My Pawrents Are Now In Sunny Florida!

Meowmy and daddy arrived safely to Florida early this afternoon. They drove all the way from Southern New Jersey yesterday morning, stayed over night in Georgia and then continued their travels again this morning. Today, they also stopped by to visit daddy's furiend who resides in Florida and even had a really nice dinner. Mom chose the Maine Lobster tails and daddy and Rich had steak. Tomorrow, they will be stopping by to visit with daddy's nephew and his wife. On Wednesday, meowmy and daddy are going to Busch Gardens and then on Thursday, they'll be visiting Sea World! Mom loves loves loves Sea World and can't wait to see Shamu the Wale again as it's been about 9 years). They do have a week planned with fun things to do but of course, we're counting down the days until they arrive back home. I wonder what they'll bring back fur us???

Last night and into today, we got a total of approximately 12 inches of snow. Auntie Patti stopped by last night after work to take care of us just before the snow began to get really bad. She left extra bowls of dry in addition to the 3 large bowls that we already had out before mom and dad left in the morning. Auntie also scooped our kitty boxes and spent extra lovie time with us. Mom was shocked to hear that afternoon that we were expecting 12 inches total between Sunday night into Monday afternoon. She did hear about a wintry mix on Sunday morning but nothing like we got. My pawrents did run into severe rainstorms as they were driving through the Carolina's yesterday. Since the weather is terrible where we are, auntie Patti would not be stopping by today. We'll be just fine fur one day and we were well prepared when auntie left our home, last night. We wouldn't dare want our auntie driving in this kind of weather, nor ever expect it! She will be returning again tomorrow morning (Tuesday) and is planning on spending play time with us, as always. Oh, I furgot to mention that it's also "Bike Week" in Daytona and wow did my pawrents see several beautiful Harley Davidson's driving down the Coast. Mom even got several waves hello from the guys while they passed dad's SUV and of course, mom gave them a big smile and a waved hello back.

Love and miss you meowmy & daddy and we're all being such good kitties here at home... See you soon *blows kisses* By the way, this is the first time that auntie Patti is kittysitting daddy Monte and me since we are new arrivals to the family.


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Our Pawrents Leave Fur Vacation Tomorrow Morning!

Tomorrow morning, meowmy and daddy are driving fur Florida. Unfortunately, the weather is suppose to be a wintry mix in our area and then a snow accumulations in North Carolina. They will be stopping several times as well as staying over night before making their destination to Florida. It's going to be a longggg drive but it's nice that they're getting away fur the week. We are also looking forward to auntie Patti coming over and taking care of us *chases tail* Mom has everything ready fur auntie as well as our things organized along with important phone numbers and the carriers. I'm sure that we won't be needing the carriers but mom feels better to have those in the laundry room just in case auntie does need them. Mom uses the jumbo soft Sherpa carriers since they're easier to to store away when not in use. It's always best to be prepared.

As fur packing... meowmy is just getting started. Yikes, meow about last minute *giggles* Actually, daddy is at his grammar school reunion with his furiend, Bobby so mom decided to get some things done around the home while daddy was gone fur several hours. He should be home shortly so mom best get started on packing. Most likely, daddy will do his first thing in the morning since he's quick at it. Mom is the one who takes furever packing but then again, don't most women?!?!

We would also like to wish our dear furiend, *MERCY* a purry Happy 8th Birthday tomorrow and many more wonderful celebrations to come *blows kisses*


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Our Furiend, Missy Will Be Joining The Angels Today!

Today is a sad day because our sweet furiend, *MISSY* will be joining our brother, Picasso as he waits fur her with open paws at the Bridge. Missy has become more ill within a few days and her meowmy had no choice but to make the decision to send her to the Bridge today. As much as we find it difficult, there are times when our humans have no other choice but to say good-bye and that decision is never easy. Unfortunately, we never had a chance to say good bye to our beloved Picasso as he left us so suddenly but mom is grateful that she was there when he did passed away in his carrier on December 8th, 2008. Whether a pet passes suddenly or if it's a decision that is made by our humans, it is never easy and accepting it feels like an eternity. Missy's meowmy "auntie April" is doing what is best fur Missy and one day, we will all meet again. We just want Missy's family to know that she will be in purrry good paws at the Bridge and that my family is there fur her meowmy whenever she needs us. We are purrry sad right now and loved Missy dearly, but although she isn't going to be here with us physically on earth she'll be on our hearts and memories furever. Don't be afraid little girl because you have so many angels waiting fur you and God will make you well again so that you can play whenever you want to. Picasso even has a big basketful of mousies waiting fur you.

To April from Barbi: Dearest April, words can't begin to express how deeply sorry we are that Missy will be leaving us but know that she is in a wonderful place now and there will be no more suffering. This is NOT a forever good bye because one day when our time arrives, we will meet our beloved pets again. They are a creation from God and God makes all things possible. Please feel free to call me if you need someone to talk to and always know that I'm here for you day and night. Again I am very sorry and my thoughts are with you and your family...

Love~
Barbi & Family
xoxo

We're All Ready Fur Clover Day To Arrive!

Today, meowmy spent most of the afternoon working on our St. Patty's Day pages. Our photos were taken a few days ago but mom chose not to post those until our pages were completes first. Meowmy and daddy also got their front load washer and dryer today (blue) and will be delivered this week or when they get back from Florida. Yes, they're going to Florida fur a little vacation next week and we're so excited because auntie Patti will be watching us while they're away. Auntie is also on vacation that week so that means she's going to stay with us *chases tail* mom may be taking a look at her Sony/Canon camcorder sometime tomorrow and she's seems to be leaning towards the Sony (hard drive) but not quite sure??? You know how meowmy's are *giggles* Daddy also got his new Stainless grill today and gave his previous Stainless one to his niece and nephew. Now we're just waiting fur the warmer weather to arrive so that daddy could cook us a pawsome fishie dinner. Maybe, just maybe auntie Sam & unkie Dan (Boogers) and auntie Joann & unkie Ed (Patchez) will come visit with us again this summer and daddy could grill them something special like Filet Mignon or whatever they like. Mom doesn't eat steak so she'll be quite happy with yummmy fishie just like us.

Today, our dear furiend, *HOOCH* was diagnosed with pancreatitis and he is in need of lots of purrrrs & purrayers right now. Please stop by to wish Hooch well and to give his meowmy some extra purrrs, too. There is nothing greater than the power of purrrs... Thank you!


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Beautiful Valentine's Day Pressies From Karisma And Family!

This morning at about 7:00 am, meowmy and daddy got up early to do their weekly grocery shopping and then of course come home to put it all away. After shopping and relaxing, they stopped at BJ's Wholesale to get two 40 lb tubs of Fresh Step kitty litter and then off to Best Buy and Home Depot to look at LG front load washers & dryers. Daddy decided that it was time to purchase a new stainless steel grill at Home Depot since the one that he presently has is already 3 years old. That really doesn't sound old to me and since daddy took such pawsome care of it, it still looks new *silly daddy* As soon as he has the new grill assembled, he'll be picking it up which should be either tonight or tomorrow. I bet that daddy will make a yummmy fishie dinner fur us *dances up and down* Mom has also been looking at Sony & Canon Hard Drive Camcorders fur the past few days. What is it with mom and electronics? First a Canon DSLR Camera and now a Camcorder? She doesn't like her other one which is about 2 years old because she finds the "Mini DV" can be a pain at times. Actually, I think she's planning on putting us on video so does this mean that we'll be movie stars?

Yesterday afternoon before meowmy was getting ready fur work, we received a purrty pink envelope pawkage from my sister *KARISMA & FAMILY* Mom grabbed the camera and then proceeded to help us with opening it. Some of us were not in the photo session mood while the others didn't mind. Enclosed were so many pawsome pressies all wrapped beautifully in pink tissue and white ribbons. Not only were there gifties fur us but also fur our meowmy. Now let me tell you what we received: There was a really purrty Valentine's Day card with a white kitty on the front and such a nice saying inside. We received a pawkage of Smarty Cat catnip, 6 mousies (3-red & 3-pink), 2 crinkle balls, pawkage of 3 Petco catnip pink mousies, a nail file key ring with a pic of a kitty that looks just like Biscotti (mom could always use that) and a really cute sticker that is viewed on both sides which has a kitty that looks like Biscotti (seal Bi Color). Biscotti must be a pawpular kitty or something *giggles* Sorry we're a day late with posting but by the time mom got home from work last night, she was too tired to jump onto the computer to help us write diary entries. This morning, she and daddy had running around to do. Mom did have a headache earlier so decided to lay down fur about na hour after taking an Imatrex (fur migraines).

Thank you so much Karisma and family fur thinking of us and fur making our belated Valentine's Day extra special. This is so cool because since our gifties came a bit later in the month, we could celebrate Valentine's Day until the end of the month!

Karisma's brother, Hooch is still sick so please keep him in your purrayers. His mom is so worried as Hooch is showing signs of not wanting to eat and is breathing rather heavily. Also, our furiend, Sammy is back home from the hospital which his mom picked him up yesterday. Sammy is still purrry ill and does have Cardiomyopathy. Missy (Isis's sister) is still sick but has posted in her diary that she may be showing signs of improvement and ate lots of tuna today. We are always so happy to hear when a sick kitty is starting to feel a little better. Our purrrrs & purrayers are with Hooch, Sammy & Missy!


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Just Dropping In To Meow Hello!

Not much is going on this morning... I will say that it is purrry windy as we're watching the trees blow. Mom is off today so she's going to do some things around the home as well as groom each of us. We all love getting brushed and even Kashy doesn't mind.

I do believe that meowmy wants to get started on Snowmitts' Birthday page soon as well as our St Patty's Day pages so maybe she'll do that later on this afternoon? Unfortunately, her stomach ulcers were bothering her throughout the night which is a purrry uncomfortable and painful feeling... Daddy is off today but with his job, he never knows if he'll be called in fur an emergency? Let's keep our paws crossed that he'll be spending the entire day with us *dances up and down*

Hope every kitty has a wonderful weekend and fur those who are experiencing the wintry cold weather, make sure that you stay nice and toasty. Fur those who are having warm weather... you're lucky *giggles*


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Latest Update On Our Furiend, Sammy!

Our darling little furiend, *SAMMY* is still in the hospital receiving oxygen, triple the Lasix shots but no IV fluids. Sammy is also tinkling a lot which is normal from a result of the fluids which he received yesterday. Lasix shots will also cause a lot of pee pees because it's releasing the fluids from the heart and surrounding area. This is also a good sign as it shows that the IV fluids are exiting his body. With Cardiomyopathy, it is purrry important not to have a lot of fluids as it could and most likely will lead to heart failure. Unfortunately he still shows bad Pulmonary Edema right now (arteries carrying blood from the heart to the lungs). The heart is thickening seen in another x-ray which is what HCM does. Sammy perked up when he saw his meowmy and she even brushed him, which he seemed to have a positive response. His mom also put blankets on him while still on oxygen and he nuzzled his little face inside. When she returned to the room, he was still snuggled contently inside of the blankets. Sammy is finally getting rest and being on the oxygen is helping him to breathe better which makes him feel more comfy. Of course, he is still in critical condition so please continue to keep him and his meowmy in your purrayers. We are keeping our paws crossed that this little guy responds to his medications and will pull through this ordeal. His meowmy has been doing such a wonderful job and my mom has been there every step of the way to do whatever she can to help auntie Lauren through this. If anyone has experience with Cardiomyopathy, it's our meowmy since our beloved Picasso suffered from this unfair and progressive disease. We are so proud of auntie Lauren fur being such a pawsome mom and fur being there when her baby needs her most. She knew what to do as soon as Sammy was showing declining signs, last night. Mom just wishes that she lived closer so that she could be there physically fur auntie and fur Sammy but she is with them in thought and she's only a phone call away.

Thanks again fur all of your love, support, purrrs & purrayers that you have shown Sammy and his family...

ANOTHER UPDATE: We also received disturbing news that our close furiend, *HOOCH* was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism (Overactivity of the Thyroid Gland). He began throwing up so his meowmy took him to the vet's which there is where she received this upsetting news. Please stop by to send Hooch your purrrs & purrayers and to let his meowmy, auntie Joann know that you're thinking of them. Feel better soon Hooch and we love you purrrry much!


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Our Furiend, Sammy Needs Your Purrayers!

Earlier today, we met a wonderful new furiend and his name is *SAMMY* Little Sammy, age 7 is a purrry sick kitty who was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy just days ago. Picasso was also ill with this horrible and devastating disease. Unfortunately, there is no cure fur this Cardiomyopathy (HCM) as we all know that we lost our beloved Picasso to this. It would mean so much to Angel Picasso and to all of us if you would please keep Sammy in your purrayers. My meowmy was chatting with his mom (auntie Lauren) fur several hours tonight and she is such a lovely and caring person... While mom was chatting with her, Sammy suddenly began throwing up and fell to his side. His mom immediately rushed him to emergency which shows a responsible meowmy. Auntie Lauren just phoned several minutes ago and Sammy is on oxygen at the moment.

If you have a moment, please stop by Sammy's page to read his diary as well as to let him, his meowmy and sister Kaylee know that you're keeping them in your purrrrs and purrayers. They need your love & support right now and it would so much to them. Mom is going to say a special purrayer to St Francis tonight to help give Sammy his strength back and to have him come back home with his family.


Love~
Cannoli & Family

Mom Decided To Exchange Her Camera Fur a Canon DSLR!

After a week of using her new camera G10, meowmy really wasn't purry satisfied with the ISO speeds as it became higher as well as the continuous shooting mode was a bit slow which resulted in a loss of several cute photos. The Canon G10 is a wonderful camera and is between a point & Shoot and DLSR but just didn't perform as mom wanted. It was fine in the low ISO but not great for evening shots. Well, she and daddy decided to go to Best Buy again, return that camera since it was only a week and she upgraded to the Canon Rebel XSi-450D which is more advanced than the previous G10. The Rebel XSi has 12.2 megapixels which is a good amount fur printing large photos if she desires. Wow... what an amazing camera. It does cost a lot more but is well worth it, especially if it makes her happy. Believe it or not, the G10 being at the price of $500.00 wasn't cheap but then again, it's not a cheap camera at all and is made nicely. It's actually nice to carry around but mom wanted something more serious and it lacked some of the features she wanted *silly mom* The new Canon takes photos so quickly that we don't even have a chance to blink with the flash. Mom has sooooo much to learn since it also has a lot of manual modes, plus she can buy nice canon IS lenses separately to go with her new camera. The next thing on her list is a zoom lens but she'll wait a little while on that one. Yikes, I think she wants to zoom us in even closer *giggles* Tomorrow she'll be stopping by Barnes & Noble after work to get a book fur this pawticular camera. Just a lot of settings and different things to know right off hand. It will take some getting use to since it does have significant weight and now she looks through the view finder although you can still view on the back screen at the images being taken. She has been using that fur preview only and fur the menu settings. It's kinda heavy not to support it with both hands, plus you have to turn the lens to focus closer as well as further so it's best to have your hand under the lens for that reason. All DSLR have manual settings as well as auto but it's not the same as your point and shoot since it is more complicated, depending on the camera you get. Mom has always been a Canon girl but now she's a Rebel *giggles*

Other than than, nothing much going on. Mom is planning on going to bed a little early tonight since she had a long day. We would like to wish our dear kitty furiend, FIRE "ILM"* (Patchez family) a wonderful Birthday at the Bridge. Fire would have been 38 today. I do know that our bro, Angel Picasso took her out fur a purrry special crabcake lunch to help celebrate her Birthday. Fire's meowm, auntie JoAnn was on the phone with our meowmy today and she was purrry sad which we all understand how she feels. Fire has been an Angel fur a long time but it doesn't take away the love and sadness that her meowmy is feeling... Nothing will ever take away the pain when a beloved pet or person is taken away from us and that includes time. It may get easier to accept but the pain will be furever until we meet with them again in Heaven. We're thinking of you auntie JoAnn and we're always here fur you *blows kisses*


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Happy 4th Birthday To Our Bro, Aspen!

Today is a purrry special day because it's our brother, ASPEN'S* 4th Birthday celebration... Aspen is a wonderful brother and I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate today.

Please stop by to wish Aspen a wonderful Birthday and there is an ALL day pawty fur him with lots of food and fun. We 'll be stopping by periodically throughout the day.

ASPEN'S ALL DAY PAWTY LINK:

http://www.catster.com/forums/Party_Time_and_Virtua l_Play_Dates/thread/594964


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