This is my happy cat, Mickey. We adopted him from a local shelter a few months ago. Joe and I were both kind of leery about getting a cat for a few reasons, number one being I am allergic to cats. I am allergic to everything. The only pet I have had that I am not allergic to is fish... and let's face it fish aren't much fun. Secondly, Joe always says he doesn't like cats. This cat has proven him wrong. He loves this cat! And as far as cats go, this one is pretty cool.

Our cat plays fetch. And before you ask, I don't know. When we brought him home we bought him a few toys, one of them being a stuffed mouse. I started throwing the stuffed mouse to watch the cat pounce on it, and eventually he started bringing it back. So now we play fetch for about an hour each evening or until he gets tired and wanders off. Oddly enough this is the second cat I have had that played fetch. My mom says that I somehow teach them to do it. I wasn't aware you could teach a cat anything other than how to use a litterbox.

Last night the cat was standing in the bathtub, so I turned the water on assuming he would jump right out and run off. He didn't. He stood in the tub and was amazed by the water. At first he would only look at the water from every angle he could get to. Then he mustered up his cat nerve and stuck his paw in the water... then I couldn't get him out of the tub! I think he would have played in there all night if I hadn't turned the water off. He played in the tub for about 20 minutes until I ruined his fun and turned off the water. Downside: he wanted to jump in the shower with me this morning... I didn't see that ending well. Other than the cat wanting to sleep on my face at night, he has been a great addition to our home. He's nothing if not entertaining. We're pretty happy he's here.