Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Darby's Gotcha Day Celebration and St. Pat's Day!



Today is Darby's 9th Gotcha Day (Thanks to Zoolatry for the graphic) and we figure she is 10 years old this year. We discovered her living under our house one winter after neighbors' asked if we had a new cat. She was very wild and tiny. We set a trap to catch her on St. Pat's Day with all three of our other cats supervising. She came in willingly enough but taming her was a long ordeal and worth every minute. (Read her story here) She is very personable - loves to be with Mom whether on the computer, watching TV and just reading on the sofa. She is still tiny - about 6 pounds but very formidable!

We are celebrating St Pat's as well as Darby's day so enjoy the treats...

some wheat grass - especially yummy for those indoor only cats like us...
green frog catnip toys for all, in honor of the day....

For the beans we have lots of green goodies - pizza, beer and cupcakes for all! 





Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!
UPDATE......we were just told Minnie won Second Place in Brian's Home's St Pat's contest for Best Use of Green. Mom used her winning photo on her other blog here. Check out all the other winners at Brian's!








36 comments:

Kea said...

A very happy Gotcha Day to Darby, and a happy St. Paddy's Day to all!

Meowers from Missouri said...

happy gotcha day, darby--we're glad you're here! Happy St. Pat's Day to you! Have fun!

Brian's Home Blog said...

Happy Gotcha Day Darby! Happy St. Patrick's Day y'all!!! Make sure that Minnie checks the winner page of my blog today.

Anonymous said...

Happy Gatchya Day AND St. Paddy's Day! What a feast of green you have! We're gonna grab a slice of pizza and have some green beer! We are so happy you have a furrver family and hope you get lots of treats and noms today!!!

SASS....Sammy Andy Shelly Sierra said...

Happy Gotcha Day, Darby.....and thanks for the fantastic party. xxxxxxxxxxxx

CATS 4 MEOWS said...

concats to Darby´s Gotcha Day and concats to Best Use of Green Winner !!!!!

Old Kitty said...

Hi

Happy Gotcha Day Derby!!! You are so cute but ever so feisty! I loved your story of how you got to be taken in by the Cats of Wildcat Woods! Yay!

and HAPPY ST PATRICK'S day too! I love all the green stuff (green beer, yay!) apart from the pizza. Oh dear!

LOL!

Wonderful!

Take care
x

meowmeowmans said...

Happy Gotcha Day, Darby! And Happy St. Patrick's Day, too. Thanks for inviting us to the party ... we always love hanging out with you all. :)

JC said...

First, love that you saved your darling kitty. (as I've said before, my Lilly Ann was very very feral)

Second, Congrats on the 2nd place for Green. I will figure out my photoshop someday ... just not in time for this green day.

Happy St. Patrick's Day To All of YOU Wild Kitty Cats ^,.,^

Anya said...

Hi Darby
HAPPY GOTCHA day :-)
And Happy Patrick's day !!!!

HUgs from Kareltje =^.^=

Jacqueline said...

Happy Gotcha Day, Darby and Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you!!...xo...Calle, Halle, Sukki

The Island Cats said...

Happy Happy Gotcha Day, Darby!! This is a fun festive party!!! Thanks for inviting us! We're having a good time!

And Happy St. Patty's Day! And congratulations to Minnie!!

Hoshi said...

Happy St. Patrick'a Day to you!!
Green green green :)

Lisa Kolosey said...

Happy Gotcha Day Darby! I read your whole story and I admire how far you've come since that day.
~Lisa Co9T

Anonymous said...

Happy Gotchaversary, Darby! Happy St. Patrick's Day to everybuddy!

We love Luna said...

Yahooooo, what a cool party!
Thanks so much for inviting me, it's wonderful , so many treats! :)
purrs and love
Luna

The Florida Furkids said...

Happy Gotcha Day and Happy St Patrick's Day!

Sniffie and the Florida Furkids

My Mind's Eye said...

Happy Gotcha Day Darby!!! What a great name too. We especially enjoyed the green pizza. It appears our St. Pat's Day post is all messed up. Some folks can see it others cannot. I'm glad I happened to look at 3/16 post to see that your Gotcha day is up. About the only way to see us today is to either scroll to the bottom and click on new post. Don't know what is up but it is very aggravating. Madi and Mom

Annie Bear said...

Thanks for inviting us to the party! What fun! I'll have some pizza and cupcakes, and Lucy enjoys the grass and treats.

Happy Gotcha to Derby. We read her story. What a brave, wonderful girl!

Happy St. Paddy's!

Bengal Duo ~ Zulu and Deene said...

Happy Gotcha Day, is always a great day for celebration and you get green stuff too Happy St. Catricks Day to you!!! =^_^=

Angel MoMo and Charlotte said...

Happy Gotcha Day to Darby!!!!

Small kitties are formidable. I am one, too :)

Thankyou for coming by and Happy St Patrick's Day to all!!

Cats in Trees said...

Happy Gotcha Day Darby! Must be great to see so much people celebrating this day.

Samantha & Mom said...

Happy Gotcha Day Darby and many mooooore!!!! And Happy St. Patrick's Day, too!!
Your TX furiends,

CCL Wendy said...

Oh my! What a great green group of goodies you've put out for us all!

Happy 9th Gotcha Day, Darby! No wonder you've got an Irish name like Darby. Very fitting indeed!

And we're so glad you're mommy captured you and tamed you into the loving girl you are now.

Happy St. Paddy's Day, to you all, too! It's a double celebration today.

Daisy said...

Happy Gotcha Day, Darby! And happy St. Patrick's Day, too. This is an extra-special day!

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

Happy Gotcha Day Darby, and St. Patrick's Day too.
That is a great party you have thrown.

Noll's Nip said...

It's a very special day at your house! Happy Gotcha day and congrats on your win. Hugs!

PAWSVolunteer said...

What a great story! Happy Gotcha and St. Pat's Days!

Jans Funny Farm said...

Happy Gotcha Day, Darby. You and St. Patty have a lot to celebrate today.

havetailwillwag said...

aww... just six little pounds? how cute!! i have a little 6 pound kitty too and she looks dainty and delicate but don't be fooled, she's a feisty one!!

HubbleSpacePaws said...

Happy, happy Gottcha/St. Paddy's to you, Darby! Thank your bean for stopping by Space Paws today and inviting us over!! It's a pleasure to meet you!

Love Meow said...

Happy Gotcha day Darby! and Happy st. Patrick's Day. We love the celebration!

The Chair Speaks said...

Happy Gotcha Day to Darby!

Marg said...

Happy Gotcha day to Darby a day late. Sorry we are late, but our assistant is so slow. She did have a busy day yesterday. Hope you had a great day yesterday. And thanks so much for visiting our blog.

Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats said...

Wishin you a Gotcha Day a little late, same with St Pawddys Day...but we liked all your green and see how come you won a purrize!

Charlemagne and Tamar said...

Happy belated Gotcha Day, Darby! It looks like you had a lovely day and we hope that you got lots of cuddles and treats!

Charlemagne and Tamar

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