Meet Skippy!!!

Ever feel like you're being watched??? This is our little kitty Skippy! Yes, we have a kitty and I even buy him cat food and feed him! Miracles never cease! We inherited this little kitty last summer when my two animal loving neighbors caught him, brought him to our house in a cage, with food and asked (in front of my kids) if we would like to keep him! I am assuming he is a he...I have no idea!! What was I supposed to say? I really never thought he would stick around. He was deathly aftaid of people. Our kids have worked for months slowly slipping out the back door trying not to scare him away. At random times last summer I would see either my own kids or neighbor kids laying dead on the lawn as motionless as possible trying to get the kitty to come near! It was pretty funny to see them all try their different tactics to get the kitty to come to them. He has finally warmed up and will let the kids pet him and even some days pick him up.

He is the funniest little kitty. Above is a picture of our french doors in the back of our house. He sits there like that for hours!! He loves to just watch. I am sure we ARE the most intertaining house in the neighborhood, but really, hours!!! His head will follow the kids' every movement! We leave the blinds up so as to not block his entertaimnent. He also loves to climb up on our gas grill and sit and look through the window. We really must not be as boring as we think we are!

The kids can't wait until the snow melts so they can really get out there and play with him! They can no longer say I am the meanest Mom in the whole wide world because they are the ONLY kids without a pet! I have redeemed myself!