Rachelle is the WINNER — Who Is This Kitty Named After? (a contest)
**Rachelle is the WINNER!!**  Nickel was named after the dog in The 3rd movie in the Sarah Plain and Tall series. Hoorah Rachelle!! Please send me your address at katie@teambettendorf.com and I’ll get that gift certificate out to you!! Thanks for playing guys!!Â
So there I was walking through my cluttered house. But it’s all in the name of education. You know how dedicated to formal schooling we Bettendorf’s are. And I saw the baskets below poking out from their designated place. Bad baskets. Bad.
I gave them a shove. They didn’t move. I shoved again. Bad, bad baskets!! What is behind the baskets???
I slowly pulled out a basket. With trepidation. I spied a furry creature. Is it a skunk? A raccoon? In the wilds of the Ozarks you just never know what you will encounter.
Oh…it’s a cat. Scary. 
The probability of my leaning over and into the basket cubby to retrieve this feline creature from her hiding place, without falling over and cracking my head on the dehydrator that has come to make it’s permanent residence in my diningroom, was high. I’m about as graceful as an elephant with my extra 25 lbs hanging out the front like an extra appendage. Ya ya, I know the 25lbs will bring chuckles. Keep your comments to yourself.
My master plan became to repeatedly take flash photographs of the misplaced kitty until she relented and relocated. Lookie here! It worked.
Stupid humans.
Poor Nickel. I continued to snap photos in effort to capture her true feelings about the whole ordeal. What do you think she is saying?
And now the contest. As I said the cat’s name is Nickel. What famous (or not) animal is Nickel named after? The first person to answer correctly will receive a $10 gift card to Starbucks. One guess per person. Contest ends in 24 hours. Post your guesses below.
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The first name that comes to mind is Jack Nicholson (did I spell that right?)
I love that pic of Katie and Jodi… so beautiful!! aahhh… a new baby…
Buffalo?
Congratulations on your new daughter.
The only nickel I can think of is The Sea Turtle.
I also LOVE the pictue of Katie and Jodi, so beautiful and Peaceful.
lol I sent people on over to your blog saying you had a new addition and now they are going to think you got a new cat! ;-)
Was he named after a buffalo? There used to be a buffalo on the Nickel coin.
OH man someone posted at the same time as me!!! That’s OK because if we are right I would give up the starbucks since I HATE, HATE, HATE coffee. LOL
I looked it up…so this guess doesn’t count, (it’s not a guess, I cheated) but I see people beat me anyway. :D It’s the buffalo.
Well Katie said Who…. not what…. what about the band Nickel Back? Technically a who and not a what…. well kinda.
Man, both my answers were already taken. Guess I’ll be funding my coffee on my own this week. ;)
Well, the first thought that came to my mind was “Nicholas Nickleby”…….but I may be wrong :oP
I think it was one of the presidents cats???
She is just lovely. Congrats to the whole family for your new addition.
:>Michelle
Okay… you are all wrong so far. ;) Famous animals, folks… Lassie, Flipper, Gentle Ben, Flicka, Nugget, Felix (the cat), Mickey (the mouse), Casper (the ghost) Wait, he (she?) is not an animal. Whatever. Those are the kinds of famous animals she was referring to. Now all of you put your thinking caps back on and start dreaming of a yummy Caramel Macchiato. Or a super-yummy Green Tea Frappuccino. Or, whatever.
A Sea Turtle?
LOL! I’m not crazy, really!
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/seaturtlenickel.html
the the “Buffalo Nickel” Buffalo?
Your high school science teacher’s mineral chart that he loved so much that he named his dog, Nickel, after it. You loved your science teacher so much — you named your cat after his dog.
I think I read that some where on here… maybe.
There is a Gund stuffed frog named Nickels.
Black Diamond?
The beaver…. it appears on the Canadian nickel? You’ve caught my curiousity! The pictures are great.
Congratulations on the arrival of Jodi. She is beautiful! Many blessings to you and your family.
I am guessing again:) Is it the cat from Cheaper by the Dozen
:>Michelle
I am going to guess that he is named after the cat in the book “When I Dream Too Slow”, by Lawrence Miller.
Congrats on the newest blessing. Jodi is beautiful. Thank you for sharing the pictures of your family. They are great!
Oh, the cheaper by the dozen guess is really good. Bet that’s it!
The dog on Winter’s End, the third movie in the Sarah, Plain and Tall series.
Congratulations on your precious Jodi. She is beautiful! :)
~ Rachelle
When I was a kid I had a friend who had a dog named Penny. Years later they got another dog and named her Nickel. That’s the only time I’ve heard of a pet named Nickel…until now. :)