Ms. Belle Kitty Cat

It was a cold Wednesday afternoon, and Bear came into my office asking me if I could take some time off the following day. He said it wasn't an emergency or anything, but he had a surprise for me. Given the nature of my work, a day's notice wouldn't cut it so I said can we do it some other day.

Bear said, of course - I will get you your surprise on Saturday. I stewed for a few days, because OMG who does that??

Saturday came, and I started to get dressed. Bear started to give me instructions - don't wear this and don't wear that - still trying to keep the surprise a secret, I was so confused why! Are we going to an escape room? Is this some paint ball event? Is this some sport event? Are we going to pick up a new puppy or cat? Are we petting goats or llamas? The escape room was definitely my first guess.

Got in the truck, started driving North. Turned to Bowen St. and I was thinking, the Humane Society is this way…

THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS THIS WAY!

World, meet Belle!

Belle Cat. 
Belle Cat-Oh. Cattoh. Carrow.
Belle Kitty Cat. Kitkat.

Bear already got everything figured out. We arrived and he already did his research - which cat to meet, their background, if they are familiar with dogs, how they are with other animals. We met Belle, who was then called "Bia-Li", in a room and she was very skittish. Understandably so. She eventually warmed up, but she did seem wary and scared.

It was a battle to get her in the carrier and she definitely hid when we got home.

But there is a catch - Belle had a bite record. And she bit Bear.

Now we really want to make this work. I can see how loving she is, and I know she wants to be loved. While it may take some time for her to integrate into the family, and while she can be quite... spicy, I know this will work!