Dear nice people at HSGKC,
We�re sorry we couldn�t attend the reunion last week, but our humans had to go volunteer on that Saturday. It�s not like we were doing anything, but they keep the keys, and we don�t know how to get there, as we�re inside cats. You might remember me and my sister. My new name is Ion, but it used to be Moose. I was there when I was just a kitten, and you knew my mom. She was a big cat, and so am I! (My Dad swears that I must weigh 20 lbs now.) My �sister� really wasn�t my sister until we went to live with the Smiths, but her name used to be Janis. She�s Ginger now, and is awfully whiny. She�s also a big tattletale who rats on me when I get up on top of the refrigerator. She�s always talking, and mom talks back to her. Crazy human. I just keep my mouth shut unless I am announcing my presence in a room. Mom and Dad like to know when I come in a room � especially when they�re sleeping.
Cat life is good here. We get lots of treats, and our aunt bought us this great cat-tree so we can look out the windows. Oh, and it also keeps us up above the D-O-G. The smelly thing came to live with us several months ago, but we just try to avoid it. Sometimes, it tries to chase Ginger, but she just swats it. We�re better anyway. It�s a big �German Shepard,� and came from Animal Haven. Guess it was kind of like us, but not as cool, �cause we got adopted first.
We don�t have a whole lot of hobbies, but we eat and sleep a lot. I like to sleep on top of Dad�s computer monitor where it�s warm, and I sleep with Mom and Dad at night. Sometimes I pretend I�m a leopard and pounce down from the headboard, but Mom and Dad don�t seem to appreciate my nightly prowess. One of my favorite things to do is to sneak up on Dad�s water bottle and knock it over. I love that game! Ginger also likes to eat and sleep, and is really good at reminding Mom to refill our bowl. (I told you she was loud�) Every morning, meow this, meerrorw that. She tries to sit on Mom�s lap when she�s studying, but gets thrown off a lot. She still sucks on herself, but not as much as she did when she was a kitten. She�s weird. And whiny. Did I mention that she�s really whiny? She also likes to pounce on me, and we get kind of crazy now and then. As long as she doesn�t try to take my favorite toy, we�re ok. We sometimes sleep together, and she�ll clean my ears for me. I do the same for her, but have to put her in a headlock first sometimes.
Well, we�re sorry we couldn�t make it this year. Maybe next year. Thanks for feeding us when we stayed there. We just wanted to let you know that we�re ok, and you don�t have to worry about us.
Thanks and Love,
Ion and Ginger Smith,
and our humans, Danielle & Andrew Smith
PS. My mom typed this, but I dictated it for her