KJ> I'm fine! We've got a houseful of new babies--3 cockatiels, one jenday,
 KJ> and 2 cherry-heads, with one more expected very soon. So I'm going to be
 KJ> VERY busy starting in about a week when I pull the tiels and jenday!
 KJ> Where have you been hiding?
WOW!  That's amazing!  I've recently had the good fortune to see a clutch of 
baby tiels and they are so ugly that they look damn cute (what a paradox, 
eh?).  I'm sure I don't have to describe it to you, Kathy, but their big 
heads and their clumsiness made me laugh so much.  But, like The Ugly 
Duckling, they'll grow up to be beautiful tiels!
 KJ> That's good to hear! I miss hearing Opie updates--don't be such a
 KJ> stranger!
Ha, ha!  Well, life keeps me very busy and rarely do I have free time, but 
this being the holiday weekend (and I actually don't have to work!), here I 
am.  I have to still "work" however, only out of home.  As for O.P.-- well 
he's right here on my shoulder!  You should see Mr. Teepu however-- wow has 
he ever growing up to be one damn smart tiel!  I didn't realise that tiel's 
could be so intuitive/intelligent.  He's one special tiel 'cause all 
Mme.Chamaq likes to do is just sit there and hang out-- same as always.  
She'll still scream to death if they're seperated however.  
It's weird, but O.P. mimicks the cockatiels so much.  He doesn't talk like a 
parrot but rather chirps like the tiels.  Mr. Teepu, on the other hand, 
mimicks O.P.  He can now grab light things in his hand and work on it with 
his beak-- I've NEVER seen a cockatiel do this before!  He always watches 
O.P. do it and used to try and try and try (of his own accord), and now-- he 
can actually do it!  Wowow-- wonder 'tiel, huh???
Anyway, gotta run!  I'll talk to you real soon, Kathy!  See ya!
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