Has it been FOUR MONTHS? Then it's high time you met Wilson!

I cannot tell you where the last four months have gone.  I could feel them slipping by - or rushing past.  The pace of summer picked up around July and and then fall came in like a lion this year.  More activities, more homework, MIDDLE SCHOOL, more strong-willed Will, plus a puppy who is also strong willed and a new kitten.  It all makes for a pace I could have kept up with much easier back in my twenties or thirties.  I am not sure how I used to fit in time to blog, but I did and I will again. 

I have missed several important blog-worthy events.  I'm going to play catch up - bear with me. 

In the meantime, here's one more cutie we added to the family.  Meet Wilson!  Claire wanted a cat for her 9th birthday this year.  No.  Absolutely not!  We cannot take care of one more animal.  No.  Silly to even ask.  Pap is allergic.  I'll never hear the end of it and he may not be able to BREATHE at our house again.  No.  No cat.  And what about Blue?  He will eat the cat, won't he?  No.  No cat. 

Weeks go by.  "Kitten" is still on her birthday list, right at the top.  No is still our answer.  I mean, really NO! 

Then, for whatever reason, about three days before her birthday, I am lying in bed watching TV, zoning completely out as I often do after about 9:30 p.m. every night, when I say to Bill (who is locked in on fantasy baseball)...."I think we should get Claire that kitten".  He says, "Me too".  And that was that.  Was it the smartest idea?  Probably not.  But, my husband managed to find the sweetest cat who ever lived I do believe.  Claire named him Wilson.  I am quite smitten with this cat. 

And - Pap just came for a four day visit and I do believe he did not wheeze once.  Wilson did pack his bags and head for the vet for his stay, but still - I was happy that we hadn't totally ruined all chances to have Pap ever come back.  Pap does rank over Wilson....but look at those big blue eyes!