Almost Wordless Wednesday

This damn bird is taking over. Mom says he'll soon be swimming in a salt water bath of vegies and spices.

I am SO GLAD I'm a cat!Yup! I can't TELL you how glad I am to be a cat!

Tattle-Tale Tuesday

Mim-may and Pip-pay came over for dinner last night and brought Missy-the-woofie with them. They also had two funny gadgets. Mom and Mim-may fussed over them all evening.
I don't understand what the fuss was all about. Mom reads anything and everything with words on it. I dunno what's so different about this.

Millie Monday

This bunch of plates and bowls is another item on Mom's list for the big Turkey Day. Mom took them all out, added these little sticky notes, then took the notes off and put the dishes in the dishwasher.

I'm telling you beans are weird!

Strange Sunday

Yesterday Mom went out and bought a gravy boat. I don't know much about boats, but I think a boat made out of gravy is a bad idea. We'll have to see how this turns out.

I'll be watching. You can bet on it.

Making a List...

Mom got up early this morning, and made a list. She checked it twice, then went food hunting. She brought back TONS of stuff.

Then she got to work in the kitchen. First, she burned peppers.
She peeled and sliced apples.
She measured out sugar, raisins, orange peel and cranberries and put them in this bowl.The hot-as-hell-box is gonna get a workout today!

But I am happy because among all the things she brought home, she brought me this:

My new favorite stinky goodness!

Life is good!

Finally Friday

Mom is excited it's Friday. She is gonna get stuff ready for Turkey Day next week, and she's thinking about her Christymas list. We are going to participate in this year's Secret Paw! I'm excited about that too!

Thinking Thursday

I haven't been posing so much for Mom lately. She's been trying to tippy-tap, and I've taken to napping on the pile of pillows in the computer room when she does it.

Mom's thinking about Turkey Day. Here's the full and complete list:

• Mim-may is gonna bring TWO turkeys and she's gonna make the stuffing and the gravy!
• Pip-pay is gonna make an apple pie and bring coffee
• Auntie Karate is gonna bring green beans and milk for PlusOne
• PlusOne is gonna bake a cake
• Mr Big is gonna eat Ham.
• Mr Karate is gonna bring potatoes and carrots
• Our friend Rhette is gonna bring wine
• Mom is gonna make the cranberry sauce, cook the turkeys and the vegies (acorn squash, carrots, green beans, mashed potatoes.)

• The gals do all the cooking and getting ready.
• The guys do all the clean up when it's over.
• Everybody is gonna watch my pals, the guys named Pat on tv.

Ok Mom, thinking over, now I need some scritches behind my left ear...

Wordy Wednesday

Mom did her books last night and paid Mr Bills. There are lots of Mr Bill. There's a Mr Bill for the heating monster, one for the electricity, one for internet, one for the metal masheen... and so many more. I didn't know there were that many Mr Bills. Mom says there is even a Mr Bill for Christymas, which will be coming soon!

Wowza! Christymas! I can't wait for the Christymas tree!

Mom says Turkey Day is coming first, though, and it's NEXT WEEK! Mom is cooking the big bird (can I tell you again how glad I am a CAT?), Pip-pay will make his apple pie and PlusOne is baking a cake! Mom's already starting to gather her recipes and make lists.

She says she's gonna clean the house this weekend, and drag the rug sucking monster around.

Lucky me.

Tuxie Tattle Tale Tuesday

Mom was tippy tapping last night, and she was feeling pretty good, until she moved the laptop screen a bit. It didn't go as far as she wanted, so she pulled the whole laptop a bit closer to her, forgetting that the laptop doesn't run at all without the cord plugged in.

Yup, you guessed it. The cord fell out, and the screen went BLACK!

Mom said all the words on the bad werds list!!! She was jumping around, too, and then she started laughing and laughing.

She fixed the laptop and got it going again. She only lost a couple of paragraphs, but she put them back.

I thought it was pretty funny, but I gotta say it again... I'm so glad I'm a cat!

Millie Monday

The best time to decide to change your mind about the food your Mom is giving you is right after she has bought a case of it.

Heh.

The Metal Masheen

Dear Megan,

Mom -really- loves her new metal masheen.

She likes that it is quiet, that the lights turn on by themselves when it gets dark, and she really likes that it doesn't eat a lot of gas. Whenever she gets in, she usually opens the sunroof, as you can see.Yup, the sunroof is open. (Mom forgot to close it!) And yup, that is frost. Which means the temperature went down to freezing last night.
Don't think she'll make that mistake again!

Snoozy Saturday

Mom came home Friday night and was in bed at 9 PM. That's like, wicked early for her. She got up kinda woozy and then got sidetracked with one thing and another, and even though she took a picture of me this morning, she forgot (gasp!) to put up my blog until now!

Anyway, it was sunny and warm here. Mom went food hunting, did the washing machine shuffle, and changed the sheets on her bed. She even put her garden to bed, although I do not know what that means. She's got all her errands done (except the metal masheen needs to be gassed up), so we will have lots of time for scritches later.

Formerly Feral Friday

Ah, to be inside on a morning when it is just below freezing out... To be eating breakfast, and to have both stinky goodness and crunchies...

I am so glad I am formerly feral.

In The Dark

Last night, after dinner, Mom was sewing on a quilt, and I was napping nearby. We were watching the National Geographic channel. All of a sudden we heard a loud POP and the tv and all the lights went out!

It was completely pitch black! Now, you know we are in a city. There are streetlights outside that shine in the house, so even when all our lights are out, Mom can still see when she walks around at night. It is never completely dark at night.

But this was different. There were no lights outside in any other houses in the neighborhood, and the streetlights were out too! It was totally, totally black! Mom tucked her needle in the quilt and set it aside. Then she got up and felt her way to the bookcase where she keeps a flashlight. She checked outside, and the entire street had no power! So she came back inside and lit a couple of candles.

After about six or seven minutes, the lights came back on. It took a few minutes for the cable box to start working again, but eventually it did, and we continued to watch Great Migrations, which was -seriously- cool!

Mom finished her quilt. You can see it at her quilting blog. Now she says she is gonna spend her evening tippy-tapping.

I, of course, will spend my evenings nearby, interrupting her at regular intervals to make sure I get enough scritches so her stress level stays nice and low.

It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it. I'm so glad I'm a cat.

Wordless Wednesday

Tattle-Tale Tuesday

Here's the tree across the street. A year ago it didn't have as many leafs. That's not what I to tattle about today.

Mom has to go to the tooth-v-e-t today to get an old filling replaced. She says going to the tooth-v-e-t is her least favorite thing ever.

Me? I'll be in the heated cat cup, staying warm!

Millie Monday

It's getting colder out, the leaves are blowing off the trees, it gets dark early. That means winter is coming. The weather guys said we might have a little snish blowing through later today.

Glad I have lots of nice warm snuggly places to nap!Mom's finishing up a couple of quilts. One with ninety-six thousand four hundred eighty-three letters, (Mom says there are only 81) and the Fox. (you can see them at her quilting blog) After that she says she's gonna tippy-tap, tippy-tap, tippy-tap.

Good for her! I'll watch, and make sure to step in and get her to give me my scritches regularly, because we all know she (like all beans) needs all the stress relief only a cat can provide.

I'm so glad I'm a cat!

Grand Master Champion: Mr Karate

Mr Karate was in a martial arts tournament yesterday, and won three trophies!He won First Place in his division in Sparring, First Place in his division in Forms and Grand Master Champion in Forms. (All the first place winners in the Forms category competed against each other for the Grand Master title.) Mr Karate won the Grand Master award by a unanimous vote from the six judges!

I am, like, SO wicked proud of him!

Finally Friday

Mom says she'd like to spend the -entire- day napping next to me on the cat hammock.

I'm pretty sure she's lost her mind, because we all know two things.

One: she wouldn't fit.

Two: I'd go find someplace else to nap.

I'm so glad I'm a cat.

Wordless Wednesday

Two Tuxie Tuesday

You know, if it's soft and warm, I'll nap on it. Even if Mom -is- trying to fold it or put it away.

But look! This is my new friend, Milly! She even has a blog! She can be found at Cincinnati Kitties! Isn't just a cutie pie? You know what's amazing? She got her name from... me. I am so honored! Welcome to the CB, Milly!

Millie Monday

Mom dragged the rug sucking monster around yesterday. She was nice enough to close the door so I could nap in peace, and she didn't bother me. That was good.

We watched my pals, the guys named Pat, beat the Vikings. That was good too.

We watched A Study in Pink on Masterpiece Mystery. That was VERY good.

Mom made White Bean Chicken Chili. She said it was good, but I didn't eat any.

I got lots of scritches. That was the best!

Happy Halloween

Yellow and Black and White

These are some of the trees in the yard behind our house. Many trees turn yellow in the fall, and they aren't considered as beautiful as trees that turn red, but when the sun shines through these yellow trees, it is very beautiful.

Mom had a long day hunting the mysterious elusive month end yesterday. She was really bummed that Mondo didn't win Project Runway. I agree with her. Any designer who works primarily with black and white has my vote!

Thursday Thing

I get in my cat cup if the weather is chilly.

I get out of my cat cup if the weather is nice and warm, and my cat cup is too hot. If the window is open, it's too warm to get into the cat cup. Mom kept the window open all day yesterday, and it was pretty nice, except when it was raining.

Wordless Wednesday

Mooshie! Mooshie Mooshie!

Oh lookit! The cutest little sticky person EVER! That's my (and Monty's) Mooshie! He's such a cutie-patootie!


BY THE WAY... It's Max, the Psychokitty's seven year blogoversary today. I owe Max, like, everything. Please go over and leave a comment. The Dood deserves it! Thanks!

Millie Monday

I've been hiding out the last couple of days in my nifty cat cup. It's cozy, warm and it fits me perfectly. I love it.

Plus it's a great place to hide when your Mom decides to clean the house.

Snuggly Saturday

Mom was surprised to find me in my tent. Dunno why, it's got a nice warm fleecy pillow.

Find Me Friday

I really like this quilt Julie made for my Mom. Gizzy used to nap under quilts and blankets. I'm thinking a lot about Gizzy lately. Mom's been telling me stories about when he was a kit.

Thoughtful Thursday

Mom's been tippy-tapping, but she admitted she has to rearrange her tippy-tapping plans so I am not neglected.

I am very happy to see she got her priorities in order.

Tocktober

Happy Birthday, Derby! Here's my contribution for Tocktober!

Tattle Tale Tuesday

Mom is trying to set up a regular schedule for her tippy-tapping. Home from day-hunting, dinner, cleanup the dishes, then tippy tap. After that, bedtime. That's the way she wants it.

Need I mention she forgot something supremely important... ME!

Sure, I get my dinner at the same time as usual, and it's the stinky goodness I adore, but seriously, did you think I was going to let Mom forget my afterdinner scritching time? Would any cat put up with having to wait for their regular scritches? I think not.

So I didn't.

Heh.

Millie Monday

Zzzz...

(Yes, this is the heated cat cup Mom bought me a squillion years ago. Yes indeed, I wouldn't get in it for three whole years. I get in it now, and I love it. I'm a cat. It's my prerogative to change my mind.)

The Tippy-Tappy Tell-All

Hi! I have a story to tell you, gather round.

I've told you that Mom's doing a lot of tippy-tapping on the lapbox lately. She's still at it, and she's showing no signs of letting up. Yesterday she cleared the table in the sewing room and covered it with papers. She rearranged them, then drew squiggles on some parts, arrows on others, and big X's over other parts. Sometimes she'd pick up a piece of paper, rip in in half and throw it on the floor.I really don't know what the fuss is about. I've looked at these papers, and there's absolutely nothing special on any of them. I see my name, "Millie" over and over again, but I also see "Gizzy" and "Jasmine" and the words "quilting", "sewing" and "blog." None of that is out of the ordinary.

I'll be doing my best to make sure she doesn't wear her fingers out, or forget the important things in life (like -me-). You know how my Mom gets... she gets all revved up on something, and does nothing else, then after a while, she finds something else to do.

Now, don't mention anything to her about all this. Let's keep it a secret!

purrs,

National Feral Cat Day

Today is National Feral Cat Day. I am a formerly feral cat, and a very lucky one.

Meet Dora!

Have you met Dora yet? She is a cutie-patootie 11 week old kitten who lives with our dear friend Fat Eric's mum in the UK.

You can go visit her here: http://betweencatsblog.wordpress.com/

I'm glad Kate's got a new companion to keep her busy.

Thursday Thirty-Three

Thank you all for purring with me. Mom watched last night as the first miner was rescued. She got up yesterday, and we watched Nine and Ten. Mom says she checked the internet all day long, watching the numbers grow. When she got home from day hunting, she watched until the very last miner was rescued.

Thirty-three! What a glorious number, and what a great job by the Chileans and everybody around the world who helped. It's a great story.


Now, if you'll excuse me, my purr-er needs a break. I'm gonna go take a nap!

Wishful Wednesday

Look, we blogging cats are a fairly frivolous bunch, and we're damned lucky. It's easy to brag about how we run our houses, and call our People our servants and stuff...

But today my thoughts are with those 33 miners in Chile who are hoping their rescue goes smoothly and safely, so you'll forgive me if I'm less "flip" today.

Today, I'm sending purrs to Chile, and I'm gonna keep sending them until all the miners are free. Hope you can join me.

Tattle Tale Tuesday

While Mom was doing this:I was doing this:
Somebody's got a good thing going here, and I'm pretty sure you can guess which one of us it is!

Millie Monday

Mom and I are working hard to finish this quilt.

Sharkive Saturday

Mom went day hunting today. She has this very strange story about why. She said she had to give some of her data to a Shark.

No Millie, I had to archive some historical data.

Huh? You had to teach a Stork to dive on an Ark? Isn't that a kind of a boat?

No Millie, I purged some data from our Live data and put it in a separate place called an archive.

You taught a pigeon how to do a swan dive? Did he know how to swim in the first place?

No Millie, I deleted some old files and gave them a different home.

So you put them in the Recycle Bin. Why didn't you just say so? Isn't that what it's for anyway?

*&^%#@%^&*(&^)(#!&^%#%^&--*

Jeez, Mom, you don't have to use all the bad werds on the bad werd list. I was telling everybody what you did today. Hmph.

Mom's annoyed.

Dunno why.

Oh well.

Finally Friday

I have got the better of the Fox and the Dog. I am Top Cat.

Thursday Three

1. I really like it when the heating monster works.

2. The FOX is not alone. There is a DOG with him, but neither will cause me any grief because they are both on a QUILT!

3. Mom just discovered the stats on my blog readership, and apparently I have readers from Brazil, the Netherlands, Ireland and Russia. Wow!

Working Wednesday

It's my job to personally inspect every quilt that Mom makes.

They have to be checked for softness, for nap-ability, for love absorption and reflection, and they all have to be thoroughly coated with my furs.Look, it's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.

Tattle Tale Tuesday

Mom says the lord of land is sending somebody to fix the heating monster on Wednesday. The same day an inspector is coming to inspect the building. Holey moley! That means he's coming in HERE!

You shoulda seen Mom when she got back from day hunting yesterday. Cleaning stuff off tables, folding laundry, shredding paper, washing dishes... Nothing like an unexpected visitor to get Mom to clean the place up but quick!

It's funny. She has been doing a lot of tippy tapping on the little lapbox, but a quilt came in the mail yesterday for her to finish. It's gonna fly way far away when it is done. Then she said something about a Fox coming home. I sure do hope he's a vegetarian.

Millie Monday

It's starting to get chilly here in New Hampster. Mom has to call the lord of land, because when she turns on the heating monster down in the basement, the smoke detective down there starts beeping. She checked it all out - no smoke - but when the heating monster turned off, the beeping stopped.

So, as my Brit friends would say, she's not best pleased.

Oh, did I mention the lord of land is away on a trip right now?

Scritches Sunday

Here I am getting scritches from Mom. I've got her trained pretty good.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

(Mom, a little to the left please...)

Surprising Saturday

When the Hots are here, I only eat half my stinky goodness at breakfast and dinner. Mom usually leaves me some crunchies, but I don't eat them much. So Mom decided to see if I would like a new kind of crunchies.Um, yeah.

nom, nom, nom...

Rain

We are supposed to have LOTS of rain today. I think I'll just find a comfy place to nap... (yawn!)