there's no such thing as a free kitten!

My Darling Daughter went on a short trip with her Grandfather to Montana this summer. Now we weren't crazy about this idea to put it lightly, but we relented in an attempt to let her feel a sense of Independence and some other important parenty stuff that I forget now. Long story short with a half broken heart, stomach full of knots and a signed release for medical treatment I let her leave the state.
It went well. she called and sounded sweet and tiny on the phone. She asked if I got her email. Nope sure haven't checked. See in my constant waiting by the phone for the call from the Montana hospital I had neglected my computer. This little yummy sprite of mine persuaded me to get online with promises of an email with pictures of her. I dash to my laptop, when did it get so damn slow turning on? Oh come on, why the hell do I keep a password on this stupid thing?!?! Seriously it never takes this long to download my mail.
There it is! I excitedly open the attachment to find a huge picture of my little girls smiling face, I scroll down. What the hell is that thing, scroll more. She is holding something, what the hell are they letting her mess with there, keep scrolling. It's a freaking kitten! Dear God no! not another animal! But she looks so cute and happy! The kid not the cat. The cat, although cute is nothing but a furry Ball of mischief to me. Absolutely no kitten!
Scroll down more, " Mommy can I please!Please! have this kitten! Her mom gets fluffy fluffy in the winter and I know how you love fluffy cats! Please I love you" . Maybe a kitten.
" So Mommy did you get my email?"
" Well Honey I don't think it's the best idea for you get a kitten right now".
" But I love her!" hysterical sobbing!!!!! ( next is a quote of what I believe she said, but since she was hysterical and kind of sounding like snot was pouring out of her nose I can't be certain. I just know it was graphic!) " she's a barn cat and they'll make her stay outside in the winter and she'll freeze and die and it will be my fault because I couldn't bring her home and she loves me and I never get a pet of my own you bought me a dog but he loves my little brother more and that's not fair I will take care of her she can be my Christmas present I don't want an ipod anymore I want the kitten I love her she'll die outside you can have all my money" (now if you said it in one breath without stopping you have the idea)
" Peanut I don't think Daddy will let you".
"Please Mommy you have to ask him I love you mommy please!"
"She wants the barn cat from Montana"
"absolutely not!"
"She said she wouldn't want an ipod and we can have all her money in the bank"
"ummm, Mommy I meant my piggy bank. You Can have half of my college money though".
"Oh, we can have half of her college money"
"No kitten!"
Complete dramatic hyperventilating sobs are streaming from the phone. "Baby you need to calm down. Your giving yourself an asthma attack over a kitten. Calm down and I will try to talk to Daddy."
"But He's really mean and he's going to say no and my kitten will freeze. She can't be a barn cat she's too nice. Please Mommy!!!!!!!"
"I'll talk to your Daddy. Calm down and go have fun at the horse show."
Well talk I did. I somehow talked him into this kitten that I didn't even want! We arrange for her to be surprised by having the kitten brought from Montana over Labor Day weekend, but that's another story altogether!