Last night Lynn brought our new kitten home from Marietta. She has been caring for him for the past week or so and considers him to be Veronica's birthday gift.

He's about eight weeks old, playful, and seems to be pretty smart. He's litter-trained and weaned. He's a black and grey tabby, beautiful markings, short hair and a black nose. He's precious.

We gave up our idea to name the cat ToadKiller Gary and decided to let Veronica name him. So when Veronica was checking him out in Lynn's little cat carrier, cooing "kitty!", I said "That's your new kitty, Veronica! What is his name? What do you want to call him?"

Veronica said, "Open the door!"

So welcome home, Janus. :-)