A Great Weekend!

We had a super fun weekend. It was Kitcat's birthday and she was in a great mood! Lots of friends pmailed her and gave her gifts.
Mom had the weekend off and I got leisurely leash walks and we both got time in our outdoor cat run. Also, these robins are still coming to our front tree and attacking their reflections in our picture window. That is so fun to watch.
And, these cute little birds with yellow on them are flitting around in our maple tree. Mom isn't quite sure what they are but will try to figure it out with some help from her sister.
When we go in our cat run, a couple of magpies get real angry at us. We can't get at them as our cat run has a top, but they sit there and scold us non stop. Mom tried to get video, but as soon as she comes out, they fly away. I guess they think her camera is a gun? Then, as soon as she goes back in, they start bitching at us again. It is kind of funny and annoying at the same time. They must have a nest nearby and are telling us kitties to not even think of messing with it.
Anyhow, we are very thankful to have had such a nice weekend as Mom is going to be working a very long week.
Happy spring to everyone! Or fall to our friends down under ...

Mom about our Vet Visit tomorrow ....

I'm starting to feel guilty about spending all of that money on Lobo's health and nothing on my cats. So I think I will bring them in for checkups and shots. Also, Squirrel needs her teeth cleaned. For that, they have to put her under. So, I thought, while she is under, they may as well trim her claws and maybe they could do a surgery on her tail to straighten it? I checked into it and they said they could. But she might not have feeling in the last few inches of it. But she will look a lot better with a normal tail.

Squirrel's Mom

My Twisty Tail



Now this is Squirrel taking over my diary entry...

If you know me and Mom at all you will know that the above is entirely not true. It is our April Fools joke to you!

Love & purrs,
Squirrel

Happy Birthday Girl!

I want to thank all of my friends for thinking of me and my angel sister Lucky on our birthday. We really appreciate all the pmails, well wishes and gifts.
I was very lazy this morning and got up about an hour later than usual. I still did get my leash walk, but barely as Mom had to go to work. She also tried to sneak me some catnip, but KitBrat sensed it, woke up, came running, and butted in. I just now had some Fancy Feast. Also, Mom said, that for my birthday some little sparrows are making a home in our bird house. So, hopefully, I will have some good bird watching from our kitchen window. She also refilled our living room window bird feeder and the birds are going crazy out there. This was my birthday present from Mom. Mom had actually forgotten about our birthday until my friends reminded her. But you know how it is, birthdays are mainly for young ones. There is no toy that I need. I'm not all that interested in food. I am generally happy with how things are. But these extra bird watching opportunities are quite nice. That and leash walks and eating grass are my priorities.
I think Lucky sent those sparrows to make a nest in our bird house.
Lucky, happy birthday sweet sister ... I miss you. We sure went through a lot together. I hope you are celebrating our birthday with Peaches & Tasha & Fuzzy.

My Baby Sister Has a Seventh Sense

Mom plays with us whenever she can. Usually, I sleep in and Kitcat plays with her in the early morning. Later, Kitcat joins me for a nap. Then, I usually get up and get some one on one time with Mom later in the morning. Well, somehow, if Mom plays fun games with me, instead of just my usual leash walk or lap time, Kitcat senses it! If Mom throws toys for me, Kitcat comes running with her eyes still half closed and butts into our game. Today, Mom and I tried something quiet. First, we went and checked on Kitcat and she was sound asleep. So Mom and I went and started a game. She was playing with me with a nice, long, pink ribbon. There is no way Kitcat could have heard this quiet game. But somehow, she sensed it and came running and I had to share the ribbon with her.
Kitcat is the same way when Mom opens a little used cupboard door or goes to the bathroom. She comes running after waking up from a deep sleep. But she sure does look funny with sleep wrinkles in her ears and squinty eyes.

A Kitty Finds a New Home

Mom has a friend that she only knows over the internet. Her and her roommate had a kitty who just passed from, basically, old age. Mom was hoping they would get another kitty but didn't say that in case they weren't ready. Well, yesterday, they rescued an adult cat from a shelter and brought her home. Her name is Tammy and she looks like a Norwegian Forest Cat. She was a very unhappy cat after being given up by her people just because they started having a human family. She had been at the shelter for 8 months and barely moved from a corner of her lodging because she was so depressed and didn't get along with other kitties. Well, Mom's friend's roommate, after searching several shelters for her furry soulmate, connected with her and she now has a wonderful home with two loving humans to look after her. She has settled in nicely and is enjoying lap sitting, snooping and playing. Oh, and she has just the longest whiskers ever! I thought I had long whiskers ... Here is her picture:
Tammy

It just keeps on snowing!

We had yet another dump of snow. It has snowed a lot in the last week. Anyhow, I was on Mom's lap when the snowplough came by. It is VERY loud and Mom braced herself expecting me to get startled and possibly accidentally scratch her and make her spill her coffee. I didn't even wake up! So Mom relaxed. But she forgot about the snowplough's return trip to do the other side of the road. This time I jumped up and dug into her lap and launched off of her. Her coffee spilled all over me, the chair, her arm and shoulder and the floor. Stupid snow plough.

We Don't Like Being Ignored ...

Mom has not been giving us kitties enough attention lately. All her time is spent trying to keep an eye on Lobo and taking care of him. Or, working and trying to sleep. That dumb dog had better get well soon.

Our new video!

This is a video showing how we had fun over the holidays without getting anything new:
Box and Bags

Is this abuse?

Well, after the long cold snap, I finally went out for a leash walk. I was surprised to see that there was no grass available. All was covered by snow. Also, there was barely anywhere to walk that wasn't covered by snow. But, I found a narrow walkway and managed to go for a short walk and roll. I was all set to go back in the house, with dry toes, when Mom picked me up and put me down in some snow!!! She made me step in snow! I grumbled, she laughed! Then I ran in the house with wet toes and her laughing behind me. She said she just wanted to see my cute little kitty paw prints in the snow. I say she was being mean. But, I forgave her and am almost sitting on the keyboard as we type this. Oh, wait! Birdies at the feeder! Gotta go, meow at you later!

If you read Kitcat's Cheez Whiz diary entry ...

It is a true story ...
But that Kitcat sure doesn't know how to properly groom herself. Maybe Mom should smear some Cheez Whiz on her bum! So now, Kitcat has a little quarter sized area on her chest that is clean ... thanks to Mom and her working on that spot. But what about the rest of her? She is a little piggy. I try and help her keep clean. I try and show her how it is done, but she just doesn't get it. If it weren't for Lobo and I, she would have mats despite being a short haired cat. She is a short haired cat but her fur is very thick, dull and wooly. Not sleek and shiny like mine.