I may have lost my mind - no, really . . . I think I did. Camden has been talking for the past year or two that he wants his own pet. Perfect - how about a hermit crab or better yet a fish? No, he wanted a pet that would "lay on the couch with him and watch movies." This summer Shane and I tried to figure out a pet that would pacify Camden's want. One night while laying in bed I was thinking and thinking of different animals that would be easy to care for, since the boys are getting older and we will start spending more time away from home and instead be at sporting events. Oddly enough, a cat came into my mind. The next day Shane and I were talking about it and he said that he had started thinking about a cat. Oh heck - why did we have to both think of the same thing????? So that weekend (which was June 10th) we headed out to different shelters to look for a kitten. Of course, Camden was in love with them all. So it was up to Shane and I to find one that we felt would fit in with our family. We fell in love with one named Shelby.
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| Sweet Shelby |
Shelby was a Siamese mix and was sooooo laid back - we thought she would be perfect to watch movies with him. Of course we were going to change her name since my sweet deceased dog's name was Shelbe. She was not ready to be adopted yet, as she had not been spayed due to her weight, but we told the lady we wanted her and she was to contact us when she was ready - which she felt would be a few weeks. That would be great as far as timing for us. Well, different things came up with the kitten and the lady kept putting it off. The summer was coming to an end, and I was worried because I wanted time with the kitten so we could train her to stay off of things prior to going back to school. So we decided we would go see what other kittens were available.
Yesterday we went back to a place we originally looked at and I liked called AAR (Abandoned Animal Rescue) and found a sweet little kitty who had the sweetest eyes. Of course Camden thought she was great, but it was up to Shane and me. We decided, why not? So we brought home 'Jewel' (which was the name she was given at AAR). After going through a list of names, we finally came up with the name we thought fit her - Mollie.
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| Our first family photo |
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| Mollie |
Mollie has thus far fulfilled Camden's wishes - she lays by him, sucks on his ears (like she is nursing) and seems to love him as much as he loves her. She is not so sure about Zach, so we are keeping them apart for a few days while she heals from her recent surgery (spayed). Casen on the other hand is petrified of her - so that is a work in progress. He likes animals, but sometimes is scared of them. Hopefully, time will fix that.
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