Twist of Fate

Last night at 9:30pm I was sitting on my sofa with the mother of all headaches.  The past two days had totally warped my brain and I just wanted the time to go by until bed, so that I could wake up to a brand new day.

Then I heard my phone alerting me that I had a message.   When I checked my voice mail I had a message from a lady named Linda asking me if I had found a home for my cats yet and that she and her husband were really keen to see them.

I couldn’t believe it.  My head hurt so bad I could barely move but I had to call her back before it was too late.   When I phoned her she said she was sure someone would have taken them by now but that she and her husband had moved here a while back from New Zealand and really wanted to get cats.  They had to rehome their cats before moving here so they knew what I was going through.

They asked when they could see them and I told them whenever was convenient for them.  Before I knew it Xander and I were rushing to tidy up and Linda and her husband were on their motorcycle on the way over.

They showed up at a little past 10:30pm and we all sat down for a chat.  They are around my parents’ age I think and gave off a really friendly vibe right from the start.  They stayed here chatting with us and petting the cats until almost 1:00am!

The best part?  They got to see the cats in their home environment and both cats ran to the door to greet them and purred lovingly between them on the sofa as our visitors lavished pats and attention on them.  The second best part is that I got to witness it.   I got to see who they are, what kind of people they are and that my cats were not afraid or put off by them.  It was quite the opposite really, the entire time they were here one of the two was climbing up into their laps looking for some lovin’.

I loved them, they loved my cats.  It’s a perfect situation because we also get to see where they live.   Tonight we are bringing the cats and their belongings over to their house and we can help ease them into their new surroundings.

I really really liked these people and she has already said that we can keep in touch and she will send me updates on how the cats are doing.  Heck, I’m sure if I wanted to I could even visit them now and then.

Let me tell ya, if I never believed in fate before I do now.   If Spencer hadn’t completely lost his shit at the shelter, then we wouldn’t have taken him and Salem home.  Then when Linda called, I would have told her the cats were gone already.   The cats would have been at the shelter for god knows how long and eventually gone to a home with god knows who, while I would be left to always wonder.

This was all meant to happen, somehow… it was worth all the heartaches and HEADACHES to end up finding these wonderful people who I know will give my babies a fun and love filled life from now on.

So, wish us luck tonight that nothing goes wrong.   Mostly, pray for me that Spencer doesn’t go off the deep end again.  I’m hoping that when we get there and let him out it will be different as it’s a home and we will be there.

Fingers crossed!!