Happy Anniversary Jill and Cindy

July 13, 2009, is the day these two felines came into my life. Picked 'em up out in Pleasant Plains IL, maybe 20 miles west of home. They were about six weeks old, giving them a late May birthday. Had 'em inside a computer paper box, from which they escaped for pretty much the whole car ride home.

Something of an adjustment for all involved bringing them home, but it's worked out beautifully. All involved is just me and my dog, who'd had a feline housemate for the last 12 years. Lester, my dog, was definitely down-in-the-dumps when Maxine died, back on the 1st of July 2009. Well, he and I both were, but I think it hit him even harder than it did me. So he was overjoyed seeing them for the first time.

Unfortunately, they didn't take to him quite as quickly as he to them. One of them even hissed at him that first day. He was crestfallen, and I intervened, "Lester, just hang in there buddy". Well of course it's the tone of voice that he picked up, but it seemed to help. The next day, coming home from work, I found them all sitting together, as if they'd had a meeting.

So here we are two years later. Got two adult cats, both of whom have been fixed of course. I let 'em keep their claws, though. This has not been a problem, so I'll leave it alone. They wake me up on occasion wanting to be fed, but are otherwise great company- both for me and my dog. Here's to many more years together.