C is for Cat, Cute, Cuddly, Crookshanks

Hey there! If you just want to see a video of a kitten playing the guitar, scroll down to the end.

Also, I must apologize for the look as I continue to tweak the layout. If I tried to perfect it first I'd never get around to any posts.

And finally, I'm on target with the correct letter of the day in the 2016 Blogging from A to Z Challenge.

Crookshanks. A mouthful of a name for such a small, sweet girl. A more fitting name would be the stereotypical female cat name, Princess. What can I say? We're big time Harry Potter fans. When we decided to get another cat (Simba was the Lion King in our home at that time), my husband and then eleven year old son said if we got a male we'd name him Padfoot (yeah, yeah, I know. Padfoot is a dog/animagus/godfather/best friend/Order member) and if we chose a female her name would become Crookshanks (again, we know the real Crookshanks is a male). We didn't choose a cat. A cat chose us. Crookshanks was 4 months old when we adopted her from our local no-kill shelter. The shelter workers had named her Ruth. She picked us out as her new owners.

Crookshanks tried to become friends with the old guy Simba, but he would have nothing to do with her. Go away kid, ya bother me. Fortunately our dog was thrilled to get a new playmate. They became fast friends. Much to the disappointment of both my husband and son, she picked me as her favorite human. She loves to be petted, loves to be held, loves to sleep on your lap or your laptop.

This guy, called Timberweed by the shelter volunteers almost became Padfoot.

But Ruth, said, "Pick me!" And so she became Crookshanks.

One day about a week after she came home, we couldn't find her anywhere and were starting to panic. Did she get out somehow? Is she stuck somewhere? No, she found my crochet bag. Thus began her love of both yarn and bags, both of which continue to this day.

She is also a book lover. It doesn't matter if they're physical paper books or electronic books. She will cover the words so you have to notice her.

"Sunbeam, I love you so much!"

In 2012 our first grandson was born. Crookshanks gave him a kiss of approval.

Dingo was her buddy (Spoiler: He's going to be featured for the letter D). They shared a water bowl  and whichever one was drinking first, the other patiently waited for a turn.

Crookshanks. She was a rock star at 6 months old. She's still our rock star at almost 8 years old.