told me, "it" had to be over first bevore Daisy could have the surgery.
As I know from a friend "it" can stay for a couple of days (that certain friend had told me his cat had "it" for more than 4 days in a row), so I prayed again... And know what? Daisy was over "it" Thursday morning! I just waited for the whole day, but nothing else happened, so I called the vet Friday morning again and he said I could come Wednesday (yesterday) to have Daisy spayed.
Don't I have a great heavenly father who cares for my lil cat as well as for my schedule?
Daisy is doing pretty fine today, she started jumping up to her favorite places, is just very slow and careful. You can see she tries to avoid pain.
Yesterday later in the afternoon, when she finally relaxed a little bit after the surgery (Romeo in the background)
she wanted to be in my bed (under the blanket) at all costs, so I built up a little nest for her
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
if Daisy could talk...
...she would probably call her mom and tell her something like this:
Today my owner did some very weird! Not only that she took this loud monster that absorbs everything lying on the floor (I always run away before it can absorb me!), no, she also took something to make the floor very wet! If that wasn't enough, the wet stuff was so stinky it hurt my nose... That owner is really strange! Why does she do so? Do you think it is 'cause I had diarrhea the last couple days? Ahem, but if that tang doesn't go away, I will probably throw up and then she can see what she has from it! tsetse.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Daisy - absolutely exhausted!
30 minutes ago I started to play with Daisy. I probably overdid a little - but she loved it so much and didn't want to stop! She really likes to run after little pieces... After 15 minutes she gasped so heavily for breath - like a little dog -, that I stopped to give her some time to relax. When I finally had my camera prepared, she was actually doing better
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Sometimes God acts really fast
So this story doesn't start pleasant but it has an astounding end and so I want to share it. Ok, here comes the aggravating part:
Maybe six weeks ago my cat, Romeo, started to linger in front of my apartment door, clearly showing that he wanted to go out. As I am living in the middle of the city, a big road passing my house plus Romeo has never been out since he was seven weeks old, I do not want him to go out. But then, when he found that "whining" and meowing wouldn't help, he started to pee on the corridor floor every second or third day. So I had the "fun" business to clean a lot and one night I was really desperate about the situation.
Wednesday a week ago (October 22nd) I had a vet's appointment with Romeo because it was time for his annual vaccination. I told him about my stinky problem, too, and the vet had some good suggestions, like having a second litter pan put on the place where the cat used to "pee extra".
Another suggestion was: "You should have another cat, but a young female, to keep him company."
"Sure!" I thought, inwardly rolling my eyes. "Of course! Where should I suddenly get a young female cat from???"
Later in the evening I prayed: "Lord, if you really want me to have another young female cat, you have to bring it to my front door. I have no idea where to get a cat so you have to take care for it if it is your will."
And I didn't think about it any longer.
Three days later. Saturday.
A friend of mine, Miss A. and her husband Mr. T. were celebrating both their birthdays. (In Germany the person who wants to celebrate his/her birthday has to organize the party or whatever by him/herself). And they had asked me to come an join them a couple of weeks ago. We haven't seen each other for a long time for they live in Cologne. I first had promised to go there and stay for the weekend (Oct. 24th-26th) but when I learned that my cat has the problem I told you in the beginning, I didn't want to stay out of the house for 3 days. Plus, I was pretty exhausted because it was the weekend following my first week back at work after an unintended break of 28 weeks. Not to forget I was forced to take the train which would take me 4 hours to get there...
I prayed again and said: "Lord, I don't want to go - I really want to see my friends, but... well, you know... but I feel you want me to go so please, let it be to your glory!" My idea was at least to go and show my friend and her husband the love of God and share the gospel. So I went on Saturday and wanted to go back home at the same day.
When I got there, the first "thing" I saw was my friend's little cat "Daisy"! The lil one was jumping up and down and I couldn't help but shout "how cute is she?!"
And Miss A. said, "YES, she is super cute, but you know, Mr. T. has some allergies and 2 nights ago he could hardly breathe! You should have heard the weird noises when he tried to breathe, I was really concerned about him. And today I was almost crying but I think we are forced to give Daisy away...!
"I could take her, " I said in impulse.
"Are you serious???"
"Well, I don't want to take your cat away, but hear what the vet said 3 days ago... blah blah..."
"Okay, let's go the whole hog: you stay here for the night and tomorrow we will give you a ride home and you can take Daisy with you."
I didn't know what to say and I was not even sure if that was the right thing to do... But then I remembered my prayer which was like "God, if you want, you have to bring a young female cat to my front door" and here was Miss A. offering to bring the cat not only to my front door but also right into my apartment.
It was also ok to stay one night in Cologne 'cause my mom agreed come to my house and take care of Romeo (thanks mom!).
And the miracle went on.
When Romeo and Daisy met the first time they just snuffled and nosed each other. Ok, Romeo, who is not used to have another cat around him, seemed to be nervous first but two days later he tolerated her being close to his blanket..
And two more days later, it was so cute to watch Daisy trying to get closer to Romeo!
Decreasing space between the two cats
And this is my favorite picture!
By the way:
Saturday, when all the guests were at my friend's house, we had not so much time to talk... But when Miss A. and Mr. T. decided to give me a ride home because of the cat, we had about an hour in the car, a great time to talk... which gave me the opportunity to share some stories about my life with God, that He answeres my prayers and that He loves them, too, and longs for a personal relationship with them!
It was a holy moment.
I love my new "missionary cat", lil 6-months-old Daisy!
Not to forget to mention: I didn't need to clean my floor for some "cat-accident" reason for almost two weeks!
Maybe six weeks ago my cat, Romeo, started to linger in front of my apartment door, clearly showing that he wanted to go out. As I am living in the middle of the city, a big road passing my house plus Romeo has never been out since he was seven weeks old, I do not want him to go out. But then, when he found that "whining" and meowing wouldn't help, he started to pee on the corridor floor every second or third day. So I had the "fun" business to clean a lot and one night I was really desperate about the situation.
Wednesday a week ago (October 22nd) I had a vet's appointment with Romeo because it was time for his annual vaccination. I told him about my stinky problem, too, and the vet had some good suggestions, like having a second litter pan put on the place where the cat used to "pee extra".
Another suggestion was: "You should have another cat, but a young female, to keep him company."
"Sure!" I thought, inwardly rolling my eyes. "Of course! Where should I suddenly get a young female cat from???"
Later in the evening I prayed: "Lord, if you really want me to have another young female cat, you have to bring it to my front door. I have no idea where to get a cat so you have to take care for it if it is your will."
And I didn't think about it any longer.
Three days later. Saturday.
A friend of mine, Miss A. and her husband Mr. T. were celebrating both their birthdays. (In Germany the person who wants to celebrate his/her birthday has to organize the party or whatever by him/herself). And they had asked me to come an join them a couple of weeks ago. We haven't seen each other for a long time for they live in Cologne. I first had promised to go there and stay for the weekend (Oct. 24th-26th) but when I learned that my cat has the problem I told you in the beginning, I didn't want to stay out of the house for 3 days. Plus, I was pretty exhausted because it was the weekend following my first week back at work after an unintended break of 28 weeks. Not to forget I was forced to take the train which would take me 4 hours to get there...
I prayed again and said: "Lord, I don't want to go - I really want to see my friends, but... well, you know... but I feel you want me to go so please, let it be to your glory!" My idea was at least to go and show my friend and her husband the love of God and share the gospel. So I went on Saturday and wanted to go back home at the same day.
When I got there, the first "thing" I saw was my friend's little cat "Daisy"! The lil one was jumping up and down and I couldn't help but shout "how cute is she?!"
And Miss A. said, "YES, she is super cute, but you know, Mr. T. has some allergies and 2 nights ago he could hardly breathe! You should have heard the weird noises when he tried to breathe, I was really concerned about him. And today I was almost crying but I think we are forced to give Daisy away...!
"I could take her, " I said in impulse.
"Are you serious???"
"Well, I don't want to take your cat away, but hear what the vet said 3 days ago... blah blah..."
"Okay, let's go the whole hog: you stay here for the night and tomorrow we will give you a ride home and you can take Daisy with you."
I didn't know what to say and I was not even sure if that was the right thing to do... But then I remembered my prayer which was like "God, if you want, you have to bring a young female cat to my front door" and here was Miss A. offering to bring the cat not only to my front door but also right into my apartment.
It was also ok to stay one night in Cologne 'cause my mom agreed come to my house and take care of Romeo (thanks mom!).
And the miracle went on.
When Romeo and Daisy met the first time they just snuffled and nosed each other. Ok, Romeo, who is not used to have another cat around him, seemed to be nervous first but two days later he tolerated her being close to his blanket..
And two more days later, it was so cute to watch Daisy trying to get closer to Romeo!
Decreasing space between the two cats
And this is my favorite picture!
By the way:Saturday, when all the guests were at my friend's house, we had not so much time to talk... But when Miss A. and Mr. T. decided to give me a ride home because of the cat, we had about an hour in the car, a great time to talk... which gave me the opportunity to share some stories about my life with God, that He answeres my prayers and that He loves them, too, and longs for a personal relationship with them!
It was a holy moment.
I love my new "missionary cat", lil 6-months-old Daisy!
Not to forget to mention: I didn't need to clean my floor for some "cat-accident" reason for almost two weeks!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Saturday, November 3, 2007
sunday visits
Last sunday (25th) after church my mother and I were invited by some friends for lunch. It was really interesting for both of us because my mom fell in love to Max, one of the cats our friends have at home. He is really beautiful and so cuddly.
The afternoon was also very special to me because Sonja has a horse - Santiago - and I've never seen it before. It's a long time ago, anyways, that I've seen a horse so close but I actually like horses very much!
Santiago has back problems and she couldn't ride him for several weeks but she has to move him anyhow. So we went for a walk through the vineyards after Sonja had cleaned his stall (she showed me how to groom Santiago meanwhile) and when we got back from the walk she had to longe him for 40 more minutes. I had so much fun watching!
The afternoon was also very special to me because Sonja has a horse - Santiago - and I've never seen it before. It's a long time ago, anyways, that I've seen a horse so close but I actually like horses very much!
Santiago has back problems and she couldn't ride him for several weeks but she has to move him anyhow. So we went for a walk through the vineyards after Sonja had cleaned his stall (she showed me how to groom Santiago meanwhile) and when we got back from the walk she had to longe him for 40 more minutes. I had so much fun watching!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
more or less (the dancing bird)
Do you know the feeling when your day is so cram-full of things you have to do that at the same time everything seems so empty?
I had to work so hard the last weeks, staying in my office from 6.30 a.m. until 5 p.m. that I was no longer in a position to keep my household the way I like it. To say nothing of emails or birthday cards that I should have written or phone calls I should have made to cheer up my friends.
Can you imagine how desperately I waited for October 15 wich was the first day of my two-week-fall-vacation and can you figure it took more than one week for me to have a rest?
Anyway, I do not want to fall in Anju's category of "people who don't update their blog often enough" so at least I want to share something really funny my friend Antje sent me in an email yesterday:
Lustige Videos – Gratis Fun Video – Deine funny Videos bei Clipfish
I had to work so hard the last weeks, staying in my office from 6.30 a.m. until 5 p.m. that I was no longer in a position to keep my household the way I like it. To say nothing of emails or birthday cards that I should have written or phone calls I should have made to cheer up my friends.
Can you imagine how desperately I waited for October 15 wich was the first day of my two-week-fall-vacation and can you figure it took more than one week for me to have a rest?
Anyway, I do not want to fall in Anju's category of "people who don't update their blog often enough" so at least I want to share something really funny my friend Antje sent me in an email yesterday:
Lustige Videos – Gratis Fun Video – Deine funny Videos bei Clipfish
Friday, June 22, 2007
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