Our New Pet!
It was a sad day in our household last summer when we had to put down our old faithful friend and pet Izzy Belle. It’s been a lonely year without a pet and we (the kids and I) finally convinced Daddy it was time for a new pet! Actually the truth of the matter is we got vermin in the garage. You know the long tailed, yellow eyed variety. Daddy handled them and it was not a pleasant task, so when I mentioned that we never had any trouble with vermin prior to the death of our cat he finally conceded to getting a new cat!
Amy, Evan, and I went down to the local animal shelter, Saving Grace, and picked out a frisky new kitten we have named Suki. (Actually the name is currently under debate but for now I will refer to said kitten as Suki! Amy wants to name her Rainbow Flower and Daddy wants to name her Victoria (her shelter name) I much prefer Suki.) She is a Abyssinian mix. Her mom had been brought into the shelter too and I got to see the mom and she was a very sweet, calm, cat. I liked the name Suki because one of our favorite shows was Avatar the Last Airbender. Suki was a Kiyoshi warrior and wore face paint, I think our Suki Kitty looks like she has warrior markings on her face. Plus she is supposed to fight the vermin so why not give her the name of a warrior! Not to mention I think Victoria is a dumb name for a cat. But I may have to concede on this one because I named all the children. But for now we will refer to the cat as Suki, and we’ll see if Daddy even reads this blog to see this discussion!
We have been enjoying our new pet very much. She has taken to me and Daddy, but can only take the kids for short spells. She has gotten very good at hiding under the bed. Amy is absolutely in love with Suki and could play with the cat and hold it all day long if she could. Suki is very sweet and as soon as the kids are in bed she comes right out to cuddle with us. She is also showing much promise of being a good mouser, she is one frisky little kitten! Luckily so far she hasn’t bitten or scratched the kids so I think she is a well balanced cat who we will love for years to come.
08/28/08, 8:29 PM |
What a beautiful kitty. I love the name, Suki, that’s so cute!! Savannah was petting our kitty the other day saying, “I love having a kitty in our home”. It really creates a warmth that’s beyond explanation. Of course, right after Savannah said that, our kitty scratched her and I had to comfort Savannah for the next couple of minutes…but so it goes when you mix kitties and kiddies!