I don't know how it happened but somehow or other we have more pets than people in the house. It's my fault, I guess. I've always loved animals. Ever since I graduated from college I've had a cat or two. I was single for a long time and the cats were my furry kids, my company when I was home.
Fast forward a bit. I meet my husband-to-be and before too long we become a family of four; two people, two cats. A few years go by we add two (human) boys to the mix and become a family of six. And, in my opinion, four people and 2 cats just about makes a perfect family. Unfortunately as time goes on the cats grow old and move on to cat heaven. Children need pets. Right! So we visit the local animal shelter and adopt 2 new fuzzy babies. That brings us back to the perfect, in my opinion, family; four people, 2 cats.
The boys had another idea. Late Spring of 2002, they found 2 small kittens in the woods. They came running home to tell me how little they were and "Mom they are hungry". I tried my best to convince them that the cats belonged to someone nearby, that they should just take them some food and water to tide them over until the family found them. That worked for just one day. As soon as school was over the next day, my boys got off the bus, ran past the house, dropping off their backpacks in the middle of the drive way and ran to the woods. Finding the kittens still there, they braved the stickers, caught the kittens and brought them home.
I said we would take them to the animal shelter as soon as Daddy came home. I should have known better. Those two were determined to keep those kittens. They beg, cajoled and pleaded. They promised to feed, clean and care for all the cats. They wore us down. The kittens joined the family. But still it wasn't too bad; four people four cats. At least the sides were equal. That was 2 years ago. We now have 2 boys, 4 cats, a turtle and a dog. I love them all, but good lord, normal people don't have this many pets!!
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