Merry Christmas Friends!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
To the Family and Friends of the Brown House:

Dear Two Legged Friends & Family of the Brown House,
My family seems to be doing well. They began feeding me this past March and I have managed to con the girl into letting me sleep in the house at night. I sleep in the guest bedroom where I stay warm and cozy. Recently, I have thoroughly enjoyed sleeping under the sparkling Christmas tree.

I have been given several names--the first and foremost which was given because of my propensity to show up and immediately begin demanding food with a sense of entitlement. For this reason, the largest creature in the family began calling me “Demo-cat.”

The largest creature in the house greets me first on most mornings and then conveniently pushes me outside. The girl in the house loves on me and gives me my medicine when I am sick. She took me to the Animal Clinic a couple weeks ago. She was scared of the snakes and ferrets in the waiting room. I thought it was really funny.

When I am hungry or thirsty, the smallest creature in the house makes sure my tummy is full. The loudest creature in the house scares me because he chases me and throws small footballs at me. This family is strange. All the boys in the family apparently want a girl in the family. Until recently, they would talk to me like I was a little baby girl. They treated me like a girl for a while until I was taken to the Animal Clinic. To the girl’s surprise, she discovered that I was a neutered male. I don’t think they know anything about animals.

This summer I almost starved to death because no one fed me for three different weeks. I was really sad that they didn’t take me to see Mickey & Minnie Mouse. I’d love to have gotten a hold of Minnie Mouse. The two biggest creatures had fun with their family at St. Matthews Baptist Church on their mission trips to Arizona and Costa Rica. Their road trip to Passport Camp in North Carolina proved to be winner too. The two smallest creatures wanted to take me with them to stay a couple of weeks at their grandparent’s house but that never happened. Bummer!

I don’t believe the girl in the house currently has a full-time job but she is always on the move. She still enjoys her cycling from her Ride To Victory. She also enjoyed hosting some of her high school friends this year. She walks around the house and asks herself, “Why can’t anyone in this house pick up after themselves?” It’s funny. I believe she plans to begin a CPE Chaplain Internship with Norton Hospital in January.

The boys love their sports. They enjoyed their soccer season and they are looking forward to their basketball season. The little guy also enjoys being a Cub Scout.

Do you remember me telling you about the loudest creature in the house? Yeah, he scares me even more when he practices his saxophone. He has improved greatly since August. When he first starting playing, it sounded like a car continuously honking its horn. Annoying. But now, I enjoy laying under the Christmas tree while listening to him play “Jingle Bells.”

Merry Christmas from all of us! El Gato (that’s my official name)