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August 10, 2005

Busy Backson

Oy vey, what a hectic day! Errands, a doctor's visit that took much longer than I expected.......and a visit to a local animal shelter to pick out a kitty. (Big thanks to BloodSpite for the suggestion! You were right, they were very nice & had just about every kind of cat you could imagine.)

That's right. Sollie has a New Kitty. However, New Kitty is worn out from all the excitement, and is happily purring in his sleep as he is draped across my shoulders. Apparently that's his Happy Place, and I'm enjoying the opportunity to sit down for a few minutes too much to disturb him. (And I wondered why the shelter workers called him "Monkey". Duh.)

We originally wanted an orange one I'd seen on their website, but that one was sick and so not available for adoption for a while. But go take a look in the back, they said. You might see another one you like.

And so of course I did. Lots of them. Plus there was this beagle who immediately decided I was his new best friend, and followed me everywhere looking up at me with his big sad brown eyes. Sheesh. That's why I've never gone to a shelter. I want to bring them all home with me.

Anyway, I finally picked out this little guy because his personality seemed like it would be a good match for Sollie. He's very playful and bold, and is a beautiful smoky blue-grey.

Now he just needs a new name....because I refuse to call him Monkey.

That's just undignified.

Posted by Rita at August 10, 2005 05:53 PM

Comments

Where did you end up going? (sorry very tired can barely keep eyes open so am not functioning on all 8 cylinders lol)

Posted by: BloodSpite at August 10, 2005 07:57 PM

Bella Vista. They said they had 65 cats that needed homes. Now they're down to 64. lol

Posted by: Rita [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 10, 2005 08:48 PM

Woot!! Glad to hear it! Can't wait to see pictures!

Posted by: BloodSpite at August 11, 2005 08:15 AM

"Smokey". Goes good with Sassy and Sollie.

:-)

I love kitties. My Rose spends a lot of time sleeping on my chest, usually when I'm watching television.

Posted by: Keith [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 11, 2005 09:10 AM

He is, shall we say, a crackerjack. Mike wants to call him Sigmund, Siggy for short. Siggy & Sollie, our Jewish pets. But I've been calling him Smokin' Joe.....dunno why, it just seems to fit him.

Posted by: Rita [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 11, 2005 09:24 AM