The Newest Family Member

And Happy New Year to you too!



This is the newest member of our family . . . RED. He is approximately 8 months old, and was found outside of Gerald & Susie's house on Cherry Road. My compassionate mother-in-law began feeding him, and noticed how exceptionally affectionate was this kitty. It got extremely cold one night, and she took him into their "back house" room. He lived there for several weeks, got "fixed" and necessary shots, but then, alas! Chris, Nikki, & Kendall were coming visiting for Christmastime! What would Small Black Kitty do when their dog Waker came into the scene? Where would Waker stay?

Solution: the Jonathan's family took him into our cozy little townhouse, and he took to it right away. By the second night, he was sleeping all through the night right next to me... purring while sitting in my lap, sitting underneath whichever chair I happened to be sitting in, etc. Thus, he was delegated the name "Red" --having been assigned to the back house, away from the other animals, it reminded us of the old adage, "Red-headed stepchild."

So here he is with us, to stay. We've grown accustomed to his little black kitty face. The first picture is him with his favorite toy, his foam ball. We've taught him to play fetch, and hopefully soon I will figure out how to upload the video we took. In that way, maybe he is the dog I've always wanted.

(This last picture is a picture of our very first Christmas tree. RIP.)