Charlie

The second week of school we added a new family member. A kitten had been seen running across 15th Avenue and then found refuge in one of the classrooms at Mark Morris. The school had called the Humane Society to come pick the kitten up when Dan overheard the secretary talking about the cat. He called me and asked how I felt about another cat and we decided sure, we can save one more cat. So I picked up the kitten after work and headed home to introduce the kitten to our family.

Charlie the day we brought her home, about 7 weeks old.

She immediately fit in and has become a great addition to our family. On a whim, we named her Charlie and have been enjoying her company. She is a polydactyl, which means she has an extra toe on each front paw and looks like she has mittens. She is very loving and purrs upon contact or just from looking at her. She snuggles with everyone and is soooo patient when the girls pick her up constantly. Dan joked she will have osteoporosis from lack of walking as much as the girls carry her everywhere. We feel so blessed to have her come into our lives and so thankful she is a part of our family.

Using her "thumb" for string attacking.

Very comfortable napping on mom's lap.

We often find her playing in Maggie's soccer bag.

She was definitely a stray as she was treated for many things and we feel good about giving her a loving home. On a sad note, our 4 year old cat Scout was hit by a car and killed just 5 days after Charlie joined our family. Charlie has definitely filled a void in our life, and we are thankful to have her with us.