After some soul searching, anxiety, and excitement, I adopted a female kitten this past weekend. I vacillated between an adult female and a male kitten, and was so sure at one point that I was adopting a male that I named him and envisioned him as part of our household before I even found him. In the end, Nell joined our family. She is a spitfire. And she's trying to climb into my overflowing crate of fitness equipment as I type this.
Oh, Henry is not pleased. Yet. I believe she'll win him over any day now. At least he still loves me.
And we both still love and remember Miss Chloe. Always.
So, meet Nell: