So, we got a kitten! (ducking to avoid
the onslaught of LoveCat squeeees)
We already have a cat. And a dog. And
ducks that think they are dogs. And many chickens. And quails. And several
kinds of fish. And kakarikis and budgies. And lots of (lovely, green) snakes
that have been let go in our big backyard by my snake catcher husband.
But we've been hoping to add a kitten
to the mix for some time. We have room. We have love. We have primary-aged kids
who would be over the moon to know a cat from kitten age up.
As things tend to happen in our house,
in the end it happened rather suddenly.
Last weekend my husband went to buy
some birdseed from a Pet Barn only to find they had a couple of adorabubble
RSPCA kittens ready to adopt. When he bent down to have a look at one, the
other patted him on the head. "Hey, look at me!"
So he sent me a video. Oh, baby, that
little girl was cute! Creamy and grey, with Cleopatra eyes. No question she belonged in our animal-adoring home.
The kids thought we were buying dog
food when we took them in to see her the next day. The joy - oh my the joy! - when they finally believed us when we said we were bringing her home.
Then to the name. We went through Glimmer, Errol, Lunar. Bianca came close. In the end we all loved April. (A nice match for our black cat, Friday.) So April she is.
Friday is wary but doing great. Tonight they slept on the back of the same couch. Our dog, Cookie, looooooves her. They are great mates. Seriously. It's the sweetest thing. As for the rest of the menagerie? She'll meet them in time.
