It's been a whole year since I wrote in my dairy last....

I can't believe it has been a whole year since my last entry....So much has happened since then....I have so many new friends now on Catster and our group just keeps growing and growing. I have a great furmate, Reggie and he is so sweet to me. He lives in Texas so we have to use the kitty shuttle whenever we want to be together... We have lost a few of our beloved kitties this year and that is so very, very sad but we have made new friends too that will become just as special to us. Mom even says I have changed this last year....I haven't bitten her in a very long time and I almost sit by her now. I do sneak into the bedroom after she goes to sleep and I curl up by her feet. I have to close in case the buzzy thing goes on or if she needs my help. Sometimes, she doesn't like it very much when I wake her up....but someone has to do the job....

Mom bought me a new little kitty toy yesterday....it has catnip in it and it looks like a little bird...what's fun is that if you touch it, it makes this chirping sound just like the birds I see outside our window sometimes. I can't wait to see what I get for Christmas this year...We drew for secret kitties in our group and that is fun. We also exchanged addresses so we can send cards to each other....Next spring we are going to send postcards from where we live....that will be fun too.

purrs & headbutts for now, Mocha

I've been tagged!

I was tagged by Belle

The rules of this holiday game are quite simple. When you are tagged, pen a diary entry regarding what you are thankful for, then send a Rosette or Pmail to 5 cats, telling them they have been tagged. They then do the same, and usually they 'mail you back to tell you they've completed the task. So here goes....

I am thankful this year for:

(1)the fact that my human brothers & sisters will not be at our house for the day. Mom is going to her nephews this year.

(2) all my friends on catster. they keep me happy, well-informed, and feeling loved and warm...

(3) my furmate, Regiment...the bestest furmate a girl would ever wish for!

(4) that my mom's getting better after having her tooth pulled. I am trying to make her feel better.

(5) my wonderful home with my mom....good food, a warm place to nap, lots of fun toys, my big orange carrot, and a comfortable bed that I share with my mom when she has been good.

I have tagged.....Reggie, Sasha, Bluie, Dakota, & Fish

Life is Good Again!

My wonderful friends in my club decided that I needed a new furmate so they organized a batchelorette show with me as the star.....can you believe? 7 handsome toms volunteered to vie for my attention and I had group dates and then I narrowed it down to two good-looking brothers from Austin, Texas--Poe and Regiment......I had 2 exciting private dates with the boys--Poe took me out for dinner and we accepted the suite at the hotel for the night to get better acquainted. He arranged for us to have inroom massages and we talked to the wee hours of the night. He respected my wishes to save myself until marriage (and since I was just a teeny bit tipsy from all the catpagne we were drinking) he left and went home leaving me to enjoy the suite for the night. The next morning, knowing that his brother was taking me to the zoo and having a picnic with me, he gallently ordered breakfast to be served to me in my room and made arrangement for Reggie to pick me up there. Reg came in his restored, fire engine red mustang and off we went to the zoo. while there, we visited some of his distant cousins who had just moved there from Africa and rode the zoo train and had a great picnic even though Reggie ate most of the food. Did I mention that he baked cookies for me himself and picked me a bouquet of flowers from his mother's garden? Well, like I said before he was a little nervous and the cookies were pretty crumbled by the time I got them and it was really hot that day so the flowers were a bit wilted but I had a wonderful time. The next day my friends and I all met and I made my announcement....I chose Reggie to be my furmate and he was so excited he fainted! Don't feel badly for Poe, however, he started putting the make on my friend Fish the very next day and now they are almost an official couple. Life is Good!

My Dreamy is Gone!

Well, about two weeks ago my furmate, Dreamy wrote that he and his Mom were moving back to Europe and would no longer be on Catster! I was devastated and so very sad. With lots of help from my catster buddies I slowly became less heartbroken and now I think I can go on with my life. I am a single cat again and , Watch out boys! I'm on the kitty prowl!

I have new music on my site, and a whole new outlook on life......

It's been a long time....

It's been a long time since I wrote in my diary. Well, Christmas came and went and guess what? I didn't (repeat...DID NOT...) get my tower that I wanted so badly. What was my mom thinking? I got a new fuzzy bed. It looks like it might be really nice and soft and probably very warm and comfy to sleep in. I wouldn't know, however, I have refused to even get in it. I did smell it a few time. My mom even put my very, very favorite toy in it...my orange carrot with the feathers on it...and I guess it will just have to stay there. I will not (repeat...NOT...) even try it out. It can sit there until next Christmas for all I care. I wanted a tower......

Anyway, some good news...I now have the dreamiest, sweetest, kindest fur-mate in the whole world. Dreamy and I became a couple right after Christmas and even tho he lives on the east coast and I live on the west coast, we still get to see each other once in a while. Next month, we can meet at the Valentine's Party and I can't wait. I am making him a special anchovie cookie that is shaped like a heart and sprinkled with catnip. I hope he likes it.

My mom made me cute little business cards that say "Rub my Belly!" and then has my name and my catster address on it so people can find me here. It is really neat because they always leave me treats when they visit. Of course, Dreamy, my furmate, always sends me red rosettes and that makes me very happy.

by for now.....Mocha

Really Scarey!!

I was just watching tv tonite and minding my own business, when all of a sudden the lights went out. It was so dark! I know cats are supposed to see well at night but it was really, really dark in here. My Mom fixed the problem, but the rest of the evening I laid really, really close to her on the couch. I thought I was going blind!

Did I tell you my Mom got a new car? I can see it out the window and she asked me if I wanted to go for a ride. No Way! Everytime I go for a ride we end up at the vet's office. I'll just enjoy looking at it from the window!

I had so much trouble waking my Mom up this morning. I pushed on her legs, bit her toes, walked all over her......nothing....I meowed and meowed, but she just kept sleeping. I really wanted my morning ear rub and treats. I figured it out, though, she sleeps with a sleep apnea machine and if I sit on it and hit the button just right, it goes off. She gets upset with me whenever I do that, but it works. She got right up. She said I was being bad, but I still got my ear rub and treats. How could that be bad? I better watch it, just the same, because I really, really want that tower for Christmas. ^..^

My Christmas List

I just realized I haven't been too good about writing in my diary. The only time I can do it is when my Mom isn't on the computer. She and My Aunt Bobbie do a lot of Craft Bazaars every fall and they even put one on. My mom's job is keeping vendor lists and stuff they need on the computer so she has really been busy. She fell asleep watching TV this evening so I rushed in here and logged on really quick.

It's really been boring around here lately.....my Mom doesn't have time to play with me and it gets dark earlier so I can't see the birds and stuff. I can still sit in the window and watch the airplanes at night but I think I like summer better. I can't scare the planes away.

I just realized that Christmas is almost here and I have been really hinting for a cat tower. I've been taking naps on top of everything I can hoping my Mom gets the hint. She has a lot of gifts already but there's no really big boxes and I want a really tall one. I guess Santa Kitty will have to bring it. We don't have a chimney, though, and I know we can't leave the door unlocked so I am really worried about whether I will get one or not. I have been trying really hard to be good and not bite or growl or anything. I always make sure to wake my Mom up every morning and I never touch her tomato juice until she tells me I can have it. I've been really trying to keep the litter box clean, too. I really hope she gets the hint. I want one really, really bad.

My Mom's Trip

My Mom made another trip to that place she calls the Beach. I knew something was up when the suitcases started going out the door. When she walked past the table (my regular perch) I grabbed her arm with my front paws and held on as tight as I could. I meowed at her and tried to even bite her as a last resort, but she still left. Doesn't she know how scarey it is to be left all alone for 3 days and nights? I lay right by the door so I'll hear her when she gets home. I used to pull my hair out but now that it's getting closer to winter, I figure I'll need all the hair I have to keep warm so I don't do that anymore. My Godmother, Linda, comes over each night to check on me. I try to tell her how angry I am and how scared but she just thinks I don't like her and goes home.

My Mom always brings be back something when she comes home.....like that's going to make up for anything.....I get even, I just ignore her for a couple of days....after I get a good hug and pet first. She promised she wouldn't go again for a few months....we'll see. I heard her say she really likes all the nice people at the bingo hall there and I secretly think she might like them better than me. :c(

A Really Fun Day!

I had the best day today. My Mom got a new computer and her friend, Mike, came over and helped her get it all installed. Well....the really fun part was all the empty boxes laying all over the apartment. I checked them all out but I waited until my Mom went to bed to play in them. I had more fun running down the hall and diving into them. I think I might have gotten a little carried away with my game because I woke Mom up. She wasn't too happy with me. Did I tell you that Mom's friend, Mike is my godfather? She says that if something happens to her and my godmother, Linda, can't take care of me, I get to go live with Mike. He's really nice but he has a big dog and I think Cowboy (that's his name) might like to eat me. I think I better just take good care of my Mom so nothing happens to her. Whenever she goes anywhere, I always wrap my paws around her arm and try to get her to stay home, but it doesn't really work. She just leaves anyway. Usually, she's not gone too long and I sit in the window and watch for her....I get sooo worried sometimes. She always tells me to keep the robbers out, but sometimes, I'm just too nervous to do that.

Well, I just checked and the boxes are still in the living room. My Mom also got a package today with those fun little styrofoam things in it. That one is still here too. I'll just wait until she's asleep and maybe I can figure out how to get in that one. That would really be soooooo much fun! I'll let you know how it works out.

Im better now!

I'm feeling better now. Last time I wrote about my visit to the Vet. Well, after I had all my shots, I was feeling under the weather for a couple of days. I'm back to my old self once more. My mom felt sorry for me and gave me a treat of a new canned cat food. It smelled terrible. I tried to bury it on the table, but there was no sand to cover it with. My mom just laughed at me and then threw it in the sink where the loud noise thing makes things disappear. I just think that if you want to give someone a treat, it should at least smell good!

The other day, I was so scared. My Mom was taking a shower and this lady walked right into our apartment. I made myself as big as I could and hissed and growled at her but she still came right in. My Mom said it was my big sister, Amy, and I should be nice to her. She's always telling me to keep the robbers out (I don't really know what one is) and Mom didn't open the door and invite her in. She walked in all by herself...I was scared...I thought it was a robber. It's OK if Mom opens the door...but when people just walk right in, how am I supposed to know it's OK?

Well, I have to go. My Mom says I have to help her pay her bills today. That just means I have to stay off the table so she has room to lay stuff out. Not too exciting for me.

Bye for now, Mocha