Aaron Landry

Curious Sofia on Flickr

(Post originally on Minnesota Meow)

Name: Sofia
Nicknames: Sofielynn, Sofie, Kittybooty
Born: April 2005
Lives in: Standish, Minneapolis
Lives with: Heidi and Carlos Quezada and their children Carmen, Ethan and Elan

Sofia came to live with the Quezadas from a farm in Becker, MN when she was about 6 months old. Heidi tells me that:

Sofia acts like surrogate mother to my three children. She wakes each of them up in the morning with her purr. I don’t know how she knows what time they need to get up for school but she does and she always lets them sleep in on Saturday. She always knows when one of the kids is sick or sad. She’ll meow at them and get this worried look on her face. Then she’ll snuggle up to them and purr in their ear. It always makes them feel better.

Sofia is supposed to be an indoor cat but she will occasionally sneak out with someone leaving or arriving. She’s quick but the kids can usually catch her unless she climbs up their maple tree. She loves the snow so after a big snowfall it is almost impossible to keep her inside. However, the deep snow usually slows her down so she can’t get too far.

Sofia is a very friendly and social kitty. She has several friends that come meow at the windows and she’s also very popular with guests.

Heidi works in the Minneapolis City Council offices and Carlos works for Hennepin County Corrections working with high-risk Latino children.

More photos of Sofia can be found in this photoset as well as on Heidi’s Flickr account.