Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mars, post: 453994, member: 9495&quot;]OK, I&#039;ll put the cat cards on the table right now and I&#039;m not ashamed to do it, well maybe a little bit, but there is a back story.&nbsp; I&#039;ve lived all my life, minus 10 months, as an avowed &quot;Cat Hater.&quot; I figured the only good use for a feline would be for dissection purposes. Last year, we took the kid on a family vacation to Dauphin Island, AL. The island is separated from the Alabama coast. When sun sets, cats roam. Not normal cats but huge bobcat sized cats even! Darwin can&#039;t account for these cats. We found the backstory was the island had a past rodent problem, so the locals introduced cats to the rescue; they didn&#039;t anticipate the requisite problem with cat overpopulation. Tiny kittens were everywhere, congregating around the wooden stalls where the locals clean fish. We live 700 miles away and by a seemingly magical feat, a tiny black kitten rode home with us. Imagine our not noticing such a thing but I suspect my husband was behind the entire &quot;let&#039;s take a tiny kitten home&quot; idea. Not sure about my suspicions! Our beloved black cat is named &quot;Barnacle&quot; which fits nicely with both her history and the fact that the kid&#039;s nickname is &quot;Jaws.&quot; The kid talks a LOT. Barnacle is the coolest thing ever (I didn&#039;t say that, right?!?!). I&#039;ll attach a photo. This tiny kitten transformed our entire family and my feelings about cats in general. Of course, you must understand that Barnacle IS quite special She just ROCKS! I didn&#039;t say all that about a cat so let&#039;s keep this among ourselves. (HEARTS!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in