I jokingly said that I have the seven year itch. Greg and I will be married 7 years in July. My body and mind are going through perimenopause, I have become apathetic to much. I work, I tend to the house, I visit Dad. I was looking for some type of change. I've been feeling unsettled.
I started looking at houses on Zillow. And in turn, Zillow started sending me emails about houses that I might like. I downloaded the Zillow app. I would look at houses every day and dream about land in the country, and look for that pond that Greg says he wants. Emails, app glances, searches. Total time wasters.
Greg and I talk about traveling. We've done several trips to Civil War sights these past several months but there's nothing else planned till September.
I always dream about traveling when Greg retires and I've always said that our cat, Mally, will be our last pet... that I won't be tied down by some animal.
Make note that on the night of May 6th, 2024 Greg and I were kind of discussing this animal thing and he boldly stated that he ALWAYS wants to have a cat. So I suggested that we'd need to get another cat to "overlap" Mally's lifespan and fill in once Mally is gone.
I didn't mean it of course. I don't want another animal.
The morning of May 7th, 2024 I'm out for my morning walk and hear crying beside the road. Low and behold... a lone kitten.
I paced and paced, not sure what to do. Our road is rather busy. I called the vet who confirmed that I should leave it there in case the mama was in the process of relocating her kittens.... BUT I shouldn't leave it there overnight.
I left that cat there for a least 8 hours before Greg and I reluctantly scooped it up.
The next day, the vet came into the exam room and exclaimed,
"God gave you a kitten!!!"
This kitten happened to be a girl that appeared to be just under 4 weeks old and weighed a whooping .79lb.
A few days later, drowning in kitten formula, cat toys, a make-shift litter box, and baby supplies, we settled on the name "Dixie".
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| meet Dixie |
I have since deleted the Zillow app from my phone. Ain't nobody got time for house hunting when a kitten is wreaking havoc.
I am a creature of habit.... and this creature is totally ruining my life.
I know she will grow fast and things will settle down around the house.... but for now, I guess this will give me something new to focus on.
God sure works in mysterious ways.
