I grew up in Muscatine but moved to Davenport at the age of 21. Cats have always been my favorite animals growing up as that was the only pet my parents would allow us to have, besides fish and the occasional hamster. I would have a tendency to bring home every stray cat I found in the streets and hide them from my mom, but it never worked. She would find out and had to tell me to quit bringing home stray cats because we couldn't afford to keep them all.