I'm The Birthday Girl!!!

Woohoo! Party at our house today!!! We have 3 birthday kitties in our house today and Tanner has a birthday on Monday! That's a lot of birthdays!!!

So, like usual, mom's working right now and left us to fend for ourselves. Whatever will we do all day? Mom wonders because when she leaves the house in the morning to go to work, it's NEVER in the same shape or condition when she comes home after work. I'm not sure what happens, but mom thinks a tornado went thru here some days. What's a tornado? Are we tornadoes? That has to be something good, right?

Then there's the mutt... Mom compares the dog to a bull in a china shop. She says that she should register the dog's tail as a lethal weapon. One swipe of the tail takes out everything in it's path. Can you imagine what happens when the dog gets excited? That tail starts going a mile a minute and we all scatter and take cover. Mom laughs because she's never seen 11 cats depart so quickly. That laugh is short-lived because the dog always knocks something over and mom starts yelling. Oh well. Better the mutt than me!!!

Well, we'll just have to wait and see what's in store for us later. I'm sure there's presents, Fancy Feast for all, catnip and the laser light. We might even get to play with those catnip bubbles. Oh yeah...I can't forget that flashy thing mom points in our faces that blinds us all the time. Mom calls it a camera...I call it blackmail!

I guess I'm going to take a birthday cat nap shortly. I have to rest up for the celebration later. Happy Birthday to all the birthday kitties on Catster today! Happy Birthday to me (of course), Princess and Simon too. We turned 5 today!!!

Diary of the Day Selection!!!

Yay!!!!!!!!!!! Mom got an email this morning notifying her of my selection of one of the Diary Picks of the Day! I am such a happy kitty (although you can't tell it since I'm still hiding under the bed after being attacked by Tabby). She must be jealous! Why else would she constantly chase and attack me. I could really use those front claws right about now! Do they make glue on nails for kitties like they do for mommies?

Thank you Sammie and KiKi for the beautiful beach ball rosette you gave me today! Now I have a ball of my own to bat around the house! Thank you!!!

Thank You Catster for this honorable nomination! You have really brightened my day!!! I'm a happy kitty!

Hope every kitty has a purrfect day. I know I will!!!

Random Facts

I wasn't tagged, but most of my furfamily was and I was kind of feeling left out. So I decided to jot down some random facts of my own.

1. I am a very skittish kitty. I even run from mom if she approaches me too fast.

2. I only like to be pet with one hand. If you try to pet me with two hands, I run away. Using two hands usually means I'm having or getting something done to me that I don't like (being put in a carrier, monthly flea protection, etc).

3. I like to burrow under the covers long after mom has gone to sleep. I scratch at the covers and mom automatically lifts them up for me to burrow. She doesn't even know she's doing it.

4. Tigger and I look so much alike. When a stranger comes to visit, they don't realize that we're two different kitties. Tigger has more black in her fur and I have more brown. Tigger also weighs twice as much as I do (maybe three times as much - MOL).

5. Since moving into the new house, I don't venture out of the bedroom too much. Tabby and I don't get along and she always attacks me. It's safer for me if I hide.

6. I'm the only kitty that Daisy the dog allows to clean her ears. I bathe her head and face too.

7. Mom had my front claws removed out of stupidity on her part. Tigger tore up the house and when she adopted me, she assumed that I'd be just like Tigger and do the same thing. She never gave me a chance. Mom has not had another animal declawed since.

Cat Sitter DVD

Mom made a special trip to Petsmart today just to look for the Cat Sitter DVD's that so many kitties rave about. Mom wanted to see if it worked. A few of us will watch the Animal Planet channel contently as long as there are birds involved. Bella and I love watching hummingbirds. With us getting ready to move in a few weeks, she wanted to make sure we have something to keep us entertained in the new house until the satellite tv people come out and install the system. It could be awhile for that to happen, so she just wanted to keep us happy. We're not spoiled!

Mom bought both Cat Sitter I and Cat Sitter II. I sat in front of that tv for over an hour and just watched those birds. Bella and Lucky both watched tv too for a little bit and mom got it on video. So a few of us have a new video on our pages. While mom was talking on the phone, she watched me jump up at the tv to try to get the birds. Too bad she didn't have the camera for that Kodak moment. I'm sure they'll be another moment to catch at a later time.

Mom has to try the videos out on Tanner and Stormy. They don't leave the bedroom and maybe they'd like some entertainment too. So, we'll have to see how that goes.

So, I think the movies are a hit, but I might be a little biased. You never know how things are going to go unless you try them.

Cake?

I got a cake today! Would anyone like a piece? Today is my 1 year anniversary on Catster! Yay!!! Thank you Catster for the beautiful cake!!!

Annual Vet Visit

I knew something was up! Last night mom closed both bedroom doors so that none of us could hide in our usual spots. She'll usually do that when it's monthly flea prevention time or when it's time for one of us to go to the vet. She has problems with me, Princess and Bella so she has to take these steps hours before the actual event.

So, I guess the special treatment was because of my annual vet visit. Mom stuck me in the cat carrier and loaded me in the thing on wheels and off we went. I didn't say one word to her and I even gave her the cold shoulder treatment all the way to the vet.

We got to the vet and the first thing they did was weigh me. I weighed in at 10.9 pounds. Last year I was an even 11 pounds, so I lost a few ounces. Then they proceeded to stick me a few times for the shots and of course they just had to stick that thing up my butt. Mom was very proud of me because I didn't make a sound and I didn't fuss too much. I just wanted to get back in the carrier but mom wouldn't let me. The vet lady still had to come in and check me out. Mom knew I was very uncomfortable and nervous since my little paw pads were sweating. So, mom took the blanket out of the carrier and covered me with it. Mom really knows me, doesn't she! I hid under that thing for a long time before the vet lady came in. I do much better when I'm hiding. The vet lady came in and checked me out and the fecal test came back negative. She said everything looked fine. Yay!!! She opened up the carrier door and I flew into it! Safe at last!

It was a quiet ride home. I didn't give mom the cold shoulder this time. She brought me in the house and went right to the front bedroom and opened the carrier door. I made a beeline to the futon and didn't come out for hours. Mom said I was good to go for another year. Yay!!!

Thank You Popeye for the Rosette!!!

I made a new friend today and her name is Popeye. We all think she is beautiful! She gave me a Rosette today and I think it's almost as beautiful as she is. So, I wanted to say a special Thank You to Popeye for giving me a Rosette. I think it's purrfect!!! I'm so glad that you accepted our friendship!

Thank You Baby for the Birthday Rosette!!!

My newest friend, Baby, gave me a Rosette for my birthday today! Thank you so much! She's so thoughtful! It's my very first one and it's sooo pretty and I absolutely love it!!! I made a new friend and I got a present. Today is a very good day! Who needs catnip when there's good friends and presents on the same day!!! Thank you, again, for my lovely Rosette and birthday wishes! I'm so glad that you're my friend!

It's My Birthday!!!

There's 3 of us in this kitty household that have birthdays today. Mom just got done singing us Happy Birthday! It's going to be a good day, I can just feel it. Mom got up early today just so she can spend a few extra minutes with us before she has to head off to work. She got out the Fancy Feast and put it on the counter for our birthday treat later on tonight. Meow, meow, meow. We just love that stuff. I hope she's going to let us at that catnip plant too. It's getting pretty tall. It looks yummy. I wonder what we're getting for presents. We'll have to wait until later to find out. Happy Birthday to me, I'm 4 today!!!

New found skill

About a month ago, mom got us some little multi colored mice toys. The bodies are about an inch long, so they're pretty tiny. Just my size!!! There's about 15 of them floating around the house now. They must have catnip in them or something because we bat them around all the time. If they find their way out into the kitchen, it's all over with. They hit that smooth floor and they slide under the pantry door or under the stove. Mom put a piece of wood under the door to the fridge so that we can't hide anything under there. I hide most of our toys under the stove but Tigger insists on laying in front of the stove and sticks her front paws under the stove to try to dig the toys out. So, mom pulls the drawer out and pulls out my stash. There's usually about 20 toys under there. Then it's like Christmas all over again and I get to bat those things around again.

Yesterday was one of those retrieve the toys again days. One by one, she grabbed a mouse toy and threw it at me. Mom discovered that I like to play catch. Every single one she threw at me I caught in my paws and mouth and then set it down and waited for the next one. Mom was so excited! I have a new found skill. So now we have a new game to add to our "mommy and me" time. I'm the only kitty in the house that can catch. I'm feeling pretty special!

Mom loves how unique each one of us it. I love spending time with her. I love to bat at her bangs. Mom will put a curler/roller in her bangs just for me to find it and pull it out with my teeth. That thing doesn't belong there! Just looking out for her!!!

Every now and then I have to make sure that mommy is nice and warm under the covers. I'll paw at the covers until she lifts them up for me. Then I get her to turn on her side and I lay right behind her knees. Eventually I'll crawl around so that I can lay right up against her tummy. She fixes the covers so that I have a little peek hole to look out of so that I can keep on eye on the other furbutts. You never know what they might try to do.

Well, it's time to go for now. Those little mice toys are calling me. I have to go stash them under the stove again.