Cookie the Cat.

Our family has tried our luck with several different pets. We've had fish, which died and got the swirly-whirly flush to heaven. We had a puppy who wouldn't stop going potty on the carpet. He now lives with our Aunt Becky. We've even had rolly-polies in tupperware. They stink when they die! We've had several kittens. The first one was forced onto us by my friend Heather. ;) During a visit one night at her house she shoved the kitten in the car with some cat food and said "Enjoy!" The girls were thrilled, I was thrilled, Aaron was not. However, he let us keep her. We named her Mia. She was a cute little calico kitty. We had her a few months and then I noticed she had fleas! I threw her outside and doused her with flea spray and collar. Well, I may have over done it because we never saw her again. I prefer to think she found a nice, loving home rather than dying from flea spray poisoning! So sad!

Our next cat was actually one that Papa bought for Olivia. He would stay at the ranch in Idaho and be a mouser. He was a friendly older cat. They named him Tigger. One night I thought it was especially cold out (his water was frozen solid in the bowl) so I suggested we put him in the big garage. Little did I know there was rat poison in there. He met an unpleasant death. So after that we stopped at Heather's again to see if she had any more cats to offer. I doubt she would've considered giving us another had she known of Mia's and Tigger's demise but I left that unimportant information out. We got a cute little black kitty that we named Licorice. Unfortunately she was a shy, skittish little kitten and she ran away. The girls were so sad. I'm sure secretly Aaron was happy to see another one go. For days I searched the classifieds and found another little kitten. The girls have named her Cookie and so far she's still here. Let's hope she lasts a lot longer than the others!

Olivia adores this kitty. She thinks she's the boss of her. She wraps her in blankies and carries her around like a baby. If anyone else wants to hold her, they have to ask permission from Olivia. :) She sleeps with her every night and couldn't be happier!

When Olivia is gone to school Makell takes on the role of "mother" to this little feline. One of her favorite things to do is put on her kitty coat, that papa gave her, and hold Cookie because then they match. :)

Here's Olivia sleeping with her baby.

After Makell goes to school then Jocelyn and Macey finally have a turn to hold her. They all love her to pieces! Jacob follows her around and tries to pull her tail. She is a very calm and nice cat. Jacob pulls on her and hits her and carries her and she endures it all without retaliation. (I save the kitten as often as I can, I don't let him beat her up) I think we've finally found our forever family pet. Well, as long as her nine lives last her, that is!