From My Cat Tree To You

My worst nightmare is over!

I just have to say that I am very happy that the Halloween season is over. Halloween is my worst nightmare. People dress up in weird costumes, my Mom even does and I get freaked out. To make matters worse is Mom and Dad had a Halloween party this year which meant they had a house FULL of loud people in those weird costumes. I did survive, but just barely. The silver lining is that after Halloween comes Christmas (well for us Canadian kitties anyways...) So I am happy to change my page to usher in my favorite season. Soon Mom and Dad will be putting up the tree and I will be in heaven!

Woohoo I'm DDP!

Well I've done it again. I'm a daily diary pick. I guess HQ likes my writing. You know what is funny? My Mom helps my brother and sister write in their diary just as much as me but they NEVER get DDP. Me on the other hand have been a DDP several times..... hmmm... HQ just must recognize my superior writing skills, MOL!
Thanks to all the kitties who have sent me rosettes and concatulations, I'm such a lucky guy with so many great furriends!

It's Minka's 2nd Birthday!

Well, Happy Birthday Minka, it's your second Birthday, Concatulations. Now down to business, you're another year older so you're going to have to leave behind some of your immature and rambunctious behaviour.
1. No more barfing on me
2. No more pushing me out of the top level of the cat tree
3. No more hogging the wet food and yogurt
4. No more rubbing yourself all over me
5. No more ambushing me while I am taking a nap
6. No more chasing me all over the house
There... that's my wish for Minka's Birthday.
I think I'm going to head over to her page now for a piece of cake, there's lots so everyone is welcome!

Big Booms!

Yesterday was a rough day. All day long there were storms here, strong winds, tonnes of rain, lots of lightening and big booms! I just don't like it. Mom felt bad, because she was out when the first wave came through. Somebody got so scared that they "peed their pants" as Mom calls it....with the tell-tale sprinkle of pee on the carpet. I'm claiming it wasn't me, but Mom doesn't believe me - she says I am the sensitive one. Not that she gets upset with this kind of accident, but I just don't want to confess to being a scaredy cat - I'm trying to build a reputation of being a man!

It's my Birthday!

It's that time of year again, my Birthday! I am enjoying my Birthday, it's spring, the birdies are finally back, chirping and flitting around in my backyard. A beam of sunshine is shining in the window where I can snooze and watch outside. Ahh, this is heaven....

K-CSI

Kitty Crime Scene Investigation; Jan 8, 2009
Mom had to investigate an incident that happen this morning at breakfast as her back was turned. This is a summary of the report.

The Scene: We're half way through breakfast, the wet food has been consumed. As we await the new dry food, Minka sits on the corner of the kitchen table, Marvin and I sit on the floor below. Mom turns her back and then turns back around. I'm freaking out, jumping and flicking my paws, I bolt for the stairs. There is "Tuna and Ocean Fish" flavoured barfie all over the floor and under the table.
Mom finally finds me upstairs, I am very unhappy and have barfie on my head and down my side. Mom finally tricks me into coming into the bathroom to have a mini-bath by offering me treats ( I do NOT want to be touched when I am upset!).

Analysis: Who's barfie is this?
1) It could not be me since it would have to be one magic barfie for me to get it on my head.
2) Could it be Marvin? He was beside me and there is barfie where we were and under the table, which could not have come from Minka since barfie only travels in straight lines. However Marvin does not have a history of puking, except for the time he got into a pepperoni pizza box, but that is another story.
3) Could it be Minka? She is a likely candidate to barf since she eats like a piggy, gobbling lots of food fast. She was above and that would explain getting it on my head. But the barfie under the table is a problem.... On further investigation it was determined to be secondary barfie; splatter as I ran (you can tell from the pattern).

Conclusion: Minka is the source of the barfie, all evidence supports this hypothesis.

Even though we figured out who is resposible for this atrocity it is of little comfort, I am quite traumatized. I don't know if I'll ever be the same. I am upstairs right now grooming and making sure I am at the highest point so I cannot be attacked from above again.

I'm BAD!

Apparently I'm the new poster child for Kitty Christmas Safety....Check it out, I'm on the home page. I'm thinking I may have to embrace this new "bad boy" image of mine because if you can't beat it, join it!
Thanks Orion and Alfie for recognizing my badness, MOL!

I'm a finalist!

OMC! I cannot believe it! Mommy just went to cast some votes for the Coolest Contest and discovered that the voting was closed. That's when we realized that I 'm a finalist! The most ironic thing is that it is for the "Naughtiest" catagory.... I'm considered to be the good one in the household and my brother Marvin is the one getting into trouble. There may be a re-evaluation of my designation. Anyways, thanks to all my kitty furriends out there that voted for me, I couldn't be more honoured!

Purrs
Milo

Laundry Hamper Mishap

Last night as Mom and Dad were lying in bed half asleep they heard a squeal and a desperate scramble. It seems that I fell into the laundry hamper and got myself wedged into the bottom. Dad came to rescue me, but my pride was already hurt by then. Mom doesn't know how I did it or why, Dad always leaves the top up because it is a flap and we never sit on it anyways because it is too soft to support us. Marvie got trapped in the exact same hamper when he did a Superman dive off the dresser a while back. This hamper business is dangerous I say.

Minka....

There is an intruder in our house, Mom and Dad are calling her Minka. I do not remember giving anyone permission to allow such a thing to happen. She is pushy and taking up Mom’s attention and has no regard for my feelings. I don’t like change and I don’t like her. That is all I have to say on this matter at this time.

I've been tagged!

I've been tagged by my furriends Dexter and Mickey. I am supposed to give 4 answers to 4 questions and then tag 4 cats to do the same.


FOUR THINGS I LIKE TO DO

1. Getting bum pats from Mom (Hello, my name is Milo and I am a bum-pat-aholic...)
2. Tormenting and eating bugs, especially spiders
3. Playing with my furry mini-mice and twist ties
4. Getting belly rubs from Dad

FOUR PLACES I LIKE TO BE

1. At the corner of the bed at Mom's feet.
2. Getting attention in the big bed when Marvie is NOT there!
3. On the couch kneading my favorite fuzzy blankie (I was very afraid of this blankie when I first saw it, now I LOVE it! It's a long story...)
4. Sitting in the window watching the birdies

FOUR THINGS I LIKE TO EAT

1. Herring Steaks
2. Wet cat food smoothies (why chew when you can lick?)
3. catnip (I scarf it down like the glutton that I am)
4. Sweet Almond Oil Mom puts on her legs. I don't know why, but something about it drives me wild!

FOUR KITTIES I'D LIKE TO TAG

1. Alfie
2. Kiki
3. Jobel
4. O'Malley

Mom finally saw my outside furriend!

Our outside kitty furriend has been quite allusive. The only telltale signs up until now have been footprints in the snow leading to the back door and the occasional "gift" left on the doorstep like a birdie or mousie. Finally Mom and Dad spotted him last night after dark strolling up to the door. They didn't get a great look but he is cream and white and appears to be well fed. They also got to check out our reaction and yes, he is indeed a furriend. Both Marvie and I chattered, chirped and meowed through the glass door and he reciprocated. Mom always suspected he was a welcomed visitor as we are pretty easy going and came from our former home where we happily lived with our big family. Mom and Dad finally got a little insight to our night time activities and furriends, it's a whole other world after human bed time!

Diary Pick of the Day!

Yes, fans and admirers I am DDP....again! O.K. this is time #3 in the last 2 months. What is going on here? What's next, the Pulitzer? Apparently somebody likes my writing.......I'm not very vocal at home so this is my one outlet. Anyways thanks for the concats my furriends and all the support for my writing career from the beginning MOL!

On another note, Mom is in investigative mode around the house. It appears she found a piece of poopie with some string in it. She was horrified, and I was, well disinterested. What's the big deal? Anyways she is hunting down the source of this so called disaster, claiming she has tried to make our home a string free zone. She gave me the eye after a discussion with Daddy. Apparently they think I did it. I am not the bad one, Marvin is! I guess the theory is that I am a glutton. Well I am sticking to my original story, it not me, it's Marve, I'm the "good one", try to prove me otherwise.

Diary Pick of the Day!

Wow, I am being honoured again for my diary, what a lucky kitty I am. Thanks to all the concats from all my furriends out there. I do my best to keep everyone up on the important and fascinating events that happen during the day, I do live a glamorous life!

My First Spider of the Season

The days are warmer and the bugs are out. I just encountered my first spider of the warm season. Mom was nice enough to point him out to me. Marvin came to watch, but I am the ultimate bug hunter in the house, that's MY job! I must say I liked torturing him for a while , but in the end he was a rather tasty snack!

Diary Pick of the Day!

OMC I woke up this morning to see that I had been diary pick of the day yesterday. Now I'm going to have to give Mom a bit of a talking too! She was off doing the Easter thing with her human family and we completely missed it! Not to mention all the extra birthday gifts and wishes that arrived from my kitty friends. Apparently it was a busy day here on Catster! I'm never giving my my typist a day off again if it means I miss my time in the spotlight hummph!

It's My Birthday!

Yes, it's our second birthday for Marvie and I. Mom says we are really big boys now, none of this teen kitty stuff anymore. I know that I have been mature for a while... but I don't think Marvie gets it.... Anyways, we are having a drop in over at the forums come on by and have some cake and meow a while!

I've been TAGGED!

OK, HERE ARE THE RULES OF THE GAME. Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Cats that have been tagged need to post in their diary.
(1) The rules of the game, and (2) seven pawsome facts about themselves.(3) Then choose 7 cats to tag and list their names in your diary. (just copy and paste if you like). Don't forget to send them a p-mail informing them that they have been tagged and notify them to read your diary, or send them
a fun rosette announcing that they've been tagged
I have been tagged by another pawsome orangie, KC Sunshine

1. I love bum pats so much that I get up on my tippy toes during pat session so I feel the pats even more.
2. I'm quite the nosey kitty, I'm always spying on the neighbours.
3. I have a new kitty friend that my Mommy has never seen. They left me a birdie as a present at the back door. My Mommy knows this because she could see their paw prints in the snow.
4. My favorite nick name given to me at Catster is "Milo Fluffy Britches", I have my friend O'Malley to thank for that!
5. Whenever Mommy or Daddy come home I make a bee line for their bedroom door. I'm so excited that they are going to open the door and I can lounge on the bed!
6. I love to chew paper and crinkly bags (like chip bags!), if anything gets left out it won't be long before I leave my mark on it. My Mommy says I'm worse than a dog!
7. When I want attention I'm very subtle about it. I will make flying leaps back and forth in front on Mommy and Daddy while they are sitting on the couch until I get the attention I require.

I tag the following 7 kitties
1. Boudin
2. Tigger
3. O'Malley
4. Ginny
5. Mr. Fez
6. Jillian
7. Norman

Busy, busy, busy...

Busy, busy, busy, that's what Mom says. She hasn't changed my Christmas page yet, it is so embarrassing! I am going to have to get on her case about this. I have things to do on Catster and kitties to meow doesn't she get it? My needs must come first! *sigh* but I don't think it is happening....

I'm glad Halloween is over...

Yes, you heard me, I'm glad it is over. First of all Mommy tried to put me in a Halloween costume, that wasn't going to happen! Secondly Mommy dressed up for Halloween and put this weird feather thing on her head. It freaked me out. And she wanted to get a picture of me with her with that thing on her head! Sometimes she is crazy, I finally had to go and hide under the bed until the whole thing was over. Marvin on the other hand thought it was cool and let her pick him up. Sometimes that brother of mine is weird. But I am glad to say that things are back to normal and all costumes are put away.

The Tag Game!

I've been Tagged by Scratch!

Rules are this: I have to pick and list 10 fellow members and say a nice thing about them and about the person who tagged me.
I then send a Pmail or Rosette to the 10 people I picked

Scratch: She is a striking beauty with long flowing tortie fur (and I can understand how she developed great skills in avoiding the "brush")

Morticia: What a beautiful diva, she looks fabulous in her joo-wels!

Linus: Gotta respect a guy in a devil outfit.

Frankie: He is a great friend. He sees the beauty in all of our "bigness"

Boudin: A new friend who looks great in a hat. But what handsome orangie wouldn't?

Tigger: He's orange, he's fluffy and likes to chase butterflies with me. What more do I need to say?

Mr Bellies: He has a great purrsonality to match his fabulous name!

Kiki: Always poses like a professional for the camera, and makes great faces!

Sammy: He is orange and has the purrsonality to prove it! (not to mention that he is fluffy, orange and handsome like me!)

Punky: A sweet friend from across the sea who has a "wild" page.

Kitty: An old friend of mine who loves socks. We all have our things you know...

Mommy all week long!

What a great week last week. My Mommy was sick and had to stay at home with us all week long. Don't get me wrong, I am not happy that she was sick but this unfortunate circumstance worked out for my benefit :) It was such a dreamy pleasure to be able to fall asleep wedged up against her legs as she dozed on the couch all day long and to get a few belly rubs as she briefly gained consciouscness. Ah yes, this is the life! The sad part about this is that it all had to come to an end, she is back at work again this week. I can look on the bright side I guess. She will sick again, it is a fact of life. And I will be there to cash in on the benefits!

I've Been Tagged

I have been tagged! I have been tagged by Mr Bellies to participate in Kazumi Joy's meme.
The rules:
Each player picks seven random facts about themselves, and writes the seven things and the rules in their own diary. Next choose seven cats to tag and list their names. Send the seven cats you chose a comment that they have been tagged and to read your diary.


1. I'm in love with this new fuzzy blanket my Mommy bought, I only like to sit on it, nothing else. I love it so much I will knead it for hours.
2. I rarely meow, I only make little squeals and trills which Mommy says are "Ewok sounds".
3. The only time Mommy has ever heard me make a loud noise is at the vet. When they gave me a needle I let out the most blood curdling scream my Mommy has ever heard. Needless to say she was very surprised (see fact #2).
4. I wait patiently in the morning for Mommy to get ready, when she finally says "treat time" I will let out a squeal of joy and sprint to the kitchen and wait for my morning plate of wet food.
5. When I want attention and Mommy is sitting on the couch I will jump back and forth in front of her until I get the attention I require.
6. My Mommy calls me princess even though I am a boy, but I deserve it...I can't help it if I am royalty in a fur coat.
7. Some people who have visited my home have mistaken me for a bunny rabbit. It is because if I don't like them I sprint up the stairs so fast all they see is a streak of fluffy butt with no tail!

I tag the following cats
Malo
Tangee
Milo
Punky
Marbles
Wilbur
Lil "O"

Catster Plus Membership!

Something very exciting happened this week. Isa gave me a Catster Plus Membership as a present with 4 other lucky kitties! She is such a generous kitty! I am so excited, now my Mommy can put up more pictures of me, fancy up our pages more and give out Rosettes. This is a dream come true and a very nice early Birthday present!

Treats

Mmmmm.....yummy, somebody left me a whole bunch of treats. They must have known how much I like them! Thanks alot!

Christmas!

Boy I have to say I enjoyed Christmas, this is my first one you know! I don't know who thought of it but what a holiday, everything a kitty could want. I got to watch snowflakes from the window. Daddy put one of these tree things in the great room, it is so much fun. I can dip my paws in the tree water, play with the lights, knock ornaments off the tree and of course jump on the crinkly presents. I even got a stocking full of toys and catnip, heaven!

Another trip to the vet

Last night my Mommy took me to that awful place again... you know, the vet's. I really don't like it there. The vet tried to be all nice to me, giving me treats and a catnip pillow but I didn't accept, I was already on to her. Marvin ran all around the office like there was nothing to worry about, but I knew what was coming. She was sneaky, I'll give her that... replacing the top of the cat carrier with a blanket so I wouldn't notice, and then wham! she got me with a needle. I let her know I was displeased, I can hiss with the best of them. Mommy finally took us home, I was so relieved. I hope I never have to go back there again....

My visit to the vet

Yesterday Mommy and Daddy took me to the vet and she told them that I was a very "substantial" kitten, but not in a muscular way. I think she was trying to tell them that I was fat! My Mommy didn't know how I could be fat already since I am just 6 months old. I know I eat alot and don't exercise very much, but why would I want to? If we're playing with the stringy toy, I don't have to chase it... it eventually comes to me. If Marvin is exploring, I just let him go do all the work. If he finds anything interesting he'll let me know.
This morning I heard Mommy and Daddy talking about an exercise program for me... and I heard them call me lazy! I don't know what they expect from me. I'm not training for the Olympics you know. I'm perfectly content with the leisurely lifestyle I've chosen for myself. So what if I have a bit of a tummy, I'm not trying to impress anyone.

Life with a high maintenance brother

Finally I have a place to express myself! Sometimes it is hard living with brother who is always stealing the show, demanding all the attention, and getting into trouble. I swear Marvin has ADD. I am such a good boy, my Mommy tells me so. I just love to cuddle, get tummy rubs and purr. However this is usually ruined by Marvin. I'll be snuggled up with Mommy or Daddy and Marvin will just come and jump on my head or push me out of the way and start speed kneading. I know he just wants attention and love but this can be really annoying when I want to relax! Maybe someday Marvin will grow up and calm down, but until then I'll just have to put up with him..... after all he is my brother.