Tis the season!

Hi everykitty,

Hope all is well with you and your furmilies. I've got to say, that getting old is tough. There are days that I'm feeling my age, but I've always been a mellow kitty, so maybe I've even more mellow now. Who knows? *giggles* But don't count this old kitty out, I've got plenty of spunk when I want to use it. Ever since I lost all that weight and had that growth removed, I have been purrty peppy. Especially when momma goes in the cabinet, and I know my special toy is in there and I come running from where ever I am and cry to play, I may not be able to jump as high but I'm gonna get it!!! MOL.

There's not too much stuff going on, same as usual. I do like the snowman rug in the kitchen, so I'm always laying on it, and luckily, nobody steps on me when they need to use the sink.

Today momma put on the Christmas collars and we took our annual picture, this time with momma, daddy did it last year, this year was mommy's turn. Sophie was a brat as usual, but that's nothing new! I've been a real good girl this year, and I know Santa will bring me something special! Oh wait, we got our present early, Tony won the Nascar championship!

Meowy Catmas furriends!!!

Love,
Bella

Good Mews!!

Hi Kitties!

Momma is a bad momma and furgot to update my diary after Dr. Troy called and gave mom the results from the pathology. They came back NEGATIVE!!!! Yay!!!

No cancer! Dr. Troy told momma that the growth was a result from the infected tooth that they removed. The infected tooth was one of my upper teeth and the growth was on the lower gumline, but I guess that can happen sometimes. Momma was so happy, she burst into tears and then scooped me up and we spun around the room together.

Thank you to all my furriends that sent their good thoughts and well wishes and I'm sorry that I didn't have mom post the results right away. Like I said, "bad mommy!"

Yesterday was my Gotcha Day! I've been in my furever home for 9 years, so mom and auntie pulled out some old pictures from when I first came home and I sure was a small kit! Not quite as little as Sophie was when she came home, but I was a little one! Purrty cute too! I still snuggle up with daddy as much as possible and get my morning lovins from daddy after mommy gets up and goes in the shower. I guess some things never change!

It's almost Halloween and I bet mom is going to make us wear our devil or witchy hats - I better tell Sophie to watch out!

Happy Fall kitties!!!

Love,
Bella

PS. Mom help us change our wallpaper!!! LOL

Not feelin so good

It's been awhile since I asked momma to help me with my diary - sorry about that.

Fur the most part not much has been going on. Momma did have another surgery back in May and she spent the summer with us, which was nice. Sophie grew up so fast, and she's a chubby kit! She eats and eats and eats! MOL!

So, fur awhile I had an ear infection, first momma thought maybe I had ear mites and bought some meds from the store, and it seemed to be working at first, cuz my ears would clear up and then a couple of weeks later they would come back. So mom knew she'd have to make an appointment with Dr. Troy.

During this time, mom had noticed that I had lost some weight, she didn't worry about it, because mom figured that since Sophie graduated to "adult" food and there was the three of us that I probably lost a couple of pounds that Dr. Troy always said me and Tally needed to lose anyway.

Last week, I was asking fur some ham from mom's sandwich and she saw that I was tilting my head to the side to eat. This totally freaked mom out and she tried to look in my mouth but I wouldn't let her. She immediately called Dr. Troy on Monday and I was able to get in on Tuesday. Tuesday comes, and Auntie comes over to come with and I go into the carrier like a good girl and off we go.

I really like Dr. Troy (mom says he's cute) he's so nice, and he calls me Isabelle *giggles*. Mom tells him about my ears and how I'm eating on one side. He looks in my ears and says that I got something going on in there and then he tries to look in my mouth. Well, no matter how much I like Dr. Troy I wasn't letting him in my mouth without some kind of fuss.

Eventually, he got a quick peek and he saw some kind of "growth" on my gumline. He tells mom that, and she gets a little upset and scared and I see her eyes starting to water and Dr. Troy tells her not to "count her chickens till their hatched". I'm like what chickens? MOL. Dr. Troy tells mom that we need to have the growth removed and that he can fit me in on Thursday. He tells mom that I didn't have ear mites, but a bacterial infection. I have to get my ears cleaned twice a day and then ear drops. As of today, my ears do feel much better.

Oh yea, onto Thursday. Luckily, mom & dad have vacation and they bring out the carrier and in I go. My surgery went well and I ended up having a tooth removed as well as the growth. I got to come home the same day and boy was I out of it! I was so wobbly, and couldn't even get my balance, but I sure was hungry! Mom gave me some soft food and I ate it as best I could, but I was so tired I almost feel asleep on my food plate.

I'm feeling much better today, I've tried to eat some bits of kibble which is going okay, I can't wait until my mouth feels better so I can totally eat normal again!

I sure don't like my meds though! Tonight I really put up a fight and I spit some of my antibotics back at daddy! *giggles*. My pain meds make me kind of tired though.

Please send me good thoughts that the pathology tests will come back negative.

Love,
Tired and doped up Bella

Trapped!

I was feeling curious this morning and when daddy came downstairs to check the filter in the furnance I decided to check the filter with him.

Of course daddy had no idea that I was in the room with him, so after he was done, he closed the door and left me in there!!!

So, for awhile it was okay, I sniffed around and got full of cobwebs and a little dusty, and when I was ready to come out I couldn't get out!

Momma had come downstairs and saw Sophie sitting by the door and I heard her ask Sophie what she was doing and if she was chasing a bug or something, because she kept sniffing by the vent. Momma didn't see anything so she went back upstairs!

Then I heard mommy leave!! Oh no!!! I had no idea that momma was leaving, so now I was stuck in here! Help! Sophie! Help me!!!

Momma had to take Auntie to the doctor, so she was gone fur hours!!! Hours!!! When she finally came home, I started howling something terrible! I heard her running through the house trying to figure out which one of us was crying, when she figured it out I was missing, she was calling my name and I kept howling, "MEEEE OOOOOWWWWWW! MEEERRROWWWWWW!" MOMMY!!!!!

I heard her come downstairs and she looked in the storage room and realized I wasn't there, she got really scared thinking I had hurt myself and then she opened the furnance door, and found me!!! YAY!!!

I blinked my eyes a couple of times and then mommy scooped me up and I started purring and purring and then she had to wipe all the cobwebs and dust off me and she held me so close I could hear her heart beating.

She took a good look at me to make sure I wasn't hurt (except fur my dirty paws) and then I went and eat some kibble and drank some water. I got a nice brushing to shine my fur up too.

Next time I feel curious, I'll make sure that either momma or daddy are home to let me out!!! MOL!!!

Whew! I'm glad to be out!!!

Bella

Time to say hi

Wow!

It's been a long time since I had time to update my diary. Since my last entry, mom had another surgery and she's been home fur over a month now. Not that I want mom to have to go through all the pain and recovery, but I sure like having her home. Since this surgery was more complicated than the other ones, she stayed in the hospital fur 5 days and I sure missed her lots. When she finally came home, Auntie had to stay over fur a week so she could help take care of her.

Momma had alot of arm pain and couldn't type furry much at all, but she's coming along so I asked her to help us update our diaries. MOL.

It's finally summer, and we've been crying to go outside fur what seems furever and then - yep - the door opened and I was out! I love summer! I've nibbled my grass and then I hang out on the patio chairs with daddy. I'm the cool cat. We've only had 2 days where I've had to play "hot" so dad would turn the air on fur us. I even taught Sophie how to play "hot", I love teaching Sophie all of our tricks. Makes our jobs much easier on dad when he has all three of us kits giving him the same look.

I may be getting older, but I'm getting smarter! Watch out!!!

Love,
Bella

Good bye to a furriend

With a saddened heart, I learned that our dear furriend, Frankie went to the bridge last week. I was unaware that Frankie had been ill. Frankie was a Nascat buddy, and I will greatly miss him and will always remember the fun times we had together.

I never told Frankie, but I had a crush on him fur a long time. Now that he is gone, I wish I would have told him. I hope in his heart he knew that.

Good bye Frankie! You will always be loved and remembered!!!

Sad purrs,
Bella

I got the mouse - take 2

So a couple of weeks ago a mouse got in the house. I got it. I left it on the hallway carpet and waited in the bedroom until mom & dad got home.

When mom walked in the door, I came walking out, all proud of my present. Well, mom was not pleased when she realized what it was, she jumped over it, ran in the kitchen and screamed until daddy came in the house.

Last night, mom went downstairs to do some laundry, and I was sitting outside the door of the storage room. Mom looked at me, and yelled for daddy. When he went in the storage room, yup, another mouse. Mom freaked out and sent daddy to Home Depot for a humane trap because mommy didn't want the mouse to die.

I waited patiently last night to no avail. However, this afternoon, Tally and I were downstairs and out came the mouse! Game on!!!

I got it, and brought it upstairs. Mom was on one couch, daddy on the other. Mom had the good view of me, and when she saw me she glanced at me and said, "Bella, are you ready for....." and then the next thing I heard was mom yelling at dad. Something like this, "MAAAAAARKKKKKK!!! Bella has a mouse in her mouth!!"

Dad flew off the couch, Sophie jumped on the floor, Nikki jumped up and ran to the other side of room and daddy came running after me, yelling, "Bella! Drop that! Bella!"

No way, no how dad!!! I ran through the kitchen, down the stairs, daddy was still after me! I ran back up the stairs and down one more time, and then in a split second, dropped it, and dad was all over it! He scooped the mouse up, and took it outside.

Drat!!!

Later, mom was proud of me and told me I was a good girl. But she still has dad walking around the house trying to figure out where these two mice came from.

For a mellow, easy-going kitty, I'm fast and a pretty good mouser.

Watch out mouse, don't come messin' around my house or I'm gonna get ya!!

Proud purrs,
Bella

Adjusting

*sigh*

This kitty needs her sleep. Holy cats, not used to having this little ball of fur zipping through the house at all hours, even the late hours! She is like the Energizer Bunny! All you see is a white ball of fur flying through the house and then all of a sudden, she's out like a light. Fur about 15 minutes and then it starts all over again!

Even when Tally came home, she wasn't as insane as this one! I'm such an easy going kitty, I just take life as it is, mellow. Can't do that anymore! I'm always watching to see where that kit is! She has finally stopped hissing at me, thank cat! Seriously, I'm like the last cat you want to hiss at. Nothing bothers me. MOL!

She's been following me around lately, and everytime I eat, yep, the little one is right there, nibbling her own food. Of course every now and then I take a kibble or two, which by the way isn't that bad! We sort of hang out at the back door too. I have a feeling though, one of these days, white lightening is going to pounce on me!

Laughing purrs,
Bella

New sisfur!

Holy cats!
I think mom & dad have lost their minds!! Do you know that they drove to Chicago to pick up our new sisfur? Yep!!!

She is so furry tiny! Mom says only 2lbs! That's little! And she is just crazy! She runs all over the house, cries when she can't see mom or dad and she likes Nikki!

I think this kid is nuts! Her name is Sophia Lauren. I guess that's cute, just like her. I've been checking her out, she hisses at me, then I hiss back. I think she might be scared of me, as daddy says, I am a pretty big girl. MOL!

I think I just may like her though. But, man, she has got a voice on her! Last night, she cried and cried in the bedroom, I mean, come on girl, we all need our sleep! Finally, mom ended up going in there and laid with her for awhile and then she was quiet.

We'll have to see how things go!

Welcome home Sophie!

Love,
Bella

Paws to my daddy!

Hi!

I'm honoring my daddy today since it's Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day daddy!

These the the top 5 reasons I love my daddy:

1. Daddy has the best lap to cuddle on.
2. I snuggle up next to daddy in the morning, and he puts his arm around me and I snuggle his arm with my paws.
3. Daddy always makes sure I have kibble and fresh water.
4. Daddy takes me outside and lets me eat grass and lay in the sun.
5. Daddy doesn't yell at me when I try and jump on his car.

There are so many other reasons I love my daddy, he's the best! He takes such good care of me and everyone else in the furmily!
I am one lucky kitty!

Happy Father's Day daddy, I love you!!!!

Love,
Bella