Magazine Photo Shoot--by Stryder

We have been very busy the past few days. Meowmy decided that we are too cute to not share with the world so she arranged for us to be on the cover of our very own magazine! We have spent lots and lots of time on grooming so that we could look our best. There were toes to lick, whiskers to wipe, ears to rub, faces to clean and furs to smooth. After all our preparations heres what we made!

First it's the mama kitty (at least MY mama kitty) Sugar. Sugar is 5 years old. She was rescued from a big pack of angry dogs on the side of the road. She was nothing but skin and bones when she was saved. Look at her now!




Next up is Butterscotch (a.k.a. Scotchy, Meatloaf & Scootcher). She is a feral kitty who decided that we needed her. She started appearing on the back porch about 3 1/2 years ago and made herself at home. She began by just having the occasional meal when it suited her but quickly decided that she needed to be inside where she could cause the most trouble. She and Sugar do not get along too well. Scotchy wants to be Queen Bee but Sugar has to remind her, that position is already filled. Queen Bee or not, isn't she beautiful?

Now its my turn. This is for all you lovely lady cats out there. Here I am practicing my man cat pose. I keep my healthy weight by stalking bugs and other little critters. I am 4 years old and I live both indoors and outside. I get to come and go as I please but mostly I prefer napping inside on the bed with my Meowmy. I am very snuggly and I like to purr. Check me out!

And finally, this is a special appearance by our freind Holmes. Holmes (a.k.a. CJ, Burrito, Homey or Amigo) lives with Meowmy's boyfriend Bob. He is 15 years old! Can you believe it!?! I look up to him and hope to be as smart as he is one day. He is also a spitfire. He once knocked a tooth out of a doggie's mouth! He has lots and lots of long furs. He has more attitude than we do so he chose to be on a different cover. Ladies, watch out for him, he loves them and leaves them so this cover seemed appropriate.

Well thank you for visiting us and checking out our photo shoot. It was lots of fun. After all this blogging I'm ready for some kitty krunchies and a long nap. See ya next time!

--Stryder

I Am Loved

Tuesday Toesday

This was my birthday present to myself.

The Furry Fighter

Today we celebrate the life of this brave kitty, Storm. She fought and won cancer not once but twice. Today she was too tired to go on and has left us to go to the Rainbow Bridge. We will miss her very much. Go in peace sweet Storm.

Friday Funny

This one was called "Strip Mining" courtesy of Nataliedee.com.

This one is courtesy of Icanhazcheezburger.com.

Happy Friday!

Live Long & Pawspurr

Well today is the day! Karl & Ruis just got hitched! It was a wonderful ceremony aboard the star ship Voyager. Captain Janeway presided over the gathering along with her crew and the many beloved guests. Unfortunately we were unable to attend the actual wedding but we are all geared for the reception!

Stryder is decked out in this fancy recreation of a Captain Kirk uniform. His grandma Carol spent hours adding all the shiny details so that he would look fabulous. Just like a mancat he was ready in 2 minutes flat. Now he is just adjusting his transmitter while he waits in the Captain's seat.
Scotchy wanted to look glamorous in her recreation of a Star Trek costume. I don't know what planet this one came from but she looks great. After a whole day of practicing in her new heels she's not wobbling at all.
The gracious hosts that they are, Karl & Ruis sent ahead some refreshments to get the party started until they arrive at the reception. Just look how fresh and lovely this catnip is! The gang can't wait to give it a chew and a rub and maybe even a roll or two.
The festivities have just gotten started so be sure to beam over and wish them well. Hope we bump into you at the reception!

For Your Viewing Pleasure

I drew this a few months ago and it made me laugh. Sorry about the shadow. Looking at it now it kinda reminds me of a South Park character or something.

Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time?

Ok, I have a confession to make. I LOVE New Kids on the Block. I know what your thinking, what a dork! but its true! I do. And I don't care cause I know I'm a dork but thats what makes me, ME.

It started out in about 10th grade for me. My friend Tina was what you could call a little obsessed with them. She had all the posters, the tapes, the video tapes, the magazines, the pins, buttons, dolls, fake backstage passes, everything! She would sing all of their songs on the radio but she wouldn't stop there. She had a passion for little Joey Joe so everytime a song, any song, not just one of theirs, would say the word you she would swap it for Joe. At first I thought I was just hearing her wrong but then it became quite amuzing to see how she could make any song into a love song to her man. My favorite was a Mariah Carey song, Emotions. Imagine this: Joe's got me feeling emotions deeper than I've ever dreamed of.... Cute right?

Well it started with me sharing a ride to my first ever concert. We were on our way and I let it be known that I had only ever heard their first album. Tina freaked! How could I be a fan and not have heard the latest and the greatest!?! Well she must have decided at that point that I was her mission. From then on we ate drank slept NKOTB. By the end of a few short months I'd say that I could compete with her on who could out obsess who.

Soon afterward my family and I moved to Georgia and I had lost my fellow fan friend. We would write and call and she even came for a short visit but it wasn't the same. She would talk less and less about Joe and she became all about that guy who sang Rico Suave, I think his name was Gerardo or something. Anyway, I felt all alone in my love for the Kids. About that time I stopped hearing about them and they just kinda faded away. There was no one to share my love for them with so I moved on.

Flash forward to the present and the news that the Kids were getting back together. O. M. G!! I am so psyched! I couldn't believe it! Finally some good news in this messed up world! lol. I have been so excited about this but one problem....I had no one to share this excitement with! Tina has dissappeared into my long list of long lost friends and as much as I hate to admit this, I don't really have too many friends living waaaay out here in this little mountain town. Everybody I have tried to share my excitement with has just kinda given me that are you serious look. Yes! I'm serious. I still love the New Kids.

Just when I thought that I was alone on this I found this: Desperately Seeking Sanity's Bloggy Giveaway. I have finally found another dork to share my excitement with! Can you believe it!?! They really do exist! lol. I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed reading her blog and seeing all the references to NKOTB. It makes me feel like a teenager again. Only this time no acne!

Not only did I enter her bloggy giveaway, I WON!!! I think I won her over with my masterful reinterpretation of Donnie's rap from the song No More Games. Or I could have just been the random name picked out of a hat, who cares? I don't! All I know is that I won an awesome prize and have gained a new friend. Who could ask for more?

Its Garden Party Time!

Today we are celebrating Gretchen and Yoggie's birthday! Gretchen is throwing a Garden Party Tea for all her kitty freinds with lots of yummy treats! She also provided top hats for the gentlemen cats and beautiful feather hats and fans for the lady kitties. Here you can see Stryder trying one on for size. He doesn't look too happy with this one does he? I think he may be more displeased with my graphics skills than with the top hat. I think he looks very handsome! :o)




It took a lot of time and convincing to get Stryder to agree to pose with Scotchy under the Rose Arbor. I also had to bribe him with a glass of Tuna Juice Punch. Scotchy seemed partial to the Sweet Catnip Tea and the Catnip Cordials.



Also celebrating birthday's today is Gandalf & Grayson and Dr. Tweetie's Aunt Stinky. Yay! Happy Birthday efurrykitty!

Gretchen is still serving up her delicious treats over at Gretchen's Paw Prattle be sure to stop by and say hello!

Furry Friday

Meet my furry family.

This is Butterscotch, a.k.a. Scotchy. She likes to show off her belly but watch out! Its a trap, she just wants to sucker you in so she can bunny kick and chomp on your hand.

This is Stryder. He's the sweetest kitty there is. He is a snuggler and a head butt-er. He likes to sleep on my chest or right against my face if he can. I frequently wake up with him tucked up under my chin.

The basket kitty is his mama, Sugar. She is the queen of the household but she has to constantly defend her title cause Scotchy wants to take over. Sugar is very quick to give her a smack to show her who is boss.

Hope you enjoyed meeting them. Now brush off all the fur and go have a good weekend.

5 Things

Yay! Its meme time again. Boy, I never get tired of them. My buddy Josey tagged me for this one. In case you hadn't figured it out its called 5 Things. Basically its a bunch of questions and I have to come up with 5 answers for each. Let's see how it goes.

First, the rules:
1. Each blogger answers the questions about themselves.
2. Then tag five people. Make sure to let them know! :)

What I was doing 10 years ago - 1998
1. Living with my (now ex) boyfriend.
2. Yoyo dieting.
3. Flirting on the internet.
4. Watching cute guys at the mall with my friend "J" (another dysfunctional character that is now an ex).
5. Pretending to be happy.

Five things on my to-do list today
1. Try on clothes delivered through catalog. Check!
2. Fix bed frame. Check!
3. Post to my blog. Check!
4. Laundry.
5. Search want ads.

Snacks I enjoy
1. Crackers with cream cheese and salsa.
2. Crackers with cheese and apple slices.
3. Apples with peanut butter.
4. Scoops style Frito's with french onion dip.
5. Honey Bunches of Oats cereal with a touch of Hazelnut creamer. Sounds weird but very yummy!

Things I would do if I were a billionaire
1. Pay off all my debt.
2. Pay off all my loved ones' debts.
3. Buy a nice house, maybe 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. Oh yeah and with a pool and a hot tub and a big deck in back. A nice backyard with a garden and plenty of places for my kitties to investigate. Top it off with a beautiful wrap around front porch with a big ole swing for enjoying summer nights with a glass of lemonade. What could be better?
4. Build an animal shelter and hire my friends to run it with me.
5. Go on an extended vacation and see all the places I've ever been curious about.

Five of my bad habits
1. Letting myself get defeated.
2. Indulging in self pity.
3. Withdrawing from social situations.
4. Limiting myself.
5. Being lazy.

Five places I have lived
1. LaFontaine, IN (childhood hometown)
2. Wabash, IN (transitional home before big move)
3. Norcross, GA (first place down south)
4. Lawrenceville, GA (first real home in Atlanta)
5. Alto, GA (current residence)

Five jobs I've had
1. Daycare teacher (toddlers & two's and then for infants).
2. Administrative assistant (part time answering phones at night while in school).
3. Manufacturing associate (built cash registers and cellular phone chargers).
4. Nanny (worked for a family of two doctors, had their baby from 6 weeks until 1 year old).
5. Administrative assistant (data entry specialist, A/R clerk, insurance processor, customer service, you name it I've done it).

What I'd like to be doing in 10 years
1. Be a wife and mother. (Bob? Are you listening? lol)
2. Be financially stable.
3. Have a career I love.
4. Be a homeowner.
5. Sing publicly on a regular basis and maybe even get paid for it!

Wow! that was a lot of info! Now, I know that the rules say to tag 5 bloggers but I don't really know 5 bloggers who would do it. So I'm gonna tag the first 5 people who read this. Now you don't have to do it but I sure would be interested to learn a bit more about you so come on, what have you got to loose? I'll be watching! :)

Beware of the Shelf Snatchers

It was an ordinary day just like any other, I was amusing myself on the computer playing games, chatting with a friend, reading blogs, you know the usual. I had let my cat in the house a short while ago and he was unhappy to have to share me with the glowing box on the desk so he wandered about aimlessly looking for some entertainment. I became lost in my own electronic world and after a while I started to wonder what had become of poor bored little kitty.

I got up from my post and began looking for him in the kitchen. “Stryder? Where are you baby cat?” Cat food bowl? Nope, not there. Refrigerator rug? Nope, not there. Hmmm...? Are you in the living room? Empty sofa, recliner and front door rug. Where could he have gotten? I turned around and headed for the bedroom. Nope, no kitty there. Not even under the bed or dresser. He likes his privacy so maybe he's in the closet again. No. No closet kitty.

Well this left only one place, the bathroom. I know that he likes to follow me in there after a shower and have a lick of refreshment off the shower curtain, but he wasn't thirsty today, no kitty in the tub. I took a spin to look around the room and something caught my eye behind the door. I pushed the door closed to get a better look. “What in the heck?” Something fluffy caught my attention on the linen shelf.







I guess he knew that it was April Fool's Day and he thought he'd play a little game of hide and seek with me. The foolish part was that he was on top of a slippery magazine and couldn't seem to get any traction and was having a hard time getting out. He looked like he had jackknifed himself into that little wedge of open space. I reached in and twisted him around and pulled out the magazine and then he was able to get out.

I think he had planned a little sneak attack on me. Luckily I had my camera and now the joke is on him. Ain't he cute?

So does anyone else have a April Fool's Day story to share?