Re: Holly is a teenager now (Long)

"MaryL" <stancole1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:48423bb2$0$4082$bbae4d71@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Today is Holly's 13th birthday.  She was still another in my string of 
> "happy accidents" adoptions.  That is, I started out to adopt one type
of 
> cat on each occasion, got one entirely different, and have been happy
ever 
> since that it worked out this way.  In fact, I finally learned *never*
to 
> start out with a preconceived notion of what to look for or expect in a 
> cat. Go with your heart and use some thoughtfulness in the process.  In 
> Holly's case, I went to our local animal shelter the day after 
> Thanksgiving.  I had lost my beloved Amber shortly before and knew it
was 
> "time" to adopt another owner.  I had a few days off from work and
thought 
> that would be an op****tune time because I could spend a lot of time with

> my new adoptee. However, the animal shelter was closed that day.  So, I 
> went to our local pet supply store.  They often had kittens that people 
> had dropped off for adoption.  No such luck!  There were no kittens.  I 
> got into a conversation

A very pretty cat. A lovely black coat.