Cat-Tales NIKE, SMOOTH CHOCOLATE & KISSES
I’ve already mentioned Nike, Smooth Chocolate, and Kisses. Nike and Smooth Chocolate were brothers. They were brought home by our then teenage daughters. It had been quite a while since we had cats. I wasn’t thrilled. It was 1997. It was the kick-off of our year from hell. It was December 10. Nike and Smooth Chocolate were loved and cared for and were adolescent kittens. My husband and I were shopping for his emergency trip to Pakistan. His father was sick. I was trying to be helpful as he bought gifts and necessities. I was bracing for a Christmas without three of my children. As the cart grew with our purchases, my pager kept going off. 911 was the signal for a family emergency. Using a pay phone (remember those?) I kept calling and got no answer. My husband kept ignoring my pleas to go home. I knew something was wrong. As we approached our house, we were stopped by the F...