happy 3rd anniversary, Cindy and Jill!

Hard to believe it's been a whole three years since I brought these two scalawags home. Got 'em out in Pleasant Plains, IL, from the neighbor of a friend from work. They were about six weeks old, both contained(just barely at that!)in a computer box. From left to right, Cindy and Jill.


For what I suppose are my own unfathomable reasons, my pets have always had regular "Christian" names, no fluffy or fido for this one. And they usually get middle names as well: Cindy is actually Cynthia Noelle and Jill is Jill Elaine. Likewise, the canine component of my quadraped family is Lester Vernell. If they're going to become a member of the family(albeit honorarily)they should be named accordingly.


July 13, 2009 was the day I added Cindy and Jill to the family. At the very beginning of the month, I'd had to have my cat Maxine euthenized. Maxine(strangely enough, no middle name)had been with me for the past 12 years, so her absence was quite a loss- for Lester as well as me. He was overjoyed when I brought the kittens home to roost. It took a little time for the three of them to adjust, but before I knew it they'd settled in. 


Lester, at this juncture, is getting a bit long in the tooth. He's having more trouble getting around, but is still able to perform his basic functions: eating, drinking(and yes, thus excreting)and pushing the cats out of the way to eat their food. Not too many more anniversaries left for him, I'm afraid, but as long as he still messes with the cats(and they with him), there's some quality of life left in the old boy..

Cindy and Jill look like they'll be with me a lotta years. They get along just like you'd expect from sisters: there is the occasional snit, but for the most part are very tight. That's why I brought them in together, so they'd have each other. 

So congratulations, girls, on three very nice years. Here's to many more!