This is the reason

that we got a kitten.

Frida is definitely a keeper. She's very sweet, but will totally hold her own, too.

You've never lived until you've seen a 2-pound little kitty get herself all puffed up, standing on her tippy toes and hissing a ferocious warning to a pretty disinterested dog.

She's been a little ray of sunshine and a great distraction for us. The day we got her was the day we picked up Bing's ashes. I made a little altar to B in our basement where he loved to hang.

Even though I will always miss him, it's nice to have a new face and some new blood to liven up our house.