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Nia ( now Christmas) and Frodo (Now Noah) have been with their new family for just over 2 weeks now. That time has gone by so fast really, it is hard to believe it has been so long. I have had anothe lovely e mail from their new parents, which I wanted to include here. I laugh so much when I read them, knowing the 2 kittens as I do, I can just imagine everything that is written. Their new parents are lovely ( I am sure they wont mind me saying that!), lovely people, and I cannot thank them enough, for the laughter that I shed when I read their mails late at night. Richard did have to explain what the WWF....was, he explain it was about wrestling and play station games? Anyhow, I will leave you to smile at the words that are written. I have to say that I thought the descrition of fluffed up tails as being test tube cleaners, was BRILLIANT!!! lol I will never look at a fluffed up tail in the same light again!!!

"What a week. We've had a cross between WWF Smackdown and the Grand National going on in the living room most nights, fortunately we haven't had to pay to watch any of it. Once or twice things have turned more towards Ultimate Cat Fighting, which is a bit like Ultimate Cage Fighting but in the cat version you are also allowed to bite. Things haven't actually got out of hand (yet), but some of the action is very physical, it must be over money. A sure indicator of having gone a bit too far is when the 'test tube cleaner tail' is adopted by one or both of the combatants.

Our first vet visit went very well on Monday, the vet was very happy with them both and we decided to have their first leukaemia jab administered at the same time. Noah was particularly brave with the needle and even managed a purr during the procedure, he started rumbling just before the needle was removed (idiot). Christmas was also very good and sensibly stayed schtum. The vet suggested that we return with Noah in a month or so to assess when he can have his snip (and tuck), we'll have him done as soon as possible to hopefully avoid any inappropriate behaviour. We also talked about a mid-line spay for Christmas which should be no problem. They both shouted loudly all the way there and back (its about five minutes in the car), I think they were probably singing 'We're all going on a sum-mer holiday …'. Talking of summer, Noah has a liking for cricket jumpers. Not wearing them, which would be okay, but more, as you might have guessed, chewing them.

Both are eating very well indeed, huge quantities for little ones in fact, but I guess they are still growing fast so there's no need for rationing. A spoonful of seafood Sheba (yuk) with their biscuits seems to go down very well, paella for cats I suppose. Being Siamese they should really be more into Thai curry but I don't fancy cleaning up after them if they tried it. A friend at work was saying the other day how he was tasting his new little kitten's Iams (yuk yuk).

They are growing at such a rate they are a bit like those dehydrated toys that you can get – just add water (and cat food) and they expand to twenty times their original size in twenty four hours. Noah is noticeably taller than Christmas now, but she is doing very well in her own right.

They are still confined to quarters when we are not in at the moment for their safety and our peace of mind. We also have some concerns over our goal keeping ability with two furry footballs and the front door so its much safer for them not to be in the hall when we enter and leave the house. We've spoken to a builder regarding constructing us a porch to make a safe 'airlock' for when we go in and out. I've told Christmas and Noah that as soon as they've got jobs they will have to start paying us back.

I've just had to delete four lines of g's as Christmas decided to help me with this message by standing on the keyboard. I've distracted her with a folded up piece of paper and now she's growling at it on the floor. Noah always looks a bit pensive when she growls so I'm off to give him a cuddle."

Saturday 15th April
Little Bilbo left us yesterday, for his new home. It was very hard to say goodbye to him, and I did feel very tearful after he had gone. I ended up going out into the garden, where the sun was shining, and pottered around with the plants. It helped to take away that feeling that you have in the pit of your tummy, when you are missing someone.

I tried not to look at my e mail account too early, but when I got the message and photo through from his new mummy, a few hours later, it made me feel heaps better.

He seems to have settled in really well. He seems to have shown no signs of missing ME!!! He has lots of new toys to play with, which he has been enjoying. He has found all the nice places to sleep, and slept under the duvet with his new mummy last night. I think he really must think he is in Heaven!!! He has a new friend to get to know. The new friend is not too sure about Teddy ( that is the name that he is being called now), but I am told that wee Teddy is not hissing or being confrontational in any way, which is how I know my boy to be. In no time at all, they should be cuddled up together.

I have some photos here, of my little boy in his new home, as you will see, he looks very happy, and as lovely as ever. As a breeder, it means so much to us, to know how well our babies are doing, and it also really helps those long nights, when they are very young, knowing how much pleasure they are going to bring to somebody as they grow older.