30 Day Blog Challenge: day 27

day 27

pets

Jeffrey

 

aka, the love of my life.  I have never been much of an animal person, & especially not a cat person.  I like to look at animals, pet them if they're mine, & then immediately wash my hands because I can't stand smelling like an animal.  Not so with this boy.  [Plus, he doesn't smell...he takes baths & smells like a baby.]  We'd never had an inside pet before until him...& he wasn't intended to be inside, but he was so little when we got him, we couldn't leave him outside, & then he just ended up staying.  My brother was even allergic to cats, & I think I am a little, too...but we just had to get over it.  People think I'm crazy because of how much I love him, but I don't even care.

Sydney

Syd is about the happiest dog I've ever seen.  She loves to frolic & have all your attention.  She does not love baths (she eventually just gives in), or when my dad cuts her hair...because he does a terrible job at it & she gets embarrassed.

 

Minnie

We recently inherited Minnie from my grandparents.  She's really old & so sweet.  I worry about her because it's getting cold at night now & she is so tiny & old, she just shivers & makes me sad.  I made her a bed though, & that seems to have helped some.

 

Jerry-Jessie

First things first: we did not name her.  We needed an outside cat, but couldn't get a kitten because it would end up inside, too.  So we found someone with a grown up cat that they couldn't keep anymore.  She's named Jerry because their other one was named Tom.  But still...Jerry is a horrible name & she's a girl!  So we decided to gradually phase her out of that name & into another (like cats know their names, right...?  Except for Jeffrey really does.  Honest.).  So my mom picked a name that "sounded like Jerry" (?), told our Jessie friend that she was named after her, & started "transitioning."  That's about as far as the transition got...she is now a double-named kitty.  And she sleeps right next to Minnie...I think because she wants to be a friend & keep her warm.