Having always been a dog person, I started considering getting a dog a little over five years ago. I knew what I wanted and was seriously considering it. I had never had a cat, nor had my family growing up, and I really never even gave them a second thought. I didn't dislike cats-I simply didn't think about them at all. So, I decided to plan on getting a cat sometime in the future. One Sunday, September 12, 2004 to be exact, I decided to take my niece with me to Pet Smart and start looking around to see what paraphernalia I would need for a cat. I was not looking for a cat. We looked at litter boxes, beds, toys, etc. and then, since it was an adoption day, we looked at some of the kitties who just happened to be in the store that day. No harm in looking. :) We held and petted a couple. No harm in that. :) They were cute but nothing clicked. Then my niece saw one that caught her eye. "This one's for you!" It was a little black and white tuxedo cat off by itself just looking around. I told my niece that we would look some other time. Well, the "meltdown" began. How can an grown adult not be able to handle her niece's meltdown? Well, after much anxiety, calling her mom, and trying to settle my niece down, we decided to pick up just one more kitten to hold. This little kitten didn't even have a name, like all the others did. She had a number. We both think that it was the day she was to be put down. At least, that is what the two of us choose to believe! ;) Well, when we picked her up, she just cuddled up and it felt as if she sighed. The decision had been made. :) By all three of us...my niece, myself, and most of all Leontyne. She came home with me, with a detour to my niece's house for "show and tell" to my sister. And I couldn't have been happier. Paraphrasing the words from the Disney's Tarzan ...
You'll be in my heart...forever!
Thank you, Leontyne for choosing me!
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