A Visit w/ the Fosterparents!

Sorry updates have not been as regular.  No internet at home right now, but i'll try to be more proactive about finding update spots.

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The kittens and I had a visit with Joanie and Roy this weekend!  If you don't recall, Joanie and Roy are the wonderful couple who opened their home and their hearts to dozens of cats over the last six years or so, including my Ronan and Pandora.  Currently, they have two adult cats of their own - Patty Riley, Peaches and Bubbles - and two foster kittens, Timmy and Taz.

Embarassingly, the kittens were not on their best behaviour.  Ronan was positively terrified of Timmy (who is so small he just fits on my right hand), hissing and growling his way through the afternoon, while Pandora spent most of her time curled up inside a kitty condo in the corner.  Needless to say, I was embarrassed by my kittens' lack of maturity.

Ronan made his way from bedroom to kitchen and back to the sitting room.  At one point, he explored the bathroom and Timmy, fascinated by this larger orange beast, followed him inside, essentially cornering him.  As poor Timmy sat bewildered Ronan stalked about the white tiles, hissing and hacking his displeasure and fear.  What a big baby.  

Pandora moved from the kitty condo to behind the armchair and back again several times.  That was the extent of her exploration.

After several hours, Ronan allowed himself to receive belly rubs.  He also followed Roy to the kitchen a few times and entertained himself with some of the jingly toys beside the fireplace.  Pandora warmed up finally and licked Joanie's hands a few times.  They were both quite emotionally exhausted by home-time.  Always the positive ones in any situation, Joanie and Roy expressed understanding that the kittens were probably very overwhelmed by all the new stimuli (although they did seem to remember by the time we left that they had, in fact, been in the home before) and were sure they would be better behaved next time.

Yes.  We have been invited back.
I hope the kittens are a little less dramatic next time.