Well, we have a new family member. Sarah's parents brought their cat Annabelle, who was almost my cat many years ago, to stay with us, now that they are splitting time between North and South. The boys could not possibly be more excited. They were unable to go to sleep the night that they all arrived and have followed her every move ever since and proclaimed her the best cat ever. The first full night she was here, Jamie eagerly brought her food over to her and then sat down cross-legged a couple of feet away to watch her eat. "Connor!" he said excitedly, "she's EATING! It's AWESOME!!" Connor ran over and plopped himself down too and they watched the rest of the show in reverent silence. Connor will also exclaim whenever he sees her do the most basic of cat activities. For instance, "LOOK!!!! Annabelle got down off the chair!!!"
The boys had gone to the store with Sarah the previous week to get some supplies for Annabelle and had very thoughtfully decided to get her a present, namely some little catnip mice, and they like to bring them to her while she lies down. She looks like quite the Queen with her courtiers bringing their tributes. By and large Annabelle deals with all the attention gracefully and patiently, and the boys are really very good about touching her gently and not chasing her too much. It brings out the snuggly side of Jamie too. He said, "I like hugging Annabelle. Her fur is very soft and I can hear her heart beating."
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