We got a kitty!! (sort of)

Yesterday we took a walk and a kitty followed us home.  It was strange because I had been thinking I'd like to get a kitty--the girls have wanted one so bad!  We had had a kitty two years ago but he was hit and killed by a car.  I had tried so hard to make him an indoor cat but he just wouldn't.  So after his passing, I was really leery to do it again. 

So when we take our morning walks, we usually try to pet other peoples' cats. On our way home, 5 doors away from our house, we met the cutest and most friendly orange kitty.  We petted him for a little while and then we started home.  House after house, he followed us.  All the way up our driveway and into our yard!  He stayed the whole morning until we went grocery shopping. The girls were in heaven!!  Especially Bella. When we left, we thought he would find his way home.  And when we got back he was gone.  But Bella was so sad that she did not get to say goodbye.  So we went to the house where we found him to see if we could say goodbye.  But our neighbor said that he didn't belong to them!  He said he was pretty sure he was homeless.  (He's not neutered either, by the way.)  But where to find him now??

So this morning we were so happy to find him on our back porch.  He had come back to us!  I guess he really wants to adopt us.  We fed him and he ate like he was starving! He is the sweetest kitty.  He purrs all the time and is really snuggly.  We think we're going to name him Thomas Tiger Sunshine O Malley the alley cat.  That's a mixture of all the suggestions.  He'll probably be O Malley for short.  For now, we're going to post some signs saying we found a cat before we take him to the vet.