“What the What?”

I had an interesting revelation today.  No, it wasn’t an earth-shattering spiritual blowout or anything of that nature; just an unexpected piece of information offered to me.  Gumball and Penny have been a part of our family for over a month now.  We have really enjoyed having them.  I had forgotten how much I liked having a cat who would sit with me and allow me to pet him or her without wanting to tear the flesh from my hands.  I haven’t made any goofy cat videos, but they’ve been hilarious to watch as they run around the house and play with one another.  At times, one will run to one side of a door and the other will remain on the other side and they will then attack each other’s feet under the door.  Anyway, I’m getting off the subject.  Gumball was sitting with me and I was giving him a tummy rub when it suddenly dawned on me that … well, he isn’t a he; he’s a she.  I suppose I’ve had an inkling about the possibility of a difference in gender for a week or so, but I haven’t really pursued the suspicion until this evening.  Instead of a brother and sister combo, we’ve got a sister and sister tandem.  We’ll stick with the name Gumball.  We’ve used it for too long to change midstream.  Not that this is some sort of epic revelation.  Kingdoms will not rise and fall and the earth will continue to spin on its axis, but when I first introduced our new furry friends in this post, I called them a boy and girl because that was what we had been told.  Now no one will be confused if I call them both “she” from this time forth … hopefully. J