Magnificent Millie Monday

So it was really warm here.

So Mom opened the door to the front porch so I could sit out there for a little bit. Nothing surprising there.

When it got cold, Mom closed the door and I came in the house.

But so did a little visitor.

Mom woke up in the middle of the night because she heard me running around and making funny noises. So she got up and turned on the light. What she saw surprised her. I had found the little visitor and deaded it.

Mom told me she was proud of me, but I'm not so sure she was. She grabbed an empty box and a long piece of cardboard and put the deaded little visitor in the box and then opened the door and threw it outside. She kept saying "Eew. Eew. Eew."

She said she wasn't sure I had it in me, since I have been an indoor kitty for most of my life.

Yeah right.

Like the great Jackson Galaxy says, "Cats are predators, and they're damn good at it."

No Place Like Home

Seriously, there is no place like home.  I enjoyed my extended stay in Passa Dena with Mrs P and her students, but I'm glad to be home. The weather is getting warmer here, and Mom says it won't be long before we can have the door to the front porch open.

Yippee.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a LOT of napping to catch up on.

Fun Friday

I've done Art here in Passa Dena with the kids.

I've had lunch with them. (Although I am much more interested in stinky goodness than I am in tofu and brown rice with vegies.)

Music is fun too. I learned to play the recorder.

Of course, Miss Hello Kitty and I became fast friends.

It's been a lot of fun here with Mrs P's students in Passa Dena California. Mrs P has been telling her students about me for almost ten years, and it has been a real pleasure to finally visit in purr-son and meet them all.  I've had a fabulous time, but I'm on my way home now.  I may have a few more photos to show, but it's time for me to be at home in New Hampster.

Treats!

The kids here in Passa Dena have been taking very good care of me. Here I am enjoying some Rice Krispies treats.

It's been a lot of fun here in Passa Dena with Mrs P and her students. I've been learning a lot, and I'm pretty sure I've helped teach the kids things about cats, but I'm kinda missing Mom and I'll be heading home soon.

Mom says it was warmer in New Hampster yesterday than it was in the City of Angels. Wow!  Sounds like I'll be able to go out on the front porch soon.

Climbing Trees

Lookit this pretty tree with pretty pink flowers!  I just had to climb it.

You know my favorite color is pink. This might be one of my most favorite-est places I have ever visited.

Bird Watching

We are bird watching. You would think I could teach the kids a lot about bird watching, me being a cat and all... I know about being still and watching very closely.

But no. These kids watched this eagle in Minnesota on an eagle cam. They can watch from the classroom on a computer. Kinda takes the fun all out of it.

Then I learned how big an eagle really is.  Their wingspan is bigger than Mom is tall.  So I guess I will watch the eagles with the kids on the computer after all.

I am furry impressed with all the things kids learn in school. This has been a very fun week.

Millie Studies Space

The kids are learning about Space, so I am too.

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I've been making some great friends here in Passa Dena. I've learned a lot and have had a lot of fun.

The warm sunny weather has been pretty nice too.

Celebrating Dr Seuss

Yesterday was Dr Seuss Day.  Look who I got to meet in Passa Dena?


Lookit us. Two tuxie cats.

Seriously. You can not make this stuff up.

Reading with the Kids

The kids are reading Charlotte's Web. I know how important reading is. Mom and I read a lot.

I have discovered that I love spending time with the kids. They are treating me very well and we are having a lot of fun together.

Thank you kids! Thank you Mrs P.

Millie at the Playground

I have been playing with the kids in the playground...

The slide is fun if you don't go too fast.

I'm glad I had help on the monkey bars.

Here I am playing handball with the girls. I am good at it. (It must be my "cat-like" reflexes.)

I am having a lot of fun here in Passa Dena with Mrs P's students. It was a great idea to stay behind in California for an extra week.

See you tomorrow!

Millie Does Math

I  did Math with the kids. Can you see the math tiger next to me?

Math is cool, and Mom says math is important.

I had more fun playing in the box of blocks. 

I met the therapy dog, Elliot. Elliot doesn't usually like stuffed animals. (He's a woofie, that's why he doesn't know any better.) But Elliot couldn't stop kissing me, he liked me so much. Mrs B said I was lucky, and special.

Um.

I know I'm lucky, and I know I'm special, but jeez louize, I can live without being kissed (over and over again) by a woofie.

Eew!

Hey Eliot, go kiss the kids.

Please?

No When When Contest This Year

This is what it looks like outside my house in New Hampster today, Saturday February 27th.  As you can all see, there is no snow.  OK, there is a tiny bit, but not enough to have a When When Contest.

Many of you are sorry, but Mom and I are not. It's not always fun to navigate through gigantic piles of snow, or to worry if there is too much on your roof.

Maybe next year!


PS I am still in Passa Dena, having fun with Mrs P's third grade students. I went to recess with them on Friday, and boy oh boy did I have fun. Running and climbing, chasing balls around in the warm California sunshine was great. Photos later (I hope.)

Freaky Friday!!

You are not going to believe this.

MOM went home to New Hampster.

And I stayed in sunny California to spend a week with Mrs P and her third grade students near Passa Dena.  

Mrs P and me at Nick's in Manhattan Beach CA

 Mrs P has been telling her students about me for years, so when she and Mom had dinner the other night with Mr Karate and Rubylocks, I thought it would be a good learning experience to spend a week with Mrs P and her third graders.

So here I am!

Lookit! I have a special bed at Mrs P's house, and I am sleeping under a Gizzy quilt that Mom made for Mrs P's cat Rusty. (Rusty is now at the Bridge.)

This is the quilt Mom made for Rusty, Mrs P's ginger boy. Can you find him?

I am sure we will all learn new things. Since Mom is going to be a Mim-may, I am going to have to get used to little sticky people. Mom says third graders aren't that little or sticky. Mrs P says her class has the highest math scores in the district. That sounds like a win-win proposition to me, so I'll be here for a few more days, and I'll fly home to New Hampster later.

And you know, I really like the SUNNY and WARM weather in California. 

Heh!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get some sleeps. These kids are furry bizzy and I can't take as many naps as usual when I am in class with them.

Wordless Wednesday

    

(At the Palos Verdes Botanic Garden)

Mom went to a Quilt show...

And she forgot to take me. I could say I was annoyed but I was fine with it. I needed to catch up on my naps.

It is warm and sunny here in the city of Angels and I have been napping in the sun. 

 Mom got to see a quilt made by one of her quilt heroes, Molly Upton so she was happy. 

I Went to Disneyland!

        

OMG!! Mr Karate and Rubylocks brought Mom and me to Disneyland!  It was PAWESOME!

                                

It is a beautiful place.

                                           

Here we are in front of the statue of Mr Disney himself. We had loads of fun. 

                                 

Here Mr Karate and I are trying to liberate the sword from the stone. I couldn't do it. 

                          

Mom and I loved "It's A Small World" most of all. The building was so pretty. 

       

It was amazing. Mom was singing and smiling. I dunno when I ever saw her so silly. 

                               

Mr Karate and Rubylocks were pretty happy too!

                               

Oh geez, I had so much fun. Here I am with a statue of Dumbo. I saw the Milennium Falcon,

                            

Almost got eaten by a snake, 

                               

(That was not fun)

                                

Watched THREE parades,

                                 

Met some really nice cast members (this is Justin who helped Mom buy this ...

                                 

Sweatshirt commemorating the 60th anniversary of Disneyland,

Went to see It's a small world (again!)

                            

Had some really good food....

 

And watched some pretty freaking amazing fireworks. 

Mom said it was the second best day ever. (Cause nothing can top yesterday.)

 

 


 

 

The Big Surprise!

I was gonna keep this trip to the City of Angels a secret until I got home, but Mr Karate & Rubylocks had a special something something to give Mom. 

 

This is such big news I just had to spill the beans. 

Boy you shoulda heard Mom squee!

I'm gonna be an Auntie Cat!

Truthful Thursday

This is Mom's newest Amaryllis. It is really pretty. You may not believe it but I have no interest in it at all. 

Tuxie Tuesday

I'm getting ready for something kinda special. It's a secret, so I can't tell you much more about it right now, but I'll let you in on it when the time is right.