{"id":1291,"date":"2013-04-25T11:51:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T19:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yourservice.com\/blog\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2013-04-25T11:51:22","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T19:51:22","slug":"so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourservice.com\/blog\/?p=1291","title":{"rendered":"So long and thanks for all the Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pekoe Kitty – Can’t believe she was ever this tiny.<\/p><\/div>\n

Today we say good-bye to our oldest baby. In 1996 Angie and I adopted two wonderful kittens. Angie picked out a lovely orange kitten. She picked because her because of her beautiful blue eyes. We named ‘her’ Orange Pekoe (after the tea). The funny thing is that everyone thinks ‘she’ was a ‘he’. Apparently, most orange cats are male. ‘Pekoe’, as we nicknamed her was a curious little kitten who loved to explore and get into all sorts of trouble.<\/p>\n

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Pekoe about to pounce on our heads on the couch.<\/p><\/div>\n

Because of Pekoe’s orange color, she would blend into a lot of things in the house. Sometimes she would lay on a blanket that we had and you could not tell she was there. I remember the day we ordered our dinning room furniture. After they were done delivering the furniture we could not find her. As over protective parents we panicked trying to find her. We even called the delivery drivers and made them stop the truck and look in the back to see if she got scooped up in all the plastic wrapping they took away. After a very stressful 30 minutes, we found her sitting on one of the chairs, where she had blended in.<\/p>\n

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Pekoe chewing on Earl’s tail (nom nom)<\/p><\/div>\n

Pekoe loved playing with her brother Earl Gray (yeah another tea name). She would seem to be the passive one when playing and appeared to be dominated by Earl. But, she was the stronger of the two. When she was tired of playing, she would lift Earl up and body slam him over, push off and walk away. That was her way of saying “I’m done playing now”. It was quite hilarious to see.<\/p>\n

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\"pekoe_basket\"<\/a> A basket full of kitty.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pekoe loved boxes, baskets or anything she could climb into. We found her hiding inside a cupboard once. She blended in perfectly because they are a honey maple color.<\/p>\n

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Pekoe loved to lounge next to the window, door and fireplace. Anywhere she could get warmth. She especially loved the fireplace. She would come over the second I started to make a fire and lay down all night enjoying the warmth.<\/p>\n

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Pekoe taking over the chair to relax by the fireplace<\/p><\/div>\n

Pekoe wasn’t really a lap cat until later in her life. She also didn’t really have much of a meow. She would sort of make a grunting sound. She came out of her shell after her brother passed away meowing up a storm and demanding to be held and petted. In fact, if you didn’t pet her, she would head butt you until you would pet her.<\/p>\n

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You brought so much love and joy into our life and we will miss be missed. We know Pekoe is now in heaven with her brother, chasing each other and playing until exhausted and cuddling together.<\/p>\n

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