Hi!  My name is Gracie.  When I lived at the rescue my name was Nala.  I have lived in my new home for almost 3 months.  I was really scared when I first moved to my forever home.  I basically lived under the bed for a week, I would only come out to use my cat box.  Now that I have realized that I am going to live here for the rest of my life, I have become more at home.  I love to run around the entire house like a crazy cat.  I especially love running up and down the stairs at top speed.  I can run really fast.  I can't jump too high, though. My mommy thinks I'm not able to jump real high because of the damage to my back end. If you don't know my story, I was an abused little kitten.  Someone witnessed me being thrown from a car when I was a couple of months old.  I'm so glad the rescue was nice enough to come and get me and nurse me back to health.  I also had a really nice foster mom who took care of me for a few months.  I still get afraid of my new daddy sometimes, because I have bad memories of a man being mean to me.  My daddy has lots of patience and can't wait until I trust him 100%.  I know I will get there, it will just take me some time.  I have gained about 4 pounds since I was adopted.  My daddy says I have a big belly, I guess that's because my favorite hobby is eating.  I love to eat, play, take naps and eat.  My mommy has included a few pictures of me.  Most of them are when I am asleep, because every time she tries to take a picture of me when I'm awake, it comes out blurry.  I guess that's because I don't like to sit still when I'm awake.  I would like to say thank you to everyone that has helped me in my life.  I know I'm only about 7 months old, but I sure have a lot of people to thank for taking care of me.  I am forever grateful (as are my mommy and daddy).  Sincerely,  Gracie Maye