I keep screwing up my update: one more try!!! All three kittens in the "Beuatiful lboys" request have now found amazing homes!!!!!!! THanks to all who did such an amazing job offering moral, etc. support. Fostering these three was indeed harder than expected, but so ultimately rewarding. Buffer went to the wonderful owner of a large company here in town - and in fact, has asked us to come see Buffer (he's renamed him 'Indy") tonight. I doubt if Buffer will remember us since it's been several months, but I hope so - and at least want to see he's in a good environment.
The most amazing - his brothers Pip and Izze - proved much much harder to place. THey "tamed up" but seemed to be so bonded particularly to me that they scattered when the very few people (neighbors,etc) came to see them/try to speed the taming process. But after 3 months, ,y husband said it just had to move on - whether that meant setting them loose (they'd been vet checked and nuetered by then) and if you were following my posts, knew I just didn't think I could do that. But if not that, whtat? Following ideas from this forum, I made hundreds of flyers - and placed them anywhere animal people might go - vets, groomers, boarding facitilitues, other shelters (who were generally gracious) ...even groceries, etc. ---in a wide area! I emailed over 150 personal]l emails, and placed pix, stories and vidoes on my facebook and encouraged everyone to share them along their social network. And then - only ONE phone call!!!!!!! Luckily - she was PERFECT! She could barely see, let alone, pet them the first visit. But between what she'd read, and what little she saw, she wanted Pip and Izze. So ---long story short....we dropped them off there 2 weeks ago. I warned her that she should put them in a small room, and not expect them to want to come out for at least 3-4 days, and eventhen to do alot of slinking. Tod her is was nothing personal
So we put them in her bedroom, sat down to dinner (she cooked dinner for us!).....we went back and both had already used the litterbox, eaten, drank, and played with toys THey were hiding, but within a half hour of sitting with them, they were alll over us. And she has conitnued to email ---they're sleeping with her and following her around the house. Who would have EVER thought that --- after neither of thse 2 initialy wanted to even be touched for weeks on end. Now they're her shadows!
So we go see them in a week and a half!
So thanks SOOOOOOOO
O much for being so helpful on this forum! Through suggestions, through encouragement, through personal messages that kept me going. And guess what.....new 14 week old kitten just showed up on our deck
waahaa...
Kittychick
The most amazing - his brothers Pip and Izze - proved much much harder to place. THey "tamed up" but seemed to be so bonded particularly to me that they scattered when the very few people (neighbors,etc) came to see them/try to speed the taming process. But after 3 months, ,y husband said it just had to move on - whether that meant setting them loose (they'd been vet checked and nuetered by then) and if you were following my posts, knew I just didn't think I could do that. But if not that, whtat? Following ideas from this forum, I made hundreds of flyers - and placed them anywhere animal people might go - vets, groomers, boarding facitilitues, other shelters (who were generally gracious) ...even groceries, etc. ---in a wide area! I emailed over 150 personal]l emails, and placed pix, stories and vidoes on my facebook and encouraged everyone to share them along their social network. And then - only ONE phone call!!!!!!! Luckily - she was PERFECT! She could barely see, let alone, pet them the first visit. But between what she'd read, and what little she saw, she wanted Pip and Izze. So ---long story short....we dropped them off there 2 weeks ago. I warned her that she should put them in a small room, and not expect them to want to come out for at least 3-4 days, and eventhen to do alot of slinking. Tod her is was nothing personal
So we put them in her bedroom, sat down to dinner (she cooked dinner for us!).....we went back and both had already used the litterbox, eaten, drank, and played with toys THey were hiding, but within a half hour of sitting with them, they were alll over us. And she has conitnued to email ---they're sleeping with her and following her around the house. Who would have EVER thought that --- after neither of thse 2 initialy wanted to even be touched for weeks on end. Now they're her shadows!So we go see them in a week and a half!
So thanks SOOOOOOOO
O much for being so helpful on this forum! Through suggestions, through encouragement, through personal messages that kept me going. And guess what.....new 14 week old kitten just showed up on our deck
waahaa...Kittychick
Well done, indeed! 
That's SUCH great news - makes it all worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rub:
I SOOOOO remember your other thread and those darling, beautiful boys, Pip and Izze! AWWWWWWWWWW - YOU ARE WONDERFUL and your hard work paid off. What a beautiful beginning for these two beauties. Oh, please do update after you go and visit them. I will be curious to hear what they do when you arrive! IF you will see them. :lol3: 
