Merry Christmas to all our AJSavannahs Families

Wishing All a very blessed Christmas.

Jericho aquires a new name.....

Well Ellie and I made it through mom's harvest time and our grandparents visit.
We were fairly well behaved and a little subdued while they were here....BUT after they left did I cut loose! I played on the log archway above the foyer(about 17' high over wood floors) and gave mom a heart attack even though she had put out scat mats I flew from the steps over the railing and onto the log. It was very slick but I held fast and was planning to climb up to the top of the main log which is 23' high or maybe a dash across the antler chandelier and into the window sill on the second story. I am not sure which idea it was that made mom ask me very nicely to come back and let her pet me so I obliged as always and once she had me she about passed out. I never did get to go back upstairs. Mom set up a a very nasty stair bombing of scat mats set to high and a cardboard gate. I haven't yet figured out how to get through it all. Mom just smirks at me now when I look up at the log.
I have also decided to jump on the kitchen island and table..... I did that while the grandparents were here to try and impress them with my abilities. Mom and dad weren't impressed at all and more scat mats were laid out. I can smell them now and don't jump when they are there....but sometimes they aren't!

Mom wanted to post some new pics of me but she hasn't figured out the photo software on the new computer yet. I have really grown and turned much darker. I weigh 17lbs now but still have more to go.

I love to play fetch and drive the parents crazy hauling my toys around the house for them to throw. Last night I made mom play with me for an hour after dad went to sleep. She tried to sleep but I kept dropping my toy on her face and she would throw it farther and farther till it would start REALLY BOUNCING off the walls. Cool. Eventually she covered her head and that was the end of that.

I am talking constantly to anyone that will listen and even sometimes when they aren't so I now have the nickname JJ short for Jabbering Jericho. Mom says it also stands for Jumping Jericho.
Either way I like it.

Ellie can still kick my butt for a little girl. When she gets done with me she runs over to the Supreme ruler Tater and tries to pick a fight. He is a lot of noise and it scares me so I run and hide. Nothing much ever comes of the noise makers but I want nothing to do with it. Someday Ellie may be the Supreme one but not yet.
I don't much care and get along well with both.

Well hopefully mom will get some photos of me up in the next week or so.
Sure wish I could see and hear from my Sib's and relatives too.

Take care all!

JJ and Ellie Belly

Savannah Supervisors

On a recent renovation of our fireplace, Aja and Shombay took charge and supervised the whole project. Normally I would lock them in their safe room, but the workers are good friends that love animals and have met the cats before.




Both the cats are friendly and like to meet friends, family, and strangers. Shombay is very nosey and loves tools----he snatched a couple but we retrieved them quickly.


Aja saw all the fuss and got in on the action, stealing sponges right out of the bucket (she likes water more than Shombay).Aja even walked across the floor of the hearth and left fresh footprints. We kept them as part of the fireplace (how could we not).


Shombay at one point discovered bubble wrap just by walking on it. He drove me crazy with the popping until he started to bite it, that's when I ruined the party and took it away.



After being scolded, Aja in her typical "Diva" fashion stormed off to another room to take a nap. Snapping her tail like a human would snap their fingers with attitude. Thank goodness she soon forgives!

AJSavannahs Website Down

Two of my websites have been down most of the weekend. I don't think it's related to the photo theft, since I've had service interruptions before. Never this length of time. The main blog is hosted on our website, so that's why it's not coming up, either.

Will likely be moving to another host since Hostway is totally unresponsive. Have emailed, opened a Trouble Ticket online, and been on hold three separate occasions for more than three hours. Never got past the initial menu.

Any recommendations for a quality small business hosting service -- remembering that AJSavannahs.com is a very dynamic site (at least when it's UP) -- any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Need to communicate with me? Please use our backup email: ajsavannahs1@yahoo.com

Sambu and Toki (Terry and Jimmy)

Sambu (Terry) and Toki (Jimmy) are very happily settled into their new home with David in California. He's not set up on the AJSavannahs Family Blog yet, so I just had to share these photos. Sambu is flying from his cat tree and landing on a very soft king-size bed about eight feet away.



Sambu and Toki are F2B kittens from our F1 Kboo and F6A Mbau. This is the same pairing that gave us my sweet Harvey. Their brother Howie is as beautiful, just that our other David, in Florida, (who also has our F2B Tessa from Kboo and Mbau) hasn't sent recent photos! (No pressure there...)



Age five months in these photos, Sambu already weighs 13 pounds, Toki a bit less. We wanted these boys to stay together and were very happy when David obliged. This is the delivery that stranded me in Charlotte, with Andrew coming to our rescu. Andrew has our F2B kittens Zeus from Gabatta, Fina from Kboo, and F3C Isis who is Ayo's granddaughter.



Toki , above, showing off his Happy Tail, below, his beautifully contrasted coat. Although smaller than his brother (who isn't???) Toki has always managed to more than hold his own in any altercation, real or imagined.



Sambu has Kboo's sweet face and I think he's almost as pretty as Harvey. We expect him to be about 90% of Harvey's size when full grown, based on his birth weight and weight at age five months. Toki will be a large Savannah, but always dwarfed by Sambu. Even though Toki has the much larger personality.



We're expecting F2B kittens from Gabatta and Mbau late October. And should know in about a week if Kboo is pregnant, also from Mbau. If yes, her babies would be due mid-November.

BUSY BODIES

Ellie and I volunteered to help mom file and clean up the office. It has been a long time since she's had a chance to do it and the new computer is coming Monday(OH boy!). But......


The copier and desk got to jumping around so much we just plum tuckered out holding them down. Mom said we were especially good at that job.



Mom and dad are sure having fun throwing my toy. I have decided that fetch is the best game for me! The harder to find the better I like it. Mom gets a kick out of watching me strut back with my "prize". I am also into doing great big Serval leaps. Ellie and Tater don't much appreciate them but I do.

Can't wait to see our new little brothers and sure hope that Adrianne is feeling better soon!

Till next time

J & E

A lazy morning

Wow it has been awhile since my last blog. Mom is halfway through harvest now and Dad is busy at the office. I will be glad when things get back to normal.

I was going to pounce on Ellie as she was dreaming of flying after reading all of dad's plane magazines but mom said to be good......

So I went on over and told some jokes with my gal pals Gertie and Emmielou. At least they know how to appreciate a good joke.....unlike some people in this family....

Mom says I need to sit back farther from the TV. This is one of my favorites where Cruise gets Nicholson to spill the beans "The truth!? You can't handle the truth!"

Jumped on the scale this morning and I am almost 13 pounds. Mom says I need to eat more as I am soooooo picky. But I do like watermelon and horseradish go figure!

I met my Aunt this weekend and I ran up to her and wanted attention. I don't know any strangers yet. Everyone has been wonderful. I can't wait until my Grandma and Grandpa get here!

Off to play on the new bed. Mom broke down and got us a king size. Now there is room for us all!

Mankala and Jason

Mankala is being fussy this morning. I want her to play with me and she runs to Jason to be held.

Adrianne says it's because I'm too big and don't know how to play gently yet. Duh! Has she seen my feet??? I couldn't play gently even if I wanted to--

But I really, really love Mankala. She's my favorite companion, after Adrianne, of course. I'm pretty sure Adrianne told me that Mankala is their first Savannah (that's why she's Jason's favorite...), but Mankala never had kittens, so now she's retired and tells the rest of us what to do.

Everyone else listens to her; I just flop down with my front feet across her and she can't move. Makes her really mad if I don't let her up. Jason leaves Mankala's claws a bit longer than mine and when she's had enough, she rolls over on her back and kicks me on the top of my head til I let her go.

For some reason, it always makes Adrianne laugh.

Something about the look on my face...

JoJo

Mom fixed my Koala Bear basket so I can't smash it any more.

I just act like that Abi cat isn't even around. I'm wearing her down more and more every day.

Perfecting my jumping skills.

Welcome AJS Family

I love viewing and reading about this beautiful breed of cats - thanks to everyone for sharing!


Aja ( High Priestess of Mecca ) is very high energy and rarely naps during the day. She follows me around the house and tries to help me with everything. One of her favorite things to do recently is walk on the treadmill. She will go up to 20 minutes. Aja loves it but Shombay wants nothing to do with it.

Shombay ( He who walks like a lion) prefers to save his energy for shredding the newspaper and picking on his sister.

And of course they both love the tunnels and cubes.

I can't wait to see more blogs and do some more bragging.

Taking a break

Wow! Who knew waxing Mom's muscle cars was such hard work! I think next time we will just watch. She thinks she might get to go to a show yet this summer. It would be the first one for the Mach 1 since she got the 428 CJ put back in it.

Well she can always hope she gets the time since it looks like dad will be going off to fight fires.

It has been so hot here that Ellie and I are going to get comfortable and chill for awhile. I know it looks like we find that easy but it just isn't the case. We take hours finding the perfect positions to make mom feel guilty if she moves and disturbs us like she did just prior by trimming our nails while we were sleeping. You can see that it totally fried us and we can't relax.

Mom also loves it when Ellie sleeps in this position since she tends to be a little flatulent at times. Teeeeheeeee!

Here is a picture of my family. Tater(left), Ellie (back) and me.
We all love our S-curve scratchers and take turns using them.

I have been teething for the last week and driving mom nutso. I will sure be glad when this is over and so will she. I think it may be awhile though.....

Glad to see all my kin sending in photos and updates. I sure enjoy it all. Although I envy some of the toys I see like JoJo's truck. Wow could I have some fun with that!

And then there is Harvey who continues to put a frown on Adrianne. NOT! Good job Harvey.

P.S. Happy birthday from all of us too!

Happy Birthday Wishes

Hey! Where is everybody??? Adrianne is driving me nuts taking all these photos in order to keep this fresh.

But while I'm here, I just have to wish my older siblings a Happy Birthday! Trouble, Wilbur, Swazi (Sad Eyes), and Kai (Greta) celebrated their third birthday Saturday. Sadly we're missing our beloved Ozzy (Exotic Face), he will never be forgotten.

And on a happier note -- at least for ME -- I think I'm going to be bigger than Trouble when I'm full-grown. Adrianne already says I'm more trouble than Trouble, but judging from her smile, I don't believe her.

JoJo Has a New Movie

Hope Becky doesn't mind, but I thought I'd share JoJo's (Vester's) newest movie. Becky is catching on quickly and already has her own -- or is it JoJo's? -- YouTube channel!



JoJo is growing a LOT. Jericho has posted photos already, and Murray. Now all we need is Emmett and we'll have all of Ayo's babies covered. Know Eric is signed in, can't wait for the updates! (But no pressure...)

Calla and Murray

Calla and Murray are doing GREAT!!

Calla is almost 1 year old weighs 15 pounds and is very spoiled, she knows she is beautiful, she rules the house and even the dogs!

Murray is such a sweetheart and is such a love bug but there is another side to him, he is a WILD MAN!! When he wants to play he bounces of the walls (I'm not kidding he really does) to tapping me on the leg to chase him but after he is done he wants to be loved and talk to you.

When Calla and Murray first met I was a bit worried for Calla had this cougar growl that I had never heard before but it was all a bluff and they are getting along great. They love to rough play and run all around the house playing tag.

Harvey Helps with the Folding

Hard to remember he's just a kitten.



Harvey tried to help fold dishtowels this afternoon. The side table is 34 inches tall and his shoulders are at least five inches above it when he stands up on his hind feet.

JoJo

OMG - Don't you just love feathers!!!

My new truck has a horn that I like to blow as soon as Jerry gets to sleep - TEE HEE!!!

Becky and Jerry are so amazed at my fetching skills - DUH!! They have so much to learn.

Some times you just gotta stop playing and recharge!

Hi all!

My name is Jericho and I am trying my first blog ever!

I am the red-spotted one using Ellie for a pillow.

I am hoping to get in touch with my siblings, Jo Jo, Murray, and Emmett. Also my cousins Arron ,Olivia, Jimmy, Howie and Terry. I know I have more out there that I have never talked with but have seen their pictures.

I am doing very well with my new family. I have my best buddy Ellie who is also an AJ kitten. She is older and an F3. Ellie is 15 months old today and came here to our new home back in February. I decided to follow her in June when I was 14 weeks old and have been here almost a month. There is one other who reigns supreme and is very old, well to me he is since he is nine. His name is Tater and he is a barn cat that my mom saved when he was only a couple days old and someone had bitten him and left him in her hay stack. Boy was he lucky mom found him when she did and that she knew what to do. I still give Tater the respect he deserves......for now!

Uh oh! Here comes mom and she needs to use the computer for payroll.

Hope to hear from you and see some pictures soon.

Jericho