My wife and I have welcomed two new bundles of joy into our home. This week, two tabby kittens arrived after their first shots and a thorough check-up. Their mother was found as a stray, already pregnant and in need of care. She had a litter of five and ours were two of her daughters. We certainly had not planned on getting new cats so soon after the loss of our previous feline family member, but we are cat people and these wonderful little girls needed a home. Case closed.
They are now Honor and Seattle. Honor was given her name after my favorite book character, Honor Harrington, created by science fiction writer David Weber. Like her namesake, she is self-assured and feisty. While her sister outweighs her by a fair margin, Honor runs roughshod over her most of the time in their play fights. Honor was an obvious choice for me because the character is my hero. Yes, a lot of psychoanalysis could be done regarding having a fictional woman who “lives” worlds away and over 2,000 years in our future as my hero, but there you have it. Consider it my response to the real world in which I live.
Seattle was named for the city in which my wife and I began falling in love. It holds such a dear place in both of our hearts and is thus fitting for this new kitten. Seattle, too, has her own personality and while not quite as outgoing as her sister, she is inquisitive and playful. Plus, she has the cutest spots on her belly that make you just want to give her tummy rubs! We should all be so lucky.
These girls are off to a great start. They are healthy and happy. Best of all, instead of being lost and forgotten, they will be loved and cared for all of their days. They bring joy into our lives in return. I will continue to mourn Ezri, but I celebrate the gift of these two lives new to us.
17 August 2007
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