It happened like this......
Beth was 8 weeks old when I brought her home on May 5, 1999.
We were trying to find a kitten that we could bring home a few days in advance of bringing home our new Labrador Retriever puppy. I had seen an ad for kittens at a petshop nearby so I brought the info home, and a few days later, my mother and I were on our way over to see them.
We were welcomed into a small livingroom that seemed completely full of cats. There were several adults and about 6 black and gray kittens that appeared to be everywhere at once! Just as I was thinking, "How will I ever choose the right one?" a little gray kitten walked up to me, sat down right in front of me and looked up into my face. I picked it up and said to my mom, "Look at this cute one." After I held it for a while, I put it down and said, "Let's look at the others." But the rest of the kittens were running helter-skelter all over the place and I couldn't lay hands on a single one! Meanwhile my mom was trying to make friends with a little black kitten but it jumped away from her and went running to join back in the fun. All this time, "IT" was sitting in front of me, looking up into my face. I couldn't resist that cute darling little face any more, so I picked her up...and she was mine. |
