Cody's Birthday.

It was Cody's Birthday yesterday, Easter Sunday well i say it was his Birthday yesterday we're not sure exactly when it is but we've had him 1 year now and we made his moving in date his Birthday.

Cody is 2 now we rescued him from a multi cat household who had to many cats and couldn't afford or have the space to look after them all, he's a cheeky chappy who thinks he's a dog he follows Mum and Dad around the house and comes running when he's called probably because he knows food's involved.

People who say Cats and Dogs don't get along together haven't met us two. Since day one Cody's thought he was the boss, i had a sniff of him through the bars of the cat  carrier and when he was let out instead of running off scared he ran up to me and bopped me on the nose, that was me told. He's took over my dog beds and if i am lucky enough to get there first he jumps in next to me or walks over me.

It was a great day because Grandma was invited over for the day which means lots of attention and treats, Dad cooked a leg of Lamb and of course Cody and i had some plus Mum an Dad picked us up some Salmon as well from the foodie place that they go to.

And i got the Lamb bone.

Come on Mum move over it's my Birthday and i want cuddles.

Happy Birthday Bro.

Lots of Love Sheba.

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Happy Easter.

Happy Easter.

What is Easter?

Easter is the time for holidays, festivals and a time for giving chocolate Easter eggs. But Easter means much more....

Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian Festival, the celebration of the death and coming to life again of Jesus Christ. For Christians, the dawn of Easter Sunday with its message of new life is the high point of the Christian year.

What is the Easter story ?

Easter is the story of Jesus' last days in Jerusalem before his death.The Easter story includes Maundy Thursday (the Last supper leading to the Eucharist), Good Friday (the day on which Jesus was crucified) and Easter Day (the day on which Jesus came back to life).

It is a sad story because Jesus was killed. But the story has a very happy ending, because Jesus came back to life and visited his friends and followers once more. He did not die at all, but went back up to Heaven to be with God, his father.

Where does the name 'Easter' come from?

Pagan traditions give us the English word "Easter" which comes from the word "Eostre". The Anglo-Saxon word for April was "Eostre-monath" (the month of openings). However, it should be remembered that Christians celebrated the resurrection of Christ long before the word "Easter" was used, and the word they used for the celebration was "Pascha", which is derived from and linked to the Jewish festival of Passover.

According to Bede, the English monastic historian, the English word Easter comes from the Anglo-Saxon name for the month of April, which was known as "Eostremonath" in the AngloSaxon tongue and since Pascha was most often celebrated in Eostremonath, the English Christians began calling it "Easter". Bede also notes that the month was named after the Anglo-Saxon goddess Esostre.

Rituals related to the goddess Eostre focus on new beginnings, symbolized by the Easter egg, and fertility, which is symbolized by the hare (or Easter bunny).

Happy Easter everyone and don't forget chocolate is toxic to animals.