On Cat Adoptions

I am taking a detour for a bit here to mention something that is happening today at our house,

It is a very special celebration!

We are celebrating the 5th birthday of our cats.

Thankful that we could be part of their adoption story.

While we don't know much about their beginnings, we have a few clues.

We know that they were found by someone and taken to the humane society.

... their birthdate was (?) 5/5/2018

... that they were too young to be put up for adoption.

... that they were kept together

... that they were given their first shots and that they were spayed and neutered

-ID chips were inserted and recorded

... that they were raised in a foster home until they were old enough to be adopted

...that their personality descriptions fit them to a "T".

...they came with their favorite toys!

(and still love them)

I am so thankful for all that goes into a cat adoption.  

The organizations that are involved are amazing.

Thank you Thank you Thank you to all of them and to all the people involved! 

One day, three months later, they were put up for adoption, 

together,

 and ...  

they "just happened" to be at the exact store where our daughter was shopping for pet supplies.

Note: 

this was perfect timing

She was not shopping for cats.

Nope.

Not at all!

She was just stopping in for a few supplies.

To be honest, 

We  had been talking about adopting a cat, 

but decided that the right time for us would not be not for several more months.

Then she sent me these pictures... and this note.

"Special ... 2 for 1 sale!"

I said I just couldn't.

Not right now.

I needed to talk to Dad but he was working.

It would have to wait.

It was closing hours,

but

we decided to take it up again the next day.

After saying goodbye,

I kept looking at the picture.

Two?

I called him.

called my sweetheart.

Actually, I sent him the pictures.

and he called me.

"Two cats?"

"Can we do it?"

Do we want to?

Really?

yes

YES!!

So I called our daughter back.

She was on her way home, but gladly offered to turn around.

And I called the pet store to ask if they could wait...just a bit.

That night

we became cat owners.

Two sweet tabby kittos.

It was love at first sight, 

and this summer they will be 5 years ours.

Thanks pet stores

Thanks Human Society

Thanks foster cat parents

Thanks daughter

As crazy as it seems,

our lives would be less rich without these two, 

and definitely incomplete.

*****

"It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens, 

that whatever you say to them,

they always purr."

Lewis Carroll