Day 1198

I woke up at 8:15, took a short cat nap, and then surfed for about an hour.  Then it was pet stuff and breakfast.  It was a little warmer than yesterday (40), but it was still cold and raining. I didn't really have anything to do, so I just surfed the rest of the morning.  That got boring, so I built a couple of the Minions Lego's that I had in the spare bedroom.  Then I surfed some more until a late (2:00) lunch of salmon and crackers.

After lunch and a little more surfing it was time to go pick up the cat.  The breeder is about 40 miles north in Leander.  We mad great time getting there, just about half an hour.  That meant we were half an hour early.  I put some gas in the car and made a really short trip to HEB for milk.  We got to the breeder exactly on time.

The breeder's place had at least 4 kittens and 4 cats running around the house.  Their daughter and her 3 year old son were there also.  Did I mention the dog?  It was a busy, noisy, pace.  I kind of liked that.  It meant that the kitten would be a little less sheltered.  There were two males to choose from.  We chose the one that the breeder said was more outgoing.  I liked him because he kept walking on my arms and shoulders.

We talked with the breeders for about an hour and a half.  They were a really interesting couple.  I got to look at one of their full grown males  He's an amazing looking cat.  I hope ours turns out like him.  Right now he's mainly white, with ight coloring on his face and a darker tail.

We had a great ride home.  I don't think I went below 70 the whole way.  The kitten seemed to take it well.  Ellen took him out of the carrier and he seemed OK with Lucy.  He eventually fell asleep in her lap.  While we were on the road we decided his name would be Cooper.

We stopped at Rudy's on the way home for more brisket.  I'm liking brisket sandwiches.

We got home about 7.  Everyone got fed and Cooper got put in the guest bath.  He immediately used the cat box - a good sign.  Devon didn't seem to be too interested in what was behind the bathroom door.

After dinner - brisket sandwich, salad, and key lime pie - Ellen started to watch a chick flick.  Lucy and Devon were playing in front of her.  She took a video.  They were cute.  After that she got out Cooper and put him on her lap.  Devon was not amused.  He sat below and hissed and snarled.  Cooper puffed up his tail and kind of hissed back.  He even hissed at Lucy, who he'd liked in the car.

Ellen put Cooper back in the bathroom.  Lucy was confused.  She went over to Devon and rubbed noses with him to make sure that he wasn't mad at her.

The rest of the evening was TV for Ellen and surfing for me.