1. I want to share a bit of personal news, which may hopefully help brighten your day a little.

2. One month ago, a friend of mine from Nachlaot woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of two kittens crying. Someone had left them in a cardboard box by the dumpster next to her apartment.

3. My friend sends me a message and the above and attached videos and asks if my wife and I could take them in. (Friend already has two cats, one of them being a rescue and couldn't handle more).

4. My wife and I were already interested in adopting a cat from a shelter but we weren't sure about taking in two kittens this young (vet estimated they were about 3 weeks)

We decided to take them in, at least just to get help get them going.

Day 1:

5. We took them to the vet their first night to get them checked out and on the way back we gave them names.

My wife named the black one "Ollie" and I named the tabby "Mandu."

Here they are being adorable

6. Neither my wife and I are experts in cat breeds, but as far as we can tell, Ollie is part bear cub...

7. ...part Yoda...

8. ...and part squeak toy.

9. Mandu on the other hand is some combination of meerkat, kangaroo, and prairie dog

10. Due to Corona, both my wife and I are working from home which gave us the flexibility to take care of kittens who still needed a lot of regular help.

11. Initially, we kept them in a large plastic container but as they got bigger, my amazing wife put together a corral from leftover moving boxes and we gradually expanded their space as they got bigger.

Last night we took most of it down, giving them more room to roam and play

12. But enough about that. Here are some more pictures of Ollie:

13. This one needs its own Tweet (from when they were still bottle feeding)

14. He also does this thing where if you pet him just right he'll go to sleep in adorable psoitions

15. And now for some Mandu pics...

16. Mandu also likes playing on his back

17. Having the two of them together has been super helpful bec they're able to play with each other and teach themselves how to be cats.

Like good brothers, they fight a lot but they do love each other

18. That's all for now until I can figure out how to make a video for @dodo.

We'd also like to thank @kittenxlady and @JacksonGalaxy whose YouTube videos on raising kittens and cats have been super helpful.