Leap Year Litter
--Lords & Ladies
Leaping--
Once every four years, the astrological signs align to produce an extra
day, added to the regular calendar year. This day is called Leap Year
Day! And this one must have been custom ordered for Lady Tyre to
deliver her lusty brood!
As
all good royalty are obliged to do, Lady Tyre’s duty was to produce an
heir (or heirs) to the throne. And that, she did with Lords & Ladies
Leaping with joy!
We
knew that her litter was due somewhere around the end of February, but
the delivery day passed with no babies. We decided that we must have
gotten the date wrong, but on February 29th – Leap Year Day
-- we heard the loud cry of the first born! Rushing over to see what
had transpired, we found Ms. Skadi, Lady Tyre’s lady in waiting, (okay,
so it’s really her sister!) sitting inches away, offering moral support
to the Lady as she delivered one, two, three lovely babes!! She seemed
to settle in and began to nurse her babies, so we left her to relax and
recuperate, checking in on her ever so often to make sure she was doing
well.
Imagine our surprise when we peeped in, nine hours later, and discovered
FOUR healthy babies! I promise, I counted them – one, two, three,
four. I counted them again – four. I must
have counted them a half dozen times before it finally sank into my
foggy head that she had delivered a fourth baby all by herself! How
dare she!! How could she possibly do so without us??!! ;-}
We
are delighted to present to you, The Leap Year Litter – Lords & Ladies
Leaping!
12 weeks
Graciee Bella, Bandit & Elvis
(reclining)
Date
of Birth: February
29, 2008
Father: LostWoods
Bozeman of SassafrasKat
Mother:
Norgeskaukatt Tyre of SassafrasKat
