Surprise!
Now that I have your attention...
I did say in my family and not in my house, here is Monty my new kitty nephew.


My brother and his wife adopted him from their local shelter on Christmas Eve.
He is almost 1 year old and is good with their daughter and their two female kitties.
They had a long-haired male grey tuxedo kitty who they lost this fall at age 12 1/2 who was a very special boy.
This kitty is very much loved and is a total sweetie!
I hope to meet him sometime this spring or summer.
Just look at that cute nose and those beautiful eyes!
I can see why they fell in love with him.