Good-bye and Hello

Our furry friend Sabrina spent the first fourteen years of our marriage in our home. She was three when I met her, and Stephen had been her friend since he adopted her (or she adopted him) as a kitten. 

She wasn't the friendliest cat...at least, not to anyone other than the two of us. She had quite the reputation with others who tried to befriend her. She was even described once as being "like a bad first date. She lures you in and then turns on you." Haha. I'd have to admit that her reputation was well-earned. 

Thankfully, she tolerated the children rather well, especially in more recent years, but everyone else she could do without. Stephen was easily her favorite, and there was no chance anyone else could encroach on his territory. She did adopt me pretty easily when Stephen and I got married and I moved in with them, but I could never stand in for Stephen. She was all his.

So it was with sad and heavy hearts that we said good-bye last month. She was eighteen years old, and her health was failing quickly.  

Here's to eighteen years with her...crazy girl!

Her favorite place to be

This week we adopted a new kitty. She's somewhere between 1-5 years old, and she's a dainty girl. She was briefly dubbed Josie, but it just didn't roll off the tongue. So she is now known as...

Lady Sybil

She likes head scratches, empty boxes, ice cream, salmon, and best of all...

...she likes Stephen.

She's already found her favorite place to be. I shouldn't be surprised. I think Stephen is secretly the Cat Whisperer. But thankfully this girl doesn't like ONLY Stephen. She likes attention from the me and the kiddos too. So we're looking forward to having her around.