Sancho is a 3-month old male silver tabby…and such a bundle of laughs for Tamara and I! We picked him up on Sunday at the PetSmart out in Crystal City, because they had oodles of kittens and cats up for adoption. After making our rounds, our eyes fell on Sancho–I love tigers, so his markings remind me very much of tigers, and the only difference is that Sancho’s base color is silver. Oh, and the obvious–the size. :)

Tamara had a scare the other day–we keep Sancho in the bathroom overnight, with his bed, food and litter. We figured that since he’s used to small spaces (he was in a cage @ PetSmart) so we’d slowly introduce him to the apartment, starting with the bathroom. During the day, when we’re home, he goes into our bedroom and explores his new surroundings. He hasn’t ventured out into the kitchen yet, but that’ll happen soon enough.

ANYWAY–back to Tamara’s scare…she checked on Sancho the other night and couldn’t find him–she woke me up, with a furtive “I can’t find Sancho!” Naturally I was *snore*zzz*HUH? wha? who? Tamara said she even checked the toilet, nevermind the fact that the seat and the lid were closed, sighing with relief at finding a kitty-less toilet :)

The little bugger found a cool hiding spot. Our sink has an inverted concave base (think: half-pipe) and it fits Sancho perfectly so he was able to disappear completely from sight in a 8′x8′ enclosure. *whew*

And, when he purrs…it’s like this little motor that just won’t shut down! :)

We decided to name him Sancho because I read Don Quixote: Man of La Mancha, and in the story, Sancho is Don Quixote’s faithful sidekick/squire, and I just thought it would be a perfect fit. Believe me, Tamara and I went back and forth…back and forth…and back and forth some more before finally settling on Sancho :)

Check back for more updates on Sancho: El Gatito de DC! (The kitten of D.C.)

*shutting door*