Boo is Dead

Our cat Boo died last night. He was hit by a car crossing the street in front of our house. Chris and the girls were walking to the library when they found him. This is probably the most traumatic event in Laura's life thus far. She cried a lot. Said he was her best friend, and that if we had kept him in the house he would have been safe, and that she wants another grey cat named boo. But all in all she took it well. She wanted to go out with us when we buried him, and she seems to understand pretty well. Periodically she'll say, "Can we talk about Boo?". And then we'll talk about boo, and then she'll get distracted.

We've subsequently decided that we will be keeping Lelah, the kitten we have been caring for.