"After dark all cats are leopards." - Native American Proverb
I had forgotten how entertaining and charming it is to have a house cat in the family. Although I have previously owned and loved two cats in my adult life who have long since passed, I never expected to be a cat owner again after all those years of cleaning out the cat box. And besides I have the perfect best friend: Murphy, the Good Child. Perfection cannot be topped. However, with the arrival of lil brother's b-day kitten, I was frankly quite worried about living with another feline. I mean, we're all familiar with the aloof, disdainful, condescending, and punitive house cat. When a cat decides he will no longer abide you-not even Jesus himself could change a cat's mind. But with much relief I am happy to report that we have a loving, spunky, yet mostly docile rag-doll of a cat who loves to be carried, petted to death, baby-talked to, and generally adored by the masses. And we are all infatuated with Sister LuLu (her bad girl name after dark). This adorable scrap of calico fur may as well be The Queen of Persia over here at Blither Blather headquarters. She can do no wrong. Even when she's ripping around the furniture, hanging upside down from curtains, eating our dinner from the stove, drinking my morning cup of coffee, or making the dog move outta of his favorite napping spot and commandeering it for herself... her badness is just so darn cute. There's a new boss-lady in town...and it ain't me!
The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry.
- French Proverb
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