You know how some things in your life just meant to be? You know it. The moment it happen your heart just sinks and YOU KNOW for a fact that THIS MEANT TO HAPPEN at this particular moment in your life? Well, I believe that Lilly meant to enter in our life right this moment, today…

This morning was hectic to say the least. Gabriella was not feeling well all night and we stayed up pretty much for the good part of it. When I woke her up this morning, dressed her and put her down next to the door to wait for me to get ready- she sure was still out of it, dreaming of 100 white fluffy sheep jumping over whatever they are jumping over when you supposed to count them to go back to sleep! :))) All of a sudden she asked me a very simple question, and yet the subject of the question has never been brought up in our conversations, neither do I remember talking recently about it or even mention it in any simplest way. Her exact words were as follows: Mommy, when are we finally getting a cat? I stopped, looked and her and said: A cat, Gabby? You want us to have a cat? And she said- yes, a cat mommy. Can we please have one?! I said I will think about it. And she said she is going to ask her dad the same question next time she will see him! Now to back off here a little- I have been wanting a cat for a while now. It seems I always have a cat in my life, one way or another. I love cats quiet frankly. But every time I would think I want a cat- I would brush that thought off and say- c’mon Leeka, no cats, OK?! You’ve had enough cats in your life! Another responsibility in your already over-scheduled life?!….But still, lately I’ve been longing for a cuddly creature to greet me when I come home, to purr on my lap as I edit pictures, read or watch TV… And I knew I would not want a little kitty cat, II want to rescue a very special stray cat and give him a better happier life!!! So back to our today’s story! And Lilly!!! :))) The business of non-eventful work day at kroger took my thoughts about getting a cat out. To be honest, I do not think I even thought about it once I got in my car that morning and start driving towards Gabriella’s babysitter’s house! But then, sometime that day my wonderful dear friend Alice stopped by. She is going overseas tomorrow for quiet sometime and I could tell she was running last minute errands and had little time to talk! I did not want to keep her from getting things done, so we almost said our good byes when all of a sudden she said, Hey, Leeka, do you want to have a cat? And I said: A CAT? And she said, yes, a cat. See, there is this gray pretty cat and she is stray, she has been wondering around my house for a few weeks and wants to come inside, I’ve been giving her food, but my other cat fights with her, so I can not have them both. I feel terrible because I do not know what will happen with her by the time I come back. And before I could think of anything else I said: Yes, I will have her, when can I pick her up?! Just like that….Alice told me that it looks like someone put a flee collar on her when she was little because she had to cut it off- it was strangling her and there is still a mark on her neck, but:” she is the most loving cat you’ve ever seen”, she told me. And so we agreed to meet after work in a few hours. Before I came to meet this pretty gray cat, I already knew what I will name her- Lilly. I do not know why, the name just popped in my head and I have decided if Gabriella will agree we will name her that! The moment I picked Lilly up I KNEW that we are going to be a perfect fit for each other- what an adorable little creature! Gabriella loved her from the get go as well and kept telling me on the way home: hurry up, mommy, we do not want Lilly to get scared, she needs to get home soon! When we brought Lilly home, she immediately start purring and run around apartment like she always lived here and just been away for sometime. She got under my bed for a second and then, as me and Gabriella start working on our dinner - joined our company in the living room and laid on the chair and snoozed! That’s what I love about cats- their love to take naps as much as possible! She let me take pictures of her- she is not camera shy! And played with Gabriella, ate her dinner purring away, then used litter box, like a real lady-cat and then spent an hour while I edited her pictures on my lap constantly “talking” to me ( I love cats who TALK!!!!) and now is comfortably sleeping on my bed, every now and then looking in my direction as to say- come on, go to bed, get some sleep, how much longer??!!! She is perfect, perfect, perfect! In so many ways! I can not even describe to you HOW happy Lilly makes me feel! Just hearing her purr in the background makes me smile right now… She is still just skin and bones but I believe that with some time and TLC she will turn into this miniature snow tigress!!!! ….without further delay- I introduce you our new family member- Lilly!!!!!