Hello Kitty

We have a new addition to our family! And no, it is NOT human. We have "rescued" a cat that is chewing on my blinds' chord as I type. We have a good friend that works at a theater very close to our home. This unfortunate creature began showing up last week and was fed chicken from the deli by the staff. He (still a "full" he) appeared to have been well-cared for, but either was very lost or abandoned. Knowing that we are suckers, I mean caring and compassionate people, our friend called us to tell us of this opportunity. I let Mr. SAHM answer the question and was very surprised when he accepted. Several dollars later we have litter, litter box (big rubbermaid works as well and is cheaper than a "litter box" by name), food, and a pet door that will be installed today to our garage. George, as he was named, is very well behaved, already litter box trained (although cats are much easier to train there than dogs), and very quiet. He has had no "accidents" in the house, even though it is up to us to put him in the garage to use his facilities until his door is installed. He arrived Saturday night and is just today beginning to play and cavort around. We estimate him to be 1 year old. He is a beautiful sable/black striped combination. As to how he got his name.....Well, I tried. It was decided that we would all put our "nomination" in a bowl and whichever was drawn would be it. So, amongst such clever and apt names as "Festivus or Fezzy", "Newman", "Cosmo", and "Curious" (which our eldest daughter was sure was the baby's nomination because she smiled when someone said "Curious George"), "George" was selected...Which made the boy very happy, as it was his choice.

We are delaying our trip to the valley due to weather. Hopefully we will still be able to stay at my sister's house enroute...Or our sons will surely drive us mad. If not, we will have to come up with a clever substitution or alternate plans. Maybe a trip to the moon would make it fair in their minds if we have to cancel? What do you think, Mel?