The girls did it! They earned all their tokens and this past Sunday we went to the local SPCA and adopted a terrific cat. Friday is a one year old female. She was surrendered to the shelter as a "stray" either very pregnant and ready to have her babies or with very, very young kittens (I'm not sure which). Friday and her babies were sent to live with a foster family. Her kind foster family made a photo book for us to show us a glimpse of her mothering days. Friday is so, so sweet. She purrs and kneads constantly. She is also very confident and trusting. She seems completely comfortable with the girls and she is fine with Shelby too. If anything Shelby is slightly afraid of her, but only because that is Shelby's nature not because the cat is growling or hissing at her.
Julia is very happy, but is learning that cats are not dogs. Since we have not had a cat in so long and she really only knows dog behavior she is perplexed why the cat doesn't "play fetch", etc. I think in a couple of weeks they will have worked it all out.
Karley adores the cat too, but unfortunately she appears to be allergic to her. Karley has the habit of rubbing her eyes and when she does so without washing her hands after petting the cat, her eyes get red and puffy. I'm hoping that Karley's body will become less sensitive and that Karley will get a little wiser in keeping her hands "clean from the kitty."
Of course a lot more has been going on around here.....Halloween.......Karley's Birthday........Hopefully I will get another short quiet time so I can write about those too (I now have photos).
