Possibly the best cat of all time*

Meet our new roommate. We adopted her from Treehouse last night, after months of waiting for clinic visits and dentist appointments. They called her "Sweetie," and she really, really is. She is the best cat I've ever seen. Ben and I are completely in love with her. When I was in the waiting room while they were getting her all set at the shelter, the woman working with her came into the office and said, "Are you sure we're charging this lady enough money to adopt this cat? She's awfully cute." She was a staff favorite, because she is so totally awesome and great. She is beautiful, and healthy, and cute, and very affectionate, and playful, and chill, and used the litterbox, and purrs when we enter the room. She is very snuggly, loves to be held, loves to nuzzle and be scratched. Holy crap she is a great cat. She is one year old.

We put her in our little music room, since when you bring a new cat home they recommend keeping them confined to one room to start out and then gradually letting them explore the house. She seemed very happy in there, playing with her toys and sitting in her little bed. She loves the "Cat Charmer," which Julia told me I must get for a new cat. (Thanks Julia!)

This morning I woke up and went right in there, eager to say good morning. But when I opened the door, I didn't see her. I couldn't find her anywhere. The door had been closed all the way, and there wasn't a way for her to escape. She hadn't gotten into the closet....

"Ben! Ben! Where is she? She's not in here!" He came in right away to help me look. And then suddenly:



Every time after that when we went into the room this morning, she would be in there, and we'd see her little black nose poking out, and then she'd come out right away to say hello to us. I think the bass drum is her house. There's a blanket in there to muffle the sound, and it's all cozy inside.

Sigh.

She is the best cat ever.

We don't have a name for her yet. But we have a lot of ideas:

Delilah (after the bar + Plain White T's song)
Gorby (Whatcha gonna do? She's one cool cat. With a white blotch on her head.)
Basie (in the bass drum, plus she's black and white like a piano)
Barack Obama (because he too is black and white)(just kidding)
Charlie (Chaplin)
Emily Kane (from the Art Brut song)
Danny Rodgers (after our boss when we worked for College Pro Painters)
Jackie (from many New Pornographers songs)
Boomer (bass drum, also Aerin's affectionate nickname for everything)
Lula (after the restaurant)
Susannah (Oh)
Catty Wampus

What do you think? Ideas?

I have an idea. You should come over and play with this cat ASAP! She's the best EVER!! You will be smitten.


*No offense to Sundae, Penny, Molly, Fraidy, Dorothy, Isabel, Jaffy, Jasmine, Taffy Jane, Mittens, Lightning, Comet, Thunder, Vanna White, Teaser, Tickles, Cleo, Chloe, Patches, Cuddles, Speckles, Riply, Betty, Leonard, or Satan.