{"id":31999,"date":"2025-03-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/?p=31999"},"modified":"2025-03-29T12:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T16:47:05","slug":"introducing-reese-the-kitten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2025\/03\/23\/introducing-reese-the-kitten\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing&#8230;Reese the Kitten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Two years ago, we lost both of our beloved RainyDayInterns within the span of a month.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Boos_Unboxing_7009D.jpeg\">Eliot <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2010\/05\/28\/introducing-milo\/\">Milo<\/a> lived good long lives and brought us a ridiculous amount of joy, companionship, and love. It was clear that it was time to let them go, but still, it was so, so hard (so hard that one of us writing these words is tearing up at the remembrance&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">We gave ourselves time to mourn, and didn&#8217;t feel bad or awkward or ridiculous about it. We didn&#8217;t try to fill the gap in our lives because we wanted to make sure we were not trying to rush it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">But after our recent, completely wonderful experiences with <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kitten_andSnowLeopard_8137.jpeg\">holiday cat-sitting,<\/a> we knew it was time to bring <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0570.jpeg\">a new kitten<\/a> into the RainyDay office.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\">The debut of Reese the Kitten<\/h2>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div id=\"attachment_32001\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0570.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32001\" data-attachment-id=\"32001\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2025\/03\/23\/introducing-reese-the-kitten\/newkitten_reese_0570\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0570.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" data-orig-size=\"1029,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742655708&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0081967213114754&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NewKitten_Reese_0570\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0570.jpeg?fit=650%2C431\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0570.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" class=\"wp-image-32001 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0570.jpeg?resize=650%2C431\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0570.jpeg?resize=650%2C431 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0570.jpeg?resize=768%2C510 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0570.jpeg?w=1029 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;I&#8217;m gonna live here forever? Awesome!&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Reese was adopted at <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0579.jpeg\">10 weeks old<\/a>, deemed completely healthy by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.gov\/departments\/animal-care-and-control\">City of Boston Animal Care and Control<\/a>, and has been <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0616.jpeg\">chipped and neutered<\/a>. We picked <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0636.jpeg\">him<\/a> out of <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reese_Adoption_0565.jpeg\">a box of three crazy-adorable sibling kittens<\/a>: in the space of 3 nano-seconds (possibly parsecs), we knew he was <a href=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0623.jpeg\">the one.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32006\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reese_Day01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32006\" data-attachment-id=\"32006\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2025\/03\/23\/introducing-reese-the-kitten\/reese_day01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reese_Day01.jpg?fit=1029%2C680\" data-orig-size=\"1029,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Reese_Day01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reese_Day01.jpg?fit=650%2C430\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reese_Day01.jpg?fit=1029%2C680\" class=\"wp-image-32006 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reese_Day01.jpg?resize=650%2C430\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reese_Day01.jpg?resize=650%2C430 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reese_Day01.jpg?resize=768%2C508 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Reese_Day01.jpg?w=1029 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Oh, I like this lady very much. She lets me play with her hair, and then lets me cuddle in the warmest spot in the easy chair with her&#8230;&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">We wish him a long healthy life in his new forever internship.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32007\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0582.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32007\" data-attachment-id=\"32007\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/2025\/03\/23\/introducing-reese-the-kitten\/newkitten_reese_0582\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0582.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" data-orig-size=\"1029,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742657172&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.71&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NewKitten_Reese_0582\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0582.jpeg?fit=650%2C431\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0582.jpeg?fit=1029%2C683\" class=\"wp-image-32007 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0582.jpeg?resize=650%2C431\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0582.jpeg?resize=650%2C431 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0582.jpeg?resize=768%2C510 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rainydaymagazine.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NewKitten_Reese_0582.jpeg?w=1029 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Meow meow oh is that a bit of lint of the floor? I bet I could eat that.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two years ago, we lost both of our beloved RainyDayInterns within the span of a month. Eliot and Milo lived good long lives and brought us a ridiculous amount of joy, companionship, and love. It was clear that it was time to let them go, but still, it was so, so hard (so hard that one of us writing these words is tearing up at the remembrance&#8230;). We gave ourselves time to mourn, and didn&#8217;t feel bad or awkward or ridiculous about it. We didn&#8217;t try to fill the gap in our lives because we wanted to make sure we were not trying to rush it. But after our recent, completely wonderful experiences with holiday cat-sitting, we knew it was time to bring a new kitten into the RainyDay office. The debut of Reese the Kitten &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna live here forever? Awesome!&#8221; Reese was adopted at 10 weeks old, deemed completely healthy by the City of Boston Animal Care and Control, and has been chipped and neutered. We picked him out of a box of three crazy-adorable sibling kittens: in the space of 3 nano-seconds (possibly parsecs), we knew he was the one. &#8220;Oh, I like this lady very much. 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