Only the Young

(In the spirit of allowing guest bloggers try out their fledging writing skills, my 11 year old "Spartanette" wanted to write a story about the family pets. Without further delay, here is my first borne's story on "cats.")-Spartan7

(The Spartan clan) lives around pets. We need pets. And so that's why I'm going to blog about (our furry friends) today.

This is Paddy. She's 12 years old, and she is the smallest of all our cats. As are all our other cats, she's a Maine Coon Tabby mix. You could describe Paddy as sweet and gentle, but she is also sensitive. She cannot stand being brushed! Paddy will "talk" to us, because if we look down and say something, she will go, "Meooooowwww."

This is Seamus. He's Paddy's brother. He is a very dark color. Seamus could be described as unpredictable. One minute he'll be purring in your lap, licking you, and the next whacking you in face. However, he's our only cat that actually stays still and likes being brushed. He was chased by one of our youngest cat in the "earlier days," and so now he will go right up to that cat and whack him. Revenge. (S7 note: the only thing I've seen him do is cry like a little "kitty")

This is Shakoosh, or Kooshie, the youngest addition to our family. The name comes from the Iraqi name for the Army base Daddy was at when he was deployed for "the Surge" of OIF5. Kooshie is 2 years old. We got him when we went to the Muscogee Humane Society to bring donations. He had been rescued from a kill shelter on his last day. It was probably his personality that saved him. While we were in the cat room, Mommy saw him and noticed how he looked like Paddy. Soon his sweet personality had us captured and we adopted him, that skinny thing. Now he is a whopping 16.5 pounds, making him by far our heaviest cat. He is tiger-striped and could be described as wild, playful, and unpredictable. Kooshie is a true family cat. He is very dog-like, however and enjoys rolling in dirt and drinking out of toilets!

Our seniors, Paddy and Seamus were raised together. The thought that they ruled our house had entered their minds, but when Kooshie came, he decided they were just too old! Now, over 1 ½ years later, they get along! (S7: Sometimes)

(Here is a picture of America's favorite pets, the Budweiser Clydesdale's! They visited our area on Saturday.)

Bottom Line: 3.5 miles in a cold Army formation run.