Merry Christmas Pond Cat

Tonight we went on an adventure searching for the home of Pond Cat.

Pond Cat is a cat that hangs out... at the pond. The duck pond we have behind our house. He hangs out there all spring/summer/fall and lies in the sun by the water, watching the ducks go by and talking to all the passer by's. Sometimes we don't even see him. He sees us, gets up, meows and comes to 'hug' our legs. He is so cute. So friendly. He comes from a well loved home.

His home is behind the pond. I often see him going up or down the path. I had a vague idea which house it was but I was not 100%.

Speedy mentioned that she would like to get Pond Cat a Christmas gift. So a few weeks back I bought a little stuffed mouse ornament from work and I shoved it in a Mason jar with some catnip in it. Sealed the bad boy up and left it.

Tonight, Speedy decided was the night to give Pond Cat his gift. She wanted to give him a card also. We really had no clue of this poor cats name so we wrote on it "To Pond Cat and Family".

I wrapped the catnippy mouse in a piece of tissue paper and off we went.

"i think it is this one" I said. "yeah me too" Speedy happily agreed.

We knocked. A man came to the door and I asked him if the orange cat lived there. He said no, and asked if something was wrong with the cat. I told him no and that we have a gift for this cat and we are trying to find his home. The man said there is an orange cat in the next row. Same door, one row over. PERFECT! I thanked him and we went on.

We rang the doorbell. A very chipper man came to the door. "yes?" he said. "Does the orange cat live here?" I asked.

"Yes he does" the man said.

"Perfect! Ok so here is the deal. Your cat is our friend. We call him Pond Cat. We love Pond Cat. He hangs out beside us all summer long while we feed the ducks and he is just adorable. This is my daughter and she said she wanted to give Pond Cat a Christmas gift. So I bought this stuffy mouse ornament, shoved it in a jar with catnip and now we are here to give this to you for him."

The man smiled HUGE. It was sweet. "really? are you serious?" I said yes and I handed him the gift and the card. I told him that Pond Cat could gladly share with his brother or sister cats but I hope he gets to enjoy it.

The man was floored. Mind you, I think if someone brought a gift to my cat I would be also LOL. He thanked us about 3 times and even offered to bring the cat down to the door so Speedy could wish him a Merry Christmas. I told him it was fine, leave Pond Cat warm and happy inside and just give him a rub from us.

Just as I was about to walk away I said "OH! wait! What is his name anyways?"

The man replied "James"

James Pond Cat. I like it.

Merry Christmas Pond Cat and I hope you love your little present ♥