Well, I just got home from meeting w/her. She's a dear little lady who just can't say 'no'. She rescued all of her cats from a woman whose rescue shelter went bankrupt and many of the animals were euthanized. This lady originally planned on adopting them out but you know how that goes.

The cats are all well cared for, I will say that, no sick ones (one is on thyroid medication but I mean no sickness from URI's or neglect, etc.). They all appear happy and seem to get along w/each other. She keeps them in separate rooms just so that she doesn't get overwhelmed herself but I gotta tell ya, she's overwhelmed and just doesn't realize it. The cats in the basement are the ones who fare best because they have lots of room to run around and it's cool down there. The ones upstairs are more sedate and a couple are cranky and the rooms are small and the smell is just overpowering. I actually had stomach cramps by the time I left and was afraid that I'd vomit.

As it also turns out, she is NOT going to be gone for 6 weeks but only 6 days. She misspoke. I can handle 6 days, no problem. She, however, balked at my fee. We discussed my fee on the phone but she was so excited to find someone who might be willing to cat sit that I know she didn't really hear me. So I left it that I'll wait to hear from her.

A couple of the cats were downright adorable. They're all special, of course, but there is a gray one that when I bent down to pet one of the others, jumped on my back. And he loves giving head bumpies. And there's a calico there that just glared at me like only my calico RB Puddy could do. LOL Made me chuckle. I knew better than to extend my hand, though. The lady told me that she's had her for 3 years and she still won't allow her to touch her. Yep, that's Puddy alright.

So there's the update. When/if I hear from her, I'll keep you posted on how it's working out.