Catherine has been getting into games lately. Tonight she asked me to play Memory with her. We also play Old Maid together. She doesn't care at all about winning and losing, and she patiently waits her turn.
On a sad note, our cat Sam died today. Tracy's brother, Mike, who was watching him while we are in South Africa, brought him to the vet today. The vet discovered a stomach tumor, and Sam had to be put to sleep.
Sam has lived in Michigan, Massachusetts, and Michigan again. He began life as a stray who was taken in by Mike and LeRae. Tracy took ownership when she was teaching at Gordon College for a semester while I was still living in California. He survived a summer with much less care than he deserved, a terribly busy street in Beverly, MA, and various neighborhood dogs, cats, and skunks throughout his 14 years.
He was much loved by Tracy. We're all sad to know he's gone.
--Matt