Formerly Feral Friday

I told you Mom is de-cluttering. Check this out...Mom got rid of the old encyclopedias.She got rid of the old broken water cooler, and the little purple chest of drawers. (She put the out with the trash last night, and this morning when she got up they were gone! The trash truck hadn't even come by yet!)
Look at all the empty space!
Mom says I have nothing to worry about. Me and all my stuff are staying put.

That's one of the advantages of being formerly feral.

I am a very happy cat.

Thursday Things

Amid all the craziness here with Mom cleaning stuff, Mom finally got the When When prize packages ready. Mom will give them to the man in the bloo shorts and he will be delivering them to the winners soon!

Almost Wordless Wednesday

You know that story about Nero fiddling while Rome burned? Well, I am staying out of Mom's way as she wrecks the house. She has decided to "de-clutter", except it's bigger than that.

Stay tuned!

Remembering Sweet Praline

I am a bit blue today. One of the legendary Catizens of the Cat Blogosphere, dear Sweet Praline, has crossed to the Rainbow Bridge. I know I'll miss one of my favorite cat Divas.

Millie Monday

Mom and I didn't do much this weekend. She did the usual food hunting and what she calls the washing machine shuffle. She watched a little tennis and I napped.

The sun came out a little bit, but it's gone away now. I am tired of cold grey days.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everybody! I am enjoying a nap on Mom's nice, warm sheets out of the dryer. This was the view outside for a little while yesterday. You might have to click the photo to biggify.
Fortunately, it didn't amount to anything!

Happy Birthday Mr Karate!

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday dear Mr Karate,
Happy birthday to you!

Formerly Feral Friday

Mom says I have to eat crow.

I say HECK NO! I like BEEF!

Mom just laughs.

I don't know why she wants me to eat something different.

It's not my fault she -finally- figured out what I want when I meow at her after dinner. It's not my fault she finally has a lap worth sitting in.

And for the life of me I don't know what this all has to do with Formerly Feral Friday.

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

(yeah, I'm on Mom's lap. She had her little camera in her pocket. She got it out, and held it up to take a picture. So finally here's proof.)

Tuxie Tuesday with 'Nip

Where's the 'Nip?
It's right here, Millie, growing very nicely. It's small now, bit it will get bigger.

OH! OKAY! Thanks Mom!

Millie Monday

Do you know what Mom did outside yesterday?
She built a box for dirt. This is on the side of the house, and it's in the shade most of the day. She says it is for let-us. I can think of a few things cats would like to be let to do in this box, but Mom says that is why she stapled the mesh over the top.This is going to be very interesting to watch.

Sleepy Weekend

I've been napping in the heated cat cup and on warm laundry out of the dryer because even though it's April, it's -cold- here! Mom's even got the heating monster going.

While I've been napping, Mom has been doing some "shopping therapy." After balancing the books this week, Mom went shopping. She bought bags and bags of Temptation treats for the Cats who won the When When Contest. She went to the Evil Little Chocolate Store to buy the evil little chocolate for their moms, she went food hunting, and then she went shopping for herself.

Did she buy herself some treats? No. Did she buy herself some geeky toys? No. Did she go her favorite quilting store and buy fabric? No. Did she buy dirt for her garden? No. Did she buy ME anything special? No.

She bought herself some clothes.

Bo-ring.

So what will we be doing the rest of the weekend? I will be napping, and Mom will be tippy-tapping or reading her Kindle.

Oh.

I forgot something.


I got into her lap again. And stayed there for a while.

Finally Friday

Mom hasn't done anything all week. Usually she makes quilts at night, but this week she balanced books, did all the dishes and sat around reading*.

I'm not complaining. I've been sitting next to her most nights and getting plenty of scritches, but I run whenever she brings out the little camera, so no pictures.

Oh well!



*What's Mom been reading? The Gardner Heist, The Help, The Disappearing Spoon, Gunn's Golden Rules.



The When When Contest officially over!
Gracie, Emily & tt, there is no snow in the back yard, so you have won consolation prizes. Please send your favorite flavor of Temptations and your snail mail addresses to me at darlingmillie AT gmail DOT com. (You know how to put them together.) Mom will be putting together the prize packages this weekend, and hopes to mail them next week!

Thanks for playing this year!

Thinking Thursday

I'm thinking.


Really.


(Noela, Queen Munchkin, Yoda, there is still snow out back.)

Happy Birthday Sweetbean!

Today is SweetBean's birthday. She is five years old today.

Mom can't believe she is five. Mom says, "How did SweetBean get to be FIVE?"

Same way I did, I tell her! By eating, napping and playing and growing!




Sheesh! Sometimes beans are soooooooooooo dumb.

Happy Birthday honey!
Smoochies!

Tattle-Tale Tuesday

Mom claims she spent about three hours balancing the books last night.

This is a complete and utter fabrication. She did not touch any books and I didn't see her with any magazines either. All she did was shuffle papers across her desk, write little x's on some special papers, and click boxes on the computer. She wasn't too happy with some guy named "Bank" either, by the time she was done.

I'm just sayin'


For those of you who did not win the When When Contest, you might still be in the running for the consolation prize. This is the view out back, and you can see there isn't much snow left out there! Remember what it looked like back in January?Mom and I will send treats to the contestant who correctly guesses the day the snow is gone out in the back lot. (Sorry Monty, honey. It isn't you.)

When When Winners!

It's Gone! It's When! Woo Hoo!

Dear Cats, the When When Contest is over! There is NO snow on the ground outside, and we have two winners!
Kikkycat doesn't have a blog, but she represents a lot of cats, and Jenny is one the cats at Forty Paws. Concatulations, LadyCats! Please send me and Mom your street addys and be sure to tell us what kind of Temptations treats you like the best.

Thank you to all the cats who participated and make this contest one of the most anticipated contests of the year!

Heh.

Is It When Yet?

The winner of the When When Contest will be determined when Mom looks out the window and doesn't see snow anywhere in the picture. This is the view out the window this morning.
Mom wasn't sure if that stubborn patch of snow was still there, so she zoomed in with her nifty little camera. She could see a very small patch of snow under the bushes.She went outside (in her pj's!) and checked. There is a teeny tiny patch of snow. This means Simba, Claude and Marlene, and Daisy the Pomeranian, you guys did not win the When When Contest.
I'm really sorry.

Slow Saturday

Baby Grace, Rose & the Royals, I am sorry, but that patch of snow hasn't melted yet! This means you are not the winners of the When When Contest.
Yesterday Mom took the day off from her day hunting gig and took Mim-may to the Portland Museum of Art to see their Biennial Show.They had a good day. Mom says they had awesome real live dead fish for lunch at Nara Sushi.

Me? I stayed home and napped in the sun.


Mom's gonna play with dirt today. She's promised to plant me some 'Nip!

Not When Friday

I am sorry Hannah. That little patch of snow is still on the ground outside. You have not won the When When Contest.
There is a lot to look at outside, though. What has got my attention?That nice fat birdie in the bushes. He looks tasty.This, not so much.