Yes, that's Mr Karate playing cello.
It's my Birthday today! I am THREE years old! All you cat blogging friends made this day possible when you helped Malcolm with green papers when I was just an itty bitty kitty. Thanks very much!
And this is what it looks like this morning:
We might have a runner-up in the When When Contest sooner than anybody thought!
Oh joy!
The winner is The Chesney Cats. Funnily enough, they were the first cats to enter the contest! They will receive a package of goodies. Chesney Cats, please send me an email at darlingmille AT gmail DOT com with your snail mail address so we can send you your package.
Here is a closeup of the little patch of snow that still has to melt.
Mom says that if she had entered the contest, she would have lost too. She thought the snow would have been gone by now.
This is what it really looked like outside this morning. (Sorry Poppy Q, you didn't win the When When Contest.)
For those of you who guessed dates later in the month, here is what the big pile of snow in the back yard looks like. 
The house we live in is old, so the floors are crooked. So if you drop something wet, it runs. For example, if you are a kitty, and you are scratching around in your litter box with the new pellets and Breeze pad, and your buziness end accidentally hangs over the edge of the box, said liquid will slowly run all the way to the doorway.
It was very warm on Saturday, so Mom opened the window and I could smell the good smells from outside.
There were pretty good smells inside, too, with all that bread coming out of the hot-as-hell box. I wish the snow would hurry up and melt, and it get warmer. I am tired of winter. I think we will have a winner of the When When Contest very soon!
This is what all the commotion was about yesterday. Mom makes a special bread with cooked white rice, white cornmeal and freshly ground black pepper. Mom says this unusual bread toasts well and makes excellent sandwiches. Both Monty's Big Beans love it. 
It is called Black and White bread. So take a good look at it... Does it look black and white to you?
Didn't think so.
Today she'll be making more bread doing some sewing too.
Monty, honey, Mom said if you show this picture to your Mombean, she will squee.
I don't get it either. I think she'll squee over this, though!
It's warming up here, and the snow is melting, finally! Our snowpatch is getting smaller. I am sorry, Niko & Cloud, you did not win the When When Contest. Mom and I think we will have a winner soon, soon!
For those of you who selected dates in April, here is what the back yard looks like. The snow pile there is still at least two gizzys high (that's 3 feet in bean measuring.)
Now, excuse me, I uh, um... I got stuff to do.
But look...
This is my favorite mousie. Mom has been finding it all over the house. This is no surprise, because I carry it around in my mouth. (I won't let Mom get a picture. Heh.)
It's really looking pretty ratty.
Ten minutes later, she was putting her coat on when she realized the sun had come out.
This is typical of weather here in March.
But a short time later, the sun came out, and I made Mom take another one because when it is cloudy outside it looks like we live in a lousy neighborhood, and we don't.
As past winners of our contests know, Mom always includes a box of chocolate as part of the prize package. Diva Kitty Mom calls them "nasty, evil chocolates," but Mom says they are really wonderful and very good. (???) I know for a fact Monty's Mombean loves them too.
Anyway, Mom went shopping yesterday to buy some for the prize packages, so we are ready when the snow disappears!
Here's the view outside Mom's window this morning. There's still snow on the ground, so Camp Stanhope, you haven't won the When When Contest.
Here's what that snowpile looked like just two months ago today.
As for me, well, I'm just hanging out.
(but there's still snow on the ground.)
I told Mom she better go over and visit Google's home page today. Eric Carle has designed today's logo. Google has a history of using special logos for special events. But they are only used once! For a history and images of all of them, you can click here.
There is still snow on the ground, but it is melting fast. You couldn't tell from the pictures (being taken so early in the morning), but the last three days have been sunny with temperatures in the 50's F, (10C) and yesterday it hit 60F (15.5C). Today it is supposed to be cooler with a light rain. 
I help Mom get dressed in the morning.
Because, you know, being a bean and all, she needs all the help she can get.
