A Memorial to Simon, a Welcome to Jake

I'm very unhappy to report that we lost our first kitten, Simon. The poor little guy died before we had a chance to pick him up from the store. He was a really great kitten who should have grown up to be a cat. He would have made an excellent cat. We are moving on, but it's very tragic, and we refuse to ever forget Simon or what a great kitten he was.

Moving on, we thought, meant continuing with the plan of getting a kitten. It's true, he's not Simon, but he's a good kitten just the same. His name is Jake, (short for Charcoal Jake) and he seems to be an affectionate and playful guy. He's a hearty kitten too. (I wish poor Simon could have been this hearty). Jake and Vaughn are hanging out in South Dakota, but I'll be meeting him soon and bringing him home a week from Sunday.

I hope he likes airplanes.