Growing up, I actually was not fond of kitties-I was a dog person to the core. My senior year of high school, however, my sister-in-law's kitty gave birth and I got to help take care of them while she was away. I fell in love with the black female runt (to see her now, you would never think it-she's my chubs!). I went off to college and a year later, I found out the original owners could no longer keep Shadow and Whisper, and for a birthday present, my brother brought them down to live with me. About six months later, my fiancee brought home a little orange tabby girl, whom we named Callie, and it's been heaven ever since. I couldn't imagine not coming home to them...they make my house, a home.