Anyone who knows me knows that there are two true loves in my life: my husband and my cats. After over 12 years together, there are indeed times I would be hard pressed to tell you which one is THE true love in my life.
Just kidding! Of course Chris is my One True Love! The cats, however, are a close second. We’ve never, ever given a first thought, much less a second one, to having children so they are the closest thing we would ever have to the pitter patter of little feet running around our household.
Not long after we first got together, we were sitting in the living room one evening and there was a knock on the door. One of the old ladies that Chris hung out with at the mailboxes asked him to step out with her. About 10 minutes later he came back in the door with a cat carrier in his hand saying “can we?” with the most gorgeous little lady I’d ever seen in my life. Little Misty was a Ragdoll, a breed famed for it’s beauty and gentle temperament, and her owner (a 93 year old woman) had just had a stroke, so the family was going to place her in a home and send Misty to the pound. We really had no choice – and never once regretted our decision. Read more »