Nobody should ever forget my birthday. It’s today, March 4th. So if the memory-aide “March Forth!” sounds a little like something a Roman legion commander might bawl at the grunts to get them moving, I can’t help that. March 4th it is.
And also today is about as far away from marching forth as I’d ever care to get. At time of writing, the MidSouth is becoming inundated with freezing water, moving into black ice, sleet, and eventually snow. That’s all she wrote as far as marching forth goes anywhere today. The cupcake with my good friend Pattie will have to wait.
And as far as the martial flavor goes, I’m extremely pleased to tell you that’s not happening either. Barney greeted me this morning with his customary cuddle under the covers, but with birthday value-added.
He grabbed my arm in both paws and licked my hand. No claws. Purring all the while.
I was flooded with happiness. I wondered: What if that current looped both ways? What if my happiness fed into Barney’s happiness? And round and round? Wouldn’t that be an incentive to stay happy! I want happy cats!
I think this might be more than a “what if.”
I wonder. If those people whose idea of happiness these days is killing others, in increasingly bizarre and horrible ways, were to experience my kind of happiness, maybe they’d stop?
In that moment with Barney, I was sure of it.
Bugs’s version of “happy birthday” today was: “Where’s my breakfast!” Never mind. I love Bugs too.
Happy Birthday and love those kitties and I agree that love could solve all the problems
Happy, happy birthday to you, dearest Anita! Sounds like you’re having a fab day so far, thanks to your boys! Love is the best gift of all and IS, in my humble opinion, on a feedback loop so the more we give, the more we receive. May it flow freely both ways for you! XOXO
Hey Hey Hey…!!! Happy Birthday, my dear friend! Can I offer you an espresso and dark chocolate?
Mr. Bowie says “Meow!”
well happiest of birthdays! 🙂
Happy, Happy Birthday! What a sweet Barney to give you such a precious BD gift. Big BD hugs and give the sweeties nose kisses for us.
I think your kitties have the right ideas about birthdays and happiness! Happy kitty birthday to you!
♫♫♪ Happy Birthday to you!! ♪♫ That Barney knows how to suck up!! Aww! Just kidding! Have a great day 🙂
We enjoyed our “bat-a-rat” filled with treats TWICE to celebrate our Aunt Anita’s birthday!!! xxx Boo Boo, Stew Stew and Meemzer kitty.
ice in the tree limbs
slick ice beneath your bare feet
march forth on one hand
Belated happy birthday! May you have kitty cuddles every day this year 🙂
Happy Belated Birthday!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday despite the freezing cold outside… can’t be that bad when your heart is warm 🙂
I LOVE HOW YOU AND BARNEY LOVE EACH OTHER! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY BARNEY, I”M WISHING YOU MANY, MANY MORE. HANG IN THERE, BUGS, IT’LL BE YOUR TURN NEXT. LUCKY CATS!