Ace the Cat

We have a new cat!

We named him Ace.

Here's the story...

More than a week ago, I tried to take our children to Carriage Hill Metropark.  It is an old fashioned farm with outbuildings and people dressed in period costumes and a lovely visitor center.

But I went on a Monday, and they are closed on Monday.

GRRRRRRRR!  (We went again last Friday, but that's the subject of another post.)

So after that failure, I told the kids we could go to a normal park to play.

At the park was a picnic shelter.  And on the tables were a cat bed, and bowls of food and water. And a cat was hanging around.

So, we came to the obvious conclusion that the cat is a stray and some kind soul was feeding him at the picnic shelter.  He was a very FRIENDLY stray.  He spent quite a bit of time on Lydia's lap.  Lydia is a total cat whisperer.  Most cats LOVE Lydia.

I talked to Kevin about the cat (who was already named Ace by our children.)  While it was nice someone was feeding and watering the cat, winter is coming. Ace had no real shelter at the picnic shelter, and the water would freeze quickly. So, we prayed about it and decided that if possible, we'd bring him home.  He could of course have left, or be difficult about getting into a cat carrier.

So on Saturday, Lydia and the 3 littles joined me to try and catch Ace. It went like a charm.  He was there.  He was very happy to go into the cat carrier. The cat bed was still there but the food and water were gone.  So...I wonder if a park employee got rid of them as they probably attracted raccoons and possums.

So Ace is here now.  It has been something of an adventure for him to meet our other cats, but he's settling in, and so are they.

One thing we don't know is whether he is fixed. He acts like he is fixed because he isn't aggressive with the other cats (though they have been a tad aggressive with him.)  He is so friendly we're guessing he was either lost or dumped by someone.

So yep, new cat. He is a very nice addition to our herd of cats.  We now have 6.