emerson’s kitty

Rich took Em on a long walk this morning so I could nap (I’m fighting a cold).  On their walk, they heard a tiny meow.  They looked towards this ditch they were walking past.  Rich said there was a little, maybe 2 month old kitty coming towards them.  It jumped over a dead kitten to get to them.  (Em didn’t see the dead kitty.)  Then a big truck drove by so it jumped back into the ditch.  Emerson asked Rich, “why that kitty cat all alone?”  Rich told her, “well, maybe its mama is hunting for food.”  Then she told him, “Daddy, you not telling the truth, you need to tell the truth.  That kitty all alone.” Rich told her that it is very important to always tell the truth and that he didn’t know why it was all alone but a lot of times mamas leave their kittens alone to look for food.  Em responded, “that kitty all alone.  Can I take it home?”  So he said, “Em you’re breaking my heart.”  And Em said, “Daddy, why I’m breaking your heart?”

…that’s the best I can remember what Rich told me.

Well, they didn’t bring the kitty cat home.  Rich brought a sleeping Emerson home though.  And while she was sleeping, we talked about this little kitty cat and how sweet it was that Em wanted to take it home.  And how we’re planning on getting a cat soon anyway and how much nicer it would be to rescue one that was dumped on the side of the road than go to a nasty pet store.

So I told Rich maybe he should borrow the D’s car and see if he can find the cat again.  He agreed.

He came back 10 minutes later with the kitty cat.  Our new kitty cat.  Emerson named it Lola and couldn’t be happier to have her.

Here’s a video of Em’s response right after she woke up and saw it.

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