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Birthday Balloons and Wishes


Today is TW’s hunnert and first birthday. She’s not celebrating and would rather forget it cos she says at her age, you don’t get gifts you just get older. She’s not down with getting older. Since money is tight, the peeps don’t exchange gifts anymore. Tomorrow she’ll have lunch with her BFF—my Aunt Pauline—and they’ll exchange gifts. Aunt Pauline’s birthday was last Sunday.

A few years ago after dinner on her birthday, TW was throwing the trash in the Refuse Room. As she opened the door, a mess of birthday balloons came floating out and hit her in the face. They made her day cos they were a total surprise. As it turned out they weren’t planted by Pop as she thought; they were put in there by someone else who had a birthday and didn’t appreciate them. She certainly appreciated them. I was fascinated by the balloons having never seen anything like them before.


To “celebrate,” we’re given the local TNR—Union City Feral Cat Committee—over a hunnert pounds of litter for their holding truck plus some kitty (and woofie) treats. I thought we’d throw in the dog food too since the other rescue never picked it up. They do pawsome work for the feral cats in our community.


I have to embarrass TW so I’m pulling out a really old foto from the archives. It’s a small wonder it hasn’t biodegraded. That’s a toy cat she’s got there. Hard to believe she was a sticky little human once.

Happy Birthday to TW and to anyone else celebrating their birthdays or Gotcha Days today.

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  1. A very very happy birthday to TW who we hope has a great day!!!

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  2. Happy Birthday to TW! We wish her many balloons and a smooth running innerweb!! xx

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  3. Happy Birthday TW. We hope you get lots of presents and cards plus your favourite dinner and a kiss from each of us.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  4. Happy Birthday to TW from all of us! We know she will have a very special day because you're part of it CK!

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  5. Oh, happy birthday, TW! May your day be filled with wonders and fun and hugs and .... lots of good things.

    Love the story about the balloons.

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  6. Happy birthday to TW and belated happy birthday to your Aunt Pauline!

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  7. Happy Birthday, TW! We hope it is a day filled with love and fun!

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  8. Happy Birthday to TW. We hope she has a fabulous day. Now M is older than TW and is still celebrating her birthday cuz she's thankful she lived to see another year. he he So there are two ways to look at it. She will enjoy her lunch out with her BFF, and you be nice to her CK - it's her birthday"!

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  9. Happy Birthday TW!

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  10. Happy Birthday to TW! We hope she has a pawsome day.

    The Florida Furkids

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  11. Happy Happy Birthday TW!!!!! Don't fret, you are still younger than my Mom!! Love, Cody (and Mom too!)

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  12. I love that old B&W photo.TW was a cutie. Sending her all my best wishes for a great birthday. Love and hugs, Janet

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  13. A very happy birthday to TW! Our human says birthdays are very special days and ought to be celebrated fully, so we hope that TW has a fabulous day!

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  14. Happy Birthday to TW! Nobody likes to get old, but it sure beats the alternative. I'm glad she found all of those balloons a few years ago. That is a fun surprise. It is wonderful of you to give all of that litter to the homeless kitties, CK! You are a great kitty.
    -Purrs from your friends at www.PlayfulKitty.net

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  15. Happy Birthday to TW ! We wish her a wonderful day ! Purrs

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  16. Happy Birthday, TW. I hope you've been nice to her today, CK.

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  17. Happy Birthday. I hope you get a little surprise today. I mean a GOOD surprise, not a yucky one, TW!
    Carol

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  18. Aaaaaw Happy Meowday to TW. Mommy dusn't like gettin' older eever and fights it all da time. Hope TW has a pawsum day and enjoys hers lunch.

    Luv ya'

    Dezi and Lexi

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  19. You are so mean to TW it cracks me up :) I love the toy cat she got as a little girl! Looks like she was born loving kitties just like me.

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  20. CW is 101...just like the Dalmations. She must be very wise with all that experience. My mom is a mere kid compared to your wise mom.

    (((Shoko)))

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  21. Happy Bird-day to TW ! Didja decide to not hurl in her honor today, CK???

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  22. Happy birthday to TW! We love the kitty in the old photo of her.

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  23. Happy Birthday TW! How cute that there is a kitty in the photo of her as a kid. And how sweet of her to donate to a shelter.

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  24. Happy birthday to your human! I love the story about the balloons! My human thinks she should celebrate anyway. For her it is not about numbers, it's about having a day that's her very own and she only does what she wants to. Which I am assuming means we won't get our litter boxes changed that day.

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  25. A Birthday!!! Elbenty Million? Almost as old as my Mom, mes thinks shes a dinosaur!!!
    Mee!!
    Meeee!!!!
    Meeeeee!!!!!!!
    *•.¸¸♪♫•Happy Birthday to you ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♪♫•¸¸.•*
    ¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♪♫•
    ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday Dear TW!!!!! ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♪♫•
    ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ Happy Birthday to you! ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♪♫
    Kisses
    Nellie

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  26. Happy Birthday to TW! What a great way to celebrate by giving to the shelter. You be nice to her, CK, at least for today. :)

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  27. Happy Birthday to TW and what a wounnerful donation. TW was a cute baby. Mom says she remembers the very first pictures she took with her own camera she got for her 7th birthday, came back like that, held together with a spiral! That was a while ago :-)

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  28. So glad we didn't miss it, at least in our time zone! Happy, happy birthday to TW. My mom's birthday is on Thursday -- you are both crabs! MOL!

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  29. Happy Birfday to TW! But hey: Getting to wake up next to YOU is enough present for any Human, right my darling? I am on the road to recovery. I got some crunchy foods today and I practically inhaled dem. No problemo! XOXOXOXOXO

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  30. Happy birthday to TW! Gift for the shelter, what a wonderful way to celebrate birthday. I love the photo of TW - she was such a cute baby!

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  31. ck....we gotta say de fotoz oh TW iz priceless....we bee guessing that thiz iz fotos 539 oh de 22,033 that bee taken oh her.....a happee day two yur mom; total lee awesum ya gived back, insted oh getting.....we hope TW haza fun fun day, ENJOYS...& heerz two a yeer a head filled with happee nezz & health ♥♥♥

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  32. WHAT a smile mom and I boaf have here. Happy Birfday TW and many more to come. Love and Hugs. Always.

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  33. Happy Birthday to you ♪♫ love that baby pic and the cat toy is purrfect. I'd love one. Hope your day was purrfect. My birthday is coming up and I'm not celebrating either.

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  34. Happy birthday to TW! We think getting together with Auntie Pauline, and that awesome donation to the shelter are wonderful ways to celebrate. What a cute picture of TW when she was TG! :)

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  35. Happy Birthday to TW, we hope she had a wonderful lunch and couple days and we wish her an awesome year ahead filled with lots of good things and much joy! Love her baby pic, very sweet.

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  36. Happy birthday to TW. She doesn't have to celebrate if she doesn't want to, but we still hope she has a great day!

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  37. Happy Birthday to TW,
    I hope you have a wonderful day. Mom said your TW's baby pic, she was a very stunning baby !
    Kudos for her donation =^x^=
    xox

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