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Natalie’s TRUE STORY!
While my name is actually Natalie (duh! ☺), many people in my family call me the “crazy cat lady!” Why? Because I have 4 cats! Their names are Chili, Pepper, Gracie, and Smokey.

Chili and Pepper are brother and sister, and I really didn’t have a choice in getting them- not that I don’t want them! But, my parents adopted them from a shelter when I was about one and-a-half. Since then, I have always loved animals, especially cats,

My other 2 cats are Gracie and Smokey. Gracie is the smallest and grumpiest of them all. __She’s a mean one like the Grinch!__ Gracie doesn’t really get along well with the other cats, though. I’m not sure why, but I do NOT want to find out! Whenever Chili or Smokey walk by, Gracie will jumps down and chase after them, hissing and growling! My mom always jokes that she is still waiting for the day when Gracie starts foaming at the mouth!

Smokey is the youngest and fattest of all my cats. She is 2 years old and weighs a whopping 20 pounds (at least!!)! All of my cats are pretty fat, but from far away, you wouldn’t think they were cats. Some of my family has confused them for dogs, foxes, and even a bear once- okay, not really!

Smokey is also probably the craziest, nicest, and cutest cat you will ever meet. Sometimes I think **she is a dog in disguise**! She is always looking for attention, and loves to show off her big, fat, white “beer belly.” If you can’t tell, all of my cats are like another part of me-- the Crazy Cat Lady!!

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