My joy right now is watching Mitzi come out of her shell. Who is this cute, perky cat who greets me at the door and even wanders down the hall outside my apartment, exploring the neighbors' doors, tail held high, meowing at me with bright green eyes? I love it when she puts her paw on me - she did it this morning - a little Mitzi love-tap.

Watching her chase her tail just brings the silliest grin to my face. She's never going to catch it, but you can't tell her that - she just keeps trying! I'm amazed that she still hasn't figured out that it's attached to her - permanently.