Big Ears

"I bet they're good listeners."

Those were the first words out of the mouth of our 7 year old when we showed him a picture of a sphynx.

When we asked him why he thought that his answer was quite simple.

"Because they have such big ears."

How right he was.

This is one of the smartest, most loving kittens I have ever known.

I fell in love with his little black nose.

I remember looking at the picture in the email from the lady that owned him, falling in love with his black nose.

I remember walking into the house to pick him up, his little nose just as cute as can be.

Slowly the black nose is fading.

I feel like such a goof. Underneath the built up dirt and grime is a cute little pink nose.

I knew this was going to take an enormous amount of dedication to his grooming and bathing.

When we brought him home I gave him what I will assume to be his first real bath. He hated it, so we took care of business as quickly as possible.

His eyes must be wiped daily, because of the lack of eye lashes.

But his nose? I had no idea his nose would fade before my eyes.

He said, and I quote...

"If you bring one of those things home I wont touch it."

My 16 year old son said he would have nothing to do with a sphynx. He couldn't understand why I wanted one.

His heart was set on a ferret. Mine, eh, not so much.

Atticus was home not more than an hour and I could tell he had a change of heart.

After a bath, nail clipping and something to eat he quickly settled down into what I have now realized is going to be his favorite "human blanket".

I woke up in the middle of the night to make the rounds and check on all the children and found him in my son's bed.

Funny how things work out sometimes.

Atticus Comes Home.

This was the day we've been waiting for. Atticus came home today.

We drove two and a half hours to pick him up. He talked the whole way home.....








....until I realized opening the door to the cat carrier would calm him down.

I fell in love with him instantly.

It seems as though he has quickly found his place in our family.

How lucky we are to have come across him.