03/20/2024
When this little boy showed up the week before Christmas, he was terrified of me though he would run to Sam or Jake. The only way I was able to catch him before he froze to death with that -30 weather coming in any day, was to get Jake to catch him for me and take him out of Jake's mouth and toss him inside!
Throughout January, he hid out in corners out of sight, sneaking out to eat and drink and to steal some of Jake's smallest toys, which he took to the basement to play with out of sight.
Throughout February, he lived upstairs with us and I could touch him and pick him up, though he cowered away every time I reached for him.
Now suddenly, during the last few days, he's discovered...cuddling with me! I can hardly sit down without Hobbes being on me. I find myself doing things one-handed on the computer because there's this little orange boy cuddled in one elbow, snuggled against my neck and licking my cheek.
His first people might have been pretty awful and tossed him out in a ditch in the winter, but he's finally figured out that some of us are better. But Jake is still his hero for rescuing him.
