Darling Millie

Fantastic Friday!

2012-01-27T07:55:00.000-05:00

The magic of The Purrs worked! Mom is better! Whee!!!!!

Wait a minute, that means she's going back to day hunting and I won't be able to nap in her lap all day.

Hmm....

That's OK, I'll just get her when she gets home later.

Thursday Truth

2012-01-26T10:48:00.000-05:00

Mom is still home sick. (She's pretty bummed about it too)

Must Purr Harder.

Maybe Spitty-the-Kitty is right. Maybe Mom does have a bug inside her tummy.

Almost Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-25T12:07:00.000-05:00

(Mom's home sick again today, but she's feeling better. Thanks for the purrs!)

Tattle-Tale Tuesday

2012-01-24T09:06:00.000-05:00

Mom's home sick again today, but she isn't quite so miserable. Last night she hacked up a hairball. I didn't know beans could hack up hairballs. It was not a pretty sight. She said she felt much better afterwards, and after watching that, I can believe it!

She went to bed and slept late. Today she got up and actually ate something, so I am sure she is feeling better, because she didn't eat -anything- all day yesterday.

As you can see I am doing my bit to help Mom feel better. I am lying on her lap, purring. You can see Mom's hand giving me scritches, and you can see her feet in red slippers. Proof positive I am on her lap. Yup, Mom is feeling better.

Thanks for all the purrs!

Mom's sick!

2012-01-23T11:12:00.001-05:00

Oh boy, is Mom miserable today. She got up early and made a beeline for the human litterbox room. I can't remember if I have ever seen Mom so sick. I could tell she was feeling awful. I couldn't watch, but I didn't want to leave her alone.

She's sacked out on the couch today, and I'm keeping an eye on her. She tells me she'll be fine after a day of rest, and that I shouldn't worry..

Right. She's my Mom. I'll worry all I want. Get well soon, Mom!

Le Weekend

2012-01-22T15:57:00.001-05:00

Mom was taming the paper tiger on her desk on Saturday, but we got invaded by these guys

who stayed to watch a movie. (That's PlusOne on the left, and Mr Karate on the right). Mom had to make THREE batches of popcorn with Parmesan cheese for them to eat.

I hid in my tent.

Today Mom finished with the paper tiger, paid all the Mr Bills and now we are watching my pals, the guys named Pat.

Well, sort of. Sometimes those games are just a little bit scary. (I hope we win, I hope we win, I hope we win...)

OMB! OMB! OMB! OMB! (Oh My Bast!) We WON! The guys named Pat are going to the Super Bowl! OMB! Woo Hoo!

Family Friday

2012-01-20T06:58:00.001-05:00

My sweetie, Monty, and three of my favorite beans.

Stop Censorship No SOPA!

2012-01-19T06:56:00.000-05:00

http://americancensorship.org/

It's important that we are able to say what we think. I may be an itty bitty kitty but I have opinions.

(Click the link, clicking the photo won't work.)

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-18T06:57:00.001-05:00

Tell The Truth Tuesday

2012-01-17T06:51:00.000-05:00

When Mom got home last night, I got my stinky goodness and then joined her on the couch while we watched the Australian Open Tennis. When I had had enough, I scampered away, and Mom went into the sewing studio to do some stuff.

When Mom went to bed, I followed along, and slept right next to her all night.

And that's the truth.

Millie Monday

2012-01-16T06:57:00.001-05:00

Yes Mom, I am ignoring you. You went to the quilt shop TWICE this past weekend when you could have been lying on the couch with me next to you.

Yes but Millie, both times when I got back I -did- lie on the couch yet you stayed where you were.

Harrumph.

O Happy Day!

2012-01-15T12:09:00.000-05:00

Have I told you all lately how much I love my friends, the guys named Pat? It was so much fun watching them play Teebow's Broncos. I'm sure Mr Cabinetmaker wasn't enjoying it so much. (Mr Cabinetmaker is Mom's brother who lives in Colorado.)

You know that Mom's on a roll when I don't post on a Saturday. It means Mom got up early, went food hunting, and then did all her errands. Yesterday was no different. While Mom was doing that. I was doing this.

I plan to be doing a lot more of this today.

Formerly Feral Friday

2012-01-13T07:38:00.002-05:00

I have lots of nifty quilts on which to nap. (It's one of the benefits of living with Mom.)

I'm a lucky girlcat to be formerly feral. We got snow yesterday, and then a little drizzle of rain, so it's icy and cold outside.

I'm inside where it's warm and I have a lot of places to get comfy and watch the world go by outside.

Mom's had her nose stuck in the Kindle all week, reading A Town Like Alice. Now she says she wants to get into the sewing studio and start making a mess. I think it's going to be a good weekend.

Not a Gizzy

2012-01-12T07:44:00.000-05:00

In yesterday's post, I was lying one of our quilts.

In the comments, Scooby, Shaggy and Scout said it was a Gizzy Quilt, but it's not. It's a Julie quilt. About a year or so ago Mom and her friend Julie swapped quilts. Mom got this quilt, called Obsolescence ("O" for short.)

As you can see, Mom and I both love it.

(Mom doesn't make the Gizzy quilts any more.)

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-11T00:30:00.000-05:00

Tuxie Tuesday

2012-01-10T00:30:00.000-05:00

Where did Mom find me napping on Sunday?

In my nifty cat tent with the puffy fleece pillow inside.

Why is this a surprise? Because I haven't gotten close to the thing in a year, and then all of a sudden Mom finds me napping inside.

Heh.

Millie Monday

2012-01-09T00:30:00.000-05:00

So where was I hiding out on Saturday? I am very sneaky, I spent a little time hiding out in each spot. A little while here, a little while there.. so that no matter where Mom looked, I was someplace else. If Mom is busy, she never even notices I'm hiding.

Of course, no cat can resist laundry fresh out of the dryer, and I'm no exception. After Mom dumped the sheets on the bed, she took the basket away for more. A little while later, I moved from under the bed to on top of it.

Heh!

Wait until you see where I hid on Sunday!

Snoozy Saturday

2012-01-07T17:32:00.000-05:00

I've been napping the day away.

Where? I'm not telling.

Maybe it was under the bed, maybe it was in the sewing room, maybe it was on my special pillow in the computer room. Mom couldn't find me all day (so there are no pictures.)

Anyway, I'm not telling.

Formerly Feral Friday

2012-01-06T07:25:00.001-05:00

I have lots and lots of cool places to nap. Right on one of Mom's sewing tables covered with fabric is always a top spot!

Under some of her fabric is good too.

Thursday Thought

2012-01-05T07:36:00.000-05:00

Beef, beef, beef, beef, beef, beef, beef!

Oh, how I love beef. Especially when it is nice and rare and juicy like this bit. Mom put this down for me and I scarfed it right up. It was so good. I love beef.

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-04T07:37:00.001-05:00

Tuxie Tuesday

2012-01-03T07:00:00.001-05:00

It's Tuesday. I'm in the laundry basket with fresh laundry. Where else would I be?

Mom's going back to her day hunting gig today. During the three days she had off she hardly rested a minute. Mom washed both my litter boxes and replaced the pads and the pellets and even dragged the rug sucking monster all over the house. The Christymas tree has been Freecycled, and the house is back to "normal."

Whatever that is.

Heh!

Millie Monday

2012-01-02T00:30:00.000-05:00

Mom's not usually a johnny-come-lately to much of anything. Usually she's on top of just about everything. But she missed the bus the first time Masterpiece showed Downton Abbey, so she's been doing a bit of catching up. She'd watched bits from each episode, but not the whole thing from start to finish.

We took care of that yesterday, watching all four episodes - the first three on the internets, and the last one on the picture box. Six hours, wow. Yes, I napped next to Mom, and sometimes on her lap while we watched.

We took a break to watch my friends, the guys named Pat, romp around with the poor Bills from Buffalo.

The Christymas tree is down. Mom took it all apart, and put it in its great big box. Mom says it is going going gone, and that next year we'll have a smaller tree. She's hoping somebody from Freecycle will want it and take it away. I'm going to miss that tree and the great big box, but Mom says it will work out, and she promises me we will have a Christymas tree next year, so I'm not worried.

Today we're going to watch Roses parade on floats. I've never seen roses float, so I'm quite looking forward to it.

Oh, and Mom has -finally- taken some pictures of me, so my posts will have photographic evidence of my recent exploits!

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T00:02:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year to all my friends, furry and otherwise!

Mom and I have been hanging out, watching tv and napping. Mom's been reading and doing a little cooking. She made herself a roast beef sandwich for lunch today and gave me some nice rare beef! It was SO good!

Then later, she had some pulled pork for dinner. Mom said she made it herself, but I didn't see her pulling any pigs so I'm not buying it. But she gave me some pork, and oh my Bast, that was good too!

Mom worked so late hunting the year end last night that by the time she got home it was almost today. So we didn't stay up to greet the New Year in purrson.

(Besides, I can't stand Kat-thy Griffin, although Anderson Cooper is pretty cute!)

Happy New Year!

Truthful Thursday

2011-12-29T00:30:00.000-05:00

1. I like my scritches. Right behind the ears.

2. I know how to ask Mom for them.

3. I ask, very politely, for my treats every night at treat time. Now that I've got Mom fully trained, I only have to meow the tiniest of meows and she jumps right up and gets the treat tin.

4. There aren't any dirty dishes in the kitchen, and the laundry is all folded.

5. She's read two books this week alone. (I mean started and finished them both). She started another one last night, and she'll probably be finished with that by the end of the week.

6. Mom bought like eleventy books for herself at Christymas. Really. One, two, three, five, six, eight, ten, eleventy.

7. When Mom sits down to read a book on her Kindle, I get close by and get my scritches and pets. Why would I need a Kindle of my own?

8. Mom really isn't lazy. I just like to tease her. Seriously though, I think she needs to be lazier. Like me, for example.

9. The night before last I chased a cricket all around the house. It was great fun. I even brought it to show Mom. She was very proud of me.

10. OK, that last bit wasn't very lazy of me, but hey, I'm a cat, that's my job.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-28T06:52:00.000-05:00

Millie Monday

2011-12-26T14:39:00.003-05:00

I am a Lap Cat, and here is proof.

Yes, for Christymas this year I gifted my Mom with the best present in the whole world, my lovely self, on her lap. She gets my warmth and the stress-reducing benefits of my purrs and I get...

well...

I get a really happy Mom.

The best presents don't come in boxes!

Merry Christmas

2011-12-24T09:21:00.005-05:00

Merry Christmas to all my friends, furry and otherwise, all around the world!

Follow Santa on his journey here!

Christmas List

2011-12-23T07:34:00.001-05:00

Christymas Tree. Check.

Christymas decorations. Check.

Christymas Gizzy Quilt. (Been napping on it all week.) Check

Christymas presents (Napping on Mom.) Check.

Christymas music. (Mom's been listening to nothing else for the last three days) Check.

Christymas cookies. (Mom's gonna bake tomorrow.)

Snow. Check.

I think we are ready for the big day.

Truthful Thursday

2011-12-22T00:30:00.000-05:00

Mom finished the book about the hornet's nest kicking girl last night. I was right there with her.

I wasn't on the bed.

I wasn't lying in the recliner.

I wasn't lying on the back of the couch.

I wasn't lying next to Mom.

I was lying on top of her.

I stayed there for an hour.

Words Only Wednesday

2011-12-21T06:56:00.001-05:00

Mom came home from her day hunting gig yesterday, gave me my stinky goodness and then lay down on the couch to read about the hornets-nest-kicking-girl. When I was done my dinner, and after my bath, I curled up next to Mom on the couch and got lots of scritches.

Life is good.

Tattle Tale Tuesday

2011-12-20T00:30:00.000-05:00

Mom forgot the flashy box on her desk at her day hunting gig, so there are no photos of me today. They'd be pretty boring anyway. I napped while she read another book on her Kindle. Remember this summer when she couldn't get enough of Inspector Gamache? Well now she is hooked on a girl with a dragon tattoo who plays with fire and kicks hornet's nests! I'm not sure about this girl, but Mom just can't get enough, and my blogging has suffered as a result.

Actually, if Mom's reading that much, pretty much everything around here suffers. The dishes don't get done, the bed never gets made, Mom doesn't do any sewing... Don't worry about me though! I make SURE to get my stinky goodness and my Temp-tay-tions treats on time!

Heh.

Millie Monday

2011-12-19T07:34:00.000-05:00

Mom's been doing stuff she likes to do. She's been sewing a bit. Since her back is bum now, she spends a lot of time lying on the couch watching TV. Last night she watched the finale of Iron Chef. She has also been watching Top Chef Texas and Project Accessory.

She is finishing up the Christymas presents and the decorating. I am snoopervising everything.

And staying warm, because it's cold out.

Finally Friday

2011-12-16T06:45:00.000-05:00

We have had a visitor here since Wednesday, so I haven't been able to post much. She and Mom have been cooking, eating, and talking. Last night they watched a movie - The Help - which they enjoyed. After the movie Mom went to bed, and guess what? I slept next to her all night long.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-14T00:30:00.000-05:00

Tuxie Tuesday

2011-12-13T00:30:00.000-05:00

The Tree is up, and I am checking it out. Sorry, Mom, if I move too fast for your flashy box! My new favorite napping spot is under the Tree, and that's just gonna be the way it is until after Christymas!

Millie Monday

2011-12-12T00:30:00.000-05:00

Lookit! The tree is here! The tree is here! PlusOne came over yesterday and brought the tree upstairs from the dungeon. (I know it's the basement, but I think the word "dungeon" is a lot more interesting.)

PlusOne is very silly, but I like him. I don't run away when he is here. He may be silly, but he knows enough not to try to get too close to me.

It was a good day, and the Tree is up! W00t!

Easy Like Sunday Morning

2011-12-11T09:49:00.001-05:00

OK, sometimes I like to get real close to Mom when I get my scritches. Now you have proof.

Blast from the Past

2011-12-10T11:16:00.001-05:00

You know how Mom's been cleaning out her junk and shredding old papers, right? Well she was giving the shredder a good workout this morning when she found the receipt from when she donated green papers to help Malcom with "No Name Yet's" new bionic hip!

I told her she should take a picture of it, to show everybody, but she said she couldn't.

She said the best thing about it is that now she knows the exact date she found me! It was Friday June 30th. Mom remembers sitting down at the computer after dinner and reading Max, and then reading all about me! When she was done reading the whole story, she clicked the DONATE button.

Of course, she didn't know I would be coming to live with her yet!

How cool is that?

Freaky Friday

2011-12-09T06:37:00.001-05:00

Mom brought up more stuff from the dungeon last night and has put it out for the trash. She has two old sewing machines that don't work, and she wants to get rid of those too. She also has a couple of maple twin bed frames that have to go-go-go.

But that's not the freaky part. Mom has started using the M-word.

oh dear.

Thursday Thoughts

2011-12-08T07:22:00.001-05:00

1. It is really windy outside today. I am glad I am an indoor kitty.

2. Mom is getting rid of a lot of ~~junk~~ stuff. She's been downstairs in the dungeon a lot, sorting through stuff and bringing out to the trash.

3. I know the Christymas tree is down there somewhere. I hope it comes up soon.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-07T07:19:00.001-05:00

Tuxie Tuesday

2011-12-06T07:08:00.001-05:00

Hey Mom, when is The Tree coming? Christymas is coming, and I don't see any tree!

Millie Monday

2011-12-05T00:30:00.000-05:00

Mom was sewing today, and I was watching.

OK, that's not the truth.

I was napping.

Sporty Sleepy Sunday

2011-12-04T00:30:00.000-05:00

I've been doing a lot of sleeping on Mom's bed. I now sleep next to her almost every night.

The other night she got home from day hunting, fed me my stinky goodness, and then lay down on the couch and read a book on her Kindle.

For five hours.

Holy Bast, she needed a good night's sleep after that. I was only too happy to help.

Today? Today is a sports Sunday for her. Tennis, and then my pals, the Guys Named Pat.

I'll be napping.

**Mom just finished reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

Purring for Daisy Mae Maus

2011-12-02T07:32:00.001-05:00

My friend Daisy Mae Maus is very sick, so I am purring for her. She is one of my oldest and dearest friends. I've got my purr-er in overdrive for her.

Thursday Thought

2011-12-01T06:53:00.001-05:00

Mom's been coming home, feeding me; making herself dinner; and then going right into the sewing studio to sew.

You know what that means, don't you? It means the house goes to pot! There are dirty dishes all over the kitchen counters, and the dining room table is covered in STUFF.

And it means I have to DEMAND she STOP and give me SCRITCHES!

I'm very good at it.

Kimo's Home!

2011-11-30T07:37:00.000-05:00

Yippee and Yahoo! Woo Hoo! Kimo is home!

Boy, am I happy! I was so worried!

Tuxie Tuesday

2011-11-29T07:49:00.001-05:00

I love neck scritches. I almost can't get enough. I have been known to pester Mom in the middle of the night to get some.

Millie Monday

2011-11-28T00:30:00.000-05:00

One of Mom's quilt blogging friends has lent her a really nice sewing machine. Mom's really excited. She keeps talking about how much I changed her life, how if she hadn't adopted me everything would be different.

Well, like, duh!

Quiet Sunday

2011-11-27T08:36:00.001-05:00

Mom's sewing machine is busted, so she's not a happy camper today. I'm staying out of her way.

Invaded

2011-11-26T07:56:00.001-05:00

My house was invaded by squillions of beans for the last couple of days and I have been hiding out under the bed. Finally they have all gone, and I have my own house back to myself.

It was great - I guess. I could smell good foods and hear everybean talking and laughing. One kidbean kept looking under the bed and sticking his hand in my face. I am pretty sure he wanted to be friends but I wasn't coming out for nothing.

As soon as the beans left, I came out from my hiding spot. I did get as much turkey as I could eat.

Words Only Wednesday

2011-11-23T00:30:00.000-05:00

Mom's ready.

I'm ready.

I'm pretty sure the turkey doesn't know it's ready, but it is.

If your beans are traveling, I hope they get "over the river and through the woods" safely.

If your house will be invaded by fambly and friends, I hope you find a nice cozy place to snooze the days away.

Tomorrow... TURKEY!

Tattle Tale Tuesday

2011-11-22T00:30:00.000-05:00

Mom had a rough day yesterday.

First, one of her road warriors brought his laptop over and the hard drive had died. Mom rebuilt the laptop with a new one. Then just as she was about to turn it over to the road warrior, it got kicked off the network by mistake, but couldn't get back on. Mom had to start over from scratch. Mom says don't ask how it happened, she's still cross-eyed about it.

Then a bit later, after kick starting one of her servants, she was making a small change with it blinked, and everybody at the day hunting gig got kicked off their computers. Oops. Mom wanted to crawl under her desk and hide.

Heck, I would have.

Seriously, I could give lessons. If only she'd learn!

Millie Monday

2011-11-21T07:34:00.001-05:00

Mom's got a big week coming up. Since she's cooking not one, but TWO turkeys, and at least a dozen beans are coming over for Turkey Day, she's been spending a lot of time in the kitchen. She's already cleaned the house, but I suspect she'll find something else that needs doing.

Me? I'm watching as much Bird TV as I can. The cat hammock is a perfect spot for it. What are your beans doing this Turkey Day?

Easy Like Sunday

2011-11-20T09:01:00.001-05:00

Mom spent most of the day yesterday in the kitchen cooking. She'd put stuff in the hot-as-hell box and when that came out, she'd put something else in. The menu for Turkey Day is set and she is happy.

I spent the day curled up in the blankets at the foot of her bed, out of sight.

Today we are going to watch a bit of Tennis, and then some of Mom's friends are coming over for an early dinner.

Finally Friday

2011-11-18T07:41:00.001-05:00

I'm happy the weekend is here. I've been getting lots of snuggle time with Mom. When her back hurts, she lies down on the couch and reads her Kindle. I squeeze myself into the space between her hips and the couch. Yeah, she gets pushed a bit towards the edge, but she doesn't mind. I get scritches, and she gets the benefits of a purring cat nearby.

I can tell Turkey Day is coming. Mom's looking through all her cookbooks (she has over 150) for good recipes!

Thursday Thoughts

2011-11-17T07:44:00.001-05:00

1. I love it when Mom brings me a new scratching pad. I especially love it when it's covered in 'Nip!

2. I am an absolutely totally black and white kitty. I have NO brown furs. Mom says the funny brown in the photo above is nothing but a shadow or a result of digital flashibox weirdness.

3. Kimo, GO HOME! I'm worried about you!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-11-16T07:46:00.001-05:00

Tuxie Tuesday

2011-11-15T07:31:00.001-05:00

Just hanging out in the cat hammock, watching bird TV. Are your beans starting to get crazy about Turkey Day? Mine is.

Millie Monday

2011-11-14T08:03:00.001-05:00

There's nothing better than napping in warm laundry out of the drying monster

Unless maybe it's winning a prize! Ayla, Iza and Marley and their TBT won a copy of the "Awkward Family Pet Photos" book.

Concatulations, and may you all laugh at the pictures, and never be caught in one!

A New Rug Sucking Monster

2011-11-13T16:15:00.001-05:00

Several of you asked the other day what I did to deserve new Catnip flavored Temptations treats. I deserved them because Mom brought home a new rug-sucking monster.

Mom took this one out of the box, and pushed it all around the house. It isn't as noisy as the old one, and Mom says it's much better at sucking the rug, but I still don't like it.

I like the nip flavored temptations a LOT, and Mom found them at the grocery store, and she bought MORE!

Spectacular Saturday

2011-11-12T00:30:00.000-05:00

OMIGOODNESS!

'Nip flavored Temp-tay-tions treats! Nom, nom, nom!

Can I tell you how good these are?

Veteran's Day

2011-11-11T01:11:00.000-05:00

In remembrance of all who have fought for our country. Did you see the Google home page today? I got leaky eyes when I saw it. Dunno if it's visible outside the US.

Awkward Wednesday

2011-11-09T07:44:00.002-05:00

Being a famous blogging kitty has advantages. I get asked to review all kinds of products. Sometimes I get free stuff. Most of the time I say no, but when the guys from Awkward Family Photos asked me to review their new book Awkward Family Pet Photos, I was curious.

We all know what it's like to have our beans pull out the flashy box at the most inopportune moments and take embarrassing pictures of us.

This book is a collection of the, best, I mean, worst, I mean... the most awkward photos of beans and the pets they love so much. Here are a couple of my favorites.

Can you see the Meezer in this wedding photo? Does she look happy to you?

Lookit this poor woofie, covered in aluminum foil. Love truly knows no bounds. We can all see he'd rather be someplace else.

When I received my copy, I wrote to the guys, "I'm kinda glad I'm NOT in this book!"

Since cats are so much superior to human beans, I regard this book as positively hilarious, and I can't wait to hear the laughter of all the fambly beans when they see it.

I also have a copy to give away! The publishers will mail a copy anywhere in the US or Canada, so if you would like to win a free copy of this very funny book, leave a comment, and a way for me to reach you.

And the next time your bean comes over with the flashy box.... RUN!

Tuxie Tuesday

2011-11-08T07:43:00.000-05:00

Mom's life is getting back to "normal" but she's still far behind in helping me with my blogging. She's been so crazy busy since the summer working on the stupid day hunting servants that my blog posts have been very short, and I've hardly been able to visit a lot of my blogging friends or leave as many comments as I would like.

There's a lot going on around here, and I have a lot to tell you about.

First things first. My cousin PlusOne has been accepted into a music program that will allow him to visit Europe next summer. He'll be visiting France, Italy and Greece. (Mom is practically green with envy.) Thing is, though, he'll need lots and lots of green papers to be able to do it. (About six times more green papers than were needed to give me my bionic leg.) It's a very exciting opportunity for a young person to see the world and share music, and I want to help him.

Mom and Auntie Karate are making a big Queen sized quilt to raffle off to help raise green papers. You can buy a raffle ticket for $10USD. Go to Roxy's blog to buy a raffle ticket (or three or four). The button is on the sidebar on the left. Mom and Auntie Karate made a quilt like this before to help some of our friends. You can read about that quilt, and see pictures here.

Mom says there might even be a Gizzy Quilt raffle after the new year, so you kitties (and woofies) won't be left out.

Well, that's enough for one day. I'll catch you all up on the other stuff later. Now it's back to what I do best... hanging out in the cat hammock watching bird tv!

PS This is my 2,000th post! Holy Bast!

Millie Monday

2011-11-07T06:47:00.001-05:00

Mom and I were both napping on the couch yesterday. Mom's back was hurting really bad, so she read a book on her Kindle. I found a nice warm spot. Mom got all excited, but I do not know why.

Easy Like Sunday Morning

2011-11-06T08:36:00.002-05:00

I've got it really easy this Sunday. I'm napping in the window soaking up the sun. I've got something different to watch outside the window, though. A bunch of guy beans are working on the roof of the house next door. They keep throwing stuff off the roof into the gigantic dumpster in the driveway. Then they carry big loads of stuff back up to the roof and bang away with hammers.

It makes me so glad I am a cat.

Sunny Saturday

2011-11-05T10:00:00.002-04:00

It's sunny out, and Mom's doing the washing machine shuffle, and other stuff. Me, I'm hanging out in the cat hammock, doing my own washing.

Have a nice day!

Dona Nobis Pacem

2011-11-04T07:32:00.000-04:00

Peace to everybody, everywhere!

Thursday Thought

2011-11-03T07:36:00.004-04:00

There is still snow out there, but Mim-may and Pip-pay have their electricity back, and so do a lot of Mom's fellow day-hunters. The broken tree branches are being removed, and the kids are back in school. Mom says it's almost back to normal. Normal is good.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-11-02T06:34:00.003-04:00

Tuxie Tuesday

2011-11-01T07:45:00.001-04:00

This is what it looks like outside this morning. The snow is still here. It will melt, of course. Practically every tree in the neighborhood has lost branches. It's a pretty sad sight. Mom has seen rows of trees with devastating damage.

This tree is about half a mile from my house. Many people in New Hampster do not have electricity, and there are entire towns without it.

Mim-may and Pip-pay will be coming over later with Missy-the-Woofie because they still don't have electricity or heat at their house.

Millie Monday

2011-10-31T06:57:00.000-04:00

This is me, lying next to Mom on the couch, getting scritches. I don't do this every day.

There's still a lot of snow outside. School has been cancelled and a lot of folks are without electricity. They even cancelled Halloween!

Snowy October Sunday

2011-10-30T14:01:00.003-04:00

This is what it looked like when Mom got up this morning. That's about a foot of snow. It's heavy, wet snow. It broke lots of branches of trees in the neighborhood. We did not have the innernets or telephone until after lunch (which is why I am posting so late.) Mim-may and Pip-pay do not have electricity.

More later.

@#*&$% Saturday

2011-10-29T09:15:00.000-04:00

Can you believe this? It's OCTOBER! It's not necessarily a surprise to see a bit of snow in October, but to have THIS MUCH is unusual.

I am NOT a happy cat.

Actually, I don't care as much as Mom does. She's saying all the words on the bad werds list.

Guess I'll find a good place to nap and watch the magical slipping sliding machines out in the street.

Snuggle Bean

2011-10-28T00:30:00.000-04:00

Lookit this cutie patootie in the snuggie! Isn't he adorable?

Hey Monty, get ready, I'm comin' over! I want to curl up and nap next to this little guy.

Um... He needs a nickname.

Thursday Three

2011-10-27T06:54:00.001-04:00

Mom came home with a GIANT box. I sniffed it real good, but I didn't get into it.

Inside THAT box was ANOTHER big box.

And inside THAT box was another thing that looked like a box.

It's a hot-as-hell box that sits on the kitchen counter. We already HAVE a hot-as-hell box, I don't know why Mom felt the need to get another one.

Mom says she will use it to make toast.

Uh hunh.
Okay then.
Beans is weird, is all I can say.

I Am an Auntie-Cat, Again!

2011-10-25T22:00:00.000-04:00

I have the most wonderful news! I am an auntie-cat again! The Stork brought another little sticky bean to Monty Q's fambly! A little boy sticky bean. Actually, he weighed in at over 9 pounds, so he's a BIG little sticky bean. (That's almost as much as me!)

Isn't he is BEAUTIFUL! Isn't he ADORABLE! Oh! I bet he smells good! I want to sniff him all over (well, maybe not ALL over!)

OOOOooOOoOOO! Hey Mom! I think you gotta make this baby a quilt!

Tattle Tale Tuesday

2011-10-25T07:06:00.002-04:00

Mom's big week is over, but hoo boy! You should see the house! There are dirty dishes all over the kitchen, the dining room table is covered with stuff and Mom hasn't folded the laundry. You can all tell she hasn't taken any pictures of me lately. (Actually, that's because I've been camping out in the cat hammock in the other room, but still.)

She DID put all her quilts back up on the walls and over the bed, did some shopping on the internets and watched some dancing stars. And I slept right next to her on her bed last night. I really haven't got too much to complain about.

Then again, the weather guys mentioned the "sn--" word for this weekend!

Millie Monday

2011-10-24T00:30:00.000-04:00

Mom had a great class the other day, but was good for nothing on Sunday. She lay on the couch, watched TV and gave me scritches.

It was a great weekend.

The Day

2011-10-22T07:45:00.002-04:00

Today is the day Mom has been waiting for for months. It's the day she is going to be teaching how to make crazy letters to other quilters. Mom is wicked excited. (You can read about over on her own blog.)

I'm glad. She's had a week from Hell and she deserves a really good day. Besides, when this is all over, she can get back to what's really important in her life.

Namely, me.

Finally Friday

2011-10-21T09:39:00.000-04:00

Mom says the big upgrade job is over. It's done. Mom says there are a few loose end to tie up, but the dust has settled and life will be getting back to normal for Mom.

Mom did say the bug was a bear, and getting The Fix was more complicated than expected. The bear bug got loose and broke all Hell before they finally got it under control. Mom got home right on time last night, but didn't do much. She lay on the couch (scritches for me!) and got a good night's sleep. She's gonna do a little day hunting today, and then come home early and have a nap.

Good idea!

Thursday Thought

2011-10-20T00:30:00.000-04:00

It's Tocktober! Here's my contribution! Happy 'Tocktober Day, Derby!

As for Mom's week.... It was too good to be true.

Mom says they found the bug about mid-morning, but they all thought it was an overworked servant that couldn't keep up. It was a bug, and a bad one. It stopped stuff dead. Mom worked late. My dinner was late (and I didn't have ANY crunchies!)

Mom says a special sultan is trying to create a work-around, but the bug is still there, and it won't be deaded any time soon. The sultan costs a lot of green papers, but Mom says they have to get the work-around going. The big big job is done, and except for the bad bug, Mom is happy. Tired, but happy.

Mom PROMISED she won't be home late tonight.

She left me a bowl of crunchies though. Just in case.

Hump Day

2011-10-19T06:15:00.000-04:00

No, this isn't a Whisker Humps post. Mom says Wednesday is "Hump Day," meaning it is in the middle of the week, and once you get past it, you are "over the hump" and it's downhill from there.

Frankly, I think she's been working too hard and her brain is just a little bit fried. She got home 40 minutes after her usual BEDTIME last night! That's FIVE HOURS past my dinner time! I was like, starving!

Mom could tell, so before she even took her coat off she filled my bowl with some nice fresh stinky goodness.

(Now Millie, you have to tell everybody I left you a bowl of crunchies yesterday morning, because I knew I would be home late. You had something to eat.)

Yeah, there were crunchies, but STILL.

Mom says the Week From Hell is turning out to be the Week From Good, and it might be the Week From Seriously Awesome before it's over, but she doesn't want to jinx it. She has to go back to her day hunting gig before the sun comes up this morning, but she says she will be home on time tonight.

I'll be waiting.

Tattle-tail Tuesday

2011-10-18T06:48:00.000-04:00

I love Monty Q.

In case you couldn't tell (or didn't know).

(Now Monty, be careful when you look at this photo. I don't want you hurting yourself!)

Millie Monday

2011-10-17T00:30:00.000-04:00

I've been keeping an eye on Mom, making sure she doesn't get too tired before her big week. So far, she's doing pretty good.

She put some BEEF in the crooked pot (yes, I know it's the crock pot, but I think crooked pot is funnier.) This means her dinner will be all ready when she gets home

She has also replenished my stinky goodness stash. There is enough foods for me for almost two weeks. All my favorite flavors too.

Please go over to see my friend Parker and leave her some purrs. She could use them. She has the dreaded C-word, cancer. I've got my purr-er in overdrive for her.

National Feral Cat Day

2011-10-16T11:30:00.004-04:00

Feral cats are cats too, even if they don't have a furrever home.
Find out how you can help at:
Alley Cat Allies

Sunny Saturday

2011-10-15T11:09:00.003-04:00

I am enjoying sitting in my cat hammock and watching bird TV.

Mom, on the other paw, is running around like a crazy bean. Next week is officially The Week From Hell for her at her day hunting gig. It's the big ERP migration to a virtual server and MSSQL. She says the you-sers are going to be connecting to a new Citrix server through a brandy new Receiver. She says everybody is going to be DOWN for a while while data moves. She's going to be getting in early to her day hunting gig, and staying late. When that's done, the software that cooks the books is gonna change too. In the middle of all of it she has to go to the human v-e-t (nothing special) and get her head furs cut. Then she's going to be teaching a quilting class on Saturday.

Now, I know (and a lot of my kitty friends do too) that MY Mom is super-wicked organized. She's got her quilting class all ready (and most of the stuff she will need is already packed, too). She's done everything she can at the day hunting gig to make sure the Week From Hell is really the Week of OK. If I know my Mom, she'll even have easy to eat dinners already planned so she doesn't have to mess up the kitchen much.

So if you don't see me much next week, you'll know why.

Now don't you worry. I'll make sure to sleep next to Mom each night, and make sure I get my scritches because that helps calm her down.

I'm a cat, after all, and that's my job.

Family Friday

2011-10-14T07:16:00.001-04:00

Violette's quilt is visiting Mom and I for a few weeks. Mom will enjoy looking at it, and sleeping under it, but I have a big job to do. I have to cover this quilt quite thoroughly with my furs.

I'm totally up for the challenge. Let the napping begin!

Not Quite Wordless

2011-10-12T07:55:00.003-04:00

I slept with Mom a bit last night on her bed. She's saying I took up HALF the bed! I do not know why she said that. As you all plainly see, I am merely a small kitty on a very big bed. I do not take up HALF of it.

Whatever spot in which I happen to be sleeping is mine, that's all I ask. That's perfectly reasonable.

Tuxie Tuesday

2011-10-11T07:48:00.001-04:00

Why are you looking at ME like that, Mom? If you leave this nice cushy basket of clean towels around, I'm going to nap in it.

Because, you know, I'm a cat and that's my job.

Millie Monday

2011-10-10T06:59:00.001-04:00

This is the chair in which I sit next to Mom. Sometimes she gets up for something, and I stay put.

Sunny Sunday

2011-10-09T00:30:00.000-04:00

It's sunny out, and a lot warmer than usual. Mom's got the windows open. Where am I?

Cuddled up in one of the quilts Miss Julie made for Mom.

I did get in the hammock for a little while. It's important to keep Mom guessing.

Silly Saturday

2011-10-08T09:26:00.001-04:00

Last night I heard woofies barking. I ran through the house, and found them on the TV. Good place for them.

Finally Friday

2011-10-07T07:49:00.001-04:00

Mom has been working hard at her day hunting gig to get the big project finished. The last step got delayed, and it's coming up in the next two weeks. That means Mom's going to be wicked busy between now and then. She's also getting ready to teach a quilting class - in the same week! So she's running around like crazy trying to get everything ready. This morning she went clothes shopping - online.

Last night was cold again. I slept on the bed even though Mom woke up the heating monster in the basement. He's gonna take a nap this weekend because we are supposed to have the Hots, but she says he'll be up again next week and hungry enough to start eating green papers.

I'm so glad I'm a cat.

Thursday Thought

2011-10-06T06:57:00.001-04:00

I have to tell you all something.

I have been sleeping on Mom's bed at night. Right next to her.

I hop over to my cat hammock before she wakes up, but I'm close by all night long. It's warm, and I get scritches in the middle of the night.

One other thing. Mom tried to post to Blogger using her new phone. (sigh) It chopped the picture off, so Mom had to finish it on the computer (yay!)

Not Wordless Wednesday

2011-10-05T07:46:00.000-04:00

Mom has got "I-phone-eye-tis" real bad. Actually I think the iPhone should be called the ME ME ME phone.

It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can take pictures."

It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can take videos."
It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can send email."

It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can surf the internet."
It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can tell you what time it is."

It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can tell you what the weather is."
In Australia.
It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can read you a book."
It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can send text messages."
It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can talk to anybody."
It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can draw you a map."
It says, "ME, ME, ME! I can post to Blogger."

Ahem.

I bet it's whappable.

Hmm...

I wonder if it can swim.

Tuxie Tattle Tale Tuesday

2011-10-04T00:30:00.000-04:00

Mom's got a new cell phone and she has been tinkering with it ever since she got home from her day hunting gig. Eventually I am sure she will realize it is -just- a phone and she'll put it aside.

In the meantime, I think I'll take a nap.

Millie & Mom Monday

2011-10-03T00:30:00.000-04:00

Everything's pretty normal around here. Yesterday, Mom went food hunting, did the washing machine shuffle, changed the sheets on the bed, paid the Mr Bills and cooked the books and washed the dirty pots and pans.

I napped.

Mom worked on the quilting class she will be teaching in a couple of weeks.

I napped.

Mom introduced herself to the new next-door neighbors, who bought the house next door that has been empty for almost a year.

I napped.

Mom and I both watched my pals, the guys named Pat, beat the other guys.

Mom made a cake.

I napped.

Mom did some day hunting work on her tippy-tappy lapbox.

I napped.

Mom's excited because she's getting a new cell phone later today. She says it is White, and it is very special.

(Yawn!)

I plan to nap.