were driving back from draper when we found a
"free kittens" sign.
we stopped by the house to take a look,
but ended up taking the cutest, smallest little gray kitten home.
allie's mom did not like it.
my mom was out of town. and my dad.
so i played with it all day, took it to some friends houses.
when my mom got back from youth conference she wasn't happy.
who will take care of the kitten when you go to school, she said.
i hadn't thought about that yet.
what will your father say? she asked.
i hadn't thought about that either.
i wanted the kitten to be a surprise for dad, but mom told him.
he called and left quite the voice mail saying
the cat better be gone before he got home tonight,
and that i wasn't allowed back in the house until i got rid of it.
my options were far but few. i called everyone i knew.
maybe someone wanted a free kitten that day.
i thought of everyone i knew that had a birthday in july.
but that seemed cruel to drop it on the porch and run.
i thought of letting it go in the field, or the mountains.
that didn't seem right either.
jen wanted to drop it off on the side of the road.
can you say heartless.
finally my bishop's wife had an answer.
i took it to her next door neighbor, whose cat had recently passed.
it took some convincing and about twenty minutes of parental debate,
but they took my kitten. thank goodness!
i drove past the old kitten's first home the other day
and thought about that adventurous time
when i had a kitten for a day.
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