Long time, no see...LOTS OF PICS! :)

Hello all - Sorry I haven't been on here a lot lately. It has been a very busy last 6 months. We closed on our home on April 29, recarpeted and prepped it a bit, moved in the first weekend in May, and have been working and very busy ever since. I went from my temporary IT job from April to Sept 2005 to a couple of different permanent IT job offers (why does everything happen all at once after months of not too much going on with the job situation?) that I had to decide between. I ended up going with a position with the Missouri Dept of Mental Health - I am one of the two computer information technologists at one of their facilities. I started 9-16-05 and have been enjoying my job and the people I work with so far. :) My husband, my 4 kitties and I have been really enjoying our first few months as homeowners. The kitties love our house. We've enjoyed decorating it for our first Christmas in it. Anyway, I finally got around to scanning in lots of pictures of the cats and many other pics, so I am going to start posting a few of those pics here. I hope you all are doing well, and I hope you enjoy! Pics to follow in the coming posts...

Here are a few pics of Bailey from this spring to the present...he turned 3 on 9-17-05, and celebrated his 3rd anniversary with us on 10-25-05 - hard to believe it's already been 3 years! Enjoy! :)

Bailey on underside of clothes hamper:
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Bailey relaxing in the new house:
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Bailey rediscovering the joy of his first bed (from his kitten days) - the soft cube:
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Bailey looking beautiful in the 3-season room on July 4th:
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Bailey in 'his' bed - he actually burroughed under that throw and out the other end - we found him this way, like we had tucked him in, but we had just gotten home!
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Bailey tangled up in the sheets we were putting on the bed:
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Bailey on the stairs leading to half story upstairs - he loves all the stairs in the house:
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Bailey looking outside from our 3-season room, which he and the other kitties just love to death:
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Here are some pictues of Leila...she celebrated her 3rd birthday on 11-25-05, and her 2nd anniversary with us on 5-1-05. It's definitely hard to believe she's already 3!

Leila enjoying the pedastal sink's large bowl in 1/2 bathroom one week after moving in:
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Leila in 3-season room - her favorite room of our house:
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The previous owners of our house left the pool table. Not only do we enjoy it, so does Leila:
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Looking sweet:
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Looking outside from 3-season room:
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Looking outside from our bathroom:
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Leila playing in a box as I was cleaning one of my closets recently:
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Here's our sweet orange boy Leo's latest pictures. He celebrated 1 year with us on 4-8-05, and he turned 3 on 7-10-05. He's just so sweet!

Leo decided to get all brave when we were first unpacking and setting everything up - he got all the way on top of the entertainment center downstairs, which is probably 7-8 ft tall!
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Leo chillin on the new carpet we put in:
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Leo sleeping on the counter in the kitchen, one of his fave spots:
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Leo in 3-season room sleeping (one of his favorite activities, as you can see):
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Leo decided to play pool like Leila does, so he now plays pool in addition to poker...he's quite the gambler:
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Looking handsome on his 3rd birthday:
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Doesn't he just look like a teddy bear here?
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Once again, chillin on the kitchen counter:
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Claudia celebrated her 1st anniversary with us and her second birthday on 6-25-05. It has been absolutely delightful having her in our family, and time sure has flown with her as well as the others!

Fluffy and sweet as she sleeps:
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Hiding in top of cat tree:
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Enjoying 3-season room:
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Enjoying the new living room furniture:
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Playing with an old toy:
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A very lazy 4th of July in the 3-season room:
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A great full-view pic of Claudia in August:
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In window seat in 3-season room back when it was still very warm:
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Looking outside from the 3-season room, one of her favorite places in the house:
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Bailey & Leila snoozing on laundry pile:
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Claudia & Leila getting along well for once:
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The amazing 2-headed cat in the cat tree!
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The boys snoozing together:
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Chowing down on Claudia's 2nd b'day:
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Chowing down on Leo's 3rd b'day:
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Bailey & Claudia snoozing together:
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Claudia & Leo munching on some of Bailey's 3rd b'day food:
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Bailey lounging on boogie mat as Leila sneaks behind him:
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Brent & 3 of the 4 on the bed:
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My father-in-law with Leo & Leila on couch:
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Hope you enjoyed all of these recent pictures of our 4 sweet kitties. Hopefully it won't be so long before I get to post on here again. Have an excellent holiday season, everyone! :)

When they made the phrase the Life Of Riley meaning a Wonderful Life,they must have had Your Cats in mind.
Seldom have I seen Happier Cats,and that makes me more resolved now,to enclose the Porches,if your Cats love the 3 Season Rooms that much!!
You are True Cat Guardians!!!

How nice to see all of your kitties, they all look so happy and content in your new home. Your home also sounds very nice, congratulations on it as well! :D

Congratulations on your new home.Great photos.They look really happy in there new home. :D Oh and Happy Belated Birthdays to all!! :)

Thanks for all these pics of your kitties. They look very happy in their new home. :)
A pool is a very good idea as a cat toy! They should have so much fun with it!!! :D

Welcome back Jayna. :D I'm glad that things are going well and that your furkids are happy in their new home too. Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures with us. All of your furkids sure look gorgeous too. :)

Thanks for all of your nice notes. :) Glad you enjoyed the pictures!

Hey, nice to see you here agai, Jayna!!! I was already afraid that you had left PT, but now I remember: you were busy moving and redecorating thr new house. Your cats love their new place too, hey!!
Is Leo a Scottish Fold? I love his cute folded ears!!
So, you love St.Louis? Been to the Arch recently? I hated the way to go up there, but the view from the top is breathtaking, hey!