Please Welcome The Newest Member Of Our Family and The Official Cat Of GMG- D.C.

There hasn’t been a day that’s gone by for over three years that the kids have begged us to get them a cat and I’ve resisted- until now.

It was Madeline’s Birthday, the kids have no soccer, no formal school and hanging out with friends on the regular and while the parade thing is cool we’re here in Gloucester while Madeline’s school and most of he close friends are in Hamilton.

I figured a new cat would lift the spirits of the entire family during this crisis.

Kate didn’t know,  the kids didn’t know but I’d been secretly searching and doing research for kittens off and on for about a month.  It had to be a little kitten.

Everything fell into place with a little coaching from long time GMG contributor Alicia Pensarosa and help from Sunniva at Cape Ann Animal Aid.

What a roller coaster of emotions, not knowing if it was going to happen literally up until hours before it all went down.

And we are so lucky.  D.C. is such a little love.  She is social, she loves to be gently rubbed, she’s curious, checking out the living arrangements.  She has these big round eyes that when you look at her you couldn’t help but fall in love.

What a beautiful cute fun little shmoo.

The kids have signed contracts and we have it on film about their responsibilities and they’re all-in.

D.C.- The Name.  For years during the resistance I’ve told the kids the only cat we’d have here would be a Dead Cat, joking that it’s just not going to happen, mainly because I didn’t believe that they would take the responsibilities of emptying the litterbox and grooming the cat seriously.  Over the past year Madeline had sent pictures all the time of her with Oscar, the cat at her Mom’s house.  Connor, as stubborn as he is, is pretty much a young man of honor.  If he says he’s going to do something, he sticks to his word and does it.  Eloise as a young adult now couldn’t make me prouder with her excellent grades and incredible work ethic.  These kids have been rock stars and deserved something really really awesome.  D.C. is that something really really awesome.

OK, enough rambling, Here are the pics and videos: