When I think of my grandmother, I have wonderful memories of her fantastic cooking, a big, loving heart and her multitudes of animals. She loved her birds, Chihuahuas and her kitties. My grandma had two nice size pet bird cages for her parakeets and canaries. She would try to teach her birds basic greetings and some birds would actually greet people when they walked in. She had her routine of cleaning out her pet bird cages everyday then teaching them new words. While this was going on, her Chihuahuas would be running around playing, eating their dog food or barking at any little noise they heard. Her kitties were always sweet and very patient with all the bird and dog ruckus going on. My grandma loved the noise and taking care of her "babies". The kitties truly ruled the house and when they have had enough would go into my grandma’s bedroom close to the litter boxes in her bathroom and their food. I loved visiting my grandma not just to spend time with her, but with all her menagerie of friends too.