Animal life

Sunday night Kate looked me squarely in the eye and complained  that Miss Murray didn't love her and she was lonely, so she wanted a pet that would be hers and hers alone.

"I want a rabbit."

A rabbit?

It took me a day to work through that request. I know it should have been an instant, Hell, no not a dirty stinking rabbit but sometimes I try and be accommodating, however,  it never works out the way I imagine it.  Besides I read that they live for 5 to 10 years which just might be longer than i might live.

Well, at least a cat, she said because I don't want a ferret, a gerbil, guinea pig, or hamsters. They die. 

Well yes, they do. 

So what about a cat, Mom?

So I consulted with Corinne on introducing a cat to Miss Murray and to our household.  I hope she doesn't write back immediately.