How Calvin Came to Stay

To backtrack a bit, on a chilly day, November 30, 2006, my sister and a couple of friends took a morning walk. As they were walking down the street, this little kitten came running up to them, meowing frantically. My sister picked it up and put it under her jacket and they continued walking. When they came back, she set it down near where she had found it, but the kitten wasn't having any of that. He followed them all the way back, meowing. When she came inside, he stayed outside the door, meowing, until she finally brought him in.

She took him to the vet that afternoon and found that other than having a bad case of fleas and parasites, he was healthy, so she had him treated and kept him. She has taken him back ever since for his checkups and shots and he has responded by bossing us around. Ha! The vet estimated him to be 8 weeks old, so we counted back 8 weeks and estimated his birthday to be September 8th.

When I get home from work and sit down in the recliner, Calvin will come and walk across my lap back and forth three times, then sit down and I will give him a shoulder massage. Is he spoiled or what?

He is so disappointed when we go to bed at night. It's like he thinks we should stay up and entertain him. At 4:15 to 4:30 a.m., he thinks I have had enough sleep and he stands in my doorway and meows loudly and continuously until I either get up or go shut the door.