#and no I'm not explaining Jojo's Bizarre Adventure to my mom but my brain immediately went there

[lisa-and-shadow]

I would like to introduce the menace that has recently entered my home.

First pic is when she waltzed into the open garage uninvited, with eye boogies and a runny nose 🤧, from out of nowhere. There's a small group of barn cats next door but they don't interact with people. Our neighbor feeds them but can't get her hands on any of them. We've seen this little gal hopping around from a distance. To say we were shook. Like, ma'am? Hello? Are you lost?

Second pic is about five minutes later when she discovered she REALLY likes being petted. I guess she heard us talking and decided she wanted to come to where it was warm. 🤷‍♀️ Purr motor activated, along with tiny biscuit-making feet, immediately upon being picked up. If we put her down she just yelled to be picked up again. 🥺 Oh no.

Kitten acquired.

Based on her teeth and eye color she was 7.5-8 weeks old. We were able to get her to the vet 2 days later so she got some antibiotics for the upper respiratory yuck, and she was placed in kitten quarantine from my adult cat. She's a big fan of kitten chow. And belly rubs. My mom named her Jojo. (These are mom hands in all the pics. 👋)

Fast forward 2 weeks of delicious kitten chow and antibiotics and being absolutely SPOILT by my mom. She's pretty much doubled in size and tripled in weight.

Very difficult to photograph because she does. Not. Stop. Moving!!! 😁 She's so full of energy now. She mostly slept at first bc she was sick and probably a little malnourished. The first couple of days she'd curl up on your chest and cuddle for 2 hours. 😭 She's so stinkin' cute. Look at those ear floofs! 😍 She really loves to chase my mom's pomeranian and grab his fluffy tail. (He's on the couch in those pics. Lol) My adult cat is.... not a fan. But we're working on it. So yeah. New cat. 🥰💜