Saint Joseph

Catholic Church

The Oldest Catholic Church of Saginaw Valley, established in 1850
 

OUR CATS’ CORNER

(Here’s where you can get the real “scoop” on what’s happening in the parish”)

June 2010…

Summer’s finally here.  We can tell because of all the leaves on the trees and so many birds outside building nests and feeding their babies.  They are fascinating to watch.  I’m so glad we have the big windows on the sun porch.  The ladies who work in the garden have been busy too.  It looks so nice. Right now they’re planting the red geraniums. They also work on the roses so we’ll have beautiful roses all summer.  They work so hard.  If you see any of them (Rosalie, Georgia, Barb, and Nadine) be sure to tell them.  Aah…I love summer.  We have been very lucky this year.  A nice spring and now summer like weather.  Doesn’t get any better than this, does it?

Sister Gail and Sister Joanne took me in for a haircut… (oh, forgot to tell you, Bert  ...that’s me...is writing this column)…they left my tail fluffy but cut me shorter on my body.  Gotta say, I look GOOD.  Best thing about going to the groomer is that I am so soft and silky afterward …everyone wants to pet me.  I like that.  I had it done just before we went on vacation.

Let me tell you about our vacation.  I thought something was up when Sister Gail and Sister Joanne got their suitcases out.  I asked Ernie if he knew if we were going but he didn’t hear anything either.   Sometimes they have to go to meetings and we stay home with a sitter and other times we may have to go to someone’s house while they are gone.  It’s usually okay…we like people but we really miss Sister Gail and Sister Joanne.  (They’re our family.)  Well, we watched for awhile and then we saw our bags come out.  WOW, were we excited!!  We love to go.  We stay at a really nice place up north.  It’s on the lake and everything.  The weather was just beautiful….clear blue skies and sunny and warm.  It’s nice to get away. ..and good for Sister Joanne and Sister Gail too.  They work pretty hard.  I bet you wonder how I knew we were going on vacation.  I watch what they pack and when they take a lot of books, then I know it’s just time to relax.

The ride up north was pretty good.  Ernie usually doesn’t like the car but he’s getting better.  I try to soothe him by telling him “everything’s okay” and he usually calms down.  He used to cry a  lot but he doesn’t do that much anymore.  You can tell when you get to the lake, especially when they open the windows.  Aah…the air smells so fresh and sometimes fishy, but we like the smell of fish.   Oh, almost forgot….Ernie’s allergies are acting up again so we’re BOTH on a seafood diet.  And I’m NOT allergic.  Doesn’t sound fair to me either.  I like chicken and turkey once in a while but now it’s fish, fish, fish.  Guess I shouldn’t complain…we do have a good home and loving “moms” to care for us.  Besides, I love my brother and don’t want him itching from an allergy (but I do love chicken).

Well, back to the vacation news… Sr. Gail walked the beach several times a day…it’s good for her to get away from her desk and all the administration work that she does.  Sr. Joanne read a lot…she likes mysteries and enjoys just watching the water and listening to the waves come ashore.  Sr. Gail brought the “leash” along for us.   She said “walking on the leash would expand our world”… nice try, but neither Ernie nor I are “leash” cats.  We like our little “unexpanded” world just the way it is.  Heaven only knows what could be lurking out there if we went outdoors on a leash!  I like glass (as in a window) between me and dogs or WHATEVER!  I’m sure she got the message because both Ernie and I just dug in our heels…I mean, claws, and refused to move.  I do hope we get to go back there though…it’s nice to have some time off from being the “guard cats” for the rectory.

The week went by pretty fast.  It’s so much fun exploring our vacation cottage.  Even though we’ve been there before, there’s still so much we haven’t discovered.  Now it’s back to work.  June and July are a little more relaxing than the other months.  I hope you have a good summer.  Enjoy our God’s wonderful creation.  We are indeed loved creatures…all of us.

God bless….

Bert