It must be Murphy’s Law…Dennis and I just mentioned a few weeks ago that our cat population on the ranch was dwindling. Several days later he came walking up to the house with a big smile on his face, holding a cardboard box. I was thinking, “Wow, I didn’t even see the UPS truck…” and he said, “Special delivery!” I was amazed…he found four kittens rummaging around some garbage cans at the back of the ranch AND managed to catch them! I love animals and am especially fond of kitties. We’ve lived here on the ranch for over 18 years and have been vigilant about spaying or neutering our cats. The “window” of opportunity to socialize kittens is pretty small, so I was glad to discover when he opened the box that the kittens appeared to be only 7-8 weeks old. This is really perfect because they’re old enough to be weaned from their mother and young enough to socialize.

It appears that we have two females and two males and three out of four of them are already becoming gentle and friendly. This kitty is “Jafar” as my oldest daughter Katharine named him. It was quite convenient actually, that Dennis found four kittens…one for each daughter with one left for me! Lauren, our middle daughter, named her kitty “Dot” for the little speck of black under her nose. Our youngest daughter Jessica named her kitty “Ruby” and by default, I have the grouchy little guy in the bunch, “Scout.”

So now we’re back to kitty litter box cleaning, kitten toys and lots of fun…such a wonderful surprise!

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