I was lying in bed last night thinking about the day and it occurred to me I no longer felt the need for "one more cat." Whether the addition of Boo! made our family complete or she has tipped the scales with her behavior and I now feel I've met my match, is anyone's guess. All I know is she's a handful. And a heartful.
Yes, she has even won over Mr. I Don't Like Cats |
Last night I had to get up to investigate several times. With each unidentified sound and, "What was that!?," I had to look. Once, it was a print she had knocked over. Then there was the plastic tablecloth she pulled down and was tearing big chunks out of. (Grammar police - stand down.)
Next, it was the same tablecloth I had "hidden" in the hutch. That time, not only did she find the thing but in doing so she had to navigate over several glass picture frames I had stacked on their sides in a preemptive attempt at saving them from Boo! The glass-on-glass action produced a very interesting sound. Another time, the tinkling sound I heard was the fork she had knocked off the counter.
When I mentioned to Andy she had broken a cherished vase in her birth home, his comment was, "Perhaps that was something you should have asked about before you got her." We have a lot of glass "stuff."
When she managed to get herself wedged between Rooney's massive girth and the wall, and was on the verge of getting smothered, I decided enough was enough. I caught her in midair, tucked her into my fuzzy bathrobe and lulled her to sleep. Only then could I finish watching the movie we had to put on pause at least six times. Since she also torments everybody else when she's on one of her tears, the rest of the crew heaved a collective sigh of relief and could finally get some rest.
I have come to the conclusion, Boo! has been put into my life to bring me laughter, distraction from chronic pain and material for my blog. She is my gift from the Universe, letting me know I am not forgotten.
If I had one wish it would be that everyone has a "Boo!" in their lives. Something or someone who brings them joy and laughter; distraction from life's zingers and lots of material to share. If you don't, then search for yours. The world is full of magic - all you have to do is look.
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