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Aren’t they the cutest? This is their 5 week photo with mom watching in the background.

See the little orange guy trying to start trouble by batting his sister’s paw? That guy is Buster. He was originally Mouthy because he meowed a lot and quite loudly for such a little thing. But then his name changed for good reason:

Once the kittens started getting active, I had to barricade sections of the house to keep them contained. Yeah right. Buster busted out of every area we made for them. (See where the name Buster comes from?)

It’s kind of comical too because Buster was the last kitten born, but he’s the first to do everything – usually days in advance of his siblings. He’s been eating regular food for well over a week already. The others are just starting to show interest in food. He was the first to climb out of the original kitten box (the sides were

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Have you started a family tree? The genealogy bug bit me the other day and I’ve been taking advantage of a “free” trial for ancestry.com.

It all started last weekend when my high school age niece asked if I knew more information about someone in our family tree. I really didn’t know anything more than what she knew which is about all anyone in the family knows. (I have a basic family tree that goes back 5 generations for both my mother and my father’s side, but there’s always room for more information.)

We tried doing some general research online, but we quickly figured out that we wouldn’t learn a whole lot that way. So, I opted for a trial at ancestry.com – what a great resource for information!

I found old census reports that lists family members and draft registration cards for male relatives. However, the most exciting find was the passenger list for the ship my maternal

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