After much anticipation, we adopted Piper's half-sister today, Gracie. Gracie is a little butterball of orange fur and energy. She's almost a week younger than Piper, but her fluffy hair and round little belly make her look a lot bigger.

She's also an avid reader of A Beachcomber's Blog, which I thought was pretty amazing for a kitteh kat (look in the background).

Gracie is totally sweet but such a clutz. Her chunky little butt is not the least bit graceful - knocking things off of shelves and throwing her food around - she's a messy little gal but we love her anyway. Piper has stopped hissing and swiping at her, which is a good sign that she's going to do just fine. It's so nice to hear the pitter pat of little feet thumping around and sliding across the linoleum. It's been a long time.