Kitty #1
Our first kitty was Delilah.
Anthony gave her to me as a wedding gift actually and we picked her up before we were even married. We drove to uptown Whittier to a sweet little old lady's house. She advertised that a feral cat had kittens in her backyard and one was a calico.
I have a thing for calico kitties. They make me smile.
When we went to get her, she had a brother and we agonized over taking him home too. We didn't. Anthony and I still talk about him to this day. We should have grabbed him too. Back then we didn't know if we wanted more than one cat... time would tell us WE DID.
She was crazy when she was a kitten. We opened our wedding gifts and it was like we'd opened kitty crack! She jumped into the pile of paper and the rest was history.
Do you see her crazy eyes?
Well, she started to grow out of her psycho phase and soon she was just the sweetest thing ever. She just loved to cuddle.
Ah, sad cone kitty. And since she was our first kitty, we dressed her up and made her look foolish. Oh, how embarrassing for her...
Eventually we started calling her "Mama Kitty," because she was always trying to take care of everyone else. She told the other kitties what to do and everyone looks to her. If she's grooming, the other kitties are grooming. If she's sleeping... well, everyone sleeps a lot.
One of the funniest things about Delilah is she likes to balance in unusual places. Here she is in one of her favorite places. We have a staircase and the railing at the top is her favorite little nook.
This is her balancing on top of our headboard. Perhaps one of the most ridiculous habits of all.
When no one is around, she is super cuddly. You see, she likes to pretend like she's a grouchy old lady when the other cats are watching. However, when everyone else has found a corner to lay down.... Mama Kitty comes slowly creeping in.
Well, she started to grow out of her psycho phase and soon she was just the sweetest thing ever. She just loved to cuddle.
Ah, sad cone kitty. And since she was our first kitty, we dressed her up and made her look foolish. Oh, how embarrassing for her...
Eventually we started calling her "Mama Kitty," because she was always trying to take care of everyone else. She told the other kitties what to do and everyone looks to her. If she's grooming, the other kitties are grooming. If she's sleeping... well, everyone sleeps a lot.
One of the funniest things about Delilah is she likes to balance in unusual places. Here she is in one of her favorite places. We have a staircase and the railing at the top is her favorite little nook.
This is her balancing on top of our headboard. Perhaps one of the most ridiculous habits of all.
When no one is around, she is super cuddly. You see, she likes to pretend like she's a grouchy old lady when the other cats are watching. However, when everyone else has found a corner to lay down.... Mama Kitty comes slowly creeping in.
