Kathy (& Everyone) - I'm here! Just got back from two days of beach glass hunting along Lake Erie (as I think I told you Kathy). I'm not sure what's not working with my email but others have sent messages and I haven't received them either. Hopefully I can reach our IT guy tomorrow and get this resolved (or else!). I will gather the driftwood this evening and bring it with me to work for packing tomorrow. I know this is a no-no, but I'm a very trusting person so Kathy call me on my cell anytime 574-261-1462. Just leave a message if I don't answer. Talk to you soon!

"How did you do that? That is amazing! Especially the way they are "posed". Very good capture!!" Knowing more about cats than I do photography, the saying "harder than herding cats" comes to mind. My cat consistently does the opposite of anything it thinks I want it to do. It must have required either a little planning and alot of patience, or a lot of luck. Either way, the capturing of it was great camera work!

It's good there's no hissing/growling or seriously nasty behaviour from the kitten. Give it a bit of time, and they'll work it out among themselves. Yes, give him a time-out if he acts too crazy; I sometimes throw a small cushion just to distract the resident hooligan Jas-purr when he gets Coco's neck in his jaws n she screams as if she's dying LOL Two of our older cats are OK with the kittens; Nikita (who wud dive under the duvet whenever she saw a new kitten around) now mostly ignores them/hisses at them/sometimes bathes them; Max (17lb) plays with them, then sits on them, but they're 6 months old now and can get away from him, and we know he means no harm. Now Simba **sigh** - I hate to see him looking for new places to hide from the terrors - he growls, hisses, swats at them all the time. And now that they're all grown up, these two don't think twice about jumping on his back as he passes under the chair on which they lie in wait. If they bother him too much, I give them a time-out for 10 mins. But these days they're getting to know the routine so well that the minute I clap and say OK guys, time-out! they actually run to their room, heads held high and tails swishing - probably thinking oh yeah, the mad witch just has to spoil the fun LOL Plasticgarden, how did you help your cat get used to the kitten eventually? Simba doesn't hiss/growl/swat at us, only at the lil ones, and I don't like it that he can't be at peace with these guys around. Feliway worked for a while, but didn't calm him down enough to stop hissing and growling.

Good news update! 1. They both pooped today 2. They have both eaten soft kitten food, mixed with formula. 3. I have a vet appt tomorrow for well-kitten check-up 4. I think we have a new Mom! She is on vacation till Sunday but I think they want them both.