Our "new" cat

For those of you who have been to our house, no, this isn't a new cat. We rescued this kitty (literally!) from the drainage ditch by our house when he was about 4 wks old....that was about 5 years ago. He started out in our yard, then our porch (when the weather was bad), then the garage and now he even has a little cat door going to and from the garage, a table specifically for his food and water, and a comfy chair to sleep in. :-) Brad has always been a sucker for animals. And I was the one who 'found' him and just couldn't let him starve. :P When he was a wee tiny kitty, a nice vet student from around the corner fell in love with him as well and had him vaccinated and fixed for free. So, five years later, he is a domesticated cat still living in our garage protecting our home from vicious birds and mice.

However, little kitty never really had more of a name than "Kitty". But he seemed to like it ok. Until yesterday, when Brooke decided he needed a better name. And at that, she picked out yet another "B" name. Our cat's name - after 5 years - is Bo. And that's that. He's a great garage cat, is so gentle and tolerable to the kids (even Brenna likes him) and does actually like to bring us his kills...(not so great). And now, he officially has a name. Oh my....now do we have to get him a collar? :-D

Here's Brooke talking on the phone. She LOVES to talk on the phone - to whoever wants to talk. Sometimes we can't get the phone back from her! And like all girls I assume, she likes to walk and talk...

And the last of the pumpkins - this one she decorated at schoola while back, but before it goes away, we snapped a picture (notice the cat theme of today's post?)...