It's going to be hard to type this because at this moment, our newest family member, a little red tabby kitten named Ruby, is chasing the cursor on my screen. Each time I sit down at the computer she insists that she must chase the cursor, or even better, the mouse arrow that to her darts just like a real mouse indeed. Miss Ruby was one of the little lost five that we helped foster back in the Spring that were all successfully adopted. Now of course it's hard to imagine that she once fit into my hand. Mateo is proud to say that he "chose her because she loves me." And in fact she does. She's got two little boys who laugh every chance they get when she chases her tail or jumps three feet in the air after her cat dancer. Nico still exclaims, "She's vibrating!" even though we've explained that it's a purr. Once we're home from a long day, Mateo bounds through the door, pats her on the head and says, "Hey Rube" as if she's his homegirl passing him in the street. Although she's deep into her own wild phase, she's really very sweet to put up with us and the abundance of noise that erupts out of here at times. For me, it's nice to have another girl around for a change….