GARFIELD!!!!

Well...The little illegitimate babies have arrived. We still don't know who the father is, but that orange cat that's been hanging around is looking awfully suspicious. Two of her kittens are orange so that makes him the prime suspect. I'm not saying it couldn't be that grey one, but I'd put money on Garfield that is for sure.

Delores had been acting strangely this morning burrowing under my blankets in my bed. My first thought was, "I know that hooch isn't thinking about having those babies in my bed!" and my second thought was "I know that hooch isn't thinking about having those babies in my bed!"

Luckily when I got out of bed, so did she. Apparently she had wandered into my linen closet, at which time my young daughter of only four, decided that Delores "needed some privacy" and closed the door. At around 10 am I heard the distinct sound of a newborn kitting mewing, and could not locate the whereabouts of the sound. I saw the linen closet door was closed, but the sound was getting louder as I approached. I opened the door and there before me was a little orange kitten....First thought "I'm going to find Garfield and cut off his jewels..." My son was ecstatic, he waited to see if she would have another and a few moments later she did. This one was dark grey with orange gloves and boots, and white on it's face and back. This one knew how to accessorise. He called the first one Tiger, and the second one survivor, because at first we thought it was dead, but then it started to move. Her third kitten which I thought was her last came about an hour later, it too was orange....hmmm....GARFIELD!!! Hours passed and Delores had some visitors, and well-wishers, things settled down. I was kind of relieved because I had 2 potential homes, so that only left me with one to get rid of...err find a good home for...but then out of no-where, 6 hours later she had another. I'm still not certain she's done, but she has emerged from the linen closet and is acting like her old self, so I think the grand total is four. Number four is white with a black patch on it's head and back down it's tail, with flecks of orange and white throughout. Likely a female, because I believe most tri-colour cats are.

So now Delores is a mom, and I assure you it will be the last time, because as soon as those kittens are weaned, I'm getting her blankity blank fixed!