Posts Tagged ‘cat’

Posted on November 28, 2009 - by Lindsey

It’s that time of year!

As you can see, I’ve been doing a little decorating (at least on the blog)!  I love Christmas

Thanksgiving went well – it was nice to visit with my family, even if it was only for the one day.  And when I came back, sweet little Miles was looking so much better!  He got a cold about a month ago, and due to all the irritation in his eye (cats don’t get runny noses, they get runny eyes) he developed an ulcer that would not go away.  However, I was thankful to see some improvement!

Now – on to cleaning my house a bit so that I can pull out the Christmas tree!!!

Posted on November 11, 2009 - by Lindsey

My prayer has been answered!

I have a very dear place in my heart for this little fellow. His name is Jazz. My boyfriend and I rescued him from a parking lot when he was 12 weeks old, so we’ve had him for his whole life. He’s a gray tabby, about 2 ½ years old, and an absolute sweetheart. He’s got a great personality and loves to play. Even though technically he’s my boyfriend’s cat, I am very much his mommy and he was “my” first cat.

When I moved to Atlanta this summer, my boyfriend came with me. I had 2 cats and he had 3, so we’ve been working for the past several months on getting the cats adjusted to each other. It did not take long for Jazz to decide that he did not like this arrangement, and he started acting out as a result of the merge.

We’ve done everything that the vet has suggested to make the adjustment easier, but the vet is now recommending that we try and find him a home where he can be the only cat. It breaks my heart to have to find him a new home, but it’s even worse when I think about having to give him to an animal shelter. For the past 3 months we have been desperately trying to find a new home for him where he doesn’t have to share the litter box. We’ve had no luck.

Until this week. I sent a begging email to the entire staff of the theatre where I work, and because God is so awesome, a girl I have never met who works in our education department responded. Her sweet kitty died this past Friday, and she and her husband have decided to give Jazz a new home.

I am really upset that I have to give him away – he’s my baby, and I love him so much! However, I know that while it’s hard, this is for the best, and I am SO THANKFUL that God laid it on Rachel and her husband’s hearts to give Jazz a new home.

(This is a repost from Reading Red Letters.)

Posted on July 26, 2009 - by Lindsey

Theatre in 2004 (Blogathon ‘09 #44)

I was fortunate enough to see Tony Award nominee for Best Musical Wicked in the last week that the original cast was there.  I adore this show.  I’ve read the book, and it was just too political for me.  But this production made me feel like a little kid again.  LOVE IT!

This post is for the Blogathon 2009! I am blogging for The Actor’s Fund. For more information about what I am doing, please click here, or you can sponsor me!

Posted on July 25, 2009 - by Lindsey

Theatre in 1958 (Blogathon ‘09 #4)

This production didn’t win, but nonetheless it remains a favorite musical for many many people. One of the Tony Awards Best Musical Nominees of 1958 was West Side Story

With a book by the great Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by the budding Stephen Sondheim (a musical giant of our time), how can you go wrong? To top it all off, they used the plot of one of the top romances of all time – Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

But why did we love this musical so much?  Why was it such a big deal?  Aside from having amazingly catchy music, West Side Story brought to the Broadway stage something that had been brewing about for some time and was about to erupt across the nation – racial tension.  No longer was this story about warring Montagues and Capulets who just didn’t get along in fair Verona.  It was about Puerto Ricans vs. Anglos . . . and an interracial romance.  The stakes were raised in addition to Jerome Robbins’s famous choreography.

West Side Story is currently on Broadway for its second revival in honor of it’s 50th anniversary last year.  Learn more about it here: http://www.broadwaywestsidestory.com/

This post is for the Blogathon 2009! I am blogging for The Actor’s Fund. For more information about what I am doing, please click here, or you can sponsor me!