Today is the day we celebrate Ethan and Mica’s birthday, since we don’t have a clue when they were actually born.  Mica (the cat) came from the SPCA in Auburn.  She was about a year old, and was put up for adoption (along with her  litter of kittens) by a lady who had 20 cats.  She is now about 12 years old, and has taught me a lot about cats (between Mica and 14 years at Intel, I really understand the term “herding cats”).  Our dog, Ethan came from AZ Rescue here in Phoenix.  We have had him about 3 years now, and our guess is that he is 6 or 7 years old.  He was picked up as a stray, rescued from the pound.  Now he is my walking buddy (every morning we do a couple of miles).  

At this time of year when we hoping for World Peace, I am thankful for the relative peace between the dog and cat, and hope that 2008 is the year that I finally get that picture of both of them in front of the Christmas tree.