In <BDA0515A.47BB0%kchuplis@alltel.net>,
Karen Chuplis  <kchuplis@alltel.net> shouted to everyone in earshot,
#
# Oh my Grizzly and Buck are elegant!! Those first pictures you can see their
# long legs and tails.

yeah, they sure are something, aren't they?  they thank you for your
praise! <g>

of course, elegance doesn't always translate to smarts or grace.  a
couple weeks ago, we had a warm day or two, so I decided to open some
windows and air the house out a bit.  Grizzly loves to sit in a chair
at the back screen door (she gets to keep an eye on the chippies under
the deck), so I opened the back door and stepped away to get a chair
for her to sit on.  meanwhile, she came sprinting over to me and leapt
up into the windowsill on the screen door.  if you're thinking to
yourself, "hmm, I've never seen a screen door with a windowsill,"
well, neither have I, and neither has Grizzly, for that matter. <g>
so she picked herself up off the floor, got out of the way while I set
the chair in place, and *then* remembered how she watched stuff out
the back door.

# And Jimmer has really settled in! And to think people
# returned him. They just didn't "get" him, did they.

I really hope that everyone who returned him had small children or
something, because I really can't come up with any other good reason
for that.  as soon as he decided to trust me, it was pretty apparent
that he was incredibly affectionate, despite his nervousness.  dealing
with the biting problem was really just a matter of getting to know
him and what made him nervous (and letting him get to know me).  but
as they say, those people's losses are my gain.

Jeff

In <XtMed.722$_3.15268@typhoon.sonic.net>,
<jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net> shouted to everyone in earshot,
#
# I'm impressed at how well peace reigns in your feline community! Not
# just the sisters, but Jimmer, too.

yeah, I was pretty sure the sisters would be fine if they could get
used to staying indoors (which they have), but Jimmer was a bit of a
question mark.  the day he and Buck started play-chasing each other
was a huge relief, given all his initial unhappiness with them.  he
actually had a "sister" when he lived with my stepsisters and their
mother, but I think he was about the same in getting used to her.

# And they're all so pretty! Oh, btw,
# Grizzly is a tortie, which is similar to a calico, except the colors
# are more thoroughly mixed and there's little to no white.

thanks for clearing that up.  I had gathered that a tortoiseshell was
either a calico or something similar but hadn't gotten to nailing it
down since I didn't realise it applied to anyone in my house. <g>

# Really nice
# pictures.
#
# Welcome to the ng!

thank you, and thank you!

Jeff

In <tpgnn0dt8m1vapj8dki8b2jq81jfbnkloj@4ax.com>,
CATherine  <pepsicola5cents@drop.me.bigsandytelco.com> shouted to
everyone in earshot,

# Well, that was a short "later"!! ;-D  So I couldn't wait.

isn't it just impossible to get anything done when there are kitty
pictures to be looked at? <g>

thank you for the welcome notes, and thanks to everyone else, too!

Jeff, currently fascinated by cats fascinated by a DVD player's disc tray

Welcome Jeff, Jimmer, Buck and Grizzly!  So glad that you are here.  Want to
read lots of cat stories!  We have plenty that will entertain you!

My husband, David, our cats, Mr. Pumpkin, Aggie Marble and Victor Velcro
live in Central Florida.

Charleen