Lesson #16

Lesson #16: It's okay to have cats (just don't admit it).

Ask my parents if they have pets and the answer is an emphatic NO! Followed by a meek, "Well, there are a couple of cats that come around." Let's just say that at one time of another there were about 900 cats that they were feeding everyday. Okay, maybe not 900, but certainly enough that they could have opened their own cat shelter.

Remember, they live on an island. So, really, those cats are going to keep coming back.

My dad doesn't like it to get around, but he's attached to those furry hairballs. He even saved one that got his poor, tiny paw stuck in the screen door track. My boys still talk about that. How Poppop saved the poor, little kitten. Awwwww.

So, now the boys think (honest to goodness), that it's okay to have a lot of cats...feed them, give them water, NAME them....as long as you say you don't have pets. Huh. I think this lesson comes with a bill for Meow Mix.

Love you, Dad! =)