Happy 20th Birthday to Lucy!

 It's almost hard to believe that she's 20 years old today but then again, Lucy and I have been through a lot together. Some re-hashing on her arrival date via texts with my son last night regarding Lucy's formal adoption into my apartment in Los Angeles puts that date around mid-June, 2006. Yes, she was just a kitten. On her first full day in the apartment, after my then 16 year old son and I went on a shopping spree at a Petco in L.A., Lucy shot like a bullet out the sliding glass door and high tailed about 20' up a tree. That's when I first realized she was going to be a handful. There's more on Lucy throughout this blog (hint: search "Lucy") and more details about her acquisition can be found in this post from her 19th birthday.

Happy Birthday, Lucy, love of my life, companion and wonderful friend.

Lucy cloaked in her favorite hoodie.
 

In her corner of the bed. Lucy has stairs down to the floor and doesn't leave the bedroom much these days. She eats here on the bed while her water dish and litter box are just a few feet away near the bedroom windows. Lucy maintains a healthy appetite, lately she averages about 230 calories a day. Yes, I count her calories. This image was taken three days ago.

Also taken on April 3rd.

 And despite my struggling a little with low light this morning, here's one from today.

 Special thanks to Junimoon whose first birthday is coming up in just a few days. She insisted on being in my lap to help out with this morning's photo selection process. It only took me 4 times as long to type. 

You say it's your birthday,
It's my birthday too, yeah;
They say it's your birthday,
We're gonna have a good time;
I'm glad it's your birthday,
Happy birthday to you.