A New Friend

I have a new friend...she's black and white, has four feet and meows A LOT. She's a 2-month old kitten (who obviously thinks she's a parrot because she is sitting on my shoulder right now), daughter to one of my neighbors' cats, and her name is "Madrugada." This is a fun, new word that Kelly and I learned in Panama. It means "dawn," and it kind of fits because she has black for the night and white for the day. I call her "Maddie" for short.

I have had Maddie for 3 days now, and we're pretty good friends (except when she runs under my feet and I accidentally step on her). She has lived up to her playful reputation passed on by her previous owner. The first day she played with a plastic bag, red admission tickets that I use in my English classes, and an aluminum foil ball. Who needs store-bought toys?

I will always, first and foremost, be a dog-lover (the volunteers and I name all the dogs that visit the store at the front of our property), but I am thankful to God for the company of my new feline.