So we have been very busy in the Johnson household. Espoleta found a great home and is very happy according to her new Mommy. Sorry no kittens yet!

Hello, I AM ESPOLETA! Say it with me: ES-PO-LE-TA! How do you do? The Crazy Dog boasted of his blogging skills and his many friends and I thought I would steal his blog for today and try to RULE THE WORLD!....I mean...make lots of new friends! I know you all have read my story, so you already know I AM FULL OF NINJAS! Whoops I mean, I am full of kittens! Guess what kind of kittens? If you don't figure it out on your own you'll never be able to SAVE YOUR WORLD! HAHAHAHA! Eh hem...ninja kittens...the best kind of kittens! I believe the Curly Haired Lady likes me, which is good, I feared I would be on the streets forever. Which I could handle! I'm totally tough enough! (Whoa why am I being so defensive?) I wonder if I will be able to stay with the Curly Haired Lady & keep my minions...I mean...kittens! She's always showing me attention you know, the Crazy Dog hates it! MOL! I just bap him upside the head & say, "GET A LONG LITTLE DOGGY!" and he looks at the Curly Haired Lady like, "Really? She HAS to stay?" MOL! Crazy Dog is a fun toy!

"What?" My Mommy was shocked, here was a flyer reporting a lost cat with not one but TWO photos of Little Kitty! Had Mommy not seen that cat outside every single day since we moved into the apartments? Had she not been feeding Little Kitty(along with many other people in the apartments) on a regular basis? Now here was a flyer claiming she had a home? Also that she MAY about to be having kittens? She snatched the flyer off the stairs & we rushed inside to call the owner of Little Kitty. Once inside Mommy dialed the number & a polite man answered the phone. "Yes, I'm calling about YOUR cat." My Mother was quite distressed she did not want this man to think she had stole his cat! But she had seen Little Kitty outside every hour of the day & night! She was sure Little Kitty did not have a home! Mommy explained to the man she had seen Little Kitty outside all the time. She told him how she had been feeding her & how she feared Little Kitty would have her babies outside & they would freeze or the Tom cats would kill them. To her surprise the man on the phone said he DID NOT keep Little Kitty inside as he had allergies. He also made it clear that if Little Kitty would have a home with Mommy & Daddy that she should just stay there. She was baffled, this was not the response she was expecting. When she hung up the phone she was not entirely sure what had just happened. Had this man not put up flyers looking for HIS cat? The flyer said the family wanted Little Kitty home, yet he did not want to come & get her. Mommy felt a pain in her stomach, she wasn't sure what was going to happen. What if Daddy made her get rid of Little Kitty? Mommy couldn't take Little Kitty living outside it would break her heart. Mommy was slowly being overwhelmed & it seemed all was lost. I was put in my bed, as Little Kitty's previous owner wanted to bring over her collar, rabies tag, & five months worth of flea medication. Mommy was thankful for all of those. I was upset I didn't get to meet the man, but I could hear from my bed.

I heard her laugh, my own mom laughing at my torment! I was so confused! "Eduardo, you are so lucky she's declawed!" Declawed? No wonder I felt no pain, but still it's not fun to get smacked in the head, repeatedly! The cat mewed at my Mommy rolling over asking for a rub. I was so intrigued by this creature. However, she had no interest in me what so ever! She just wanted attention & love from my Mommy. Her belleh was very round, and if Mommy touch it without permission from Little Kitty, she received a low growl and a even a smack! This was one tough kitty!

I heard the front door open, to me it seemed thirty minutes later. But time flows together most days, & I have no idea really how long it's been. I heard my Mom soothing someone, she told them it would be okay, they were safe now. I let out a yell, I hoped my mother hadn't forgotten about me! I was ignored, her attention was completely focused somewhere else, I figured it might be awhile before I was released, so I drifted off to sleep.

I heard my Mommy on the phone...she sounded very frantic."Ray, they'll kill her babies, she has no where else to go! Shes starving! PLEASE!" Her pleas scared me, I don't know who 'she' was but we had to help her! "It's dropping to 14 degrees tonight, there is no shelter out there, what if she has them?" I heard muffle grunts come from the phone, my Daddy was not happy and was trying desperately to win this argument. "I will try to find her a place to stay, but just for now, here?...please?" There was a loud roar from the phone, I ran under the bed, it sounded like a monster was going to come out & attack us!"No you don't understand! She has no food, no shelter & she's due any day now!" a defining howl made the phone shake. My Mother was not amused. Again my mother justified her reasons, this time she was getting frustrated, there was a trail of grief in her voice. I let out a tiny whine, I hated to hear my Mommy so upset! "What do you want me to do?! Forget about her?!" There was a long pause I knew my Dad was weighing his options. "I'll go find her, thank you. I love you Panda Bear!" The joy in my Mommy's voice was quite contagious, I joined her & barked my pleasure, "Where are we going Mommy!?" Her weak human ears only heard "Arf! Arf!" Her eyes gazed at me lovingly as if she knew what I was saying. "Eduardo, you must stay here, in your bed. Go now, I'll be back soon." So I went and I waited....