Cats, Blogs, and Thanks
I can’t tell for sure, but it seems like my two cats are completely unaware that Thanksgiving is upon us. With stores full of turkeys, shops full of cards, and pies full of pumpkin — you’d think Socks and Lucky would have a clue!
But then I think: Maybe it’s best they remain unaware of human holidays. I’m sure my cats are grateful — for food, water, a clean place to live, frequent strokes, and the ability to curl up on a person who’s reading and fall asleep.
As I think about my cats, and wonder if they plan to use any of the holiday blogging their friends around the globe, it’s much better that I give thanks for them: their purring, that quiet cat demeanor, and how they really do expect almost nothing from me but a little good will, regular petting, and not dropping a book on their heads by accident.
So this Thanksgiving, instead of expecting my cats to blog me a big fat thank you —– I think I’ll just give silent thanks for all I have: friendship, great family, enough to eat, great people at work, and so many things I know are so important that even if I were a cat, I couldn’t purr long enough or loud enough about them!