Our kitty Precious was 4 years old at the time of my Mom's 89th birthday party and wanted to give Mom a birthday kiss in this picture, where my husband is holding Precious. Mom will be 91 years young on March 23, 2008. We wonder how Precious will behave at Mom's celebration at our house this year? Two days before Mom's birthday it will be our 40th wedding anniversary. This will mean lots of excitement for Precious.
This year Mom's birthday coincides with Easter. Mom has expressed a desire to spend several days with us and her dear Precious. This is wonderful for me as I own my own information business and answer questions from members of the public, professionals, corporations and trade associations. I welcome inquires and have my contact information on my business web site at http://www.raskinfo.com
Since my parents were entrepreneurs and had a business of their own for many years, my Mom is a great resource and has helped me more than once in finding a solution to a challenging project. She encourages me, inspires me, is meticulous in accounting, and blessed with a superb memory on which I often rely. I am the scientific and technical type, experienced in business research, and most appreciative of those with the entrepreneurial spirit and business sense.
My husband is strong in finance, accounting, general business and serves as a maufacturer's representative for plastic and steel strapping and related products and machinery.
Having a background from consumer products to polymers and engineered products, there are few questions that I am not interested in. I truly enjoy having my own business, helping others to increase their bottom line, and identify timely, innovative solutions to their needs.
I believe I have my mother's pioneer spirit but admire her courage. She became a displaced person on marrying my father. She subsequently entered a D.P. camp before being allowed to immigrate to the United States after World War II with two small daughters. She was a great help to my father who had nothing but a shirt on his back. It was her idea to start a business selling notions that developed into a successful fabric business in the city in which I was born, Karlsruhe, Germany. She not only excelled in sales but is talented in all aspects of running a business.
It is amazing how cats seem to know what hurts. Mom has arthritis in her hands and Precious licks them often. Precious's fur is thick, soft and feels like a fur blanket. She likes to keep us warm in the cold winters of Cleveland and loves to keep Mom company, as Mom enjoys playing with Precious. Mom loves to pet Precious and Precious responds with tricks to keep her grandmother's attention.
This may be hard for some to believe, as it was to me, but my Mom taught Precious to understand words when she took care of Precious as a young kitten while my husband I were on an extended trip.
Precious understands the lullaby my mother sings to her and both words and phrases including "fresh water", "treats", "turkey", "chicken", "no", "roll over", "go in your own bed" and one of our kitty's favorites "huggy, huggy". Precious hates going to the vet although we have a most understanding veterinarian. Precious hates to have her fur combed or brushed yet never complains about getting a shot. She does not want the vet or anyone to touch her long, thick fur with a comb. She is not happy about having her nails cuts but tolerates it, as we play a game called "one, two three". She truly hates her hairball medicine and I have tried many flavors.
Since she was raised by hand and was only a few days old when we found her exposed in our green bean patch on a hot August day, shortly before a major storm, it has been a challenge
raising a feral kitten. My Mom helped us from the beginning. Today, Precious weighs 9 1/2 pounds, mostly fur and muscle. She is very long compared to many cats. As a calico, she has the typical calico personality and we call her "miss personality" as she is much more emotional than the red tabby we had for years whose name was Goldie.
If anyone has suggestions or information about calico cats that they would like to share, we very much welcome your comments on this blog.
I have become so attached to Precious that the first time I left her to fly to Austin, Texas, to give my niece a wedding shower, I was like a new mother leaving her baby for the first time and my husband was a bit worried about the responsibility as newborns kittens do not urinate on their own.
To my surprise, on my return from my niece's wedding shower, Precious was totally bonded to my husband. He did an incredible job taking care of our Precious.
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