Welcome to The McFarlin Family’s Pet Pilgrimage! This collection celebrates the beloved animals who’ve shared our lives and journeys as we moved across the United States. Each page highlights a different pet through photos, stories, and memories that capture their unique personalities and the joy they brought to our family.

  • A photo of Bobby, our brown tabby cat, curled tightly in a plush cream-colored cat bed. She's completely asleep with her head nestled softly into the edge of the round bed. Sunlight streams in, showing off her brown, black, white, and golden fur.
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    Bobby, Our Brown Tabby

    Bobby is our brown tabby cat, whom I found in Overland Park, Kansas, in May 2022. She had been a neighbor's indoor-outdoor cat who had grown wearily thin before I started feeding and petting her regularly. Before long, she started spending more time with us than with her current owners, who were happy to let us adopt her. Once she officially joined our family, Bobby adjusted easily to life as an indoor-only cat, trading chasing squirrels for chasing string. When I moved out of my parents’ home this year, Bobby came with me, settling right in. She loves curling up on my lap while I read and sleeping beside me at night. Friendly and affectionate, Bobby continues to bring warmth and joy to everyone she meets.
  • A photo of Bobby, our brown tabby cat, curled tightly in a plush cream-colored cat bed. She's completely asleep with her head nestled softly into the edge of the round bed. Sunlight streams in, showing off her brown, black, white, and golden fur.
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    Bobby Sleeping in Her Cat Bed

    A photo of Bobby, our brown tabby cat, curled tightly in a plush cream-colored cat bed. She's completely asleep with her head nestled softly into the edge of the round bed. Sunlight streams in, showing off her brown, black, white, and golden fur.
  • A close-up photograph of our brown tabby cat, Bobby, sitting upright on some paper on our table. The warm, natural light highlights her alert, bright green eyes and striped fur as her tail wraps around her paws.
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    Bobby Sitting on a Table, September 2023

    A close-up photograph of our brown tabby cat, Bobby, sitting upright on some paper on our table. The warm, natural light highlights her alert, bright green eyes and striped fur as her tail wraps around her paws.
  • A photograph of Bobby, our brown tabby cat, lying on the ground beneath a small tree. She is covered in a cooling blanket and looking up at the camera with her bright green eyes. She's surrounded by grass and green moss, while natural sunlight filters through the tree's branches onto her.
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    Bobby Wrapped in a Blanket Outdoors, May 2022

    A photograph of Bobby, our brown tabby cat, lying on the ground beneath a small tree. She is covered in a cooling blanket and looking up at the camera with her bright green eyes. She's surrounded by grass and green moss, while natural sunlight filters through the tree's branches onto her.
  • A photograph of Baby, a blue tuxedo cat, sitting on a polished wooden ledge at our home in Trenton, Georgia. Behind her is a large tree with a whimsical face decoration.<br />
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    Baby on the Porch, November 2019

    A photograph of Baby, a blue tuxedo cat, sitting on a polished wooden ledge at our home in Rising Fawn, Georgia. Behind her is a large tree with a whimsical face decoration.

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  • A photo of Bobby, our brown tabby cat, curled tightly in a plush cream-colored cat bed. She's completely asleep with her head nestled softly into the edge of the round bed. Sunlight streams in, showing off her brown, black, white, and golden fur.
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    Bobby, Our Brown Tabby

    Bobby is our brown tabby cat, whom I found in Overland Park, Kansas, in May 2022. She had been a neighbor's indoor-outdoor cat who had grown wearily thin before I started feeding and petting her regularly. Before long, she started spending more time with us than with her current owners, who were happy to let us adopt her. Once she officially joined our family, Bobby adjusted easily to life as an indoor-only cat, trading chasing squirrels for chasing string. When I moved out of my parents’ home this year, Bobby came with me, settling right in. She loves curling up on my lap while I read and sleeping beside me at night. Friendly and affectionate, Bobby continues to bring warmth and joy to everyone she meets.
  • A photograph of Lucky, a black and white Chihuahua mix, frolicking in our grassy backyard in Atlanta, Georgia on a sunny day. The background includes my neighbor's brick home and outdoor patio furniture, evoking a nostalgic suburban atmosphere.<br /> <br />
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    Lucky, Our Chihuahua Mix

    Lucky was my childhood pet, whom we found in an abandoned shack near my grandpa's home in Ada, Oklahoma, in July 1996. She was frightened, malnourished, and covered in ticks the size of golf balls. We nursed her back to health in our home in Dallas, Texas, where she would thrive for many happy years. Lucky loved to run around the yard, chase tennis balls, and bark to her heart's content. She spent her later years in Columbus, Ohio, and Atlanta, Georgia, spending more time inside watching Football, and curling up with us on the couch. Lucky passed away in 2011, but her playful, yet gentle spirit remains in our memories.
  • A photograph of Baby, our blue tuxedo cat, lying on her side on the colorful patchwork blanket on our bed. She's comfortably positioned with her paws curled and head slightly tilted, looking towards the camera with her bright green eyes.
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    Baby Our Blue Tuxedo Cat

    My father found our blue tuxedo cat, Baby, crying and abandoned, on a cold, rainy night in January 2019 at our mountain home in Rising Fawn, Georgia. She was a tiny six-week-old kitten, the runt of the litter, who was left behind until we welcomed her into our family. Baby is always eager to eat, chase our other cat, and curl up to watch television on my mother's lap. Since our move to Overland Park, Kansas, in 2020, she has made herself right at home, filling our new home with affectionate purrs.
  • A close-up photograph of Abby, a calico long-haired cat, lying on her side comfortably on soft beige carpeting. Warm, indoor lighting highlights her fur, creating a peaceful atmosphere.<br /> <br />
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    Abby, Our Calico Cat

    Abby was our beloved calico cat, whom we found shortly after moving to Atlanta, Georgia, in the summer of 2008. My brother discovered her as a frightened kitten being harassed by some kids; he chased them off and brought her home to us. She grew up to be the queen of the household, always claiming the coziest spots in the sun or at the foot of the bed. Her favorite person was my father, with whom she watched TV with for hours. She traveled with us through several major moves, from Atlanta to Rising Fawn, Georgia, and later to Overland Park, Kansas, always adapting with grace. Abby passed away in early 2025, but she lives on in our hearts and memories.

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