The kittens came to us like this:  One day while dropping the kids off at school (which happens to be a parish school) I noticed a box which was sitting on the curb near the church entrance. Being very curious, I walked over to the box as I called the rectory office to let them know that Alqaeda had planted a package on the curb outside the church (which is always a popular joke with the rectory secretary!) and that I would bring it in to them for disarming (should they wish to call the bomb squad.)  As I got to the box and lifted the flaps, I discovered 6 little faces staring back at me!  What a shock! 

To make the story short, two kittens found homes with school families; one kitten went to our good friends Audra & Don Wake; one went to Lollie's mom Susan and two joined the Hopkins family. The two we kept are Linus & Lucy.  They have since tripled in size and are doing great!  As of 03/05/2006 they have both been spayed & neutered and are a furry little comedy show attacking each other (in play) all over our house. We get regular visits from Tortoise (Susan's kitten) when Susan is here for the day. Lucy & Tortoise went to the Spay clinic together.