Little Lilly

My husband and I only have one baby, our cat. We didn't plan on getting a cat, we planed on getting a dog a lab to be specific; however, when I was going out to a friend's house that rescues animals for shelters when they are about to be put down, I found this one little kitten that stood out to me. She was fluffy, frisky, and full of energy. It killed me to know that she was one day away from being put down and that if she didn't find a home soon she would have to go back to the pound and risk being put down again. So, I called my husband and convinced him that we needed this kitten and she needed us. She was only about 2 weeks old.

We carefully thought on a name and came up with Lilly and it stuck. We call her many other names like: Little Lilly, Lil Lil,and sweet baby, or we call her cat, girl, and NOOOOO when she is getting into trouble.

One thing I think is true about all cats are they have a mind of their own and know how to use it. Lilly has been this way since she was a kitten. If she knows she can't get into it she will go after it, over and over and over again and then some more when my husband and I aren't looking. She knows what she wants and praise the Lord she has not discovered that she can jump up on the kitchen counter yet. Notice I said yet. My husband and I know that day is coming and we have been thinking of ways to handle it when it happens. That one will deserve a special punishment. We'll save the water being sprayed in the face for that one. We have yet to use that technique, I hope it works as good as I've heard it does.

I will say this though when Lilly chooses to be sweet, she is so cute. That the side I love so much about her. My husband likes the part where she acts like a dog. That's another name my husband gives her, "catdog" like the cartoon show that was out back in the day. My husband and I then turn into big dorks and start singing the theme song to catdog...ha ha. We both only know the part where the words are catdog and then we stop not knowing the rest of the song.

The reason for this silly catdog name is because Lilly has a ball that is one of her fav. toys, she will toss it up into the air for herself and run after it, then bring it to either of us and drop it in our laps like she wants you to play with her. We'll throw it down the hall or into the dinning room and she'll run after it and bring it back and drop it back into our laps. She will do this at least 5 to 7 times before she'll decide she is tired and needs a rest.
Our only pet that plays like our child for now is one of a kind and we love her very much. Our life together would not be near as entertaining without her.