Boys and their treasures!

Boys are a breed of their own aren’t they?  Worms, nails, cars, marbles, measuring tapes, chalk, the list goes on and on.  These are things a mommy can expect to find in the pocket of her sweet boys.  I am one of those fortunate mom’s and I’m so happy to see what treasures they find. (Free tip: Worms do not survive a trip in the washing machine!)   Unfortunately some treasure Johnston finds he can’t fit in his pocket.

"Mommy I caught something!"  These words always send a little shiver down my spine.  Are there going to be spines, hairy legs, scales, warts or worse on said "caught something"?  With a smile I always check what creature we are welcoming to our family, since each find is a treasure that can hardly be left to fend for themselves once rescued from their hard life in the wild. 
Thursday Johnston caught something from the wild and for once I could truly smile because it was cute, cuddly, soft and furry.  When it wasn’t scratching and trying to get free that is!
A wild kitten!  This sweetie has been seen around our house since she was born in June.  Her parents are wild strays and she was the only kitten from their litter to survive.  The boys have tried to catch her many times, but she was to quick.  Thursday Johnston put  food in the garage and when she went in to eat it he quickly shut the door.  This narrowed his chase down to the shelves, bikes, tools and such garage dwellers.  As you can see he was very successful. 
Here she is on day two enjoying the bed the boys made for her in their room.  Cats are so easy to train with a litter box.  It took all of five minutes!  I wish dogs were so easy.  She is still a little hand shy sometimes, but is very loving and enjoys to be held. 
Johnston  knows we can’t keep the sweet thing.  With our upcoming move and all things that are part of said move, we just don’t have room in our family for another pet at this time.  I told the boys that their job is to spend time with her, love on her and get her ready for a wonderful new family.  They are doing a great job loving on her poor thing.  We sure will miss her when she goes!