O those torties!! They have a way of just stealing your heart!!! Like your parent, my first cat, Miss Boo Boo Kitty, was a white tortie.LOADED with attitude!! She bit me in the " get acquainted room " at the shelter. When I took her to the vet, I was told to" bring her back!!" That she was NOT the cat for a first time cat owner. I could not do that, we were her fourth home, and the guilt of her being put to sleep if brought back, hung heavy about my heart! But just like Lily, Boo was my best friend for 16+ years!!! O those torties!!! Lily, you knew just who you wanted to go home with and waited patiently for your person!!! HAPPY COTD!!!!