Adoption(s)

As some of you know, my dear departed Hermes (the cat) came from the local animal shelter (pound) and lately I have been wanting to adopt a female kitty and have of course wanted one from the same pound as I want to rescue a cat rather than purchase one. I checked their website and saw woeful pictures of cats waiting for adoption. It was so sad I cried. I looked at some dogs but most of them are Pit Bulls, which scare the daylights out of me, so I clicked out of that and went to male cats. There's less of them than females so I don't know how I ended up with only male cats! Mikey was a stray and though I didn't get him at the pound, he came to my backyard and ended up my pet. Poor baby, may he rest in peace. Mr. Julie had the same history but thankfully he's still alive and well and he's quite a loving animal companion. Still, I do want to give him a little girlfriend though I'm not sure how he'll react to it. Right now, though he's neutered, he does still go out and chase girl-cats and he was seeing a kitty I named Hipolita regularly but I think I saw poor Hippies smeared onto the street right by the entrance to the freeway.

That reminds me! A stupid little dog ran across the street yesterday as I drove back to work from lunch and I had to swerve my car to avoid hitting it. I also drove up to the nearest place where I could do a legal u-turn and went back to make sure I hadn't hit him. I parked on a side street, checked under my car, and then wondered where he could be. Soon enough I noticed he was a half a block away, happily skipping along smelling flowers and (presumably) looking for water. I cursed at it....well, I waved my fist at him and said, "Stupid little dog! I almost killed myself for you!" and drove off.

So as of now, I have no new pets and will possibly keep it that way. I love animals but lately and for biological reasons I have been utterly dying for a baby. A human baby, that is. I looked at adoption websites and noticed the whole endeavor is quite pricey. I may never marry at this rate and so may never have a baby on my own and even though I'd always planned to adopt, even if I got married, I was thinking of adopting one on my own, as a single mom. It might not be the best thing to do for a child....but sometimes it can't be helped. That is, in situations like the one I might end up in without really trying. See, I have a cousin who's dying of cancer and she's a new mother. I'm thinking I will adopt her baby if she passes. Hopefully she won't, though...I'm praying for her. Actually, she's already lived longer than expected so hopefully she'll beat this thing. But if she doesn't, I want to take care of her daughter. She's got other more immediate family I'm sure is more than willing to raise this child but none in the good ol' U.S. of A. and maybe they'll acquiesce because of this factor. Or not...maybe the baby is all they'll have left of the memory so they will desperately want her. I am behind any decision, of course.