I'm looking for a job. I like going to the park. I have a smart daughter who likes ice cream. I collect medical stories. I used to have a medical practice.
I have cats. Winter is my favourite season. I like vanilla ice cream. I collect hats. I like ice skating, but am not very good at it. My favourite movie is Blair Witch 2.
What kind of cats do you have? I have one Russian Blue male and the rest are all plain domestic shorthairs. One is an orange male, one is a black female, and one is an absolutely enormous 20-pound tabby male. How is your job search going? Are you looking for a medical job? Wow that's so many! How do they get along? My job search its going well, I got a couple of offers from doctor's offices. My wife got a job though, so our financial situation its less volatile. They all get along really well, they've been together since they were very young. They're all former strays. Three of them (the shorthairs) are all sixteen so it's like a kitty nursing home in here sometimes, haha. I'm glad the job search is going well, and that the financial situation is more stable. It's so stressful to be short of money!  Good on you for rescuing strays! Are you going to rescue more, since some are getting older? And it is such a relief. I was worried we were gonna have to explain to your daughters why her moms were so stressed, but I think she doesn't know we were broke for a bit. She is too young to have to hear about family budget issues. We are going to try to take some time off from cats for a bit after...well, you know. Nature takes its course. Vet bills for older cats are expensive since they need to go more often and need more testing. We're considering getting a puppy. Our two dogs now are rescues, but I had a Basset Hound that I raised from puppyhood til she died at 15, and I'm finally at the point where I can handle having another. I think it's a good idea to not let your daughter know about the money issues. Kids can really internalize stuff like that as being "their fault" somehow. Yeah I can imagine it gets hard when they get old. A puppy might be a nice change of pace! We've been thinking about getting a kitten for our daughter now that life is more balanced out.  And I agree,  kids don't need to reach adulthood too early. Kittens are great. I think they're actually better for kids than puppies sometimes because kittens will be more companionate and they're easier to care for - no walking! Oh definitely! They're also more self sufficient,  so we don't need to constantly provide a kitten with attention. Yes. And may I suggest, if you get two, it's not that much more expensive than one once shots are over with, and if the family is out for the day or on a weekend trip they can keep each other company. That sounds smart. I've heard that cats do prefer to live together as bonded pairs, so once I choose which doctor's office I'm going to join and find my salary, we may look into getting two. It is. weird being an out of work doctor, but it does mean that once I get a job back we'll have more than enough money. My wife is making enough right now as a professor, but I want us to be financially comfortable. What field of medicine are you in, and what does your wife teach? My husband is a librarian at a university.