Introducing Camo

We have a new member of the family!  She's 10 weeks old and adorable and spunky - my kind of girl!

She's my son's kitty and will be the first-ever cat on this ranch to live inside the house.  You see, Jesse's much much beloved 4-yr-old pet rat, Bubba, died of old age on the last day of our recent vacation.  Yes, we had taken her with us - and all her paraphernalia - because she was failing and needed lots of attention - and she's buried in a beautiful grove of pines near our cabin.  It was very sad and poignant.
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So Jesse successfully lobbied us to let him adopt a kitten from the Healdsburg Animal Shelter.  It was so exciting to decide on and pick the kitten - it was all I could do to stop myself from not bringing another one home!  (BTW, they're having a "2 for 1" special, if you're in the market).  But I digress.....

The shelter had named this kitty "Daisy", which happens to be a name I love.  But she just doesn't seem like a "Daisy", it just didn't fit.  She's more of a stealthy, calm and centered kind of a kitty.  Like the excellent hunter she'll probably turn out to be.  So watching her crawl around on Jesse's bed, with its camouflage comforter and her similar coloring, it just hit me....."Camo" !!!!  So that's her name.  Well, its really "Camellia" because Jesse didn't think "Camo" was feminine enough.  But "Camo" is what we call her.  I wonder how many people and creatures are named something grand, just for an excuse to really use the nickname.....

So, inspired by all things feline and feminine, I came up with this:

I love the new SU "Flirtatious" line of stamps and die-cuts and punches and paper and fabric - girly, girly, girly!


And I think that sentiment is so funny - and true.




So, welcome, Camo - we love you!!!