A kitten, a rainbow, and three other things

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1. Tristan

Early in the summer, our friend Dr. Emily Black (the vet at our local animal shelter) let us know about a hard luck kitten needing a home (if he pulled through) in a few months. He was half the size of his siblings, and had been born without eyes. But he was a fighter!

This was very exciting news. But as an unexpected side effect, for the rest of the summer I worried about this kitten constantly. We went to visit him at the shelter a few times and he was so tiny.

So tiny that there were several times over the next few months when it seemed like he might not survive after all. My whole nervous system went on high alert, as if I could do anything about it.

But he did survive! And on September 25 (our one year anniversary of opening the store) he came to live with us.

He’s having a great time, and has been very adopted by Trixie who was a big part of our inspiration to get him — we felt certain she wanted a baby. But I still can’t stop worrying about him. I wake up every day sc…