Help Parker and Wayside Waifs

Just a reminder if you haven't been to Parker's blog ... there's a link there to help Wayside Waifs win $10,000. This is an organization that Parker's Mom is involved with. Please go and help out (today and tomorrow).

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Two for Tuesday

We have been on window patrol lately. It is an important thing to do, and one of our favorite views is of the back yard. We see squirrels, and I expect to be seeing more birds soon. And of course two of our neighbor cats will come and visit, too. Plus this door gets great sun, which is nice for a nap while on window patrol.

Aren't Maggie and Huggy Bear cute together? They're best buds, and hang out all the time. If you find one, the other usually isn't too far away. They really seem to be the only two who don't huff or hiss or fuss at each other.

Cat's Barber

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm not going to a barber, even if it is a Cat's Barber. I like my furs just the way they are. (Dad shot this picture yesterday in downtown Columbia.)

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Mancat update

Well we did a photo shoot this weekend to have new pictures, and some good ones too, and you know what ... they're still on the camera. These people! Keep this up and I may have to trade them in. But we did get some good snuggle time this weekend, which is very important, and enjoyed some hard rain, too. I hope everyone else had a good weekend, too.

Out of sync

I'm all messed up, because I was trying to do a Wordless Wednesday post, only to realize that today is Thursday! Time can go by so fast when you are catnapping in the closet. It's finally starting to warm up some here so we're getting some more garage time, and we are totally loving having Mom home. Sleeping is so much better when you are doing it next to your Mom (even if she's on the laptop or catching up on Iron Chef). We're short on pictures, don't ask me how because they seem to be taking our picture every time we nap, but I'm sure there will be a photo shoot this weekend to make up for it. Hope everyone else is starting to get some warmer weather too.

Mom Day

We are so so so so excited because Mom is staying home today. She was working as the interim administrator of the theatre she's involved with, and the last few weeks she's been training the new executive director and today she's letting him go on his own. Which is super good because we finally get to spend the whole day with Mom again! Can you say "snuggle time!"

Dad thought this was funny ...

How to wrap a cat for Christmas video ... this cat is was more patient than I am. I'd have destroyed the paper long before they could even start. Besides, I'm sure there's some ribbon to chew on.

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Tuxie Tabby Tuesday

This is truly a two-fer today ... and possibly the only time you'll ever see this: Maggie and Josie curled up together napping. Usually when Maggie joins Josie there is some butt-biting and hissing and Josie huffs off and Maggie claims Josie's spot. But not this day. No, instead Maggie curled up right with Josie, and even took the same pose as her. Maybe 2010 will turn over a new leaf for the sisters.

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a good New Year's celebration last night. The four of us spent it together in the master bathroom having our own little party while Mom and Dad had a few friends over. Now we're snuggled up with Mom and Dad relaxing and half-watching some football ... the way January 1 is supposed to be spent.

Secret Paws

Our Secret Paws gift came the other day, right as Mom and Dad were heading out of the house. It was cruel torture to have to wait for them to come back so we could open it, but it turned out to be worth the wait! Our Secret Paw was China Cat, and boy did we get spoiled.




Maggie and Josie were quick to investigate the gifts, all wrapped up.


Huggy Bear took time to read the note, like Mom has always taught us.


We got all kinds of great stuff -- orange mice, and wobbly balls, and Temptations, and a Santa mouse that scoots across the floor, and some rattling balls, and a nip cigar that the girls just went nuts over.


Here's Maggie getting the nip cigar. You can tell it's amazing because she's right beside a pack of Temptations and not paying any attention to them.


Huggy Bear claimed the pink wobble ball as his.


Josie claimed the first orange mouse, and went running through the house with it before Mom could even get the tag off.


I got an orange mouse, too.

We must have been very good this year to get such great stuff! Thanks China Cat!

At the beginning, I mentioned that Mom and Dad were leaving when the Secret Paws arrived. They were going to meet Aunt Tiff, and Aunt Tiff had gifts for us, too!I'll post a couple of pictures later, so as to not confuse with the Secret Paws gifts. But I did want to say "Thanks Aunt Tiff!"

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas with family and friends! We were good and didn't sneak downstairs when we heard Santa Paws coming. And a good thing too, because we wanted to stay on the nice list. We got extra treats today for being good, too.

Wordless Wednesday

Carbon pawprint

I'm not happy that this article on Yahoo! is comparing my carbon pawprint to that of driving a VW Golf for a year. At least I'm better than a dog. They're more than twice the equivalent of driving an SUV.

Maggie Monday

Maggie and I helped with the gift wrapping this weekend. Maggie decided the scraps of paper left over made a good toy, and lucky for her Mom and Dad agreed.


Mom and Dad took turns throwing the ball to Maggie. Sometimes she would bat it back at them, sometimes she would catch it in mid-air. In this one, she's twisting around to get the ball.


Here's Maggie demonstrating her bat down technique.


And this is the mid-air catch. I like this game too, but only when I'm all by myself. Maggie's pounced me a few too many times in mid-catch for me to relax and play with her around. But everything she knows, she learned from me.

*Christmas card update*

Mom has been a slacker, but she finally has Christmas cards that should be going out before Christmas, and arriving before New Year's. (She says she's been real busy "working" -- whatever that means. I think it's code for "neglecting the cats.")

Christmas wrapping

Mom was very busy this weekend wrapping presents. That meant we were very busy snoopervising.


I was in charge of the wrapping paper and the flat gift boxes.


Maggie was responsible for making sure the boxes were the right size.

Finally Friday

It's finally Friday ... Mom and Dad have a Christmas party tonight, but then it's hopefully time with us! I know there's some more shopping they need to do, and hopefully some Christmas cards created and mailed out.


Huggy Bear was in snoopervise mode the other night when Mom and Dad were packing the Secret Paws, even though here it just looks like he's hogging the bed. But trust me, he was snoopervising. And I guarantee that he'll be keeping a close eye on Mom and Dad this weekend to make sure we get our quality time.

Not really Wordless Wednesday

Well, it's supposed to be a Wordless Wednesday, but not quite ... but also not wordy enough to be a Wordy Wednesday. Here's Maggie snoopervising the Secret Paws package that went out yesterday and some of the goodies. There's more in the stocking that's not pictured. You'll just have to wait for our Secret Paw to take pictures to see it all.







Also, I hope Beau Beau and Noni Noni find homes for Christmas.