Secret Paw!

Omigosh! Mom got home from day hunting yesterday, dragging this big box with her. She thought it was Christymas presents from our friend Rhette to the family. But it wasn't! It was MY Secret Paw package!

It's from Angel and Kirby in Texcats! I can smell them on the box. The box smells pretty good.
Lookit all the stuff... I got a Nip stuffed toy (I love those) and a whole big can of these nifty treats!
LOOKIT! Two GIGANTIC bags of Temp-tay-tions BEEF treats! Omibast... I thought I was gonna faint, but I didn't. And a whole bag of lots of bouncy noisy balls to play with! Woo hoo!

Oh yeah, there were a couple of cat-themed pot holders for Mom. She was wicked happy because she really needs some pot holders.There's a terrific cat teaser toy with THREE interchangeable ends.. one with feathers, one with sparkly things, and other with floofy pink stuff.
Thank you SO much Angel and Kirby. These are AWESOME pressies! I love EVERYTHING. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Now I have a toy I have to attack...

The White Stuff

Mom used up her last stay-cation day of the year yesterday. She called the blue crew (dunno what that means) to come fix the drying monster, made a date with the tooth vet for a crown and called some guys to come feed the heating monster. She worked in the sewing room, and she gave the hot-as-hell box a little workout. She really likes these cookies with the white stuff.
But she says she can live without worrying about driving in this white stuff. (Mom says even though this isn't a lot, this little bit can be extremely dangerous.)

We are not complaining, though. There are lots of folks stuck in airports because of LOTS more snow, and we are worried about our friend Rusty, who lives in La Canada, Catifornia. He has to worry about a mudslide carrying his house away.

Mom has almost all her presents ready, but she still has to wrap them. I know there is already stuff in MY stocking! Woo Hoo! Christymas is coming!

Not My Christymas Stockings...

There's a Christymas poem that mentions "the stockings were hung by the chimney with care..." and these aren't them.

The drying monster broke. It spins and spins, but doesn't blow hot air. So Mom took the clothes out and hung them up around the house to dry.

These are Mom's socks. She claims they are clean, but they don't look pure white because she walks around the house in her stocking feet. Who's she kidding? My paws are perfectly white, I walk around the same house all day, but MY socks are always perfectly clean and perfectly white. Hmph.


Oh! My Secret Paws package is going out today. Woo hoo, Christymas is coming!

Secret Paw Sunday

The Christymas Tree is finally up and decorated. Now Mom needs to wrap the presents. Mom and I went shopping to find some special things for my Secret Paw. We went to a very special store... Lookit this:
Toys! Lots of toys! All kinds of fun toys!
Lookit all these different kinds of foods! Omybast! There was even Duck! (I wonder if duck tastes like chick-hen?) Even the cans are pretty! But the best area in the whole store was this one.I'm not sure, but I think it's heaven.

Saturday Shopping

Lookit! I'm in the new metal masheen! I'm going shopping with Mom!

Here I am at Quilted Threads, Mom's favorite quilt shop. I just LOVE these fabrics!Look! It's Mom's quilt, Letters From Home, on display here.
The very nice ladies who work here said Mom's quilt has been getting all kinds of wonderful comments. Everybody loves it.

I didn't find anything here for my Secret Paw package, so Mom and I will have to keep shopping. This is fun!

1,700 and counting

Mr Karate came over last night, that's why the couch is a bed taking up all the space in the living room. The tree is still not finished, but Mom assures me it will be decorated in time for the big day. I'm gonna believe her, because no matter how much I tease her, she always comes through for me. We got a little Christymas shopping done and we will do more this afternoon. I am almost finished getting my Secret Paws package together. I am hoping it can go out with the man in the bloo long johns tomorrow. Paws crossed.

Mom got a super special thing from the man in the bloo long johns yesterday. It's a picture book, as far as I can tell.Omigoodness, I thought she was gonna have a squee-fest she was so excited, but instead she actually got really really quiet when she turned to a particular page. You'll have to go over to her quilting blog to see what all the excitement was about.

Oh, that 1,700 thing? That's how many posts I have posted since I started blogging. Pretty amazing huh?

Still Waiting...

The Christymas tree is getting bigger, but it is still nekkid. My friend Megan, from Sydney Australia, sent this funny cartoon.Mom says she is going Christymas shopping tonight and that I am coming along! WOO HOO!
I'm ready.

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Mom got this right!

Tattle-Tale Tuesday

Someone has been LAZY! Need I say more?

Millie Monday

Mom decided to use the tree-in-the-box.

I like napping in it.

Sunday, Tree Edition

The big box containing the Christymas tree is up from the dungeon, and Mom has started to put the tree together. I think it's a terrific napping spot.

Stay tuned!

Getting Into the Spirit, part two

OK, this is the house across the street. Nothing special, but Mom really likes that balloon. You know what I like best?





You have to click the picture to biggify, but the folks who live there forgot to take down all their Halloween stuff before they decorated for Christymas. There's a spider on the second floor railing in front of the Snowman!

Heh.

Getting Into the Spirit

Mom loves Christymas. It's her favorite holiday. Usually she is very prepared. She has her shopping done by Turkey Day and the decorations up the first weekend in December. By this time in December, the presents are all wrapped, and she's been giving the hot-as-hell-box a workout.
This year, she isn't feeling it. She was so focused on Turkey Day and her friends visiting that she completely forgot about Christymas (imagine that!). So she's trying to get into the Spirit.

We haven't got a tree yet, and I know she feels Christymas-y when the tree is up. She wants a real one this year, but that means she has to go out and buy a stand for it, and then figure out how to get a Christymas tree home by herself.

So when she drove home last night, and noticed this Santa in a hot-air balloon on the neighbor's front yard, she smiled. It's really pretty at night, all lit up and glowing.

Thoughtful Thursday

I'm not really yellow. I just look this way sometimes when Mom takes a picture without using the flash. Mom says it's because the light is low.

What I am thinking about is this: Monty, when are you coming out from under the bed or wherever you are hiding?

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Guess who dumped out the pellets from my Breeze box before checking if there was a new bag?

Well, it wasn't ME!

good thing I have two litter boxes!

Tuxie Tuesday

Winter is coming. It is getting cold out, and I have been napping a lot in my heated cat cup. Before I take my morning nap, I like to lie here in the window looking out at the street. It's usually a quiet spot, out of Mom's hustle and bustle workday morning routine, but she caught me and took this picture.

I want you all to know that when Mom posts a photo of me, it is one she has taken recently. I don't like to go back in the old photo albums and show -old- pictures. I want you to see NEW pictures. This one was taken this morning.

Speaking of new, I want to see if Monty comes out from under the bed!

Millie (& Mom) Monday

Mom finally made new curtains for her sewing studio, so she was able to get rid of the red curtains that had been in this window. It made the room too dark.

I have my swap partner for this year's Secret Paw, and I am furry excited. I have to keep that a secret.

Otherwise, I'm still purring for Rudy.

Purring for Rudy

I've got my purr-er purring on overdrive for my friend Rudy. He's Parker's brother, and he's really sick. He has to take nasty medicine and go to the v-e-t about every other day! So, I'm sending all my purrs to O-hi-o so Rudy gets better real fast.

Saturday Startup!

Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!

The Christymas decorating is starting! That means the Tree can't be far behind!

Finally Friday

I sure do hope Mom starts the Christymas decorating soon. I'm looking forward to whapping admiring the ornaments.

Thoughtful Thursday & Happy Birthday Brother!

Mom saw this sculpture in Concord. She says she barely fit between in this space. She thought it was very cool, and says it's a real rock.

Uh huh.Now this is a rock. Actually it is Mom's brother, while on belay while climbing up El Capitan in Yosemite Valley California. Mom guesses he is about 1200 feet in the air in this shot (about .36km).

This photo was taken in October. He's one of the oldest (if not THE oldest) people ever to climb El Cap.

It's his birthday today. He's 55.

You can see some of his climbing videos here.

(I'm a cat, and I climb, but this is nuts! May I say again how glad I am to be a cat?)

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Mom and her California friends visited the New Hampshire State House yesterday. They also visited Mom's favorite quilt shop, Quilted Threads.

Me? I stayed home and napped in my heated cat cup!

Tattle-Tale Tuesday

Usually by this time of the year Mom has all her Christymas presents bought, or at least she knows what she is going to get for everyone. This year, nothing. She has no clue.

Then again, she is pretty good at coming up with ideas, so I know she will work it out. But in the meantime, I think it's funny.

Millie Monday

I'm resting up. It's been bizzy around here.Yesterday Mom watched Roger Federer defeat Rafael Nadal in the ATP World Tour final.
That was good.

Then she made some of her Red Velvet Cupcakes
for her friends Diana and Art who are visiting from California. Mom says they are really good. (Me, I prefer stinky goodness.)

Her quilt, Letters From Home, will be coming home today, from Washington state, and Houston Texas, where it has been traveling since January. Mom is very excited about that.

Mom talked to Monty's MomBean last night. They have been furry bizzy too. First the whole fambly went to Disney World, then everybody got sick (MomBean had bronk-eye-tis). Everybody is better now, Mooshie is walking, and guess what he loves more than anything?

(I'll give you a hint... it has four furry legs and it isn't a woofie.)

I wanted to pass this news along to you because I wanted you all to know they are all OK.

Purrs!

Secret Stash Sunday!

Mom has been cleaning, getting the house back to "normal." Yesterday she put away all these glasses and serving dishes (Mom used the crock pot to keep the gravy warm on Turkey Day.)As she was cleaning, lookit what she found: a squillion containers full of 'NIP! It's a secret 'Nip stash!I started having myself a 'Nip-fest right there on the dining room table after this picture was taken. Mom gave me some 'Nip to eat and then she put all the 'Nip in a special tin so we both know where to find it from now on.Heh.

Snoozy Saturday

It's been a hectic week and Mom says it isn't over yet. Our friend Rhette was here on Thanksgiving, and then Shari was visiting. It's been really great visiting with them. (I even let Shari give me pets and scritches.) Last night it was Mr Karate here. Mom and he were both hungry, but didn't want turkey, so Mom made baked pasta with four cheeses (Pasta ai Quattro Formaggi), and omigoodness, did it smell good! Mr Karate ate enough for four people!

Today is gonna be a snoozy day. Mom is gonna make a Gizzy quilt for a ginger boy, and tomorrow she is going to give the hot-as-hell-box a workout. She's gonna make some Red Velvet Cupcakes for her friends Diana and Art who will be visiting next week.

Oh! Mom's watching tennis, too!

Turkey Day Wrap Up

Oh boy! Did we have a good day yesterday! All the foods was delicious! Everybody had fun! This is Mr Karate, Rhette and Pip-pay, with PlusOne over on the right.
Mom and PlusOne sharing a big joke!
PlusOne, Mr Big & Auntie Karate
Mim-May and Mr Karate.
After we all ate terrific foods (I had a private space in another room), the fambly relaxed.

The three high points of the day:
1. The foods were terrific!
2. The beans had a great time!
3. My pals, the guys named Pat, won their game yesterday.

The three low points of the day:
1. The smoke detector went off after some stuff splattered in the hot-as-hell-box.
2. Auntie Karate cut herself while peeling the potatoes...
3. um...

Guess that means it was PERFECT!

I'm napping today, and spending lots of time getting scritches from Mom. Life is pretty really good.

Thankful Thursday

When Mom's fambly gathers round to have the turkey later today, they will each tell what they are thankful for. I am thankful for many things.

I am thankful to be here. To Malcolm, Jillian, Dan, Maggie, and cat lovers all over the world who helped with my bionic leg and helped save my life, thank you.

I am thankful for Mom, for adopting me and giving me a terrific home. I don't sit in her lap, I don't let her carry me around, I don't sleep next to her at night, and I don't greet her at the door, but she loves me anyway.

If you are reading this blog, thank you. I am thankful for your time and attention.

If you bought a Gizzy Quilt, thank you. Mom says you helped get her back into a creative groove that has enriched her life.

If you helped with SweetBean and Violette, thank you. The world is a better place when we can all help each other.

To Monty, DadBean and MomBean, to KidBean, SweetBean and Mooshie, thank you for allowing Mom and I to be part of your lives, and part of your family. Mom and I send our love.

Happy Thanksgiving.