I would like to announce to all of you who have known me now for far too long my good news. Tomorrow, at precisely 11:00 in the AM, I will be the new mommy of an eight week old, long-haired tabby kitten! She is absolutely precious, and I have chosen the name Phoebe for my little shining star.
I have to tell you the reasoning behind the name, because all of you will appreciate my weirdness the most. After hours of research and deliberation, I went with the name Phoebe because of the following:
Phoebe was a Greek deity; she was thought to be the goddess of bright intellect; she was also a probable oracle of Delphi (I LOVE Greek mythology...wanted a connection there)
Shakespeare used the name Phoebe in his play As You Like It (which once was the name of my mother's kitchen and bath store many moons ago), and so I like that connection of Shakespeare to my mommy. (because I LOVE them both)
The definition of Phoebe is "shining" and "bright," which might be a lil' of her new mommy's personality and hopefully a lot of hers. There's also an Italian line to the name Phoebe when relating it to Shakespeare, but I'll go into the Italian thing sometime later.
I have already been buying everything that will fit into my house for this little kitten of love, so I hope she will feel like her new home is inviting when she arrives tomorrow. She has been a bit ill lately, and that is why I've had to wait to adopt her, so I'm also hopeful that she will be healthy from here on out. I"m sure she will help me create many new stories to share with you all!
Enough about my new baby! I KNOW people like Cooney are SO excited about this new CAT because she is SUCH a CAT Lover!
Off to a meeting. Love to you all, Hilary
I have to tell you the reasoning behind the name, because all of you will appreciate my weirdness the most. After hours of research and deliberation, I went with the name Phoebe because of the following:
Phoebe was a Greek deity; she was thought to be the goddess of bright intellect; she was also a probable oracle of Delphi (I LOVE Greek mythology...wanted a connection there)
Shakespeare used the name Phoebe in his play As You Like It (which once was the name of my mother's kitchen and bath store many moons ago), and so I like that connection of Shakespeare to my mommy. (because I LOVE them both)
The definition of Phoebe is "shining" and "bright," which might be a lil' of her new mommy's personality and hopefully a lot of hers. There's also an Italian line to the name Phoebe when relating it to Shakespeare, but I'll go into the Italian thing sometime later.
I have already been buying everything that will fit into my house for this little kitten of love, so I hope she will feel like her new home is inviting when she arrives tomorrow. She has been a bit ill lately, and that is why I've had to wait to adopt her, so I'm also hopeful that she will be healthy from here on out. I"m sure she will help me create many new stories to share with you all!
Enough about my new baby! I KNOW people like Cooney are SO excited about this new CAT because she is SUCH a CAT Lover!
Off to a meeting. Love to you all, Hilary
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