We'll see if she becomes a smoking buddy.
This is Alice and, for those of you with whom I'm friends with on FB, you've probably already read the story.
We had Alice for a couple of years until our daughter developed allergies and we had to find her a new home about a year and a half ago. It was heartbreaking to do so because she was a great cat and we all really bonded with her. Also, we were her second home as her first owner was no longer able to keep her. After a lot of searching, we found a new (and third home) for Alice.
Our son really missed her and threw a couple of crying fits over her (even though Alice pretty much ignored him) so we arranged to go visit Alice in her new home a few months ago. Everything was fine but the woman told us that she was separating from her husband. So we told her that, if anything should change, call us and we'd take Alice back.
This morning, the original owner (who knew we had found a new home for her) got a call from the county saying that Alice had been surrendered to them (Alice is micro-chipped). He let us know and, an hour ago, Alice came back home to us. We're thrilled and the kids are ecstatic. In the past year and a half, our daughter's allergies have improved, we've added some air filters in the house, and keep the door to her room closed. She is no longer bothered by allergies even though we still have two cats. Now three.
So, even though Alice is not an outdoor cat (nor will be), she will likely hang out at the patio door to watch while I have a pipe or a cigar and that's close enough for me to call her a four-legged smoking buddy.
Welcome home, Alice!
Here's Lily, my little wookie. We rescued her from the shelter back in February this year. She's a crazy little sweetheart...its the only way to describe her personality.
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