I just wanted to touch base with everyone; I know I've been gone a long time
although I've lurked recently.  Real life this past year has just been so
all-consuming that I just could not keep up--kid issues, parent issues,
health issues, etc.

However, since I last posted I'm happy to let you know that I was able to
find help with homing a stray pregnant mamacat and a sweet, declawed huge
orange kitty that came into my yard.  In doing so, I became more involved
with the rescue group (the ones who helped me find a home for Pirate) and
when the local Petsmart had an opportunity  to allow this rescue group
(PACA/AAR - People's Anti-Cruelty Association/Albuquerque Animal Rescue) to
show kitties in their store on a daily basis I ended up becoming actively
involved in pulling this off.  So now I'm even more busy than ever!  It's a
big responsibility to try and adopt cats out and I'm learning a lot even
while I'm quaking in my boots!

As for my kitty family -- we still have not achieved a big happy cat family
because Tucker and Midnight still vie for dominance (and I have the marked
areas to prove it) but we're hanging in there.
Tucker has become a major lapcat and Midnight has turned into a major fat
cat (I hadn't weighed  her  in a long time and I was horrified to find out
she'd gained so much.). I'd slowly become "suckered" or "trained as it were"
by the kitties to dole out more Evo dry food than I'd realized.  And I'd
wondered why they'd been snubbing the canned Wellness so much....  So now
I've become very strict about this, as Robin was becoming fat, too...Oreo is
the same talkative little girl and is always complaining about how she
doesn't get enough attention :o)

I know I've missed a lot of people's lives here and I hope I can find some
way to work posting and reading here into my days 'cause I've missed you
all.

In any case, please know that  all of you are in my thoughts, and I send you
my best wishes, and purrs from my "owners," even when I'm not actively
posting.

Kindest regards and love,
Christine and Tucker, Midnight, Oreo & Robin
Albuquerque