Archive for October, 2011

It’s a girl! well, (Callie) Maeby… “there’s a girl in my soup”

October 20th, 2011

This summer the wife and I were enjoying some falafel and hummus in the kitchen when we heard a cat howling outside. Before I got out the door my wife had a cute little hungry 4-month-old calico kitten in her arms. Her? We called our neighbor who’s a vet at Pet Vets in Oak Park and after the little kitten got a clean bill of health we decided to foster her and find a good home. We once attempted to foster 3 brother cats from Hurricane Katrina, and they never left, so I was skeptical.

The first weekend we had 6 adults, 2 children, and 4 cats in the house. Because we didn’t want to keep her long term we gave her a temporary name, (Callie) Maeby, like maybe she stays, maybe not. Also named after “Maeby” Fünke. Maeby stayed with a potential family for a weekend, in the end they weren’t ready. So I guess our boys got themselves a lady, and when I say lady I mean the kind of lady that eats out of a garbage pail.

Really this is my wife’s fault for having such a big heart and always wanting to do the right thing for people and animals no matter what inconveniences they come with. People always say their wife is their better half, she’s the better whole. Not that I’m a marriage expert.

So this is the less gross birth announcement.