Visiting Cats

So one of the things I do at/for church is visit some of the women. There's a group of us and we try to visit particular women - those who haven't been in a long time, those who are single, the new people who move in, etc....

Last week we went to visit a new family that has moved here from across the country. We went into an "interestingly" smelling house and within moments of sitting down, I found a cat in my lap. The owner exclaimed her surprise, this cat hates everyone. I smile, nod and say most all cats love me.

It's true. In that contrary way that cats have, they can just tell how awfully allergic I am and so they climb into my lap and curl up. It's not the first time a cat as come to sit with me, surprising its owner because it hates strangers.

I was very careful not to touch my face at all and as soon as I got home I changed my clothes and washed my hands and face. Usually that would be enough, but my eye is still a bit sensitive from all the stuff that's gone on and it was pretty pink, even the next morning.