Ricky - Week One

...You're getting sleepy, very sleepy....no, wait...you're getting me treats!...

Hey! Hi! Remember me? Ricky? I'm the new kid in O Hi O. I'm learning the lingo around here. Did you know that I have 'rents? I do! And I have sibs! And they don't like me all of the time. But sometimes they do, but sometimes they don't, I get confused and I am learning how to "read signals" like "Hissssssssss" means "back off buddy" and nose touches means it's OK to proceed. I also learned that the dog that lives here is pretty OK, even though he's scared of me. HA! The 'rents say that I am full of energy and that I am a lover! That's good, right? Learning the ropes is hard, but you know what? -  I like it here and I think I'm gonna' stay!

Playtime in O Hi O

Nothin' like a Saturday afternoon with toys and some 'nip for the kitties. Diamond has his squeaky toy, Baby Dumbo, and the kitties have their 'nip toys. Life is good.

Our New Haute Couture

Both Rudy and I were long overdue for new collars (aka haute couture) and one of the places we like to shop for our new collars is Feline Fido. They have a good selection of collars and they last a long time. Most important to us is that they donate a portion of their profits to animal charities. On Saturday our new collars came from the man in the long bloo underwear - we were excited because this means that we get to run around naked while Daddy says bad words about his nails being too short and fusses about how hard it is to put our ID tags on our new collars! All in all, if you are a cat, it's pretty good entertainment.
I was going to let you guess who got what collar, but here's how it was decided. We let Daddy choose. His reasoning is as follows -
~ I get the peace sign since Daddy likes peace signs and I am the star of this show.
~ Rudy got the Bumblebees because he's always buzzing around chasing us and  being antagonistic! HE CALLED RUDY ANTAGONISTIC! HaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!
...I love Daddy.
~ Feline Fido did not pay us to promote their products. Feline Fido probably does not even know about me or this blog! ~

The Serengeti At Sunset

The Serengeti at dusk...

During treat time we like to have a little fun. Just pretend it's sunset and we are all wild lions and one confused jackal at our watering hole! ROAR!!!

A Peek At Last Week

What a great time we are having kitties, here's some photos of some of the fun we've had. More to follow later this week!

Flirting With Disaster...

Rudy feels better enough to tread in dangerous water. No One messes with Puff's tail! For the record, he did give it a whap and Puff decided to let him live...

Secret Paws Is On Its Way!

We packed and sent our Secret Paws this week. Daddy was feeling artistic and drew a kitty on the box. I bet the people in the bloo long johns will have fun delivering this!

Not So Wordless Wednesday - Off To The Park!

Diamond and Daddy are off to celebrate Rudy's return - he was sprung from the joint late yesterday afternoon. Thanks for the good thoughts and purrs and prayers - our orange boy is doing much, much better! He's already had breakfast and chased Puff!

Toysday, Er, Ah, I Mean, Tuesday!

One of the most awesome things that I received from winning the Fido Friendly essay contest is a Star Chaser Turbo Scratcher Cat Toy - lemme' tell you kitties, this toy rocks my socks off (well, it would if I actually had socks on...). It has a little ball in it that lights up when you whap it. And believe me, I whap it good! I play with this toy all the time. It has a place to scratch your clawrz and to rub catnip in it. When I can't sleep in the middle of the night I like to come downstairs and whap the ball it in the dark. The 'rents hate it when I do that! They always yell "Parker, Parker, come here now!" I guess they can't stand for me not to be snuggling with them - they just can't sleep without me! So if you are starting to think what you should ask Santa Claws to bring you for the holidays, you might want to consider this awesome toy. If you have siblings, it's a value added bonus to be able to whap them by mistake when you play!

Formerly Feral Friday

I may be hanging on to that camera strap by one claw, but it's one MIGHTY claw! MRROWWRRR!
Hope your Friday is mighty wonderful!

Talk Like a Pirate Day!

"Hi Kitties, it's one o' me favorite days o' t' year! I hope you be enjoyin' talk like a pirate day too! Now let's set sail and have fun today, t' weather be fine for a shake-down cruise!"

A Happy Carrot Giveaway!

Lookit' what I'm giving away!

This my dear kitties, is a Happy Carrot from Purrfectplay, my pals in Indiana that make organic toys that are fun and safe for us to play with. And it reeks (in a good way) of primo 'nip!!! Here's what they have to say about it -

"Lined with organic cotton canvas and covered with thick organic Colorgrown fleece, our 6 inch carrot contains over 1/2 cup of the finest organic catnip. Crafted right here in Indiana, it is crowned with floppy fun hemp cord "leaves". Durable and yummy, the Happy Carrot will bring many hours of happy play to your kitties. "

Sounds pretty cool, eh???

So, I was thinking, since the 'rents are leaving us on Friday for their stoopid vacation, I thought I'd have some fun here on the blog and host a giveaway. I like to keep things simple so all you have to do is leave a comment here and tell me you'd like to be entered in the drawing. But what I'd REALLY appreciate is for you to go and visit Purrfectplay, find them on Facebook, and tell them that Parker says "hi!" Would you do that for me? I haven't told them I'm doing this giveaway yet and the Mom 'rent is so busy I don't think she knows which end of me is up, so I'm not letting her pick me up - HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

Oh - you know what else? I had to give up my laptop to the Laptop fixit guy again, so I will be without a computer for a little while. And a kitty without a computer is like, well...,a kitty that can't keep up with what's going on...I'll be back ASAP, OK? Meanwhile, leave a comment and go visit my buds at Purrfectplay!

I leave you with an old, but adorable photo of me...

...You're welcome!

Welcome To The Weekend

Dear Friday, I love you! That is all!

Dandy Lions

Even when the hots are at their worst...

We always manage to look our best!

(We're dandy-lions! HaHaHaHaHa!)

Big Woolly Ball Winner

This is me yelling for joy, not hissing!

I am happy to announce that we have a winner in our giveaway contest! We had a total of 47 entries and last night Mommy went to Random.org and the number that got picked was #20!
The means that my buddies from the Mitten State, The Island Cats - Ernie, Wally and Zoey, you are the winners! You get this big awesome woolly ball from Purrfectplay ! We'll e-mail you for your snail mail address so the person in the bloo shorts can send it on it's way!

We still have another contest giveaway to do, and it involves 'nip and a carrot! Stay tuned for that in a few weeks.
ps - The Rudy Report will return next week. The little orange menace is all hissed off that I stole his thunder - HaHaHaHaHa!

We Have A Winner!

Is it time to tell them?

Powder is happy to announce that the winner of the Dust Bunnies is comment #22! We went to Random.org and of all 44 comments the number 22 was chosen. A nice lady named Cheri won the prize! She has two kitties and I bet they are going to love the Dust Bunnies!
We want to thank Purrfectplay again for the chance to do these giveaways. We are going to have another one in a few weeks so stay tuned!

OoOOoOO- Pick Me - Pick Me!!!

Lookit'! There was a package for us in the bag of the guy with the bloo shorts! Mommy said it was from the nice people over at Purrfectplay - they sent us a box of their goodies so we can host some giveaway contests! I'll tell you this much kitties, there are some goodies in this box that you would definitely want for your very own.

For starters, there is this bag of mixed Dust Bunnies! If you want to see a better photo, please go here. I know about these because Mommy brought one home for us last April from Blogpaws and we never leave it alone. They are 'da bomb! They are organic and safe for us to play with, and your 'rents can wash and dry them.  Do you want to enter to win this great bag of fun? OK, here's what you need to do - go and visit Purrfectplay's blog and leave them a comment (tell 'em Parker sent you!)... I'll wait....Back? OK, now leave me a comment and we will draw a winner on Wednesday night from all of the comments. Easy Peasy, right?
Good luck to all of you. This is gonna' be so much fun!

Double Nickles!

Happy Birthday to the very bestest Daddy in the universe (and the funniest!)

Life Is Good Award

Life is good kitties!

The great kitties over at The Kool Kitty Krew gave my Mommy an award a little while ago and we would like to say thank you to them - I'm going to let Mommy answer these questions -

1. What would your prefect day consist of?

Getting up to a great cup of coffee and spending time playing with the kids. A little gardening, a little cooking and topping it off with a great dinner with good friends!
2. How would you describe yourself if you were an item of clothing?
A vintage T-Shirt, and a great pair of old soft Levis.
3. What hobbies are you currently working on?
Improving my photography skills on the kitties.
4. Walking in the woods in wellies or bare foot on the beach?
I can't choose - both are lovely things to do.
5. Have you ever hugged or sang to a tree?
Oh yes, absolutely!
6. Growing your own veggies or nipping to the supermarket?
A combination of the two, I love farmer's markets! But I grow some great herbs!
7. Have you found anyone exciting in your family tree?
No, I'm adopted and since it was a long time ago I know nothing of my biological "tree".
8. Slap up meal in a posh restaurant or fish ‘n’ chips from the wrapper?
I like posh.
9. Which element do you most resonate with, Earth, Air, Fire or water?
Water, I'm all about the water.
10. Do you believe in fairies?
I do!

Wow Mommy...that. was. fascinating...zzzzzzzz.....

'Nip Trip

I think I've been overserved! Our homegrown 'nip is potent!