A Lazy Afternoon

It's a good time to nap and wait for Mommy to return from the shelter this evening. I watch over Parker Pie and hope that some shelter kitties find great homes. I hope your afternoon is shaping up to be a good one!
Love,
Rudy Toots

New and Improved 'Nip!

As the Rudester reported on Monday, when the 'rents went on vacation our 'nip plant bought the farm. It was pitiful and I know that this photo is hard to look at. But that's what no water and 90+ degrees will do to a plant. We were very, very sad.

Now, I have to give credit to the 'rents. They felt bad that there would be no 'nip crop to enjoy on those long summer evenings, so Mommy went out and found what was sure to be the last living 'nip plant for sale in our little corner of O Hi O. Daddy was a hero and planted the new nip so we can have party-time on the deck again!

...Extra added value - when the plant is watered, Rudy gets a little sippy. It's all good kitties!

Rudy's New 'Do

Ta-Da! Here is my report card kitties.

Lots of floof went poof, and I have a shaved hiney, but I WAS A GOOD BOY!

Tiffany says I am a Love Bug!

No sedation!

Here I am yesterday afternoon enjoying the breezes on my newly coiffed furs!

It's good to be home and mat free!

3 Blind Mice, 3 Blind Mice!

I won a drawing this month over at Moderncat! 3 Blind Mice from the very talented Marvelous Melissa! Everything about the prize was cool, even the packaging!

They smelled divine and they are very nom-mable (is that a word?) You should visit Melissa and see all of the wonderful things she has!

Rudy hogged in on them, he loves them too!

Thank-you Moderncat and Melissa!

Big Smoochies to you for this great contest. I love my mice!

ps - Mommy dicovered Picasa 3 this weekend. She's hooked!

Out With The Old...

...and in with the new!

We bid a fond farewell to our old guest bed. I gave it a smooch!
Rudy just wanted one last nap on it!

The Rudy Report

Hola! Saludo kitties, here I am - ME! Rudy, with the Rudy Report!

It was a football weekend here - lots of nap opportunities!

I was planning on telling you about Parker having to go to the VET today for her wellness check-up, but the VET called and cancelled the appointment and now she doesn't have to go 'till Thursday. None of us enjoy going to the VET, but Parker is a little strange, she doesn't seem to mind and actually flirts with the VET! What a strange gal she is! I'll let her tell you about it later this week. The 'rents had company over this weekend and they made VEGETARIAN lasagna! With spinach! Blech! Mommy made up for that disaster by cooking a roast on Sunday. And yes, we got some tastes of it so all was forgiven.

Mommy also said that she is going to get us ready for Halloween. I wonder what she means by that...should I be worried?

The Rudy Report

Here's how I spent a large part of the weekend. It was very realxing. Sometimes you need weekends like this. 'Cause you kitties all know how hard we work during the week.
HaHaHaHaHa!

The Rudy Report

Hi-De-Ho kitties! Rudy here with The Rudy Report. I had such a great weekend! It was just us guys - me and Daddy and Diamond watched football and Daddy played laser tag with me - you can see how good I am at trying to catch it.
No matter how hard I tried, I could not catch it - I think it was because Diamond kept getting his big doggie-butt in the way!

No matter, it was fun trying! Mommy and the girls spent time in the kitchen making foods for Daddy to eat while we watched football on TV! (I got to taste a little sausage, it was yummy!)
All in all it was a great way to spend the last weekend of summer!

I hope you have a good Monday, and keep your tails pointed to the sky!

Saturday Caturday - Rudy Chillaxin'

It just seemed like a good day to show off my cuteness!

The Rudy Report

Hey there kitties! it's me! Rudy with the Rudy Report. What a nice weekend we had in O Hi O! I think that the best parts were the 70 degree temperatures and the yummy food that got cooked out on the grill! We all got some chicken yesterday and we even scored some bacon from the BLT's on Saturday. Nip was liberally distributed on the deck and the 'rents were home most of the time. Parker and Puff and Powder got furminated and I got to watch. I still refuse to let Mommy groom me. Not. Gonna. Happen.
Now if you will excuse me, I am waiting on a call from my agent. Mommy says that I am so handsome that I oughta' be in pictures!

I don't know about that, but I do know lounging on the dining room table is the bomb! Have a good Monday kitties, don't forget to be nice to your beans - they seem to be a little grumpy on Mondays!

International Box Day!

It doesn't get cuter than this does it?

Wordless Wednesday - The Face That's Hard To Stay Mad At...

Photo Hunt - Yellow + Awards!

Isn't this a great award?

Diamond Doggie received this groovy award from Titus. Titus is a great woofie pal! And we also received it from Millie's House! It's especially for Rudy who has been on his bestest behavior!

Diamond says thank-you!

Rudy says thank-you too!

AND...

The most lovely gals at Marks Mews also gave me an award! Isn't this cool?

The rule is that we have to list six things that make us happy.

1. Our 'rents

2. Our happy home

3. Our good health

4. Treats and Food and 'Nip!

5. Our deck

6. All of you!

Here's a yellow flower from last Spring!

Yellow Smoochies!

Rudy's Report Card

So...I guess we get report cards now when we get groomed. Let's see what they had to say about Rudy-Toots...(you can biggify if your eyes are old like Mommy's are).

So the Orange Menace had snarly furs. We knew that! Dirty ears too! Bright and beautiful eyes - I guess that's true. And Rudy should be brushing his teefs - that'll be the day! But what's this about his behavior? He's better than most?!? This is a cat who whapped me and gave me a BooBoo! Didn't they know this? How could they say his behavior is better than most??? What a suck-up he is! AND they found dead FLEAS on him! The groomer told Mommy that she only found two, but that's two too many!!! Next thing you know Rudy is gonna' give me fleas!
Now we're all going to have those terrible drops put on us before it gets warm outside.
Can you believe what I have to put up with here?
I hope your Friday is flea-free and full of fun - even if it is Friday the 13th!
Smoochies,

Hey Parker - PPPFFFFFTTTT!

Floof Update

I was a very good boy at the groomers! There was no sedation, and I let them get all of my tangles out of my fur, clip my nails and clean my ears!
Parker was so shocked! She could not believe that I came home with my floof intact!

It's true Parker, I was a good boy, I have my floof and I rock!

It's good to be home and tangle free! I smell good too - just ask Parker! Ha-Ha-Ha!

The Rudy Report

This weekend rocked. We ate stinky goodness and had the 'rents all to ourselves. Parker and I did not fight - not even once!
We were kept very busy with snoopervising Daddy and his cupcakes. He made some for our little sticky-bean neighbor. It was her birthday.

We were willing to send her some stinky goodness for her birthday, but Mommy said that she'd probably like these cupcakes more.

Silly little sticky bean!

Mancat Monday - The Rudy Report

Hey kitties, Rudy here on Mancat Monday. Here is my report. There was a great deal of Holiday decorating going on this weekend. Oh and eating turkey leftovers. And oh, oh - there were a LOT of boxes to play in. All in all, an A # 1 weekend in my book!
By the way, it is very mancatly to pose in a cute fashion while in a box. You Mancats should try it sometime!
That's it for my Monday Mancat Report. I'm off to bat at some ornaments.
ps - If you are reading this Aunt Lois - Happy Birthday!

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

And you all know how much we kitties love change.

What are you doing to our dining room Daddy?Ever the helper, Rudy joins in the fun.
Watch out Rudy, that's a little high!

Somekitty peed on the dropcloth too! Daddy was not happy about that!

Mancat Monday

'Wazup?

" It's a great fall day, the sun is out, Mom's been liberal with the 'nip and the treats and I've been having a great time here in O Hi O. So what has my little sister been doing?"
"Still pouting...she's such a drag..."

Mancat Monday

This is Puff, the drama queen on the morning of Rudy's toofie cleaning. She is letting everyone know that the food and water bowls are missing and that she is starving. And thirsty. And near fainting away from all of it. Moments later she was eating like a little calico hog on steroids and Rudy was in a PTU on his way to the VET. Who got the better deal I ask?

Here is our mancat on the deck yesterday sucking up all the sympathy in a three county area.
Here is the place that got shaved for the I.V.
I can't even begin to tell you how many treats that gets him.