It’s been almost five years since our cat Katie passed away. Ever since I’ve endured some people saying to me things like, “Oh, you’re not a complete family unit without a pet,” and this annoyed me slightly because I happen to agree. To a point.

Well the time has come. We’re going to our local cat shelter tomorrow morning to pick out a kitten. Keira has already given us a list of essentials:

1) It must be a girl

2) It must be black and white

3) We must name her ‘Tessie’

Back later with photos! Wish us luck!

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity