Tattle Tail Tuesday - On Myself!

It's no secret that in this home, we siblings are not fond of snuggling with one another. Rudy can be a bit of a bully and you just can't trust his motives.

But last week before Santa was due, I had hopped up on one of the radiators for a little pre-Santa snooze. Before I knew it, I had company! Instead of skee-daddaling (which is what I normally do), I inched closer.
Mommy could not believe her eyes and crept to the dining room for the camera. She wanted evidence to show Daddy. You can see that I was not 100% comfortable about this arrangement, but I remained and eventually dozed off...

In my defense, it was a very cold day and I was afraid that if I skee-daddled, Santa would think I was not being a good sister.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Sunday Signs of Santa

It's getting exciting around here - signs of Santa are everywhere! I think I even spy a few toys in my stocking already! Today I'm snuggling with Mommy and being thankful for the great life that I have. Enjoy your Sunday kitties!

Easy Like Sunday - I Hope!

Hi everyone. I have had a rough few days. First I had to go to the V.E.T. for my check up and they shot me - twice! It was time for my Rabies shot and my FELV/FRCP-C shot. I was shot in each of my back hips and they made me sore and sleepy. You can see below I was sucking up the sympathy big-time yesterday. I was even given a whole can of stinky goodness! I weigh 11 pounds 1 ounce and I am very healthy. I have good toofies and gums, so I don't need a dental!

Mommy and Daddy tricked us into our P.T.U.'s (That stands for Prisoner Transport Units Island Cats!) by letting us out on the deck then bringing us in one by one and stuffing us in! Diamond was watching over us while Daddy brought the car around. We were not very happy.

Here we are at the V.E.T.'s I am giving the hairy eyeball to a Chihuahua named Mickey who thought he was tough. The lady in the picture was waiting to pick up her new kitten who had just been spayed.
A close up of me and my hairy eyeball look.
Powder was very brave and didn't cry very much. She tried to be Zen like me. She weighs 6 pounds and is also very healthy. She doesn't need a dental cause her toofies are good too! Puff weighs 11 pounds (I have a whole ounce on her!) and her toofies are great! The V.E.T. said that we must have very good genes.
And then they examined Rudy. His toofies are NOT OK. He has gingivitis and has to have a dental in a few weeks. He's the biggest of all of us, he weighs a very Mancatly 13.8 pounds. The V.E.T. said that we all weigh just about what we should. No diets are necessary!
The poop that they stole from us was negative for bad things. We were happy about that. The V.E.T. said that we were the most well-behaved kitties he had ever met. None of us hissed or tried to run away from him while we were being examined. Well, maybe Rudy hissed just a little, but that was when the V.E.T. was poking at his butt! Mommy likes this V.E.T. His name is Dr. Joe. He and his wife, Dr. Wendy seem to know their stuff when it comes to kitties.

Diamond tried to give me a kiss when we got home and were released. I tried to give him "The Paw of Death."
Then I took a bath and a nap. The nap lasted most of Saturday which was probably good because blogger wouldn't let me on my blog. What was up with that? It wouldn't let me on a lot of blogs as a matter of fact. I think blogger must have had to go the the V.E.T. and have shots too!

Look at this! That lovely little Tabby, Abby thinks I am a cool cat! Thanks Abby, I think you are a pretty cool kitten your own self!
I hope every kitty has a very easy Sunday. I plan to have a few naps and some snuggle time with Daddy. I deserve it!

Wordless Wednesday - Anatomy of a Nap

Sunday Secret Paws!!!!!

The lady in the bloo long underwear delivered our Secret Paws package yesterday! It was from the wonderful gang over at Camie's Kitties! We have to tell you guys, they sure know how to send a party in a box! Diamond performs the sniff test and alerts the kitties that they need to gather around 'cause this is BIG STUFF!

Close inspection by Powder - "it's for me!"
Rudy is beyond pleased! He smells a 'Nip Ravioli! And do you know what else? Every kitty has their very own Snuggle! EVERY KITTY! Peace finally reigns in chilly O Hi O! No more fireplace wars over Gizzy's and Snuggles! Check this photo out, have you ever seen such a fabulous stash of heaven???
We will be posting more fun photos later this week - I can tell you that Rudy has already slobbered up the Ravioli. By the way, see the feather wand? I broke our other one last week helping Mommy recover from her illness - pretty good timing, eh? I leave you with my woofie Diamond and his own piece of heaven.


Hey - to all of you at Camie's Kitties, I send purrs and love, this had to be the bestest Secret Paw in the history of the animal world!

THANK-YOU VERY MUCH!

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

This was supposed to be a very fun long weekend. It really hasn't turned out that way. Here's how 2007 is leaving us - Poor Diamond got sick Saturday and had to go to the V.E.T.! It turned out he had to have his bottom squeezed. Something about glands...I won't go into the details, but he also suffered the indignity of getting his nails trimmed.
Mommy rarely gets sick. But she got reeeeeally sick on Saturday afternoon. She was running a very high temperature and had to go to the human vet place on Saturday night. Daddy took her - she was there a long time and got home with Daddy early Sunday morning. She is going to be fine, but still doesn't feel very good. I am having to work extra hard in the snuggle department. I'm doing shift work with Puff and Powder and Rudy. The overtime is being paid in Temptations from Daddy. Since Mommy is my typist, I don't know how much I can visit you guys. That kind of stinks, but we might be able to get around a little.
All of us here in O HI O want to say thank-you to all of our buddies in the blogosphere - 2007 was my first year of blogging and I have made so many wonderful friends. Me and Puff and Powder and Rudy and Diamond and Mommy and Daddy want to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! We will welcome 2008 with open paws and maybe some 'niptinis and stinky goodness.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wordless Wednesday - Cozy

Wet Weekend

The best thing I can say about the four days of rain we have had (every day that Mommy has been home), is that Mommy and Daddy have stayed inside a lot and protected us from the bad noises outside. The worst thing I can say about the four days of rain is that Daddy said a lot of bad words when the basement flooded this morning. These photos show what it has looked like all weekend. There will be lots of snuggles today, they 'ain't going anywhere!