Kara-Kum

So our new cat is no longer nameless... In keeping with the tradition of naming our animals after deserts (how this got started I'm not sure) her name is Kara-Kum. Kara-Kum is a desert in Turkmenistan and while technically it means black sand- which obviously does not describe her coloring or personality- it was still an interesting name. Funny, Matt is incredibly picky about baby names but he likes the most interesting names for animals.

For those interested in the desert names
Sahara- our first kitty
Gobi- our Beta
Kali (short for Kalahari)- our former puppy :(

Our sweet Sahara

OK so the pic below of Sahara, while funny, is not of her actually growling at the other cat. Although tonight we've heard many strange new noises comming from her- and her feelings about this addition are quite obvious. Normally she's very sweet, so here is a nicer picture of her. And yes she lays in crazy positions like this- if there is anything for her to lay on, especially shoes, she will lay on that rather than just on the ground. She's a funny little thing.

A friend for Sahara... maybe

So today after work I decided to make a quick stop at the animal shelter, well it ended up not being so quick and I came home with another cat. She was supposed to be put down yesterday but they forgot her. Several of the animal control officers made comments about her being a lucky cat. So far Sahara does NOT like her, but we'll give it a couple of weeks to see if she comes around. But for now, Sahara sticks to the tops of the cupboards, while the nameless cat wanders happily around the house.