old habits...

Suki has been with our family now for almost 5 years...and most of her old habits are gone, which is good.  She is a full fledged member of our household and no one would ever know she was once a feral kitty.

Gone are the days of her running and hissing at the dogs or hiding under beds.  Her brittle coat has been replaced with a lovely soft one.    She constantly purrs....and loudly!

But the best thing is that her greeting has changed.  If she hasn't seen you in awhile....like first thing in the morning, or when you get home, she flops onto her side and exposes her belly so you can rub it.    (If you know anything about animal body language you know that is important.)

There is one habit she hasn't totally given up.  And it cracks us up whenever she does it.    
She still likes to cuddle up on our shoes!   
Old, new, stinky, not stinky, open toes, closed toed our shoes or a friend's, it doesn't matter.  Cold days, warm days, rainy days....we simply can't figure the pattern out.

At 8 pounds, she is small and I've found her half stuffed into Matt's basketball shoes, totally asleep...on more than one occasion.   We don't check for spiders in shoes, we check for Suki!

Whatever the reason, this is one habit that we don't worry about....

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece..."  - Leonardo DaVinci