Welcome Millie

Meet Millie, Simone's new kitty. Yes, you read that right. Simone now has her very own kitty cat. We were at the vet today for x-rays, and while we were waiting, this black cat made its way over to us. She laid down next to Gary on the bench, parallel to Simone. She looked at Simone and thumped her tail in pretty much the same way Simone does. They looked at each other, we looked at them, and we felt a connection. We tried to shrug it off, but found ourselves thinking of the cat again. It's not often that Simone meets a cat that she doesn't want to chase or devour. And neither Gary nor myself consider ourselves to be cat people. We're dog people. Always have been. So the notion of becoming parents to a dog and a cat seemed, well...strange and silly. And yet that's where we found ourselves.

So while we were waiting for Simone to come out, we talked about it and visited with the kitty. The receptionist told us that Millie (formerly named Odeall) had been at the Heartland Humane Society for a year since her owner died. Apparently, it's hard to find black cats homes due to all the superstitions surrounding them. She's about two years old, and had a sister (Odette) who had already found a new home. After a few minutes of sitting with her, we determined that we both had a feeling about this cat. And rather than wait and come back later, we decided to just trust our instincts.

And that is how Millie came to join our family.