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  Cookie, from my children\u2019s\u2019 book series, Cookie and Olivia<\/em>,<\/a> is based on my cat, Oreo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Oreo<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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  Oreo and her sister, Olivia came into our lives in June 2009.  My husband and I were enjoying a walk around our neighborhood when one of our neighbors stopped and asked if we wanted to see some kittens.  She also asked if we would be interested or if we knew anybody that would be interested in adopting them.  She had found a momma cat and her kittens in a box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  I said no because I never pictured myself as a cat owner.  (Don\u2019t tell my cats, but I wanted dogs.  Ha, ha.  Jokes on me because the cat are now my very spoiled fur babies. 😊) We also had plans to travel to New York to see our families and then we were off to Europe to visit my brother in law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  However, at the same time my husband enthusiastically said yes.  He was so excited, and he rarely gets excited about anything, that there was no way I could say no!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  So, we followed my neighbor to her house and out on her back porch was a long haired brown and black cat just relaxing.  In different areas of the porch, were four kittens playing.  Two black and white ones and two tabbies.  (I still remember Olivia playing with a sparkly ball when I first saw her.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Our neighbor had a ten year old son at the time who had already named the kittens.  Oreo was originally named Black and Whitey.  However, I had decided long ago if I ever had a black and white animal, I was going to name it Oreo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Olivia was originally named Hidey, because we were told, she liked to hide.  However, a few days before, my husband had joked that if we ever got a cat, they were going to give it a regal sounding name.  Olivia\u2019s full name is Olivia Fluffybottom the III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Since we had been talking about getting pets, we decided to adopt two of them.  It\u2019s a coincidence that we ended up with two girl cats.  Our neighbor asked us which ones we wanted.  I chose Olivia because she was adorable playing with her sparkly ball and Oreo got chosen because se was closest to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Don\u2019t worry though.  Their brothers and mom are living their best kitty life with a nice lady in South Florida.  It\u2019s weird to think there is another Oreo and Olivia out there, but boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some fun facts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n