This is a long overdue thank you for our "Jeannie". I adopted Jeannie at the TriCounty PetsMart in 2003. Her name at that time was Hope. I had no intention of adopting a kitten. I already had a dog and three other cats at home. I was in the store to purchase pet food. But when I saw this darling 8-week old calico, I couldn't resist. Without consulting the rest of my family, and resisting all rationality, I adopted her. My sons and husband accused me of quickly turning into the crazy cat lady (check in with me in another 20 years and we'll see how I'm doing.
All of us immediately fell in love with Jeannie, including her two big male cat brothers, her older tortoiseshell sister, and our lab/pointer mix, Daisy.
Jeannie is so special. She actually plays fetch. She gets very excited about the plastic ring from a bottle of milk, and also likes the plastic lids from bottled water. She will bring us her toy and meow until we throw it to her. She brings her toy back and will acutally drop it into our hand, ready to go chasing it again. She'll do this until she drops into a heap on a lap from exhaustion.
My younger son went off to college and his greatest regret was that he'd leave his "special" girl. Here's a picture he took of her from his digtal camera.
If it weren't for you and your kind volunteers, we wouldn't have this precious girl. Her older sister is only 6 months older than Jeannie. We look forward to these two young ladies growing old together. Words cannot do enough to thank you. Please know your work is appreciated at our house on a daily basis.
Linda
