Here, Kitty, Kitty!

Those of you that know me well know that I am not really an animal person. I have enough things to take care of, and an animal adds to the stress. Well, since we live out in the sticks, we have great wildlife. A deer ran through our front yard the other day and it is a constant parade of chickmunks, rabbits, and other fun animals that eat my garden! But, this year we had other gross uninvited guests. Mice. I was so freaked out! They were the smartest mice ever. They avoided every trap and would keep me up at night worrying that one would scurry past one of my babies. Yes, I am a nut. So I went straight to the pound (yes, I know people give these away everyday) and we adopted a sweet kitten. It had to be a kitten because we have a dog. We know Toby would be fine with the cat, but we also know that a big cat would not be fine with Toby. So, we brought home this tiny six week old thing. We had a family vote on what to name it. It was a close call between Cat A. Pillar, and Mitten. In the end, Mitten won. Sorry, Jason.

Yes, SHE is too little to actually catch anything, but in the meantime, my decon worked wonders and we are mouse-free. SO, next year, at this time when the swamp coolers are running and we have doors ajar, I 'm thinking we will still be mouse-free!

It was kind of scary the first two days. The dog was really wary of the cat. But, now they are buds. They play all the time, nap together and just hang out. It's very cute. Toby has to watch where he steps. Cat may be underfoot!

The worst part is that now we have had her almost a month, and the boys still fight over who gets to hold her. I was hoping that would wear off a long time ago. Yuck!