Adopted April 2015
DAY 1: Helen
arrived at three something toting gifts of food, toys and of course TWO
cat carriers. She placed them in the mud room and opened the doors.
Jordan jumped out and landed in the litter box, gave a sniff and began
exploring. Mikey, more timid sat for a few minutes to see what else
might happen. We, the "people" went into the living room to process the
transfer. It took no time at all for Cat 1 to find interesting things to
explore. He soon discovered the stairs and made it his business to
climb up and explore. All the doors were closed! So down he came to see
what else of interest there was. Did you know that the cat in the mirror
is very impudent and mimics the real cat? The rugs in the living room
and dining area were a success and deserved a nice roll and a scratch
(which they quickly learned was not a good thing!) Not much interest in
TV, though the living room sure is comfortable! NO NAMES!
DAY 2: The cats
slept with us all night, attacking my toes only until I learned to keep
them still. They are curious about any closed door! Our daughter and
son-in-law live downstairs. Our builder went down and didn't close the
door. You guessed it! Jordan was down and under the bed in no time and
Corey took a few scratches getting him out. NO NAMES!
DAY 3: Sometimes
on, sometimes off the bed that night; however they did invite us
upstairs for a nap later that day! What could we say? In our musical
home, we were pleased to welcome our musical cats! They purr on key and
their meows could put any diva to shame, especially standing in the hall
and letting their "song" resonate all the way upstairs. Since musical
names are appropriate, we went through all the composers from Bach to
Verdi, then trying to pair up the name with another of the same ilk. We
ended up with twenty-six pairs. I love the classics! We got to Gilbert
and Sullivan and Simon and Garfunkel. Berlios and Brahms never came
close! TOO MANY CHOICES!
DAY 4: What a
glorious day! What an inspiration! Was it not Gabriel who brought good
news? And how about Raphael, another great angel! After a little
discussion, the choice was made: Gabriel and Raphael, Gabe and Rafe --
Gabby and Raffi! Works for us! So our new cats in their new home are
GABRIEL and RAPHAEL, though Gabby seem to be the name of choice!
Juanita