Meet Maeby and Lucy

Meet Maeby and Lucy. They were born on September 16th, 2008, so they are 6 weeks old today. They are super friendly and don’t seem to be afraid of anything. They are busily exploring our new apartment and trying to find ways to cause trouble.

We had been looking for a set of kittens ever since we’ve had our new apartment. We really wanted to get Molly back, but her current owner doesn’t want to give her up, so we had to start fresh. After a few weeks of looking, I realized that it is rather difficult to get kittens in Germany, since they don’t seem to have pet stores that sell them. Most of the kittens in the newspaper ads cost money, or require some kind of strict background check before they let you have them. After being rather discouraged, I came across an ad for 4 young kittens for free. By the time we got out there to pick two out, there were only two left, so the choice was easy. Maeby is a short-haired little cutie, while Lucy has long hair and a pretty little face. They are both very cuddly and figured out the litterbox system right away.

Meet Molly

Before I moved to the States back in ‘96, I used to have a cat and was forced to leave it with a neighbor when I moved, since I think it would have been hard for it to adjust to a new environment. I had every intention of getting a new kitten once I got there, but for some reason or another, it just never happened. I always told myself that once I graduated college and got my own apartment and everything, I would adopt a little kitten, because they are just so cute and provide great companionship.. especially if you live by yourself half-way across the world from everyone you know…

Since I am finally half-way settled into my new apartment in Munich, I decided it was time to adopt a kitten. Her name is Molly. She is very cute. At first glance, she looks looks completely black, but she actually has gray stripes. Her exact birthday is unknown to me, but I’m going to go ahead and set it on July 1st. I adopted her from a farm north of town where she would have had an otherwise short and miserable life. Karen helped me pick out the name, because I am terrible with thinking up good names and someday, hopefully, it will be her cat too.