November 1st 2008 1:47 pm
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Wowza! Did you see today's Catster blog?
Wowza!
What an honor to have such a nice entry done by Skeezix's Mom! Of course, Mawmee started crying when she read it. She is such a sap!
Like Calvin said, November is starting off BIG!! A big thank you shout out to Skeez and his Mom for writing a pawsome piece all about us. We love ya . . . . . . .
October 31st 2008 5:49 pm
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It all started around 4:00 this morning. There was something in the air, and us cats knew that it was Halloween.
So, we had a parade on the bed. It was Gleek, Newman, and me. We took turns kneading, sucking, purring, and trying to keep Mawmee and Daddy awake.
Mawmee was completely under the covers trying to hide from Newman. Daddy got up to go to the bathroom, and he had the flashlight shining all around the room. Newman and Gleek were wrestling.
It was one pawsome early morning Halloween party . . . . . . .
October 7th 2008 11:02 am
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As if being locked in the bathroom all night with Newman wasn't enough to send me over the edge, I had to get my Halloween picture taken today!
Why do I have more props than any of the others? Oh, it wasn't just torture for me - the photographer was getting pretty frustrated too.
Treats have to be brought out to get me to cooperate. And then the treat bag spilled on the floor, and Newman was cleaning them up!
I need a long nap . . . . . . . .
October 7th 2008 4:51 am
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We all went to bed last night. I decided to sleep on Mawmee's pillow. Then you-know-who got on the bed and wanted to get on the pillow with me.
I didn't want to sleep with him, so I jumped down and went in his bathroom to check out his dry food, and use the litterbox. I like using his litterbox because it isn't anywhere near the Litter Robot!
Well, I guess he started sucking an arm and being annoying, and the next thing I knew he was being put in the bathroom, and the door was shut.
Hey, wait a minute, I'm in here . . . . . . don't close the door!
But it was too late. Mawmee didn't see me because it was dark, and she didn't hear me because I'm not back in full voice yet. So, dang, I had to spend the whole night in the bathroom with Newman!
We had a long talk, and I informed him that I would be sleeping up on the sink where he couldn't get to me! At 6:30, I told him to start crying - I wanted out of there!
When Mawmee opened the door, I jumped off the sink. She was soooooo surprised and started giggling! Giggling? There is nothing funny about this situation!
Tonight, I'm staying far away from that bathroom . . . . . . . .
October 2nd 2008 8:59 pm
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i'm starting to get my voice back. It comes and goes. sometimes it is crackly. but tonight i didn't need a voice - all I needed was speed!
Newman decided to play wrestlemania. He wanted to be the Hulk, so I let him. He jumped on me, he grabbed my neck, he put those fangs into me!
he is a Hulk monster!
We ran through the kitchen and dining room. at one point, I had to jump on the counter to get away from him. You won't believe what that two pound terror did! He jumped on the chair, and then on the divider that goes between the living room and sunroom. It is like a gazillion feet off the ground!
He is learning climbing skills very quickly . . . . . . . and wrestling moves . . . . . . . .
September 24th 2008 7:50 pm
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i think the little guy gave me a bug because i'm still whispering. that is why i'm not typing with any capital letters. this is how you whisper when you type - mol!
the vet lady told mawmee that it is sort of like a kid going to kindergarten for the first time. they are around a lot of new kids and germs are spread around. so, little newman spread some germs on me.
as long as i don't have green goo coming from my nose or eyes, i don't need to visit the vet. i don't see any green goo yet, so hopefully i'll be getting better soon.
he is nothing but trouble, i tell you. but, if he is going to be here, i'm going to start teaching him some stuff.
tonight i taught him how to claw the back of the chair to get attention. i know he was watching, and i can't wait to see if he follows my lead. he seems to be smart, so it's only a matter of time . . . . . .
September 23rd 2008 1:20 pm
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You'll probably have to really listen to hear me because I'm losing my voice. I open my mouth, but no meows come out. I think it's because I'm stressed.
Hmmmmmm, I wonder what could be causing stress around here . . . . . . .
September 19th 2008 5:32 am
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It's Sir Rifle Hales reportin' ta duty, buccaneers! I'm in charge of tha little tyrant pirate on tha ship.
Shiver me timbers, he is a pawful. I may need reinforcements!
September 18th 2008 8:52 pm
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I let Newman play with me tonight. I laid on the floor and twitched my tail.
He did all the work - jumping and leaping like a kangaroo - grabbing my tail, trying to bite my tail, and getting all goofy and in my face!
Mawmee was very proud of me for being the punching bag. It was fun to watch him. She got some pictures, so I'll add one to my page!
Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day tomorrow . . . . . . . . .
September 18th 2008 4:58 am
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I like that Newman boy. He smells interesting. After I sniff him, I hold my mouth open funny like cats do when they've smelled something stinky - MOL!
I don't hiss at him - I like watching him. I think I'll be in charge of showing him how to climb. He escaped from Daddy's arms and jumped off the big bed, so he has potential to be a good climber and jumper!
He is definitely stirring things up around here . . . . . . . .
September 17th 2008 6:14 am
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Newman came right up to me to say hello. He thinks I'm his mother! He is really cute, and he is going to be a handful.
Who wants him ? . . . . . . I'll start the bidding at . . . . . . free . . . . . . .
September 4th 2008 6:02 pm
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I met the dog today.
I went downstairs and the room to the study was open just a crack. So, I pushed my way in and was checking out everything.
All of a sudden Mawmee appeared. She asked me if I wanted to meet Rocky. So, I said, sure, where is he?
He must have heard me because he came into the room and walked right over to me. I'm used to dogs and he is used to cats, so we touched noses, he sniffed my head, and then I said,
Hasta la vista, baby, and I ran out the door and back upstairs! I might try that again tomorrow . . . . . . . . .
August 31st 2008 7:17 pm
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Our neighbor that has the two dogs named Max and Sophie also have two cats. Their names are Spencer and Albert.
Their people had to go to Indianapolis today because their Grandpaw is in the hospital. But the hospital doesn't allow dogs or cats, so we have to take care of them until tomorrow.
I've been supervising from the window. I can't see those cats because they don't go outside, but I smell them on Mawmee's hands. She said when Max went inside, he chased one of them. That is why Max stays in a crate when no one is home!
Those dogs stay outside most of the day. They have a fence that will electrocute them if they go past the magic line. All our neighbors have an electric fence for their doggies - not us. Our fence is real and you can see it. You won't get electrocuted if you get near it, but you could hurt yourself if you run into it!
Okay, back to those neighbor cats. They are both black and white and look identical. Mawmee said they remind her of Boogers or Gimme. She said it seems so different to be around them because she has never had a black and white cat before.
Well, we don't need a black and white cat, so don't anybody volunteer to give us one - MOL . . . . . . . .
August 26th 2008 6:10 pm
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Today, Mawmee told me I was a pest! I just looked at her like she was crazy.
I can't help it that she went to bed late last night . . . . or should I say early this morning . . . . . because she was working on updating our pages.
I can't help it that she had to get up early to take Spunky to his chemo treatment!
I can't help it that I woke her up at 3:00 a.m. because I wanted to sleep on her pillow and walk on her hair!
I can't help it that when she moved me off the pillow, her hand is right there for me to lick!
I can't help it that I need to lick her hand, her arm, or even her forehead!
It's love . . . . . . . all love . . . . . . .
August 25th 2008 10:06 am
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Last night I ate a tiny bit of food, but Mawmee was still concerned about me.
However, this morning at 5:00 a.m. when I gave her a shoulder massage, I told her my tummy felt better and I wanted something to eat.
She had the nerve to tell me it was too early! What? I about wasted away yesterday from not eating, and now I have to wait even longer?
So, I went over to Daddy and gave him a massage and whispered to him that Calvin and I were starving! He didn't jump right out of bed or anything like that, but he did get up before Mawmee and fed us.
That is why we love our Daddy so much! Thanks to all my friends who sent me purple drink nourishment yesterday and other healing rosettes!
I think I've avoided a visit to the vet's office . . . . . . . . . .
August 24th 2008 8:26 am
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It's not a purple kind of day today. I'm feeling blue, but I don't know why!
Daddy came upstairs and asked Mawmee where I was because I didn't come down for breakfast. He thought maybe I had escaped outside or something.
I was laying in the bedroom on the floor which is a weird place for me to be. I've been very quiet and didn't even watch Mawmee eat breakfast.
If I'm not feeling better tomorrow, I have a feeling I'll be visiting the good doctor.
August 17th 2008 10:00 am
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The baby birds have flown the coop!
We looked out this morning and all four of them were in the nest. They had pretty much taken the roof completely off the nest, so we could see them really good!
They were fluffing up their feathers and getting ready to fly! The mommy bird was nearby on the bench that sits on the front porch. She kept talking to them - in a different sound than she made the other day.
She was telling them: spread your wings and fly out of the nest!
They heard her and they did what she asked! About two hours after we saw them in the nest this morning, they were gone!
Mawmee and Daddy went out and made sure the neighbor's black cat wasn't around. He was no where to be found! And Mawmee looked all over on the ground for the baby birdies. She didn't see them.
Be safe, baby birds - thank you for spending your first weeks in a nest on our porch where we could watch you!
August 12th 2008 3:01 pm
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Mawmee has been able to take some pictures from the window of the baby birds in the nest. The mommy bird is super duper busy going back and forth to feed them.
She has brought them mainly crickets and a couple of green grasshoppers. Can you believe that one baby bird gets a whole grasshopper shoved down its throat?
We thought the mommy bird would eat and then regurgitate the food to feed the babies. I guess they don't do it like that anymore cause these babies are getting a gourmet meal!
I'll add a few pictures to my page so you can see them!
August 9th 2008 5:49 pm
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The eggs in our bird's nest have hatched! We can't tell exactly how many babies are in there, but we think there are at least three. There were five eggs, and there might be five babies, but I'm not allowed outside to do a beak count!
Mawmee has been watching from the living room window with her binoculars. The birds are a small wren, and the mommy bird has been bringing seeds and insects in her mouth to feed them!
As soon as my photographer can get a picture, I'll add it to my page. We sure hope nothing happens to the mommy bird!
August 7th 2008 7:07 pm
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We're going to protest the Olympics and not watch it this year. We've never done anything like that before. We really like watching the summer events - the gymnastics, swimming, and diving.
But, with all the bad stuff that happened with the tainted pet food from China, and all the animals that lost their lives because of it, we felt the need to not support that country.
Dang, that's deep stuff . . . . . . . . . .
August 6th 2008 7:58 am
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We have two hanging plants on the front porch. Let's say we had two hanging plants. One of them just died for no reason. Right before staycation, Mawmee discovered a bird's nest with 5 eggs in the other hanging basket!
She told Karen, our non-Catster catsitter, not to water the plant because she didn't want to disturb the bird.
When they got back from vacation, she noticed the eggs were still there, but she didn't see the mama bird anywhere. Yesterday, I looked out the window, and there was a bird sitting on the pot with a seed in his mouth. All of a sudden, he gave the seed to something inside the nest.
Everyone here was very excited. I volunteered to go check things out, but I was denied! Mawmee very quietly went out and peeked in the nest. Staring back at her was a birdie! The birdie opened his mouth.
She came back in the house and thought that the birdie in the nest sure seemed big for one of the babies. And where were the other four? The more she thought about it, she realized what was going on!
The bird with the seed in his mouth was the daddy bird. He was giving the seed to the mommy bird because she was sitting on the eggs and couldn't leave the nest!
The birdie Mawmee saw was the mommy bird! The reason she opened her mouth was either:
1. She was hungry and wanted another seed.
2. She was making herself look mean so that Mawmee would leave the nest alone.
We can't wait to see if the baby birds hatch, and hopefully we will be able to get a picture of them. I don't think I'll be allowed to visit them in person . . . . . . . . . . .
August 3rd 2008 9:32 pm
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I didn't tell you all that when Mawmee talked to Karen, our non-Catster catsitter, from Seattle, Karen told her that I was really lovey dovey and affectionate! She also said Spunky hissed at her everytime she tried to take his cone off - MOL!
Daddy bought a new video camera for their Alaskan vacation, so I have a feeling you'll be seeing us up close and in action in the near future! Dang, that camera is bad enough, and now we have to be videotaped?
Anyway, Saturday morning the mama deer and her twins were in our backyard, so Daddy got them on video. We've added it to our pages for you to enjoy!
Thanks to the gazillion friends who have sent me a blue collar - they are pawsome!
July 22nd 2008 3:12 pm
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We're gonna have another staycation this summer starting on Friday for a whole week.
Of course, Karen, the non-Catster catsitter, will be taking care of us. We had to find out if she knew about spaceships and aliens. She said some of her other clients have spacships. I told her that I will not be going in the spaceship, so she'll have to clean the old fashioned way for Gleek and me!
So, we'll be gone from Friday, the 25th until August 2nd! See you when we get back . . . . . . . .
July 18th 2008 9:13 pm
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Tonight I was picked up and taken upstairs. I was held and forced to look at the spaceship! There is a lot of cruelty in this house that you cats would be suprised about!
I was shivering and trying to get away from the alien who was holding me. She picked up some moon dust from inside the spaceship with her bare hands and made me smell it!
She finally let me go, and I went into the bedroom to eat and contemplate what had happened. When I finished eating, I very, very, very slowly walked over to the spaceship. I got close enough to peek inside, and I realized that the spaceship is just a litterbox!
I could see Mawmee watching me, and I think she was praying that the spaceship didn't go into orbit the minute I peeked inside. If that would have happened, I would have flown to the moon all by myself - no spaceship needed!
July 15th 2008 8:05 pm
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Mawmee has officially taken the country out of the cat! Here is how it happened.
Flashback to then: I used to be an outdoor cat. Nothing really scared me. I was brave. I killed birds, chipmunks and an occasional squirrel. Other cats looked up to me in awe!
Fastforward to now: I'm not allowed to go outside anymore, but I was a brave indoor cat. All the others looked up to me as the smartest of the bunch . . . . . . . . until it arrived.
The spaceship!
A couple of nights ago, it was preparing for liftoff. I was in the hall hunkered down staring at it. I didn't hear Mawmee get out of bed and touch me. I jumped about a million feet in the air, and I saw all my braveness leave my body.
I'm no longer a brave cat. The spaceship scares the beejees out of me! I don't even want to go upstairs!
Tonight, I was scooped up, and we sat in front of it and I had to listen to the speech about how it's just a litter box, and it won't hurt me. And to top it off, there is new flooring in the bedroom. Scary new flooring!
You should have seen me. I was forced to walk on the new floor. I tiptoed on it like it was broken glass! I walked very, very, very slowly and when I passed the spaceship, I walked even slower!
I'm no longer brave . . . . . . . . . . . .
July 14th 2008 4:53 pm
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Last night someone did something in the spaceship. Mawmee loves hearing it get ready for lift off because she knows it is being used.
She was gone this afternoon, and when she got back, she looked at the spaceship and there was a poopie in it! And the green light was on which means it had not gone through the get rid of poopie cycle.
So, she is wondering if maybe whoever went in the spaceship jumped out and didn't use the step which would send the spaceship into orbit mode.
Maybe you cats out there that have a spaceship can tell us what happened.
The other mystery is who would have done that - maybe me? Calvin uses the step, so we know it wasn't him. We don't think Gleek or Samoa have used it yet, so that leaves me.
Maybe I'm weightless when I come out of the spaceship, and I just float out . . . . . . . . . .
July 13th 2008 7:40 am
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5:58 a.m.
I'm talkng to Calvin and we're trying to decide who is going to wake up Mawmee and Daddy to have them feed us. Calvin said it is my turn, so I go upstairs.
6:01 a.m.
I get upstairs and see the spaceship on its launchpad. I think I'll take a look inside before I go wake up Mawmee. I do my business in the spaceship, and when I get out, Samoa is there.
She asked me if I enjoyed her castle, and we continued to talk for seven minutes.
6:08 a.m.
All of a sudden, the spaceship activated, and was preparing to launch! Mawmee got out of bed because she was so excited to hear it. It was pretty dark in the hall, but she saw me crouched down watching the spaceship.
She reached down to pet me, and it scared the living beegees out of me! I jumped about six feet in the air, and I ran into the bedroom.
You're not putting me in the moving spaceship!
I don't think I would fit because my tail had grown ten times its original size!
You're not getting me back in there anytime soon . . . . . MOL . . . . .
July 7th 2008 8:24 am
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I've heard of Christmas in July, but I didn't know until today that there is also Thanksgiving in July!
A big, fat turkey walked up our Turtle Trace this morning! Mawmee and I watched the turkey from the kitchen window.
She got her camera and went out on the deck. When the turkey saw the camera, he must have thought it was a shotgun because he started running like a wild turkey, and then he flew up into the trees!
Wowza . . . . . . . . . . . .
July 4th 2008 8:22 am
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Happy 4th of July, friends! Wowza, I'm nine years old today, and I can't believe all the pawsome rosettes and special gifts I've gotten!
I've got fireworks on my page, and hats, and cake, and flowers, and flags, and cupcakes, and beanies, and milk, and butterflies, and watermelon, and ladybugs, and beachballs, and birds, and balloons, and even a chicken hat! OMC, it looks like the Catster gift shop - MOL!
Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooo much for making this day very special for me! I appreciate all the pmails and group pmails too.
I had a party this morning. Calvin, Gleek, and even Samoa came to the party. I'm getting a slideshow together for my page, but RockYou is acting up, so it has taken me awhile to get my act together!
You won't believe what presents I got at my party! Rocky Ann sent me a football bed - now I can be a cheesehead this football season. Rocky Ann knew that one of the new football cheesehead players is a quarterback from the University of Louisville - woo hoo!
I also got some pawsome toys and treats from Boogers and family. And Sammie and KiKi found the neatest Flower Power stuff - oh my cats, Flower Power - it's my personal motto! Thanks, guys!
Daddy fixed a special breakfast for my birthday, and I got to lick a little syrup.
And the Boy Scouts left a flag on our front lawn so they must know I'm nine today too!
I share my birthday with my pals Lancelot, Cole, Macaroni, Mao - GFL and Rocky the Gutter Cat! I hope you all have a pawsome birthday too.
Happy 4th of July . . . . . . . . . stay safe and away from the firecrackers . . . . . . . . . . .
July 2nd 2008 6:18 pm
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Mawmee was painting the bathroom today, and I decided to help her. She didn't seem really happy about me being in there and kept nudging me away from the walls.
So, I got on the edge of the bathtub and talked to her while she painted. When I got too close to the can of paint, I got shoved out the door, and she closed it in my face!
How rude . . . . . . . . .
June 29th 2008 4:25 pm
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My anonymous rosette giver has reminded me that my 9th birthday is only five days away!
I've already gotten some presents, but I'm not allowed to open them until Friday. I might have peeked at them because they are on Grandmaw's antique desk in the living room. I'm not telling if I peeked because I don't want to get in trouble!
Yesterday, I decided that I wanted to go outside. I realized it has been a long time since I walked the property and checked out the garden and the flowers.
So, I made that annoying meow sound while Mawmee was trying to make a cucumber salad. She kept telling me no, and I kept meowing. I didn't get my way. I don't think I'll ever be able to roam on the range again.
Wowza, it's going to be a busy birthday week on Catster. There are a gazillion friends having birthdays!
I hope you all have a fun, safe, 4th of July week . . . . . . . . . .
June 21st 2008 2:23 pm
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Mawmee walked down to the backyard from the driveway. When she got in the side yard, she looked around to make sure there weren't any snakes sunning themselves in the grass.
Nope, no snakes.
On her way back up, she let out a scream that could be heard in seven states! She almost stepped on a giant boa - not one of Samoa's, but a snake!
Well, it looked like a big boa to her, but I think it was probably a small garden snake. Good thing she had her camera with her - dang, does she sleep with that camera?
I'll be adding a picture later tonight to my page so you can see him. He kept sticking his tiny red tongue out at Mawmee!
MOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June 19th 2008 2:26 pm
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Today that OMC stands for Obama's Mighty Chickens!
Have you seen the funny chicken hat rosette? I clucked alot when I saw it, and clucked even louder when I saw this!
MOL . . . . . . . . .
June 18th 2008 5:27 pm
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Mawmee went to lunch with one of her friends today. The friend gave her a pink rose bush for her birthday. Daddy planted it tonight in the front yard.
I watched from the dining room window. Guess what Daddy found in the ground when he was digging the hole?
A baby alligator!
Who knew alligators lived under ground - and in Kentucky? Oh my gosh, it was so cool! The best part was the head that got all smashed in from the shovel. Blood and guts were everywhere!
Of course, Mawmee had her camera nearby because she was going to take a picture of the rose bush. I'm going to add that alligator's picture to my page.
Daddy said it was a salamander.
Who knew salamanders lived under ground - and in Kentucky? We've never, ever, ever seen one of these creatures before! Too bad Daddy accidentally killed it with the shovel because he would have been a purrfect pet for us . . . . . . . .
June 17th 2008 7:21 am
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Thanks Diary Gal for picking me today! And a big woo hooo thanks to all my friends for the great gifties, rosettes, and pmails! It's fun to be in the diary line-up.
I was thinking that if humans have pet peeves, what do we have - human peeves?
Here are my top human peeves:
1. Having the shower door shut so I can't go in and drink shower water.
2. Not being able to sit on the kitchen table during dinner! I need to be closer to the food, and sitting on the chair isn't cutting it anymore!
3. Having the door to the dungeon closed - I want to go visit that dog and Spunky and Sugar!
4. Not being able to sit on the bathroom sink and watch Mawmee brush her teeth. Daddy doesn't like my hair all over his sink - I guess that is one of his pet peeves!
5. Never being allowed outside again to run free in the woods and kill birds.
6. Watching Calvin eat Tiki while I get stuck with Fancy Feast!
7. Wondering why I'm the only vocal one in the house? I need Gleek to talk to me - wrestling is no fun without talking!
8. Hairballs
9. Not being allowed to lick Mawmee's hands raw!
10. Getting put on the floor when I want to be on the counter! Don't put sweet smelling flowers on the counter if I can't get up there and smell them!
There you have it - my top 10 peeves . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June 15th 2008 7:02 am
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We had a family meeting and decided to each take a letter in Father's Day and describe our Daddy using that letter.
T stands for
Terrific and Tacky
My daddy is one terrific guy! Sometimes he lets me sleep on his pillow and lick his ear. And even though he doesn't like me jumping on the bathroom sink to watch Mawmee brush her teeth, he tolerates it because he knows I'm a climber.
And yep, sometimes he can look really tacky - like when he is cutting the grass, or when he thinks brown is really green. That's okay because Mawmee knows when brown is not green. That's why you get married.
Happy Daddy's Day, and thanks for telling me I'm your favorite! I hope all the Catster Daddies have a pawsome day . . . . . . . . . . .
June 13th 2008 10:00 am
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I laid in the green saucer bed by the dining room window and watched Mawmee plant flowers today. It was only about 90+ degrees and she was glistening, so I think it was pretty hot outside!
I saw her fighting off a couple of those cicada bugs too - MOL! And she picked up some dead ones on the sidewalk and threw them away. Don't worry, she had on gloves - she isn't that brave!
Did I tell you that our cicada bugs are orange? They have orange eyes!
Then she disappeared so I think she went to the backyard to plant some flowers. Spunky and Sugar probably watched her from the family room window.
Tomorrow is flag day, so don't forget to put your flag out! And Happy Daddy's day on Sunday to all the Catster daddies out there!
Stay cool . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June 12th 2008 7:41 am
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Are you wondering what in the world is an icterus gularis?
It's not something you find on your body - it's a bird! When Mawmee and Daddy were on vacation, they ate at a lot of restaurants that are out in the open. Many of them are open air because the weather is so nice year-round.
Because of that, there are small birds that fly all around the area. When they were eating breakfast one morning at their resort, this beautiful yellowish orange and black bird landed nearby.
It was an Altamira Oriole!
We don't have orioles in Kentucky, so it was a nice surprise when they saw this pretty bird.
I wonder if he tastes like chicken . . . . . . . . . . .
June 11th 2008 2:10 pm
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Can you hear me?
Can you hear me now?
Well, if you can't, it's because those cicadas are so loud! It's cicada mania in our backyard. Apparently, they stick around for 4 weeks.
Week 1 - Emerge
Week 2 - Sing and Mate
Week 3 - More singing, more mating
Week 4 - Laying eggs and dying
We must be on either Week 2 or Week 3 because there is a lot of singing going on! And they only like to sing on sunny days.
There are all different kinds of cicadas, and most of them are ugly! The ones we have around here leave their shell on the trees and our fence after they die.
Do you have them at your house?
June 10th 2008 8:41 pm
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Mawmee had a nice birthday today, and all our friends made it extra special with the birthday messages, rosettes, and special gifts. She wanted me to thank all of you for thinking about her today!
She got her hair cut this morning, and then went to the cemetery to thank Grandmaw and Grandpaw for bringing her into this world. It is the first birthday without Grandmaw around so it made her sad.
So, she thought the best thing to cheer her up would be to go shopping - MOL! She didn't have time to plant flowers before vacation, so she bought a couple of hanging baskets for our front porch, and some other flowers to plant in pots and in the flower beds. Now, if it would cool down some, she could go out and plant them!
When she got home, we reminded her that Sunday was Daddy's Day, and we wanted our pages all decorated for him. We found some funny pictures of Daddy when he was younger, so until Sunday, we're all gonna be Daddy. Luna wanted to know if we got permission from him to use those pictures! That's a big N-O - we wanted to surprise him - MOL!
Daddy came home with red roses for Mawmee, and he baked a cake too! Then she opened the cards we got for her, and her present from us which was a pair of earrings. We have good taste! Daddy did dinner on the grill, and they are planning to go out this weekend.
Thanks for helping make Mawmee's 51st birthday special . . . . . . . . .
June 8th 2008 10:51 am
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The one thing Mawmee doesn't like about going to another country on vacation is seeing stray cats and dogs.
She was pleasantly surprised that there were very few strays on their vacation this year. There was a cat who lived at the resort, but he looked very healthy.
One day they drove to Todos Santo which was about an hour away from Cabo San Lucas. It is a quaint artist's town with unusual shops and places to eat.
At lunchtime, Mawmee and Daddy found this little courtyard restaurant at the back of a shope. It was very colorful, shady, and the purrfect place to eat lunch.
They sat down and ordered, and then Daddy went to wash his hands. When he got back, guess who was sitting in his chair? The resident cat! She looked like me! Of course, they got a good laugh about this kitty getting in Daddy's chair.
The waiter said she is about 12 years old, and her name is Daisy! Mawmee took lots of pictures of Daisy, and hopefully this week I can add Daisy's picture to my page!
Too bad Daisy isn't on Catster - she could join my Flower Felines group . . . . . . . . . . . .
May 28th 2008 7:29 pm
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I got a Scaredy Squirrel from my anonymous best friend - MOL!
I know why he is scaredy . . . . . . . . . . he knows I will chase him . . . . . . . . .
May 22nd 2008 7:52 pm
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Today, Rocky Ann's Grandpaw went to heaven.
I know exactly how sad she is because we lost both our Grandpaws too. It was Rocky Ann's Daddy's father, and we'll be purring tonight for the whole family.
Grandpaws are special men. They usually act like they don't like cats, but deep down they love them! Grandpaws like to brush cats, and they even like it when a cat sits on their lap!
I don't think Grandpaws like cleaning litter boxes or feeding stinky cat food, but that is okay - that is what Mawmees are for!
Rest in peace, Rocky Ann's Grandpaw - we know you will be missed . . . . . . .
May 19th 2008 1:11 pm
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No, not my Mawmee - MOL!
As I was checking the kitchen sink for a possible snack this afternoon, I looked out the window and saw a deer in my backyard. She was eating leaves off the tree.
Either she has swallowed a bowling ball or she is going to have a baby because her belly was super big.
I wonder if she'll have her baby in our yard? It is the place for baby deer to be born!
Stay tuned . . . . . . . . . . .
May 16th 2008 8:18 am
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Do you ever do something and wonder how in the world that happened? Dang, I did something this morning that I could probably never do again.
It was a case of a chin being in the wrong place at the wrong time!
Mawmee and Daddy were sleeping. I got on the bed and saw Gleek sleeping at Mawmee's feet. I decided to go sleep at her head - on the pillow.
First, I stood on her stomach for awhile. Hey - it's better than Spunky or Gleek standing on her - those big lugs could bust a blood vessel!
Then I began my move to the pillow. Instead of walking around her head, I just stepped right over her face.
My back toenail scraped her chin and slashed it open! Blood was gushing everywhere! Well, there really wasn't any blood, but it makes for a better story! She said it started stinging. Big deal!
She yelled out, Violet!
I said, that's my name, don't wear it out! MOL! I told her I was sorry, but it isn't my fault that no one has taken the time to trim my toenails.
That was the first thing she told Daddy when he got up. Looks like a pawdicure for me tonight . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May 13th 2008 12:27 pm
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I was told I was going to be on a Kroger bag - whether I liked it or not! I think we're all gonna be on the bag before the contest ends! You can only design one bag a day. Today was my day!
Check out my bag, and if you have time, you can vote for it - once a day.
There is no way we are going to win because they only take the top ten vote getters. Wowza, this morning I checked and the bag with the most number of votes had 100,000+ votes. Earlier those bags with all the high numbers were gone, but they are back now!
Let's go Krogering . . . . . . . . . . .
May 11th 2008 7:08 am
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Happy Mommy's Day to all the Catster Mommies!
I got together with Gleek this morning and told him we needed to entertain Mawmee at breakfast this morning.
He was game for anything, so while she was eating the pancake breakfast Daddy made, we wrestled in the living room! She thought it was pawsome that we were playing together.
So, I told Gleek, let's kick it up a notch! We started chasing each other through the living room into the dining room. Dang, she thought that was nothing but precious!
We rested for awhile, and then played with some of Samoa's birthday toys. Then I went downstairs to the dungeon to see Spunky and Sugar. Sugar came over to the baby gate and hissed at me!
I decided to go back upstairs and play with Gleek. More rolling around on the floor, doing some pretend biting, and making Mawmee happy - it's a tough job, but some cat has to do it!
Happy Mawmee's Day, Mawmee, we love you . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May 1st 2008 9:02 pm
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I've got a new playmate! Gleek and I have been playing chase tonight. Mawmee was in the dungeon with Spunky, and Daddy was in his study. She heard us running and told Daddy it sounded like two elephants upstairs!
Then later tonight she saw us laying next to each other with our tails flicking. I reached over to lightly bite Gleek's paw. The next thing I know, he is on top of me . . . . . . . smothering me with his fatness!
Then we chased each other into the room with the litter boxes. He let me do a poopie, and then we were at it again - MOL!
I did a laying of the paw on the head move, and then he countered with a paw around the neck maneuver! We both took off about 100 miles an hour down the stairs! Then I started singing.
Man, this stuff is good enough to be in a movie . . . . . . . . .
April 28th 2008 4:29 pm
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Kentucky is cracking down on people who abuse animals! The legislature just passed Romeo's Law.
It was named in honor of an 8-month old yellow lab who was beaten in one of our small counties. Neighbors taped the beating, and the creep was arrested and found guilty of animal cruelty. A judge sentenced him to pay a fine and serve time in prison.
With this new law, it will be a felony to torture a dog or cat resulting in serious physical injury or death. The public really supported this bill - the message lines were overflowing with calls from citizens and animal protection groups.
Kentuckians care about the humane treatment of animals, and it is good to see that you can make a difference by supporting similar bills in your own state.
Woo hoo . . . . . . . . . . .
April 24th 2008 12:55 pm
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Calvin is my hero!
A bad intruder got in the house from the garage. He landed right on the refrigerator. I think he was after the Tiki cat food!
Calvin ran right over to the refrigerator to protect the Tiki, although I'd like to think he was protecting the entire family!
Mawmee saw him standing right next to the giant, monster wasp! He stared at it - making sure there was no Tiki stealing!
And now Mawmee is my hero!
She grabbed a paper towel, and with her bare hands, smashed that wasp against the refrigerator leaving guts and blood everywhere - not really, but it sounds better!
Whew - Tiki saved, no one stung!
Back to being bored . . . . . . . . . . . .
April 22nd 2008 7:37 am
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I want to go outside and experience Earth Day . . . . . . . . . .
April 10th 2008 8:28 am
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Orange you glad that you have a wonderful, loving home?
Orange you glad you've got Catster?
Orange you glad that so many cats joined in the stroll?
Orange you glad there is a day for bringing attention to ending animal cruelty?
Orange you glad for the ASPCA?
Orange you glad you can take the pledge to fight animal cruelty?
Orange you glad when someone who abuses an animal goes to jail?
Orange you glad to Go Orange!
Thanks to everycat who joined in the stroll . . . . . . . . . .
April 7th 2008 4:49 pm
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The first time I haven't had a lot of purple on my page, and I get recognized in the Catster online newsletter - MOL!
Thanks, Catster, for recognizing the ASPCA's Go Orange Day on Thursday, and for putting my picture in the Springtime Fun issue!
Thanks to the birthday girl, Rocky Ann, for notifying the groups I'm in, and for the orange pinwheel!
Thanks Teebo and Callie for the orange pinwheel!
Thanks Alfie and family for the daffodil with the orange center!
Thanks Alex, Raymond, Busby, and Toot Suite for the bluebird of happiness with the orange beak!
Thanks Diego with the orange hair and LuLwho is always orange for the Voki message!
Thanks Samoa for letting me model the orange flower lei!
Go Orange on the 10th . . . . . . . . . . .
April 7th 2008 8:31 am
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Today, the pinkest Hello Kitty Obama fan is having her Sensational 17th birthday!
And she happens to be my bestest friend! Happy Birthday, Rocky Ann! I hope your sensational 17 is sensational - just like you . . . . . . . . .
April 2nd 2008 3:43 pm
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Mawmee got a shot in her thumb today. She has trigger thumb! A bunch of the stuff in her thumb is all swollen. Too much painting!
So, when she tries to bend her thumb, it snaps like a turtle - MOL! And it hurts like the devil!
I'm glad cats don't have thumbs . . . . . . . . .
March 29th 2008 8:03 am
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Today is the one year anniversary of Autumn's journey to the Rainbow Bridge.
She was the most gentle dog you'd ever meet. Sure, she loved to chase the squirrels in the backyard, but she was never fast enough, and probably wouldn't know what to do if she caught one!
She and I were pals. Before I became part of the family, she would bark like crazy at me when I was on the other side of the fence. But once she got to know me, we became good friends.
If I was outside and she came out to the yard and saw me, she would come running up to kiss my face! I loved rolling around in the grass while she tickled me with her nose!
We miss her so much, and we know she is shining brightly at the bridge and watching over us . . . . . . .
March 27th 2008 4:18 pm
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The crazy nut I told you about this morning that went to the University of Louisville with a gun started her day by using that gun to shoot her two children - a 14 year old boy, and a 10 year old girl. They were shot in their beds numerous times.
Then the 37 year old mother went to campus where she is a student and stopped in to see one of the counselors in the Health Services building. The counselor did not know what had just happened, but based on the way the woman was acting, she suggested she go to University Hospital. That is when the woman took out her gun and held the counselor hostage.
Security and the police were on the scene and took the woman to the hospital. She told them someone needed to check on her children, and that is when police went to her house and discovered the two dead kids.
How sad . . . . . . . . . .
March 27th 2008 7:16 am
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OMC - a guy with a gun went into my Daddy's school this morning (University of Louisville) - into the Student Health Services building - apparently took hostages - but everything is now under control. Nobody was hurt.
Crazy nut . . . . . . . . .
March 21st 2008 8:24 pm
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Calvin has been hogging all the Tiki Cat that Boogers sent us. Tonight as he wolfed down the Ahi Tuna, all I got was a lick of the spoon!
I decided to take out my no-Tiki frustration on Samoa! I chased her up the stairs and one of us knocked over the food bowl and crunchies went flying all over the place! I'm pretty sure it was Samoa.
Mawmee heard the crash and came flying up the stairs. I chased Samoa into the bedroom and we almost got into a tumble!
See what happens when you don't get the Tiki . . . . . . . . . .
March 19th 2008 9:25 am
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. . . . . . about bunnies, don't you?
They multiply like . . . . . . . bunnies!
Check out these friends who have a photographer that owns props too - MOL!
Boots - please purr for Boots as he is having some serious surgery tomorrow.
Ko - she has the whole outfit going on!
Taz not only endured being a bunny, but he was tortured into a second photo shoot as a Peep!
Jacob looks like a natural at the bunny job if you ask me!
Dang, look at the size of Susie's bunny ears - those are some srsly big ears!
Flinders knows how to work it, doesn't she? Girls love this kind of stuff!
And to make it even harder on the photographer - all these bunnies are siblings! And Orvis hasn't had his pictures taken yet!
Wowza, that is some feat, don't you think? You kitties know how to make Easter look pawsome . . . . . . . .
March 18th 2008 7:55 am
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Cats are cats!
They shouldn't be made into rabbits!
Here is proof:
Poor Sam Lloyd - at least he was just blingee-fied!
He didn't have to put up with the real thing!
Now, if we got to pose with a real bunny . . . . . . . . . .
March 17th 2008 7:37 pm
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I'm sure Lancelot will know how to read my diary title since he is living in Spain!
Today is our 2nd Catster Anniversary! Two years of flower power, purple fun! Thanks to all our friends who have sent anniversary Voki messages and rosettes!
Two years of dressing up in hats and silly costumes . Two years of a photographer clicking that camera at our every move! Two years of documenting every flojectile and weird poopie in our diaries!
I could do without all of that, but I'd never give up the friends we have made, and all the fun we've had!
Thanks for the memories . . . . . . . . . . . .
March 16th 2008 4:41 pm
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Just when I thought I couldn't get a flojectile any better than this one, I outdid myself tonight!
Our friend, Boogers, sent us some Tiki Cat because we've never had it, and they don't sell it here. The first can was opened yesterday, and Calvin is the lucky one because Mawmee is trying to fatten him up. So, he got some Tiki Cat.
Tonight, Calvin got Tiki Cat again, and I got the usual Fancy Feast, but I got a little bit of the Tiki Cat mixed in.
Warning . . . . . . . Danger . . . . . . . . .Do Not Mix Fancy Feast with Tiki Cat!
I finished eating, and I decided to get up on the kitchen cabinet in my basket to take a nap. To do this, I jump on the counter, then I jump up on the refrigerator, then I jump up to the top of the cabinets.
Tonight, I stopped when I got to the refrigerator. All of a sudden, the volcano in my stomach started grumbling.
Bombs away I yelled, right before the volcano erupted, and the most pawsome waterfall flojectile happened . . . . . . . from the top of the refrigerator.
It hit the floor . . . . . . . . it splashed up on the door . . . . . . . of course, it hit the rug in front of the door. It sounded so cool! Mawmee came running when she heard it, and said, gross. Of course, Daddy walked through the door a minute too late!
Now that would have been the bestest flojectile in the world had I timed it a little better . . . . . . . . . . . .
March 12th 2008 12:21 pm
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Five cats left a guess on my Voki about what the black kitty did to his hotel linens.
My pal Diego said we should have gotten a deposit for damages! Drats - too late for that now!
The answer to the quiz is . . . . . . . .
#3. He chewed a few holes in them!
Congratulations to Arnold P., Lilly, and another kitty who didn't tell me who she was for guessing correctly! Sorry to Diego and Rocky Ann - they both guessed all of the above!
I'm glad that kitty has a little respect for the linens! He must have liked the way that fleece felt between his paws. He is probably a kneader!
MOL . . . . . . . . . . .
March 11th 2008 3:36 pm
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The hotel was inspected today to see if the rug that acts as the door was wet from all the snow. It was as dry as toast, but guess what the black kitty did to the fleece bed linens?
One of the following is true - which one do you think it is?
1. He peed on them!
2. He pooped on them!
3. He chewed a few holes in them!
4. He pulled them out of the room and they were on the ground!
5. All of the above!
You can leave your guess on my Voki, and I'll let you know tomorrow what he did . . . . . . . . . . .
March 9th 2008 6:22 pm
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Just when I thought my life couldn't get any more purple, the most pawsome thing happened!
I've got purple in my litterbox! There are three litterboxes that Samoa, Calvin, Gleek and I share. Each one has a combination of different litters - one box is only Fresh Step, and the other two boxes are Fresh Step and Feline Pine mixed.
Spunky and Sugar have their own litterbox, and they use the World's Best Litter. Mawmee wishes we would all use that because it is so pawsome, but Samoa is picky and won't use anything but dusty Fresh Step!
So, we got some new Fresh Step the other day, and it is called Lavender Valley! It even has tiny flecks of purple in it! And it smells all lavendery!
Flower Power to Purple . . . . . . . . .
March 7th 2008 5:02 pm
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Have you ever looked out your window and seen a little brown ball up in the corner surrounded by a web?
That's a spider ball. The mother spider keeps all the babies in that brown ball . . . . . . . . . . . until it gets cold and snows.
Then the baby spiders come out and they look for a warm place to go. Since they are right there on a window, they might as well find a tiny crack and go to the other side of the window.
Which would mean they are inside and crawling around on the windowsill.
Which would mean Mawmee is freaking out wondering where all these itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny, little black specks are coming from.
We must have one of those spider balls in four different windows because all the baby spiders sent out a message today to head for the window cracks!
So, I've been collecting baby spiders. If you don't have a dog, let me know, and I'll mail you a baby spider.
Then, the next time somecat farts, you'll have a real barking spider to blame it on!
MOL . . . . . . . . . .
March 5th 2008 6:32 am
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Daddy had just fed us and was eating his breakfast. Mawmee was helping Samoa send out birthday and diary congrats to our friends.
I came in the kitchen and did a flojectile for him. Of course, being a Daddy, he yelled upstairs to Mawmee, Violet just threw up. Mawmee said she would be down to clean it up. He said he would clean it up after he finished eating.
Timing is everything! Always try to do a flojectile while someone is eating!
So, Mawmee comes downstairs, takes one look in the dining room, and there it was - all down the front of Calvin's car . . . . . . and on the carpet - you can't forget to get some on the carpet!
My Fancy Feast breakfast . . . . . . . the first flojectile! The flojectile for Daddy was just liquid because Mawmee says men can't handle the real flojectiles!
I wanted to share the flojectiles with both of them!
So, while Mawmee is cleaning up the real mess, Gleek and I ar |
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