New update! Kitties are all doing very well. Pharaoh is very healthy, playful and loving life. Mama and two of the other little ones are now adopted out to good homes. Oh, and turns out that two of the babies were actually girls! ^_^ I'm so glad they're all doing so well.

On another note, after countless times of my youngest sister begging mom for a cat, for Christmas, we've adopted a 6 or 7-month-old Russian Blue mix now named Ison. My sister has primary responsibilities over him and he is settling in quite nicely. So far, he's done well with staying indoors, but he loves to find various holes to hide in!

The night we brought him home, he decided to go into the master bathroom and found a hole under the bathtub to hide in and stayed there for most of the next day, leaving us tearing the house apart trying to find him. He then loved hiding under the Christmas tree behind the presents and in my sister's dollhouse in the corner. Now, he'll go for closets, under beds, and the other bathroom (which is currently being remodeled, so lots of "toys" to play with).

Ison was a stray before he was taken into the shelter, but you'd never think he ever was, based on his behavior. He is very friendly and playful and loves running around the house and chasing after his toys and laser dots.

Welcome to the family, Ison!