Rupert the cat

Our nicknames for Rupert are: Roo, Rup, Roop-a-doop, Ru Ru, Ruppa Toot toot, etc. Not Rupenator, though, that would be too cheesy. Rupert is our friend's cat that we are watching for 10 weeks this summer. He is a large cat who likes to sleep and snore. He's very sweet and we all adore him. (Don't worry, Lynn, we'll give him back.) Jilliann is into saying "Hi" and "Bye" to him each time we leave and enter the house and when she's going to bed. Even as we got into the car today at Target, Jilliann looked at me and said, "Meow." This is her asking, "Are we going to see Rup soon?" I assured her we will see Rupert soon, and she contentedly clipped her car seat buckle and cozied into her seat for the car ride home. When she can't find Rupert when she first wakes up in the morning, she asks for him with her palms turned up quizzically. I predict she'll be doing this for weeks after we return Rupert to his home. She loves getting kisses from Ru Ru and I think he likes giving them, too.