Introducing Starbuck and Khamalla

Within the last few hours our home has changed. for the first time we've closed the living room door and our routine has completely moved into a new phase.

Naturally day one of bringing new kittens into our lives is bound to be a lot of work. Starbuck turned out to be the feisty explorer who is not afraid to venture anywhere. Sounds about right (another Katee Sachoff) Khamalla on the other hand, very nervous and took a couple of hours before she too began to explore new surroundings.

The big change being that they are taking each room at a time. Tonight they will remain in the living/dining room. Tomorrow I will do my best to introduce them to the kitchen -- although we had the door open for a moment during dinner, Starbuck shot off up the stairs and found herself in completely unclaimed territory. We'll take it one day at a time. ;) They are so adorable. Once Khamalla came out of her safety place, they both started to run riot, chasing each other, taking everything in and sitting with us to find out who we are.

As I write this, we've gone upstairs and left them to settle. I know I will have to check in on them a few times tonight, and ensure that

A) they find out where the litter tray is.
2) Find out where they might not have found the litter tray in time.

We let them eat first before we did, but they were far too excited and tried their darnest to jump up to and explore what we were eating. Nervousness comes in excess energy and a need to find their way around everything.

Tobey the Tortoise is however upstairs for now. Starbuck got too curious and climbed into his "mother shell" - not knowing he was in there however. It was just another realm to explore. So we are now with the challenge of ensuring Tobey can return down without being slept on or piddled on. Either way, we know he won't like it.

So there we go. I don't want to blog about cats all the time. That could be too much, nor will I be creating a blog for the cats. Really have enough to work with at the moment, but I promise that on the event that they should learn new tricks, explore new territory or say their first words, you will hear about it. :)

Sweet dream for now... I will be awake for some time, i'm sure.