ta da!!!

i am officially a sucker. yesterday afternoon i brought home a tiny, white with orange and brown tabby markings, 11 week old kitten! and (of course) i LOVE her!

her name is kenobi daniel joseph mcnally (as planned). i had been charmed by her brother last weekend when i went to the animal shelter, but this time i played with her for a little bit and she seemed... more affectionate? less of a holy terror? and i did originally want a little girl, anyway... but the BEST part about her, the part that really won me over, is that she's got these markings on her face, these black lines that run from the outside of her eyes all the way back past her cheeks, and it looks like she's wearing glasses! a nerdy girl kitten! how could i refuse?

the part that i feared, though, was introducing kenobi to milo. i'll be honest -- there are all these rules as to how you introduce a new cat to your already-at-home cat, and i didn't follow any of them. you're supposed to keep them separated for a week, gradually incorporating their two worlds. but i live in a one bedroom apartment and the door between my living room and my bedroom doesn't ever stay closed because milo is used to coming and going as he pleases. so what did i do? i brought kenobi home in her carrier, and let her loose in the living room. and so far, the two cats are getting along just fine. kenobi loves milo--she wants to be with him and do what he's doing. milo hissed at kenobi once, but for the most part has been interested and friendly.

so there you have it. i now have two cats. currently, the big one is sitting on the windowsill, gazing outside, and the small one is curled up on the floor in a patch of sunshine, taking a nap. i will enjoy these peaceful moments when they present themselves to me -- the big white jerk and the little crazy kitten will surely not often allow such quiet.