Meet Cricket

Brian and I have recently obtained a new, yet unexpected addition to our household. Cute? Yes, but there's much more to this little ball of fur than cuteness. At present, his only desire seems to be biting at our fingers and toes and making his presence known by persistent meowing. Other than that, he sleeps on the sofa - oh, and yes, he also enjoys sitting on the window ledge to look outside and tease the dogs. Speaking of which, Buddy and Holly have been taking to him pretty well recently. Our goal is to let him get big enough that he can stay outside and not be eaten in 5 seconds in the broad day light. It's tough for cats out here. I really hope Cricket can survive - for his sake and for the fact that it'd be nice to have a mouser around. :) The timing could have been a little better (I only have 2 more weeks before Patrick arrives!). But how can you turn down a poor, stranded kitten? Especially when there are mice in your garage? Well, things were getting dull around here anyway ;) Here's to Buddy, Holly and the Cricket - keeping me up and going in my last days of waddling!