New young energy

 

It's been an emotional week for the family. Charlie started middle school on Wednesday. A bus rider for the first time since kindergarten. He's taken to it like a duck to water. I'll still drive up and spend an overnight or two in the future, but am unsure whether "Nana picking you up at school" is cool. I'll leave it up to him. 

Since Camilla disappeared in May, our family has had a hole in its heart. She was a homebody who spent much of her days tucked in the corner by the window to the right of my stitching chair. We will never stop missing her sweet energy.

We signed up for an online missing pet community and weekly, I'd get an email asking if she had come home. I responded, and her photo and info was boosted to the top of a list. This email was followed by an email from a participating animal shelter with page upon page of pictures of animals waiting to be adopted.  I honestly HAD to stop looking because 95% of them were kittens. 

Thursday morning, Colin came into the studio and told me about a vivid dream he had about Camilla. The sadness gripped him. An hour or so later, I bit my lip and started scrolling through the Pawboost photos. 

  His dream set this in motion. Emails, calls, and we were on our way down to the shelter to meet the newest member of the family. 3 months old. Female. As yet, unnamed.  We will pick her up on Monday. 

Colin has always worn his heart right on his face. 

And these two definitely know something about their world is about to change. The big challenge is going to be keeping the youngster an indoor cat. There will be confinement to the dye deck.  There will be a one-way cat door for Bailey. Challenging. Not impossible. 

Camilla. 2021-forever in our hearts