Got a Kitty

Here's our new cat, dubbed Arwen. Anna was voting for Maria, but Lord of the Rings literariness won out. Maria was a better choice pronunciationwise as Anna keeps calling her Marvin.



The kids are thrilled, of course. And Arwin is very sweet and sociable. The only complication has been that we are catsitting. There was a fair amount of growling and hissing directed at our kitty for a few days, but Arwin was too little to care. We kept them separated until the growling let up, and now they are best friends, chasing one another through the house in between naps.

Notice Justin's gloves, to protect from potential scratching (nothing to do with not turning the heat on yet). He's one cautious kid.