Here is a story from Morgan’s first Christmas in 2013!
We are in the middle of a snowstorm….again. The cats are off to their own business with some sleeping through it and Morgan (the youngest kitty) chatting with the birds.
I forgot what it’s like to have a young pet for the holidays.
Our holiday cards have bite marks on them.
There are ornaments UNDER the tree.
The tree occasionally shakes as if there was something inside it….hmmmm….
Here are some pictures to enjoy and feel free to suggest other captions.
Morgan: I’m still in training. Is this a place I can sit or maybe not. The human is making funny faces.
Morgan: Where’d it go? I just had that toy and now it’s lost!
Morgan: It’s me! Did you recognize my paws?
Morgan: How did you find me? I’m the same color as the sink!
Mollie: Holy blizzard Batman! It’s coming down!
Hazel: Can you recommend a book? Nothing scary. Maybe a nice holiday romance.
Jake: Listen Cupcake, wake me when it’s over!
Morgan: It’s exhausting being adorable!
Editor’s note: Morgan passed in early January. I promised to post some stories from her early days here that make me smile. I hope they make you smile too!
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 
Oh my goodness, such a sweet and beautiful girl! It had to be exhausting for her to be so adorable 🙂
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She had the energy. Wish I could have bottled it and sold it. I’d be rich.
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So many winners here, but my favorite–“It’s exhausting being adorable!”
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All the cats would tell you that!
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Yes, these made me smile, thank you!
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❤️
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Thanks for sharing the adorable family photos!!!
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Thanks for stopping by!
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What a good time she had her first Christmas!
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She had a ball! She loved life!
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All adorable.
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They were!
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I also smiled at the photos and the captions. Morgan was a beautiful kitty. I was not following you when you would have been posting about Mollie, Hazel and Jake and this was pre-Gracie.
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Gracie filled Jake’s opening when he died. He was an old cat here. She was Morgan’s age or maybe a little older but already an adult when we adopted her.
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I read about a story about a man whose wife died and his daughter told him to get a dog. He went to the shelter and adopted a pair of older pit bulls, whose owner had to go to assisted living. It was a nice story – he said he had someone to fuss over and take care of again and most of all they were great company.
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I’m glad he adopted both!
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Yes, it was such a nice story. The shelter asked him to take them both home for a “trial run” and he loved them both. I love stories like that.
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It’s so nice to see the photos of your cats over the years. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Hazel. Beautiful cats!
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Hazel was never a people cat. She like other cats and would cuddle up with them. She was brought in to the rescue as an 8 to 10 month old with her sister. Neither were considered easily adoptable because they cowered in the back of their cages. I took Hazel and someone else took her sister. I often wondered if it would have been better for them both to keep them together but she bonded quickly with Mollie and Jake.
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It sounds like she found the perfect home with you, Mollie and Jake. Good that you know the sister was adopted. I adopted Scout because she was cowering under a blanket and I knew she wouldn’t be adopted.
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Change is scary for a lot of cats. Glad you adopted Scout!
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Nice to read about sweet Morgan when she was younger. Great photos.
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She was a fun cat. No really bad habits ever.
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Morgan always makes me smile.
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Me too!
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Wow Mollie is a gorgeous cat!
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Mollie was drop dead gorgeous. She was also a wonderful cat. A kind alpha cat weighing in at less than 7 pounds she welcomed all the new cats into the house. She was a big loss.
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Awwww… so nice to see pictures of the old gang. Morgan was such a cutie and Mollie was a true beauty queen (don’t tell Sasha that I said that).
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Sasha is very photogenic in her own style.
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Ah, for the days of the possessed Christmas tree *sniffles*
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The antics of young pets are both hysterical and frustrating. I miss them.
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Yeah, nothing like a cat zooming down a hallway and then up your back and onto your head. With claws.
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I need a video of that!
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So lovely to see the original gang. Bless.
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❤️
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So fun to see pictures of those who have come before, a little history of the kitties who’ve shared your space.
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They are all gone. You don’t realize how time is flying in the moment. Gus will be here 6 years in August and Sasha 7 years. Where did the time go?
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I just looked at my “our pets” photo folder. 11 who aren’t with us anymore, and there are a few more who came before I started taking lots of photos.
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I know. I miss them all even though if they had not gone, there wouldn’t have been an opening for the next crew.
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I’ve been thinking about you and sending warm thoughts.
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Thanks. People have been wonderful and we are very grateful.
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🤗❤️
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Wonderful smile moments! She was one of a kind! ❤️
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So young!
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Such sweet “Morgan Flashbacks”……I love their innocent look when they’re TRYING to be just that – something I adore about young cats and dogs as well. They get away with so much because they’re so darn cute. Morgan was a beauty from the first……to the last. We miss her too…….
Love, Pam (and Teddy)
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They all get away with a lot because of the cute factor, even as adults!
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Always love seeing pics of the precious Morgan. Thanks for sharing those pics. She sure was something special.
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I forget how fun (and work) young pets are. She is the youngest we’ve had in decades. Most of the other adoptions were adults so no bite marks in holiday cards.
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That young energy is what makes them so enduring.
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I see that from early on that Morgan desired to be the centerpiece on the dining room table! And that “sinking” was another interest. I am loving the photos, of course😊 HAHAHA… Jake and a short Cupcake conversation. Thank you Kate, for this post and for sharing the Sassy Cats all these years. Morgan… the Perfect Cat🩶 Hugs to you, Lady Peep.
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Seems like just yesterday and so long ago all at the same time.
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I had to go back to reread the initial comments, written when all 4 kitties were alive and well and living with Kate. It was fun to see familiar faces in the comments ~ like Jill W.
Do you still keep a basket of books handy for guests?
RIP Jake, Mollie, Hazel, and Morgan. (And Grace too).
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The basket of books were donated when we downsized. Now we stay with Kindle versions. I miss my old blogging buddies but people move on.
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Of course, some bloggers we miss more than others. 😀
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I miss your old stories! 🙂
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Thanks, Kate! One of these days, maybe I’ll kick it up a notch. In the meantime, I’ll follow my favorite bloggers, like you!
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Great memories. We love the sink one.
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That’s the laundry room sink. I don’t know how she found it but it became one of her favorite spots for a while.
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the its me photo is so wonderful and it is so Morgan… we LOVE!! it
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Young cats (and dogs) are always about the “me.”
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I smiled though all of her stories here.
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Thanks. She was quite a character when she was young. We hadn’t had a young cat in the house for a while and it brought a lot of energy (and some level of annoyance) into the house.
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I am still shaking sleep out of myself but I smiled again..really big as we say around here, at the “some annoyance”. Yes indeedy. Understood that very well.
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