BABY ANNOUNCEMENT! WELCOME IRENE ...

It was a Friday night around 11PM and we heard meowing on our front stoop. Bob & Vickie and the kids were over. And there she was looking for a home. Possibly dropped off by somebody or she was dropped from the sky from points unknown, she was hungry and affectionate and not afraid of the dogs too much (we kept them inside the screen door). She flipped over and let us pet her and wrangle her around and touch her paws and all that good stuff.

So, the next day, we eventually decided to keep her because she was just too darn cute and too personable to say no. Hannah, who's allergic to kitties, approved as well. So, then we went through all sorts of name options - Karen, Iris, Fran, Astrid, June - and eventually wound up with Irene. She's a good Kitty so far. Wendy and Hannah got her some kitty food and some cat litter. We're keeping her in our basement room to help assimilate with the hounds. So far, we've had them all close to her and we're trying to spread her scent around the house (you know, rubbing her on the walls and stuff like that). Romeo and Irene had a nose to nose moment, with Romeo on the choke chain. He was scared. There was a little barking, but the choke collar took care of that. I think they'll learn to hang pretty quick. We're thinking it might take a week or so, but the set-up is pretty good. So, now we have three boy dogs and one little girl kitty who likes to be wrangled with. We'll keep you posted. Welcome Irene!