Bandit and Tilly

Bandit and Tilly, well how did Tilly get her name, please no laughing, the story goes like this.....
Gary was working on his Aunt's car, it was a old car, it had the push buttons in it ! and Aunt Irene drove like an old  "Aunt Tilly".  So the car was in the garage and when Gary would work on the car, Tilly would get in the car and sleep on the back ledge by the rear window.  So low and behold Tilly came along, sleeping in the old Tilly Mobile. 

Bandit, after Tilly's sister Kookie passed, I had a dream of a orange cat, so the local adoption place had a orange cat. OH My dream comes true! Lets go get the orange cat, well he was cute but he just didn't grab me but there was this little black and white cat behind us trying like heck to get our attention, it was Bandit.  We look at each other and say, we will take her !   And she came home, she was 6 months old and she had a black mask on just like a Bandit.

Tilly didn't do well after missing her sister so Bandit was the bully of the two.  Tilly was a little Princess and a Princess she was! Her crown never tarnished !  We always thought Tilly was going to be a BIG cat, her paws were big, but she never went over 7 pounds.  Bandit put on the weight with little stick legs. 

Tilly and Bandit did well together, they lived with each other.  Tilly now Tilly was Princess, did NO evil in Gary's eyes, NEVER got into trouble, in Gary's eyes and did NO wrong, yes again in Gary's eyes.  Now if I dare said she did something wrong, I just about got time out!

Tilly had a cat bed in the shape of a crown, yes Pink.  Tilly was a very pink little girl.  During her younger days, if you tapped your chest, she would run/jump up you to get to your shoulder and once on your shoulder she would hang out on your shoulder with her arm out with a attitude to no end.

Many times we 'lost' Tilly, could not find her for the life of us.  So I lift the blankets and she was under the blankets on the water bed, HOT as a little pancake, eyes blinking at me, looking at me and if looks cold kill I would not be typing this.  And looking like DON'T LET THE HEAT OUT and I would drop the blanket back on her.  Always had to tell my MIL if you don't see Tilly, look for a lump on the bed, it's her.   Bandit did it too so word must have gotten out that its the 'hot spot' in the house. 

Tilly lived to 19 and Bandit till 18, they lived the life, everyone always says if you die, come back as Pam's animals.  You get a heated bed as you grow into old age, you get a shore house for the summer to sit on the porch and sleep.  You get a house in the woods for the winter, and a good lap to sit on and get good 'pets'.

During Tilly's and Bandit's time, George showed up.

More on George later........