The last time we had a kitten in our lives was 1994. My bride and I were living in Lincoln Park in Chicago, doing the things newlyweds did, and generally having a great time just living in the city.
One weekend we were down visiting Karin’s mother and came across some people with two kittens they were giving away. We immediately thought it would be a great idea to go from having no pets, to having two rambunctious kittens. After all, they were brothers how could we possible split them up?
For the next 14+ years they made us laugh, curse and occasionally cry. Some days we couldn’t imagine life without cats, others we looked forward to a time in the future when we would be pet free.
When their numbers finally did come up, it was after a long life. Our house had finally become pet free and we hated it. I started to want another cat again, first it was just a small desire but that desire quickly grew until getting another cat was inevitable.
My son (almost 6) wanted a kitten. I wanted a big old tomcat named Valentino who was a Savannah. The kitten was free, the tomcat was $1000. You can imagine which of the two we came home with first.
Once again there was a kitten in our life. Savagely sweet is a great way to describe him. We soon came to realize that a quiet kitten = a tired/hungry kitten, and everything else = time to stalk feet/attack and generally be a little fur tornado!
Kittens are so much fun.
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June 23rd, 2007 at 8:38 am
Happy new kitten and happy new blogging venture.