Meet Bodie
This is Bodie, the newest member of our family. Sometime after our cat Jordie died earlier this year, my wife Tara (of course) wanted to get another one. I did not want to get one right away. I wanted to wait until our other cat Allie passed away first (cuz I knew Alllie would vehemently object to a new cat – and of course, I was correct about that). I managed to convince Tara to wait awhile. However …. my daughter Nekoda (apparently, completely on her own accord) decided that she wanted a new kitten for Christmas, and she was going to ask Santa for it. She wanted a pink kitten or an orange kitten. Now the last time I checked, God does not make pink kittens. But he does make orange kittens, and in fact our last cat, Jordie, was orange and white as well. Now it is very hard (for me) to say “no” to Nekoda. She is just too darn cute. But this time, I did try really hard to convince her otherwise. I did, really. I’m sure you all think I’m just a big push-over. I could’ve put my foot down, but in the end I thought it would be really nice for the kids (and my wife) to have a new kitten for Christmas. And I was right about that. The kids just adore the new kitten and really love playing with him constantly. Hours of free entertainment. He likes climbing up the Christmas tree in our house as well. Nice.
I like the name they picked out for the cat too because (1) it is the name of a cool ghost town in California, and (2) it sounds similar to Jordie. Bodie looks almost identical to Jordie, and he has a very similar personality as well. It is kinda freaky. Tara found Bodie in a local shelter. I think it was love at first sight.
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