Pets

     We have a wonderful pet cat, Peachy. Sometimes we think she is part dog. Every time we drive into the driveway she comes running to meet us. Instead of jumping all over us she rolls on the ground as if begging to be scratched. When we approach her she starts acting like a cat. She either lets us pet her for a minute, or she runs off before we can even touch her. She is predictably unpredictable, and we love her!
     Today was nice fall day. We went outside and played with the cat. Then we decided to go on a walk as a family. Caleb wanted Peachy to come along, but Scott and I thought it wasn't such a good idea. (We don't want to introduce her to larger areas outside of our neighborhood.) We decided to try a leash and see how it went. As expected, it didn't go well. To put it mildly, she didn't like it at all. The leash lasted all of one minute before we gave up.
     The funny thing was that we didn't get far on our walk before we heard Peachy's bell. She was following us at a safe distance letting us know that she wanted to be with us, but on her terms! I guess she is a cat after all.