The Cat!

This little creature has stolen my heart!

So this has been an eventful week...

• a return trip from Dubai (see previous post)
• a new room mate (see above and below)
• a visit to the Visa office (more to come)
• a mid-week swim (hopefully more to follow)
• a sad good-bye at work (tear)
• a late lunch on Thursday afternoon (laughter)
• two Thursday night tear jerking movies (back-to-back chick-flicks)
• an early morning grocery run (avoiding the heat)
• a shopping trip to Avenues (Friday morning ritual)
• time spent with a friend (Friday morning ritual)
• a shopping stop at Pet Zone
• Skype-less for a few days (hubby traveling) 
• # 1 son makes Facebook contact (hubby's first stop)
• #1 daughter makes Facebook contact (awaiting hubby's arrival)
• #1 friend makes email contact (sad news)
• countdown continues with less than 20 school days left (how can that be?)
• time to catch on blog reading and posting (The Pearl Curriculum, This is It, Them's My Sentiments, Bee Rich)

This post is all about the cat, which is really just a 8 week old kitten. Not sure if it is a boy or a girl...but he/she has already taken over the apartment and a big portion of my heart. It arrived in the Kindergarten playground on Monday morning.  It was rescued by my good friend, Em- who happens to be just a bit of a crazy cat lady (she only has one cat). So here is a word by word copy of the emails, texts and Facebook Messages she sent me...

EM-  you should see this kitty I found

its sooooooo sweet

there is something special about it 

you need a cat!!!

come see if you can

ME- Where is it?

I do need a cat, but I may have trouble getting myself into Canada, let alone a kitty! Should know by tomorrow.

EM- you could keep it here with Lena for the summerI would even help pay!!!it's outside of my class.  I am thinking of bringing him home to bathe him tonightbarb he is so loving!!!!  he just laid on my lap and slept
I already cried about him

ME- Okay.  You got me…So, I did want to go swimming today after school. May I come an me him/her afterwards?
EM- im going to see if  emma can take him home....then I will get him from emmahe is sooooo sweet at least maybe you can foster until we can find someone???

Later that same afternoon: 

EM- (texts)- Are you at the gym? The Princess has a name!!!! Charlotte Elizabeth Diana!!!

ME- No not going have to go to bank and then buy kitty stuff. That will be her name too!

EM-We have everything we need You don't need anything

ME- Ok I still need to go to bank

EM- OK then come over!!!

And the rest is history...I met the kitten, already named Charlie (boy or girl). He/She is small and soft and purry. Long story short, Charlie stole my heart and he/she is now safely  living in Flat 9. And yes, the happy news is Lena has agreed to take care of him/her this summer and by August he/she will be a medium sized kitty when I arrive back. 

For the record, here is a picture of from this morning, purring on my shoulder. I am no longer living alone in Kuwait!

Until next time,

Bee Rich