Our new pet??

The Starnes family isn't a pet family. We tried to be....you might recall that horrible experience a few years back. If not, you can read about it here. We tried a couple of beta fish for awhile but accidentally killed them when we went out of town for a weekend because turned the heat off. Yeah...they froze to death. We're pretty much awesome with pets.

I hate cats. I'm horribly allergic and they shed all over the place. So WHY is there a cat in my house right now as I write this???

How did we get to this point?? I'm trying to figure it out myself.
Meet "Jack" the cat. (Which I think is a GIRL btw). He/She belongs to our neighbors. To be honest with you, I think they forgot that they own this animal.

The poor thing comes over to our house ALL DAY long. It cries at our doorstep each morning and waits for the chance to come BARRELING into the house. If he gets into the house he goes right over to the kitchen looking for some morsel to eat off of the floor. It sleeps outside over by our window well and pretty much freezes at night. I think the cat is just looking for a warm place to curl up and take a rest.

Each time we come pulling into the garage...the cat can sense it or something. The cat greets us when we get home and bids us farewell when we leave. My boys absolutely ADORE this thing. It is an extremely mellow cat and puts up with a TON of abuse. He/She is toted around like a baby, covered with blankets, participates in wrestling matches, has been forced to "jump" on the trampoline with them, yet it still returns every day at the same time...ready for more. It is a miracle that the cat hasn't clawed or bitten anyone.

Jack is a pretty sweet and smart cat. Did I mention it knows how to open doors? Even my cat loathing husband has a little soft spot for Jack. I guess if Jack wants to come over for some "play dates" with my kids its fine once in awhile. He keeps them entertained for hours which helps me get some things done around the house. Oh, and Jack killed a spider in my basement today....if he keeps that up, he can come over as OFTEN as he wants. :)

Did I really just say that????? What is wrong with me???