When the madness began!

This is one of my favorite photos from my childhood. It explains quite a bit about my love for animals, especially cats. The woman holding me in the photo is my Aunt Kay. She was a huge part of my childhood. Both of my parents worked so I spent the days with my grandmother, and, after they got home from school, my teenage aunts and uncle. Kay was the biggest influence, though. She loved and always had cats. She also is the reason I am a singer to this very day. She taught me the hit songs on the radio and would sing with me on the swings in Granny's backyard. I don't think I've ever told her how much all of that means to me. I need to call her.