Ha, according to some bloggers, my blog is jumping the shark with that picture. I don't care. She's a cutie.

This is Cleo, who we are babysitting right now. I freakin' love her. At first she was terrified of everything in our house (she's kind of a fraidy-cat), but she's settling right in. She's very playful and loves to chase things... balls, ribbon, feathers, my knitting wool... sometimes it's tough to get her to stop playing, like when you're trying to brush her and all she wants to do is attack the brush.

She's slowly warming up to Matt and I. Last night she even jumped up on the couch while we were watching TV and settled in for a big cuddle.

Yeah, she's a little work (responsibility for cleaning the litterbox is constantly a rock-paper-scissor battle), but the joy of watching her play and snuggling and hearing her purr makes it totally worth it.

Kitties are the best. :)