sweet pea...jr.(?)

about a week after sweet pea died, dustin came home from school with a kitten. a kitten that looks exactly like our sweet pea!! sadly, as soon as eden reached out to hold it, it jumped down and ran away into the woods. so much for the promised "tame" kitten!! during that week, my cousin's dog went missing. the kids prayed fervently for paisley's return, and at one point eden added the kitten into the prayer. thankfully, paisley did return home, and then poor eden couldn't figure out why God didn't answer her prayer about HER little animal. fast forward another couple of days. the kids heard meowing at the neighbors, and lo and behold, eden's new kitty had returned after over a week in the woods! it was still wild, so it took some maneuvering on the kids part to catch him/her, but finally they had the kitty in their arms. we had to let it stay in the basement for a few days to get acclimated to life with small children, but i am happy to report that "sweet pea" has adjusted wonderfully, and eden is thrilled to have a baby kitty once again. i really did try to get them to name the kitten something else, but they insist that his/her name is sweet pea.