The Housebound Segment of the Baker's Dozen

A few summers ago, we lost our beloved tuxedo cat, Big Head Todd. He had been a stray, and we were looking for an outdoor cat to help out with moles. Todd was the sweetest, most loving boy, but he was terrified to come in with the dogs. One night, we heard lots of coyotes howling, and we never saw Toddcat again.
The Seattle Shelter was hosting Catapalooza, where you could adopt two cats for the price of one. The kids and I found "Diablo" on the shelter's website and decided to make the big trip over to Seattle. He won us instantly-he is HUGE and loving, and we re-named him Diego.
Then we had to choose a second cat- I remembered the names Mojo and Stanley as gray females, and the shelter workers brought out Mojo first. She was shy and scared, but a beautiful girl. I told the worker we'd like to meet another cat, and the kids started to cry.
So here's Mojo- we never did meet Stanley...
Then a few months later, one of our vet techs heard meowing coming from a dumpster on a nighttime walk. She found a closed box with a mama cat and five kittens inside. The kids fell in love with all the babies (who were only a week or so old), but I liked Lucy. When the kittens were weaned, we took home Lucy. She and the other cats did NOT get along, so a week later, we took her back. She now lives happily with one of my grooming clients. One kitten from the litter was left- the runt and a Tortie. Of course the kids fell for her, as did Diego. Heeere's Turtle:
So we now have three indoor cats and a very secure baby gate. Mojo and Diego had been indoor/ outdoor, but after losing Toddcat, they are inside only. Turtle helped get the dogs over their cat hating tendencies, but the kitties still have their safe haven downstairs. I seriously do not know how someone could be a cat collector. We are maxed out at three! But they are all good natured, kid loving kitties and we couldn't love them more.