I have never had a tortie before. I always found them so strange looking. But of course I have totally changed my mind since getting her. She looks like she will be marbled on her sides and mostly black everywhere else. She is still growing. And she is starting to get shiny fur instead of kitten fluff. We are very close as I bottle fed her. She was found in a wood pile. I was not able to get any of the other kittens.
She rides my shoulder like a parrot. And she is so good about letting me clip her nails. I found her October 6, 2003. And I figured her to be three or four weeks old when found.
What a total sweetie! I, too, had never had a tortie before my Cindy-bun, and am a complete convert -- absolutely besotted with those incredible golden eyes, the sweetness, and the "tortitude"!
I am a morning person. I arise at dawn and I go to bed early too. This has always been my way. I can get a whole lot done in the wee hours of the morning.
Good morning to you also!