Today is The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger's birthday. (Dial-up warning)

[Heidi]

Yes, I was boiling Alaska perch at 6:45 a.m. :yoiks:

Happy birthday, Ginger, Barley and Tabitha! :party: :stoat: :woohoo:


Ginger, surveying his kingdom


Ginger's brother/best buddy / litter mate, Barley


Ginger's sister/litter mate, Tabitha


The kittens when they were kittens

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Happy Birthday to the Wiley And Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger!

I am sure he will enjoy his day enormously, since his devoted Mama Heidi is busy making delicious fish for him!

And many happy returns of the day to Tabitha and Barley!

Party on!

:party:

[Heidi]

4. He's nine years old today!

CMW and I always tell people we "had to get married" on April 18 because the triplets were due on May 12. :rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. He's in the prime of his life!

Such a beautiful boy...

And LOL! To your wedding story!

I can just see you two having triplets!

:rofl:

[Heidi]

9. I hope it's true that he's in the prime of his life.

He's such a great, gregarious cat -- tons of personality and a big lover. :)
:loveya:

[marzipanni]

57. You laugh...

Brother Buzz and I did get married on September 15 1994, because our baby was due October 26, 1994. He was born on October 12, two weeks early...how embarrassing! :blush: :rofl:

(we had already been together almost 10 years, so the 'license' was really for our kid, and our parents!)

on edit- I almost forgot to say Happy Birthday to your cute boy! Ginger at nine is a fine feline!

[REP]

2. Dear Ginger:

To your feeder: SPLEEN

[Heidi]

3. How on earth did you know that Ginger's pet name for me is,

"The one who feeds me"? :rofl:

SPLEEN!1!!!

[REP]

5. What do you think the cats here call ME??

Did I show you the latest addition?



Toki Wartooth

He just turned a year old and is completely psychotic.

[Heidi]

6. My gawd, when you're that gorgeous, who notices that you're psychotic????

(Other than the one who feeds you, I mean. :rofl: )

You're a beauty, Toki! :hug:

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Hurley says happy birthday!

:D

[Heidi]

10. Ginger says, "Being both awesome AND gracious, I thank you!"

:rofl:

What the Lounge needs is HURLEY PHOTOS! Get right on that, will ya? :hug:

[ghostsofgiants]

11. Haha, I actually shot a bunch with my SLR recently. I need to finish the roll and get them processed

Hopefully they turn out well.

[Heidi]

13. We await Hurley's Lounge debut with

tuna breath! :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

14. GUFFAW!!!!!

:rofl: :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

12. Happy Birthday, most Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger!

And Barley and Tabitha too!









Have a fun party, Wiley, and make sure your humans treat you extra special today! :loveya:

[Heidi]

15. EXTRA special???? Like boiling perch at 6:45 a.m. isn't EXTRA special????

I bet people across the lake smelled it and thought, "Oh, it's Ginger's birthday!" :rofl:

Thank you, sweets! I'll give Ginger a belly rub from you! :hug:

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

16. Ha! You know I had to say that. It's on Page 3 of The Wiley Cat

Instruction Book!

Give him a scritch behind the ears for me, too!

:hug: :loveya:

[kedrys]

17. Happy Birthday Ginger!

:loveya: The hordes and I send our best wishes! :toast: :party:

That baby picture is too much awwwwwwwww. :D :loveya:

[Heidi]

18. The boy sends you and the hordes

a big :* !

Thank you for your sweet words about the baby photo. All three of those kittens were sweeties, but poor Ginger had to fight the ever-hungry Barley to nurse; Ging came to us all ears and a little on the scrawny side. We're awfully glad he grew into his ears. :rofl:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Happy birthday to Ginger, Barley and Tabitha

from the Gang of Fur: Milo, Jeoffry and Pixie.

[Heidi]

30. Dear Milo, Jeoffry and Pixie:

Thank you and your darling human companion for your good wishes! Wish I could invite you all over to share my annual plate of vanilla gelato! (It's bad for my teeth, so I'm allowed to have it only once a year, alas. :( )

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

20. Happy Birthday

to Ginger, Barley and Tabitha :party:

Ginger sure has you wrapped around his paw :D

All three of them are cute but Ginger is the most gorgeous one :D

And Barley ... well you know that picture cracks me up every time I see it :rofl:


Of course Simon says Happy Birthday too ...

once he wakes up from his nap in the sun that is

[Heidi]

31. Simon is sooooooooo beautiful!

Ginger said to tell you that he won't hurt Tabi's and Barley's feelings by repeating what you said about him being the most beautiful. He agrees with you, though. :rofl:

:loveya:

[Richardo]

21. Yay! Happy Birthday TWAEBCNG!!!

Alaskan perch? I want to come over to your house on MY birthday :9


:hi: Heidi and CMW!

[Heidi]

32. Alaskan perch STINKS at 6:45 a.m.

I'm surprised you didn't smell it in Texas! :rofl:

Thank you, Richardo! Ginger sends you love and wonders whether you want to be his godfather. :P

[Richardo]

54. I'm already a godfather twice over...

...so I know the moves.

Yay!

[tabbycat31]

22. I already love them but one question

how old are they?

[Heidi]

33. They are nine years old today!

Ginger, Tabitha and Barley were all born at my mother-in-law's place, just up from us. Tabitha stayed with my mother-in-law, Barley lives across the street with my sister-in-law, and Ginger lives with us. :)

[datasuspect]

23. he looks like a very naughty and cheeky boy!

[Heidi]

34. He never has to meow twice for anything.

But we don't consider him spoiled because his character doesn't seem to have been affected by indulgence. :rofl:

Hiya, friend! :*

[peekaloo]

24. Happy Birthday to some fine looking critters.

I love the chucklehead (kitten) pic. :-)

[Heidi]

35. These probably are the three most photographed cats in Switzerland,

I'm almost ashamed to say. :rofl:

Thank yo, peekaloo, on behalf of "the triplets." :hug:

[Bertha Venation]

25. Oh, Happy Birthday, Ginger!

You are indeed an excellent cat. Petey wishes you his very best and would give you all his puffballs and grocery bags if he could.

:loveya:

[Heidi]

36. Grazie, Zia Bertha,

and much love to Ginger's look-alike, Petey. :hug: :loveya:

P.S. :* <-- from Heidi!

[Captain Hilts]

26. Such fierce animals! You are so brave to live with such tightly-coiled killers!

Little Skeezix - 15 - says 'happy birthday' to you all.

[Heidi]

37. I love to hear about kitties who've reached 15 and beyond.

It gives me great hope that Ginger will be with us far beyond his ninth birthday. Love to you and Little Skeezix (GREAT name!!). :hug:

[Mutley]

27. Happy Birthday, Ginger.

:D

[Heidi]

39. Mutley, you FRECKLE-FACED, REDHAIRED GODDESS!!!!

I've missed you, sweets! :*

:hug:

:loveya:

[Mutley]

60. I've missed you, too, Heidi

:D

:hug:

:loveya:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

28. cute little kittens ~ Happy Birthday to Ginger, Barley and Tabitha

all three :) :party:

what do you mean by :stoat: :shrug:

:) :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[Heidi]

40. :stoat: is a deliberate misspelling of :toast:

per CMW and Ginger's Uncle Oedi. :eyes:

Thank you for the birthday wishes for the three naughty kitties, TA! :loveya:

:*

[Tuesday Afternoon]

44. Those Two!!

Couple of nuts, they are ;) silly boys:D

Shiloh


Shocco


Hello and Happy Birthday from my two :toast:

[Heidi]

45. What beauties Shiloh and Shocco are!

I love stripey cats! Ging has some stripes but they don't photograph well, unfortunately. :(

:yourock:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

47. Aren't they both looking _especially_ Majestic! --

:D

Silly cats. :eyes: They were both on my lap this morning while I sipped coffee in the recliner. They were quite perturbed when I decided that I had to get on with my day.

Thanks for letting me brag on them a little bit :loveya:

[Heidi]

48. Your kitty-kids are exemplary

and every bit deserving of pride. Why you've not started threads in their honor is a mystery to me -- don't ever let the anti-cat folks bully you into shyness, my sweet. :loveya:

:hug:

[marzipanni]

58. The stoat ate the toast.

Where's the cake?

[Bunny]

29. Well happy birthday to all of the little darlings.

They are sweet! :party:

[Heidi]

41. I dunno if they're all sweet, but they're sure jam-packed with personality!

Tabitha is downright hateful sometimes -- doesn't like her brothers at all. In fact, she hates ME...unless I have Royal Canin Exigent Kibble "for fussy cats." Then she's my BFFFM (best friend for five minutes). :roflo:

[Arugula Latte]

38. I'm in love

with all your kitties. :loveya:

Happy Birthday, Ginger!

[Heidi]

42. You can have Barley, then.

:rofl: Seriously, he's not even my cat, but he's the hungriest cat I've ever met (as evidenced by the "begging at my patio door" photo in the OP.) :rofl:

Thank you, Arugula Latte! :hug:

[Arugula Latte]

43. Oooh -- I'll take him!

Gorgeous boy!

Ship him over, m'kay? Oh, and throw in some chocolate while you're at it ... ;)

:hug:

[Missy Vixen]

46. Happy Birthday, Ginger!

I hope your cat mom got you some catnip! :woohoo:

Here's to many, many more!

-MV
owned by two felines and a canine herself...

[Heidi]

50. Don't you think someone should write a cat

romance novel???? Ginger and I think there's an emerging market for this genre of fine literature! :hug: :loveya:

[no name no slogan]

49. Happy Birthday Ginger!

don't eat too much catnip!
:party:

[Heidi]

51. Ginger's totally straight-edge,

and why not? Rare deli roast beef has the same affect on him as catnip. :rofl:

Thanks, Uncle nnns! :hug:

:loveya:

[Midlodemocrat]

52. Happy Birthday, Ginger!!!!!

Very, very cute kittens, but they look cold. I think they need cardigans.

[PeaceNikki]

53. Happy birthday, gang!!

:bounce:

They're awesome. That pic of Barley KILLS me every time. I'm dead. :rofl:

Love,


Kitty


Cocoa


Simone (aka Moaner)

[jobycom]

55. Habby Habby B-Day, TWEBCiNG!!!

Riddle and Amber are furiously joyous for you!

[Call Me Wesley]

56. Happy Birthday, son!

And Happy Birthday to Tabitha and Barley, too! :woohoo:



Yeah, sorry, I said 'Barley ...'

[fizzgig]

59. happy birthday ginger, you handsome devil

:bounce: