Dominic and Erika
Well it did not even last a year. Our great love of animals, the incessant pleas of one 4 year old girl, and the look of sheer joy on Logan's face as he cried out "Meow, Meow" caused Ben and I to do something crazy.
It all started when I received an Instant Message from Ben telling me that there were the most adorable kittens running around the office and that they needed homes...why didn't I pack up Logan and come have a look? Leaving all common sense behind, I quickly got both of us ready and we headed down to see them. Within seconds of laying eyes on them, Logan was running around with widespread arms and a matching smile making mewing sounds and laughing. Something inside me snapped and I realized just how much I missed having animals in the house. Now of course, I am more a dog person but I cannot see having a dog in any but a first floor flat and would not be willing to deal with all the trips out to take care of business. But kittens? That was doable...ridiculous...but doable.
So we picked out the two we wanted...yes two because you should always get animals in pairs so that they have someone to keep them company while you are out...and we waited the three weeks until they would be ready to leave their mother. Neither of us told Alex anything since we did not want to deal with the endless stream of "When are the kittens coming?" inquiries. We decided to buy the supplies the week they were arriving and surprise her when they showed up.
As it turned out, they were due to arrive while David and his parents were here so Alex was already having one of her "best weeks ever" and this was just the icing on the cake.
I missed all the excitement of the actual drop off - David and I were at Palac Flora finding important items like food bowls and some other last minute items - but she was still beaming when we arrived so it was very enjoyable.
Next came the naming process. Alex had been on a total Star Wars kick and I was worried that Luke and Leia would top the charts...or perhaps Ro & Antonio from Barbie as the Island Princess. So it was with amazement and relief when she picked out the names of the two lesser characters from Barbie's Princess and the Pauper :)
Now the fun begins...
It all started when I received an Instant Message from Ben telling me that there were the most adorable kittens running around the office and that they needed homes...why didn't I pack up Logan and come have a look? Leaving all common sense behind, I quickly got both of us ready and we headed down to see them. Within seconds of laying eyes on them, Logan was running around with widespread arms and a matching smile making mewing sounds and laughing. Something inside me snapped and I realized just how much I missed having animals in the house. Now of course, I am more a dog person but I cannot see having a dog in any but a first floor flat and would not be willing to deal with all the trips out to take care of business. But kittens? That was doable...ridiculous...but doable.
So we picked out the two we wanted...yes two because you should always get animals in pairs so that they have someone to keep them company while you are out...and we waited the three weeks until they would be ready to leave their mother. Neither of us told Alex anything since we did not want to deal with the endless stream of "When are the kittens coming?" inquiries. We decided to buy the supplies the week they were arriving and surprise her when they showed up.
As it turned out, they were due to arrive while David and his parents were here so Alex was already having one of her "best weeks ever" and this was just the icing on the cake.
I missed all the excitement of the actual drop off - David and I were at Palac Flora finding important items like food bowls and some other last minute items - but she was still beaming when we arrived so it was very enjoyable.
Next came the naming process. Alex had been on a total Star Wars kick and I was worried that Luke and Leia would top the charts...or perhaps Ro & Antonio from Barbie as the Island Princess. So it was with amazement and relief when she picked out the names of the two lesser characters from Barbie's Princess and the Pauper :)
Now the fun begins...
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