"The family. We are a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together."
--Erma Bombeck
"People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."
--Mother Teresa

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Emily and Shadow


This is Shadow...the newest little arrival at Grandma and Grandpa Meredith's house. A cat had babies under their deck and abandoned this one. So, they brought her inside and have been nursing her back to health. We are the official babysitters while everyone is at work. I never realized how much it takes to care for a new kitten...bottle feeding, cleaning up after her, ect. (did I mention the poop?!?! YUCK!!) Nevertheless, we've had fun...Emily, especially. She's doing really well with being "soft" with this little one. When the kitty is sleeping, Emily walks around the house with her finger to her nose saying, "Ssssssssss." I think Aunt Chelsea is becoming an enemy to Emily cause she's to one who comes to pick up Shadow at the end of the day. Emily lets her know exactly what she thinks and cries and cries as Chelsea and Shadow drive away. Poor Chelsea!!

4 comments:

Stringham Family said...

How Cute is that! I'm so impressed that she doesn't try to squish it to death. Emily is such a little doll. Ok, we have to get together. Maybe this Friday or sometime next week. You let me know, and I will find a way to make it work, cause they need to play. See ya soon!

Janelle said...

that is so nice to be able to have a pet with out having to have one all of the time! maybe this will help her with seperation anxiety later on since she is getting to that stage if she realizes that when things go away they come back!

Katie said...

You seem to have your hands full. Love the new pictures, hay I tagged you guys so check out my blog and give it a try.

Roxanne said...

Okay- so I'm a dork and katie beat me to it, but I "tagged " you also! Check out my blog for rules and stuff http://roxwitt.blogspot.com/
I love reading your blog and about your family! Your new little kitty is soooooooo cute! Fits right in with the rest of you-huh!? Okay- have fun!