It's Trudy AND Lawrie AND Sophie's Gottcha Day!!

Woohoo!!! Our little trio found homes today! Squeeeeeee!!!!

So the back story first! I got to know Doc Linda through our wonderful Doc Andrew. Linda does rescue work, too. She's how I came to meet Carol and get Tony and Sophie. Anyway, the good Doc has a friend, a responsible young man named Ricky, who was ready to be a dad... in fact he wanted two cats so they'd be company for each other.

You may remember that I was going to have the younguns snipped a couple of weeks ago but then Grey's illness put a kibosh on the original plan (they were to have been done the week Grey got sick, but Doc A suggested I put it off since I'd have my hands full). Linda and I stayed in touch and Ricky waited patiently!

Just about noon, Doc Linda and Ricky arrived to meet the kittens. It was so nice to finally meet Linda! We had only worked over the phone prior to today!

Oh, my gosh! the boys bonded immediately! Lawrie flopped right over in Ricky's lap and started purrin' and playin'! Ok, that one was easy. Next we introduced the girls... no contest. Trudy was relaxed and blissed out right on his lap. Not that Sophie wasn't polite, but you know how it is - the cat chooses the person.

Ricky just had the biggest grin on his face the whole time and it was clear our little duo liked him a lot. Oh, and did I mention Winnie came over to give Ricky her seal of approval, too?

Let me introduce the new family. (Sorry, with the place so squished up from construction, we didn't have a lot of photo possibilities!! All in the same place - almost the same pose! LOL!)

Lawrie batting around with Ricky.

The boys hit it off in a New York minute.

Trudy simply blissed out in Ricky's lap. Here's the good Doc feeding the bliss. :-) (This is one of the few times I caught Ricky without a grin on his face but couldn't pass up the pic 'cause it captured Trudy so well!)

Trudy moving for better pet position with her new Dad!

You would have been really proud of me folks, only one teeny choked up minute (well come on, you know how attached I am to Trudy). It wasn't hard to let go 'cause Ricky is a natural cat person.

So off they went, and I waved good bye, knowing my perky pair was in great hands.

A couple of hours later, I got a call. It was Ricky. He had tucked T&L into their new room and given them some TLC. After they got settled, he needed to run out for a minute to stop by his best friend's house. And, of course, when he got there, he shared his good news. Lo and behold, his best friend's mom, Valerie, had been thinking about adopting! He had told her how sweet Sophie was and called to ask if they could come by to see her (they all live just minutes away).

Little Sophie is a bit shy, but after just a few minutes, she cuddled up to Valerie and started purring. And I do mean purring. And cuddling. We visited for a while and Sophie showed no signs of wanting to move from her comfy position with her new friend. Valerie said she'd like to fill out an application and Ricky took Sophie who... well, just look...

Who is totally relaxed? And see that tail???? No, not Sophie's, the other one...

While the shot isn't too good, you can see Bitty came over and proceeded to love up on Ricky, too! Do you think we may have the next cat whisperer here?

Ricky told Valerie that if she wanted to adopt today, he'd do a run with her to the pet store to pick up all the necessaries. I swear folks, I didn't have a minute's hesitation. Just like with Ricky, the kittehs know who is going to be good with them! And Valerie and Ricky both have invited me to come by any time to visit since we live so close.

Sophie knows a lovin' mom when she meets one, don't you think?

You know, sometimes life just works out so well. If I had to get sick, being able to spend so much time with the kittens before they departed sure was the silver lining. And friends who have friends... how much better does it get?

Ricky and Valerie, thank you sooooo much for coming into our babies lives!! I just know they're going to be loved and I can guarantee, they're going to love you!!