My two, black, twin kitties are 2 years old today.  Some of you may recall when we got them as kittens, the owner brought both of them in a cage but said, "of course, you don't have to take both of them."  But they were twins!  Entered the world in the same sac.  Spent the first 10 weeks of their life together.  Ray and I took one look at them.....little balls of black fur, huddled together in the back of their crate, looked at each other......and yup, the rest is history.  OF course we had to take both!  And it wasn't a mistake.

Ralph is the one with the red collar and Foster is looking at the camera upside down.  They're seldom apart.  They eat together, sleep together, groom each other, and play together.  It would have been sad to separate them.  Ralph is the more outgoing of the two.  Coming into the TV room every evening to snuggle next to Duncan, Brie, Ray and I.  He loves his cuddles and pats.  Foster is more subtle.  Very undemanding, yet if he's picked up, he'll purr and snuggle right into your neck.  Both are extremely sweet cats. 

Like two peas in a pod, they're connected.  Yet, they interact with all the other members of the family.  Including Marcel, our 8 year old Maine Coon cat.  So Happy Birthday, guys......I'm sure glad we brought you both home to live with us.

CONTEST UPDATE:  Well, I seem to be holding my own in the writing contest.  Voting goes on till Sept. 18.  I want to thank all of you that have gone to Gather.com so far and given me your vote.  But......I could still use a whole lot more "10" rating votes!  I've now put a logo on my sidebar that will take you directly to Gather.  And here's the link for a personal invite for you to join.    http://www.gather.com/inviteLanding.jsp?parentMemberId=413473&tc=11

Hopefully, if you haven't had a chance to vote yet, you'll go read my first chapter of Seeking Sydney and you'll give me that much-needed "10" rating.  I sure would appreciate it.  OH.....and since I'm not shy, nor humble......perhaps you could also pass this info and link on to your friends, who will tell their friends, who will tell their friends.....well, you get the picture.

And here's the link to go directly to my First Chapter page so you can read, vote and hopefully leave a comment at the bottom of that page.  But you must join Gather in order to be eligible to vote.  http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977093233

See you here tomorrow when I have something especially for the ladies.........