I sold the apartment where I was living to my friend Animal X's parents. She's delighted since it means they are staying in Pittsburgh. Animal raises orphaned kittens for a shelter, and she gave me a little tabby girl.
If there is a thing you don't need when you're moving it's a kitten. But little Grace O'Malley, is a very bright spot in my life. She is all that a kitten should be. I wish she wouldn't wake me up in the middle of the night to play. I wish she'd quit ambushing my ankles and biting through my knitting yarn. But when she discovered why it's not a good idea to sit on the edge of the bathtub while the human is in the bathtub, it was the best show in town. Ditto when she tries to kill a chair, get to the birds outside. And when she has to snuggle and purr, she must have a resonator inside her somewhere.
Hollowfox and her cubs came to help me pack before the move. Grace was tickled to have friends her own age to play with.