Hello... and goodbye... to Boo

Because my husband is a sweetheart and because I've been pleading with him for months for a pet, he finally agreed to let me have a cat! We welcomed into our home Boo, a cuddly and playful Siamese cat whose previous owners had a dog he didn't get along with.

What a sweet kitty! He loved being around people, and would follow us around the house to keep us company (or just to get an ear rub ;-) ). He was also really entertaining and could spend hours chasing a feather on a string. Plus, cuddling up on the couch with a fuzzy heater that doesn't spike your electric bill... you just can't beat that!

And who can possibly resist those eyes?

Well, we certainly couldn't. But some decisions have to be made selflessly, including this one. With the end of our lease looming in July, and with wanting to save up money to eventually buy a house, we are probably going to have to downsize soon, and we wanted Boo to have room to be curious.

(Much as we loved Boo, we also didn't want to get even more attached and financially invested in him just to have to let him go. So we decided it would be better to let him go sooner rather than later.)

So we put him up for adoption and with a couple tries found a good home for Boo. We hope he'll be happier and though we miss him (even Hubby says he does!), we're confident we made the right choice. And who knows, maybe with this good experience under our belts, someday in the future when we have a little kiddo looking up at his dad with puppy-dog eyes asking, "can I have a pet, Daddy, please????", his dad will say yes. Just maybe. ;-)

- Sarah