I am annoyed.....

Well Mam went 'n did it 'n I am not a happy camper. Now that I have figured out how to walk wifout the bell on my collar making jingles, she adds another one!!!
*She says it's for my safety. I say she wants to spy on me 'n find my secret hidey places!
*She says it's because she loves me. I say it's because she wants to pester me when I need my "me" time. I will let her know when she can cuddle 'n love me.
*She says that way I won't get lost. I say give me some space! Sheesh.

I am serving notice: I will be an "in your face kitty" only on my terms. I really do not need an "in your face Mam."

bo-ring!

Ho hum. All the windows are closed up to help keep the cold out, so I can't look out the windows. Since I like to spend a good part of the day doing that, I have to find other ways to keep mineself entertained. Part of my quest to keep little ol' me entertained is to pester Mam 'n Da even more than I usually do. Here is a list of things I do keep mineself 'n Mam 'n Da entertained:

*Lay on the newspaper when one of them is trying to read it.
*Jump on the back of the chair one of them is sitting in 'n talk in their ear.
*Jump off the back of the chair onto the kitchen table, push all the stuff onto the floor.
*Bat all pencils 'n pens off the table 'n then chase them around the floor.
*Hide pencils 'n pens under area rugs when finished playing with them.
*Run to the other end of the house 'n mauw-wow really loud like I'm in trouble. (that brings one of 'em every time)
*Hang off the edge of the kitchen table 'n give the paw to anyone who walks close enough.
*Pull all toys out of the basket, scatter them all over the house.
*Stretch out 'n roll around on the "good" velvet sofa in the livingroom. Make sure to shed a lot. Blond looks so good on blue!

Keep your humans laughing 'n you will earn your board 'n keep!

prrrt 'n meow,
Ollie Pop

Oh, Ollie!

I am telling on Mam.. This morning she was rolling the sticky stuff over her purple jeans, getting ready to meet some of her red hat friends for lunch. I was mostly supervising by sitting on them while she was working on another part. She said, "Oh Ollie, Ollie, Ollie! Everywhere I go, I take a little bit of you with me!" Then she put them on....as she struggled 'n struggled to get then zipped up, I said "Oh Mam, Mam, Mam! You are taking more wif you than you used to!" MOL!!! meowwwowowowowow! (I am so funny!!)

Uh-oh. I think Mam is giving me the stink eye. Better go.

Educate your human!

Mam was diggin' around in some drawers, sorting stuff 'n she found something she shared wif me. It is called "All I need to know about life I learned from my cat." This has been around for quite a while 'n many of you may already have seen it, but I decided I wanted to put it in my diary so that any Catster pals who haven't seen it can study it 'n help their humans get on the right track:

1. Life is hard, then you nap.
2. Curiosity never killed anything except maybe a few hours.
3. When in doubt, cop an attitude.
4. Variety is the spice of life: one day ignore people, the next day annoy them.
5. Climb your way to the top-that's why drapes are there.
6. Never sleep alone when you can sleep on someone's face.
7. Find your place in the sun-especially if it happens to be on that nice pile of warm, clean laundry.
8. Make your mark in the world-or at least spray in each corner.
9. When eating out, think nothing of sending back your meal twenty or thirty times.
10. If you're not receiving enough attention, try knocking over several expensive antique lamps.
11. Always give generously-a small bird or rodent left on the bed tells them "I care."
12. When you go out in the world, remember: being placed on a pedestal is a right, not a privilege.

I hope you find this helpful. Mam says she did.

Getting in Shape

Mam says she is determined to get in shape. She stands in front of the TV doing Wii Fit stuff, 'n she does it right where I like to do my exercises. Well, you can guess who has the bigger feet and who has to move. hmmmf! It also means my morning play time wif her has been shortened. I don't know why she has to do this, I think she has more than enough shape.

Asking for purrs

I am so so sad right now. My whiskers are draggin' on the ground for sure. You see, Mam has a friend named Peg whose bestest cat ever, Muffy, has crossed the bridge. It isn''t that it wasn't expected, because Muffy was over 19 years old. The saddest thing is Peg was in the hospital recovering from some surgery when Muffy had to leave. Muffy's dad found her early in the morning 'n had to tell Peg at the hospital. So anyway, Muffy 'n her mom 'n dad all need some purrs 'n lovin'. "N I am hoping that the Catster Angels maybe could come together 'n help out this newcomer to the bridge because she was the bestest kitty ever here on earth. 'N Muffy!!! I put my heart in your basket!!!

Curiosity doesn't pay

There is a room in the basement that I have never been allowed to go in. Mam 'n Da say it is the "mechanical room" 'n they don't want me to get close to something called a sump pump 'cuz it sits in a hole wif water in the bottom of it. As long as I have lived here in my forever home, I have never been in that room. Until yesterday. Mind you, I have tried 'n tried to get in there! Every time I go to the basement, I go to that door to see if maybe it is open or if maybe I can squeeze beneath it. But no luck. That is, until yesterday. Yesterday was a kind of hectic day, wif a man coming to take some things out of the basement. Mam was busy packing stuff into boxes 'n Da went into the mystery room to find more boxes. No one was watching me, so I took advantage of the situation and went in. Da found what he wanted, left 'n closed the door. After the man left, Mam 'n Da had a leisurely dinner 'n watched a little TV. They didn't even miss me!!! Then the man came back to get some more stuff, so they all went to the basement again. After a little while, Da thought he heard me calling "Haaaalp! Haaaalp! Lemme owt!" Then he saw my paws sticking out from under the door to the mystery room. When he opened the door, I came out 'n gave him the biggest stink eye I could muster. Then I went to Mam for a cuddle. And of course, I got a lecture about how they love me so much that they would rather not have me go someplace that might be dangerous for me, yada, yada, yada. Even one rule is one rule too many.

Welcome 2KX

2010 came to our house very quietly this year. Mam 'n Da went out for an early dinner wif furriends 'n didn't even stay up to watch the ball drop in Times Square! In fact, it has purrrty quiet here ever since. It has been furry furry cold here, but not much snow. Too cold to snow, I guess. Single digits, they call it. So to pass the time I have been testing out a number of different napping places. Mam's big bed still holds first place, but there is a quilt she has been working on, laying on the bed in the guest room that is gaining favor. Mam isn't worried because there is tissue paper (!) over it. mol. You know how I loves that tissue paper!!

Who took my tissue paper??

My red tissue paper is all gone. I love red tissue paper 'n now I cannot find any anywhere. Mam says I tore it all up into little pieces 'n now it's all gone. Well? Get me some more. Please???

New Year Wishes

Mam received this in her e-mail 'n we thought it was good enough to share wif all our Catster furriends and famblies:

After serious & cautious consideration... your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year 2010!

My Wish for You in 2010:
*May peace break into your home and may thieves come to steal your debts.
*May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for $100 bills.
*May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips!
*May happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy!
*May the problems you had, forget your home address!
In simple words ............
May 2010 be the best year of your life!!

prrt 'n meow,
Ollie Pop, Mam 'n Da