about kittens... and a sad farewell to lula

i have kittens! so exciting. it has been a long time since i have seen a newborn kitten. they are so tiny! our cat, puma, had them about 2 weeks ago. there are 6 kittens. they are all grey tiger-striped. they are living in the dog house. they have kicked our dog, lucy, out.
sad news: my cat, lula, is dead. she was run over on the highway. i didn't see her; dan saw her and told me about it. i still feel like she's here. like one morning she will be standing on the deck railing looking in the glass on the door at me with her golden eyes. poor lula.
i am hoping dan will let me keep a kitten to be a new companion to puma. i want to name her "toulouse" after toulouse latrec, a famous french painter.
lula always reminded me of a certain french poster of a cat.

here is a photo of our new kittens when they were reeeeally new. this is how they were in the beginning, a huge mass of kittens. usually you could see more than one head. it is cute to see a mass of fur ball and 6 heads.:)