We had been planning for a while, hoping that our wish would come true and we would have an addition to our family, making it complete.
As the delivery date due near we were sure it was a girl and we wondered what she would be like. How small would she be? What the colour of her eyes might be? How our lives would change once she was living with us? What would her name be and who would choose it?
The day she arrived at home, the house was buzzing with excitement. She was carried through the front door and introduced to her new home. She was tiny, totally cute, with big eyes and
from that moment on we knew she would be an important part of our family.
A name had been carefully chosen, there had been many possibilities but after much deliberation, DD had decided that 'Tinkerbell' would be perfect. (DS wasn't that interested really as he had only just turned one).
As we held her for the first time we noticed a small problem..... she was in fact a he!! DD felt we should still call him Tinkerbell but eventually compromised and we named him Tinker.
Ten years later Tinker is still part of the family, enjoying life with us even in the snow today.....
This snowy tale has been part of Sian's Story telling Sunday please visit her blog to see what all the other tellers of tale have to share today..... I still have lots to read!!
So cute that the Tinkerbell turned out to be Tinker! Lovely pictures:)
ReplyDeleteI love the last photo of Tinker. Nice story.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great compromise to change the name to Tinker! I had a similar experience when I was in junior high - I got a boy cat only to find out later, he was a she . . . who eventually had seven kittens!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely tale and photographs. Thank goodness you hadn't purchased a pink cat basket, Tinker wouldn't have been pleased!
ReplyDeleteAhh! Tinker is a beau/belle all the same - lovely photo in the snow. Nice to see you posting again, and your lovely sweet card is here and will be replied to very soon! :) x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely chap he is! I'm sure he's greateful you settled for just "Tinker" though - a bit more manly!
ReplyDeleteHe looks like a gorgeous cat....male or female!!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect compromise:o)
ReplyDeletelol! That's a cute story - the kind that goes down in family legend. We got a ginger cat when I was about six. We called her Marigold, but we had to change it to Marcus about a week later!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the smile and the story about something you love this Storytelling Sunday
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor, Rich man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief!
ReplyDeleteHe is soooooo much like my Akasha, though Kasha has a white heart on his back & more effeminate cat (we actually call Kasha a she purely coz he acts more like a she a lot of the time)
The snowy photos are lovely against Tinker's markings, glad Tinker was acceptable to DD too!
ReplyDeleteLove that last photo - it deserves scrapping.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the card - it was such a nice surprise.
Ah sweet - I'm intrigued to see him rolling in the snow like that though!
ReplyDeleteOh lovely! For a moment I thought you may have been talking about a human addition ... because my BIL and SIL were told, after three scans, they were having a boy and a lovely little girl appeared!
ReplyDeleteHe is such a cute cat!! :)
ReplyDeleteI had a similar experience - I got a male cat and named him Kirby. The first time I took him to the vet, the vet assistant came in and said she thought Kirby was actually a girl! I had about 30 minutes of worrying about it before the actual vet came in and confirmed he was really a boy and could keep his name! :)
Love the name Tinker. Can't believe the cat likes snow.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo story
Rinda
Hey, at least you noticed before you named her/him. Tinker is such a cute cat. ps: yes, I had my first SLR since I was 15 and the last photo was taken on it...I think the rest were taken on his.
ReplyDeleteAw! What a cute story!!! And a super cute cat too!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics of Tinker...glad you found out 'she' was a 'he' before he was officially named!
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
Aww Tinker is so cute, great story
ReplyDeleteLove the way you told the story. Hehehe.
ReplyDeleteCute story and cute photos :) - I can't believe he's loving the snow so much!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty cat! I've never known one to LIKE the snow before (but then all of cats are of the indoor variety).
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