Okay, so in honor of the fact that I’ve FINALLY determined what to send to the last contest winner from, um, a year ago, I’m hosting a new contest. But before I get to the details, Robin, if you’re reading, send me your new address and I’ll get your prizes shipped out asap. I’m SO sorry that I’m such a jerk. If it makes you feel better, Slappy guilt trips me about it all. the. time.

Onto the contest. Today, Slappy and I adopted a new kitten. We can’t pick him up until Sunday because of some new rules that state that shelter kitties need to be spayed/neutered (or as they said, “altered”) before they can be adopted, so the new kitty will be having that done this weekend.

Before you can choose names, you need to know a few things. First of all, this is not our first cat. We have one already, a beautiful and amazingly obese cat named Karma. See for yourself…

When she was a tiny baby kitten (1.25lbs to be exact)

A little larger (and less appropriate…)

And now. Um, a little bigger-ish. Yes, she’s on a diet, no we’re not over feeding her. No I absolutely do not want cat diet advice, that’s what my MIL is bugging the bejeezus out of me useful for.

So, we have this new little guy…

He’s SO sweet and cuddly, but he is without a name. Slappy had come up with the most adorable plan for the new kitty. He suggested that we get a female and call her Annie. As in Annie Versary. I know. But, we ended up with a boy and while we could do Andy, I just don’t like it as much.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to help us find a name for this critter. We do not want to match his name to Karma’s, so scratch Nirvana, Moksha and Shiva off your list now. We also want to differ from the standard names like Smokey and Buster. But other than that, it’s up to your creativity. If, by chance, we come up with the name ourselves, we’ll give the prize to our favorite entry.

Speaking of prizes, what are you playing for? Well, after unloading my kitchen, I came across my favorite non-registry gift from our wedding. It was thoughtful and fun and will probably be among all the wedding gifts I give from now on. I believe mine are from Williams Sonoma, but they don’t sell them online, so the winners (and Robin!) will be receiving 2 of these Cup-A-Cake Cupcake Takers!

You can pick your colors and everything!

So, go forth, think about it and then leave your suggestions in the comments. We can’t wait to sift through them and hopefully find a name for our kitten, who, for now is going by his sorcerer’s name: He-who-must-be-named.

(The contest will go until Saturday at 12:01 am, please only leave names on this post. Comment with as many or few as you want, and make sure that you identify yourself somehow, even if you’re commenting anonymously, so as to prevent my husband from cheating again. Because the pull of being ethical isn’t enough.)

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