Chris it sounds like Ebony has made her claim on you. When I recently went to the shelter with my daughter she was there with the idea of getting either a solid black or gray cat (her husband's suggestion). Well as we passed by all of the cages a little solid white girl kept sticking her paws out of the bars and meowing. It was like she was saying "pick me! pick me!" To make a long story short, Dandy (as she is known now), short for DandyLion, has a forever home with my daughter. I think it is wonderful that you are thinking of adopting a mommy cat. It always makes me sad when the kittens and puppies get adopted right away but the mommies remain. Keep us posted!!