Ritzy, in my signature, (and Tex, you'll need that hose to cool you and Ritz down...hubba hubba)...

Ritz is almost 3 years old. We adopted her froma coworker of mine who had been bugging me to adopt one of their kittens and I said "only if it's a black and white tuxedo"....at this time, the momma cat had not had her kittens yet. At the time I was not ready (or so I thought) to take in a cat...but it was actually my husband who convinced me that we needed a little furry friend.

My friend at work had kind of given up on me, but then sent me a picture of Ritz as a kitten....well, who could resist that cutie pie face!

This is the 'baby picture' provided to me by the original mom&dad cat after Ritz was about a year old....she's the little black blob in the sea of pastel fur! Making a fashion statement already!
The last picture from the right in this collage is the one that melted my heart....that little kitten face...the rest of the pictures are good representations of the "many moods of Ritz"...my favorite is the "show me the tummy", which she demonstrates to get attention (and wins)


She was also COTD on May 8, 2001...when she was a petulant little teenager.....a real "tude" on that face!

She's a spoiled cat....and I'm guilty as charged!