These here are our cats, Moose and Gracie.  They are both Boys, but Gracie is the non-dominant one.  It’s difficult to explain.  He’s constantly grooming himself, too.  It’s a little weird, not that there’s anything wrong with itThe cats are a huge component of the glue that holds this family together.  When we rescued them as kittens, Garrick announced in his glee that we are FINALLY a family.  …He was 7 years old at the time.  Should I be concerned that it took the better part of a decade to make my BIOLOGICAL SON feel like part of a family?

Needless to say, since they are THE reason, according to Garrick, that we are a family, I have to be careful about how I talk about them.

I don’t mind the litter box cleaning…the kids help with that when I ask.  I don’t mind the cat food, or the vet…