"Mainecoonma=Mom of 2 Maine's"

Dragonfly by.....

2011-07-26T23:05:00.000-07:00

I think there is a dragonfly that is having a love affair w/my car antenna, bright orange & so pretty. EVERY year I get the same looking one...for over 3 years & always they just love to hang out on my antenna. They don't live long so I know its not the same one. Very pretty though, or handsome if its a MALE.

A tale of a tail....

2011-07-03T07:08:00.000-07:00

I found the cats playing w/this lovely tidbit on the mudroom rug, it was still twitching & moving around quite 'lively'...totally grossed me out. I detest reptiles and THIS was a bit too much for me...AND where was the rest of it??? Outside or INSIDE the house, now I am totally freaked out!! (to be continued...)

Bleau & Jay

2011-06-26T13:04:00.000-07:00

We recently showed our squirrel that I feed, but I also feed 2 Bluejays that have been around for over a year. They are a 'couple' and the Mr is named Jay & the Mrs is Bleau. They come when I whistle or just shake the peanuts and I have had soooo many opportunities to catch them on film but just never did...kinda like our private moment LOL! But then Bleau disappeared after our last winter storm and I thought she was GONE...even though Jay kept coming around. Finally she showed up again last week (can tell its HER cuz shes plumper) and I figured she had probably been off tending a 'nest'. Since my friends have been around going on 2 years now I think I should start sharing.....so w/out further ado>>>>making his first appearance on a blog, I introduce to you our leading man and main gatherer of the peanuts (drum roll) JAY!!!

You probably have to BIGEFY the picture for a better view of my buddy, but I will try to get some better shots to share.

IT'Z HOTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

2011-06-24T21:36:00.000-07:00

After such a cool mild spring, summer is upon us and has REALLY heated up...much to FURRY kittehs dismay. Also being Maine's they have like '3' coats, so they tend to plop down right under the air vents>>>poor things sometimes look so lethargic LOL!

Murf all laid out, looks like he got runned over LOL!

Then he seems to come alive, you can tell that cuz YOU CAN SEE THE WHITES OF HIS TUMMIES...

AHHHHH BIG STREEEEETCH "Gawd Mawm, itz soooo dogGONE hot...pleaze flip on the AIRZ"

2011-06-20T15:58:00.000-07:00

WHAT ARE THE KITTEHS LOOKING AT????!!!!! SO INTENSE AND FOCUSED, IS IT A LIZARD, BIRD, SNAKE, BUG, HUMAN, ......??

IT'S A SQURREL FORAGING FOR THE TREATS MAWM TOSSES OUT TO EM!!
(Bigefy the picture to see he is POSING for Mawm MOL!)

It'z a RAID!!!!

2011-06-17T17:59:00.001-07:00

The copz are here, RUN!!!

MOL MOL, itz only Mawmz frend who came to vizit and uzez a polize bag az a duffle bag, MOL!!!

It's time to play ______

2011-04-19T19:07:00.000-07:00

We think nowz iz a good time to play Guezz whoz feet diz iz. Mawm haz gone back to school full time so thiz iz all we could come up with for now.....

Thoze are some BIG feet huh??!! Whoz are they?????

And if we dont post again before Sunday, you all have a Happy Easter and we hope that Peter Cottontail is good to you!

Ninety-six cats rescued from hoarder

2011-03-30T07:22:00.000-07:00

This was in our local paper, just breaks my heart and I hope many come forward to help...but also dont want the current 'tenants' @the shelter to be overlooked because they are not BREEDS.

This poor kitteh looks soooo frightened, cute little guy though! I have never seen an animal carrier like this, where's the air holes??!!
(click on the title to view the article)

Sasha Claws is coming to town...

2011-01-07T13:25:00.000-08:00

Mawm said our cuzin Sasha waz coming after Xmaz but waz staying @our Grammy'z, so we probably wouldnt see her. But we did, sorta....when she came over in the big green machine but she stayed outzide & we were hiding upstairz~juzt in case. Mawm vizited her though over @Grammy'z & look @theze picz...she'z not a dawg, she'z a horze!!!

Mawm brought her a new toy from Santa, she'z getting a good whiff of it....

before she chompz on it, NOM NOM NOM...the tag waz even still on it MOL/BOL!!

She REALLY liked her new toy but stopped long enough to 'poze', iznt she purty?!

Mawm sayz she iz a SENIOR furbaby so iznt getting around so well, thiz could be our lazt xmaz w/her, we hope not. Even though she iz BIG, barkz, droolz, and is a DAWG....she'z still our only cuzin & we love her! Happy New Year Sasha!!!

We were buried....

2011-01-03T18:38:00.000-08:00

Got SOOO much snow @once and the temps were record breaking, nothing would melt & our snow removal on the streets was QUITE lacking. I know this isn't bad compared to other states, but for this little town in Arizona it was a wallop...something (obviously) folks weren't prepared for. It sure is purty though....

The little pomegranate bush is almost to the ground again, looks like SPLAT! My snow covered car is barely visible @the bottom of the driveway.

My rocking chair looks like it's got white cushions on it, look @those berms....

That's a massive icicle, seriously! Bigefy the picture to see it clearer.

It's still there, I just took a pic of it tonite...kinda cool huh??!!

2010-12-29T20:28:00.000-08:00

We have a mini blizzard blowing thru & there is nothing to do but hunker down @home w/my kittehs...who still get mesmerized by the falling snow.

Maizee gazing out the window as the snow starts accumulating...so intense.

"that wite stuf iz coming frum up ther sumwher..."

Looking down our street this morning, now you cant even see the street, STILL haven't seen or heard any plows. Supposed to snow all nite & most tomorrow, I bet alotta neighbors will be staying home.....

Santa cometh again!

2010-12-26T20:42:00.000-08:00

Mawm came home from Grammy & Grampy'z w/stockingz Santa left there for uz, maybe he'z confuzed cuz mawm & Murf uzed to live there. We got sooo much more stuffz, OMC it'z like xmaz all over again...well it WUZ still xmaz LOL! She alzo brought uz some roazt beef & SHRIMP from xmaz dinner, we NOM NOM NOMMED on it...THANKZ Grammy!!

See thu cute stockingz grammy gotz for uz...soooo cute!

Maizee inspectz thu newly delivered stockingz, "wutz inzide mawm??!!"

LOOK LOOK...more treatz, wet food (stinky goodnezz), AND 2 squeakie fishiez!!!

Watch out Murfee, here comes a big red goldfish..."squeak squeak"

Murf sniff sniff sniffs the fishie before....

deciding that nomming on treats is much more appealing...NOM NOM NOM!!!

Maizee takes over & tries to get her some 'fishie'..."I'v got yoo my prety"....

Both cats are grateful for the humans they have in their lives & all their blessings...they have warmth, food, toys, love, and an abundance of cuddles!! We want to remember all the creatures in the world who arent as lucky, especially in the winter.

Xmas Morn'

2010-12-25T19:30:00.000-08:00

OMC OMC OMC, Santa came!! Mawm said he would but we wernt sure cuz we iz kinda poor thiz year...mawm iz still out of work (sigh). There wernt 'prezentz' but our stocking wuz STUFFED....look at what ALL we gotz!! But firzt mawm put our stocking on the dezk while she got thu camera ready & I couldnt wait~HA HA, I reached up & tried to grab it.....

"SWAT SWAT...ooh i'z too short, maybe if i stand on my tippy toez...."

"I caaaan aaaalmost reeeach iiiiiit...." SWIPE SWIPE!!(bigefy the picturez)

LOOK AT THIZ LOOT! Cat nip, hard & soft cat treatz AND 2 brand new chirping birdiez...we LOVE thoze OMC OMC!

"CHOMP" Maizee put thu bitie on thu birdie...omc itz stuck to cardboard. MAWM!

SNIFF SNIFF, mawm can we haz some of theze treatz??!! PLEAZE!
(yes they got some but those AND other pics got deleted...oops)

Mamw sayz even though we are her 'kidz' she still missez xmaz morningz w/her REAL kid Brittney who iz now 26 & haz a little one of her own. BUT she sayz at leazt OUR toyz dont need batteriez MOL MOL!

I iz FREEE!

2010-12-23T10:32:00.000-08:00

Today when mawm steped owtside i snuk thru thu screendor, whitch wuznt latched...teee heee! Mawm wuznt so hapy tho cuz she saw Murfee trying to ezcape too & thatz when she realized I wuz GONE! I wuz hiding under thu shed....shhhh!

She finaly saw me peak out but i wuldnt come to her cuz it wuz all wet & snowmelt wuz dropping EVERYWHER....pluz i wuz scared cuz i wuz probably in truble~RUH ROH!

Mawm banged on thu shed & blew thu airhorn but i wuznt budging, she wuz afraid to go inside cuz i might wandur off. FINALY i had enuf & started crying so mawm crawled down & coaxed me out a litle & wuz able to grab my scruf...whew it wuz nice to be outa ther, cold & muzty! Mawm WAS mad tho & said i getz no fudge for xmaz now.....yah like she evur givs us any goodyz she bakez. Prety kewl adventur huh??!!

Jingle Tails, Jingle Tails... MOL!

2010-12-19T11:52:00.000-08:00

Mawm'z been feeling fluish all wknd so we'z thought we'd blog for her & what better way to ring in the holiday seazon but with a lovely carol sung by ALL our furenz on YouTube! We thinkz you will enjoy it & SEAZON'Z GREETINGZ to ALL God'z creaturez. PURRZZ, Maizee & Murf

JUST CLICK ON OUR TITLE (Jingle Tailz) TO TAKE YOU TO THE VIDEO~ENJOY!

Easy Like Sunday....

2010-12-12T09:15:00.000-08:00

Maizee is basking in the splash of sunlight that graces their cat tower for only a short while in the morning hours. I snuck up on her & to my surprise she stayed in the same spot (for once) and I actually got some still shots of her...these are rather rare as she is ALWAYS 'on the go'! She even seemed to 'pose' for some close ups>>>an even bigger rarity.

"I iz in thu sunshine, starring out thu window, hoping for birdiez"

"Oh hi, you snucked up on mee...I wuz meditating."

"but soon turned to MUSH, dont i look mooshy??!! i luvz mah BOOGIE MAT, see it undur mee..."

"Then up for a glamer shot, dont i look meowgnifsently floofy & gorguz??!!! i iz stunning..."

"Thez iz how i normally look...but i likez the GLAM shot better! maybee i shuld get some walletz made, send them to all mah MAN CAT furenz"

Wake up & smell the snow.....

2010-11-28T08:19:00.000-08:00

We got a pleasant surprise this morning...we got our first 'real' snow last nite, you know the kind that STICKS. I was a little excited but the M's were more like YAWN. I did capture Maizee peaking out the front door @it, since she is so young she is still a tad curious about this 'white crap' that covers our yard.

"Hmmm thu groundz gawt white stuf on it, how are thu birdiez gona find ther stashed pnutz now???"

"HELLOOOO, are yoo birdiez still out there...yoo better comez move your nutz befour it REELY snowz. Guyz??? Mawm wherz all OUR birdiez today????"

She is referring to our Blue Jays that are usually quite loud @this time, I go out & just whistle and they come flying for peanuts and then hide them all over the yard. We have a particular 'pair' that seem to hang around our house so have come to assume they are working parents...mom & dad. But today none were to be seen or heard, this cold snowfall has even sent them into warm hiding.

Good Nite Dear Inigo....

2010-11-22T17:02:00.000-08:00

It is with GREAT sadness that we share w/you the passing of a very very special kitty...Inigo started his journey this wknd to the Rainbow Bridge, his Rumblefamily had to let him go and are heartbroken...Inigo was only four years old :( He was a Ragdoll and best buddies w/his brother Rumbles, a Maine Coon who is going to miss his best friend very much! We are sending PURRayers their way & holding them all in our hearts. RUN FREE INIGO!!!

Ray, a cat's best friend...

2010-11-11T18:27:00.000-08:00

The temps plunged pretty low rather quickly here, so what's a kitteh to do but look up their best friend Ray (sun ray) and share some quality time. Looks as is Murf found him in one of the small yet high windows in the bedroom...the sun usually only shines on that NW side of the house.

"Wut, itz warm HERE. Look no feet...MOL MOL!!"

Murfee is shipping early for Xmas....

2010-11-08T18:37:00.000-08:00

With the holidays just around the corner, we thought we'd get a head start on our Christmas mailing...especially the big packages as they take a bit longer. Here goes our first and most special one...

Ok Murfee get in the box, GOOD BOY!!

"now whut??" You need to get ALL the way in, crouch down....

"like thiz??" Yes Murf, very good....now we can close the box to send.

Ok now stay down while I go get tape to seal the box....BRB.

"wait a minute, did Mawm say TAPE...and SEND??!! when she said i wuz mailing early i thought i wuz 'shipping', not BEING SHIPPED!!"

HAPPY MAIZDAY!!

2010-10-29T18:48:00.000-07:00

Since we dont know the M's actual birth dates we celebrate 'their day' on the days they were brought here to their forever home. TODAY 2 years ago is the day Maizee joined us from the Humane Society. We ALL were ambivalent about this new furbaby joining our small family so the first night she had to sleep in the guest bathroom all by herself, a radio was also in there to help soothe her in her NEW surroundings. She didn't think that was too keen though and cried her little kitteh 'mews' for quite awhile, it was heartbreaking. I just COULDN'T do it the next night so she was free to roam, which she did....all over ME trying to sleep AND being still somewhat of a kitten, she didn't sleep thru the night & would play off & on. The biggest habit she started though was climbing on my chest & curling up under my chin, try to sleep w/THAT happening most nights! She even did it to my houseguest Mo, who eventually had to lock Maizee out...she is cute, soft and warm but it does get old LOL! Luckily she stopped it as she got older and I later read that kittens do that because they get cold so easy, its also the closest spot to our hearts so I guess maybe they are mimicking snuggling up to their mama kitty.

Here she is right before leaving the shelter, she was tiny and see her tummy is still shaved from her surgery.

Here she is this evening sitting pretty as usual, she knows she's the princess of the house but is also 'scrappy' and holds her own when wrestling w/her big brother Murf.

All in all Maizee turned out to be a very pleasant & fulfilling addition to our home & hearts, we think the feeling is mutual. So Happy Day to her and we are looking forward to many many more!!!

Max's Halloween in Hemet

2010-10-29T00:31:00.000-07:00

Halloween '03 and we were in a new place (motherNlaw quarters=attached large garage converted into a nice little apartment), but we still tried to pull off the holiday obligations. 'The pumpkin was carved by hand w/care, in hopes that trick or treaters soon would be there...'

"SNIFF SNIFF, Mama did a good job this year"

"MAMA where's MY pumpkin???"

Max waiting by the door for candy beggars, see HIS lil pumpkin behind him?

We had some kids come by but once again we lived in an area that wasn't well traveled by foot. Despite that Max still got all the attention and one kid even walked in & wanted to hold him...Max obliged.

Another Maxster Halloween

2010-10-28T11:55:00.000-07:00

Halloween '99 and Max is totally anticipating the night of trick or treaters. Pumpkin, CHECK! Decorations, CHECK! Candy, CHECK! We were all set...

Here he is admiring my pumpkin carving. I put a rat on top of the pumpkin to scare him, nothing scares HIM.

"Nice try Mama but you didnt scare me....sheesh how immature!"

"Ok we're all ready, bring on the candy beggars. HELLOOO, where's all the kids??!!"

Sadly we were living in a townhome @the time so not only did we not have much room to decorate but didnt have many trick or treaters. Max still enjoyed what little did come by.

Happy Halloween Max!

2010-10-27T11:00:00.000-07:00

My last cat Max used to LOVE Halloween and would even wait anxiously by the door for the trick or treaters. He was so adorable & friendly that EVERYONE wanted to pet him...so while I handed out treats, Max was getting his own treats>>>all the attention a handsome boy could want! I will be sharing some of his holiday pics in the next couple posts leading up to Halloween...

'97 his 2nd Halloween and he is practicing his 'cuteness' for the candy beggars.

'98 and he is just back from the groomers...hence the festive colors in his bow. He HATED the bows but tolerated them cuz it led to our "oohing & ahing" over him MOL!

'98 and chomping on HIS pumpkin, yes every year he got his very own little pumpkin...and every year he would chomp on it. Sadly I didn't carry on that traditional w/the M's.

Even though Halloween is my absolute favroite holiday and I have TONS of decor I dont really decorate anymore cuz my daughter is grown, Max is gone and I haven't gotten Trick or Treaters where I have lived lately. Some year my dream is to live in a place that is all around accommodating for me to have the best dressed crib on Halloween AND be able to share it w/others...mostly the wee ones.

A precious furrie has crossed the bridge

2010-10-23T09:38:00.000-07:00

A classmate of mine from high school (April) lost her beloved furbaby Fluffy last weekend to a coyote and she is pretty heartbroken...even trying to take blame. I thought it might lift her spirits to see a loving tribute to her fallen pet, she is a huge animal lover & over the years has acquired quite a menagerie in addition to Fluffy. But Fluffy came w/the house...literally, as she was there already 2 years before April moved in~being an outside cat. April got to spend 6 great years being her 'staff' and Fluffy got probably double that in love & care. She will be greatly missed but will always be waiting for her 'MOM' @the Rainbow Bridge....

(April's comments are below the pics)

"Fluffy on the back wall of my yard -- and no, I did not bestow upon her this cliched moniker!"

"Surprised this photo isn't blurry because I was laughing so hard while taking it. Fluffy had been visiting me in my office and was lying on a bunch of paperwork that was on the floor and inadvertently walked away with a pink Post-It note attached to her butt!"

"I snapped this photo from inside my kitchen while Fluffy was basking in the sun on the back patio."

Note; April was able to bury her friend in the rose garden.

Good will hunting....

2010-10-16T13:23:00.000-07:00

So I was tossing some of my late Grandmother's OLD crochet booklets in the recycling bin when some fell outside & after I had picked them up there was an envelope on the ground w/my Grama's name on it. It was laying there all by itself so @first I thought "I" had dropped it, but when I saw my Grama's name & the return addr I knew it was a 'find'. I figured it was probably receipts but DID relish "What if it was $$$?"...

It WAS!! There were 11 $2 dollar bills (1976) in a thin billfold. YES Grama actually slipped me $22 from 'beyond' just when I needed it>>>she hasn't changed♥ "I love & miss you Grama!!!" xoxoxoxo

(what a cool 'sign' from Heaven, huh? My mom has had those booklets since Grama passed in '01 AND they were sitting in my driveway since last weeks yard sale. Amazing that "I" found that envelope...it WAS on it's last stop before the recycling yard.)

"Over the river and through the woodz...

2010-09-06T13:52:00.000-07:00

...to Grandmother'z houze we go!" Yezterday Mawm took uz to Grammy & Grampy'z for the day while THEY put together a new hutch>>>and WE juzt 'kicked it'. I of courze waz my charming self but Maizee waz a big fraidy cat & hid (slept) under the sofa mozt the time.

Here I iz being so well behaved! (of courze thiz was before me & Maiz both tried to squeeze into Grampy'z office window & knocked over hiz stereo & stuff...ooopz! Sowwy Grampy)

Hmmm, thiz smellz good....I am starting to remember the place since I DID live there when I was a newly adopted kitteh. I think Grammy & Grampy like that I behave better now that I am 'mature' MOL!

See here iz Maizee peaking out from under the sofa, big scardy cat MOL MOL!

"I iz nawt scared, I iz juzt getting mah bewty sleep four when I makez mah apperence>>>TADAH!! Pluz Grampy'z power toolz made vary lowd noizez that evin Murf staid away frum....so WHO'z thu fraidy cat now???!!! snicker"

Actually both cats did their share of 'hide & seek' but gladly came out for some raw shrimp courtesy of Grammy, they also got some wet food (treat) and would've had a piece of steak if Mom hadn't accidentally flushed it down the sink...sorry guys! There was a 'bathroom' incident though that I completely didn't know had happened>>>Grammy went to the potty not knowing Maizee was in there, to which Maizee freaked at being closed in & started howling & scratching @the door. This brought Murf running to her rescue on the other side of the door, where he then started howling & scratching too....AAWW he was trying to save his little sister, see they DO love each other.

Look what Mawm bought....

2010-09-01T18:38:00.000-07:00

I actually got this awhile ago but was having problems getting the pictures downloaded, isnt it a BEAUT??!! I went to help @Miss Kitty's (rescue group I volunteer for) rummage sale and the minute I walked in the door I saw it & HAD TO HAVE IT. Luckily I arrived just in time for the 50% markdown of ALL items AND got first dibs cuz I was a volunteer>>>so I got it for $37.50 & its in EXCELLENT condition!

I have always wanted a bench like this for my 'mud room', you know so you can sit & remove boots etc. It also has storage under the bench like I desired, so I was like PERFECT! All the ones I had found so far had coat hooks on the top but I already have those built into the wall so this will sit right under those. I will try to get photos of it when it is 'positioned' but have to remove some 'lower' hooks first.

Tee Peeing in the Privy

2010-08-30T19:41:00.000-07:00

The upstairs is pretty much the M's domain and there's very few reasons for me to go up there, so sometimes I am surprised by what I find when I DO venture up. Recently when I peeked into the bathroom up there (only used by overnight guests) I came upon this MESS...someone had a TP party that I was unaware of!

Almost a whole double roll of toilet paper now wasted on the floor, MAIZEE!!!

Looks like the paper roll was used as a scratching post, yup this reeks of Maizee....Murf ratted her out too SHHH!

Eat, Pray, Love

2010-08-24T21:05:00.000-07:00

Look what I found hanging out in my front yard tonite, a Praying Mantis.
He's just kicking it on the handle of my mower....now if I could get him to actually do some mowing LOL!

Mail Call!

2010-08-20T10:35:00.000-07:00

Maizee is excited cuz we got an email from her boyfriend 'Chucky's human responding to our post we did on him. They also sent another hunky picture...ooh la la!

"Ha, thats great!

Heres another photo I took this week to cheer up Mom who is in St Louis... When Mom is away, Chucky is extra clingy to papa.

Thanks!

Mike S."

Maizee says HUBBA HUBBA!! MOL

(Note it is uncanny how much they resemble each other, Maiz has the same BROWN floofy tummy)

The Bag Challenge

2010-08-18T17:24:00.000-07:00

Just like the Pepsi Challenge, Murf is going to pick which bag is best>>>ordinary paper bag OR sturdy handled bag from an elite store????

Murfee standing by..........
Ok Murf, ready set go~~~PICK YOUR BAG!!!

"Thoze bagz? OK, here I goez"

"I likez thiz one, itz the bezt!

Just goes to show, cats will ALWAYS pick comfort over class......

Crashed out caturday....

2010-08-14T14:42:00.000-07:00

Who's this crashed out on the window sill???

It's Maizee!! "pant pant pant"

This past week has been rather hot here and we are itching for the monsoons to come back...hopefull anyday now as it is FINALLY getting cloudy again.

Patrol Car puppies

2010-08-12T21:50:00.000-07:00

8/11/2010 9:55:00 PM
Patrol car puppies
Dog gives birth in back of patrol car

Prescott Valley Police Department/Courtesy photo

The Daily Courier

A pregnant pit bull named Dutchess gave birth to a puppy in an officer's patrol car Friday morning.

About 10:30 a.m., a Prescott Valley police officer picked up a dog from a woman who said she'd been watching Dutchess for her owners, but the dog's owners never came back for her, said Sgt. Brandon Bonney, spokesman for the Prescott Valley Police Department.

The officer asked the woman if Dutchess was pregnant, but the woman told him that the dog was not pregnant.

When the officer arrived at the police station to impound Dutchess, he found that she'd given birth to a male puppy on the way there.

The officer put Dutchess in a kennel with her puppy, and she later gave birth to another puppy.

The officer took Dutchess to the Yavapai Humane Society to receive care for her and her puppies.

Police continue to try to contact Dutchess' owner, Bonney said.

Bride of Chucky!!!

2010-08-12T13:46:00.000-07:00

I have an old classmate of mine who also has a Maine Coon named Chucky...Crazy Chucky to his humans. He looks alot like Maizee and they are also pretty close in age, so we dubbed her his g/f>>>AKA the Bride of Chucky LOL LOL!! He is also a spitfire like Maizee AND even likes to be held upside down....see below

I rotated the picture but his head is in his dad's lap, look @his talons!

He really looks like CRAZY Chucky here, watch out...he's gonna attack!!! LOL!

Here he is shortly after he found his forever home, still just a baby AAAWWW! He was just a lil guy like Maizee but now they both have come into their own, so LOOK OUT........

Yikes a Big Mouse!!!

2010-08-10T18:14:00.000-07:00

I came home & told the M's that I had seen a really big mouse, bigger than my car even.....but it was bright yellow. Of course they got all excited til they saw the pics & realized they couldn't nom on it.

I know we have all see this before, the Truly Nolen BUG......

But have you seen this??!!

The Truly Nolen LIMO!!! I bet this will become a big hit for proms & weddings LOL LOL!

We are back!

2010-08-09T10:31:00.000-07:00

Sowwy we haz been awayz but Mawmz computer had problemz getting into BLOGGER & she'z not even sure if she will getz back in after thiz. Since she haz been on the computer so much...applying for jobz, filing unemp, selling thingz, taking paid surveyz, etc...we M'z have had to juzt sit idly by and wait wait wait to getz on & blog. LITERALLY.....

See me sitting next to the puter dezk waiting patiently, see the corner of the paper under me to the right>>>thatz Mawmz newly revized & printed rezume' MOL MOL!!

I cant waitz no more, I iz getting sleepy...veerry sleeepy...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Studly Caturday!

2010-07-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

See my fine form az if I iz pozing for a muzcle mag.....look at my manly muzcles, I iz RIPPED!! (MOL) You can sorta see Maizee behindz me, she dont have muzcles to flex....juzt FAT!! mol mol!!

No bones about it....

2010-07-22T11:13:00.000-07:00

Back when Murf & I were staying w/my folks he had a stuffed bone that squeaked...yes it was a 'dawg' toy but never told him that. He LOVED that bone and would hug, bite, sniff and bunny kick it to no end.

SNIFF SNIFF SNIFF, thiz smellz tazty....letz see if itz yummie....."

GRRRRR CHOMP CHOMP NOM NOM!!! I put the bitey on da bone, GRRRR!

MMM rather tazty if I do say so. I LUVZ my bone!!!!
(bigify the pixture & you can see my tongue MOL! Zoom in on that pic & you can see my nom holes)

Murf's Time Out....

2010-07-20T22:48:00.000-07:00

Sometimes both kittehs get a time out when they've misbehaved, but sometimes Murfee just needs some time to himself...away from his pestering lil sister. Occasionally he will go in the laundry room window and I will close both doors so Maizee cant get it....hence his 'alone time'. Maiz though being the pestering yet loving sis will pine & cry @the door.

"Mawm, Murfz in der & i wantz in! He weel mizz me, he NEEDZ me...."

"Hay Murf itz me Maiz, HELLOOOOO, are yoo in der??? Mawm wont letz me in..."

"SIGH, i guezz i weel juzt hav to wait thiz out. Suckz sometimez bein the lil sizter , SIGH!"

What's on the telly???

2010-07-11T05:36:00.000-07:00

Maizee getting up close & personal w/her favorite program....MOL!

Funny Friday!!

2010-07-02T21:46:00.000-07:00

HAVE YOU LAUGHED TODAY??!!
Mawm sayz after lazt weekz happeningz that we all need a good laugh, juzt something to lighten thingz up & remind uz that life cant alwayz be so seriouz. She had thiz older pic on her phone and now iznt even sure which one of uz thiz iz...SOME mawm huh? But whoever it iz, they sure are buzting a gut, sometimez we juzt crack each other up MOL MOL MOL!!!

"HEEE HEEE HEEE, HO HO HO, OMC YOU'RE KILLING ME!!!"

Mawm here, I seriously cant decipher which M that is...Murf is black & gray & Maiz is black & brown, but this pic is too dark. But don't we all look alike after living to together for years/ LOL!

The Bridge once again...sigh!

2010-07-01T09:19:00.000-07:00

This has just been a bad week for all the humans and the furbabys, woke up this morning to another beloved pet crossing the Rainbow Bridge. Little Neala was still just a tiny kitten who finally got her much needed surgery, but it proved to be just too much for her so after a few short days she had to say goodbye. This is all so hard, especially NOW....and of course we all wonder WHY??!! Maybe Keiko, Rocky and Neala are the only ones who have answers>>>but they ARE the lucky ones for as we all mourn for them down here, they are up @the Bridge probably having the times of their lives!
"Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there, I did not die."

Neala you will forever be in your Mawm's heart and someday again in her arms (((HUGZ)))

(Please note that I always link the subjects blog in my titles, just click & it will take you right there if you want to leave a kind note for them...)

This box is bad news...

2010-06-30T15:04:00.000-07:00

Today was supposed to be Watchful Wednesday where Mawm posts a kewl video but today she wasnt up to blogging @all! She did come home from work early with a box of foreign items to us, a pwesent...for us??!! Of course we had to inspect it, me more so than Maiz cuz she was afraid of it...dopey cat.

I is first to check it out...sniff sniff, smells VERY unlike our house things.

Hmmmm, WHATS in here, dis stuff is odd......

I shall keep inspecting it, but in the meantime please feel free to admire my FLOOFY Maine tail.

Maizee finally got the courage to check out the 'alien' in the house...sniff sniff, rub rub.

She got bored (scared shhhh) but I still "Inspector Merfette" here. C'mon Mawm, what's dis stuff????

This is one of the many boxes of things she brought home from work today after corporate came in today and announced they were closing her office effective immediately OMC! Does that mean no more treats, toys, food??!!! She said of course not, we will be ok for a little while but there's always the shed in the front yard we could move into.... No she's just being sarcastic cuz she's still in shock, we gonna give her lotsa loves & purrrrzzzz tonite~~~she says its been a very bad week w/all these events. We will keep you posted.

Another critter has left us.....

2010-06-29T14:25:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately enrollment has been up @the Rainbow Bridge, yesterday they also welcomed little Rocky-a pet squirrel. His humans (mom & dad) are very sad as it was rather sudden after they had just had to set Rocky free, but he came home for some last lovin' and that is where he passed away. Please pop over to send his family nice words if you can & let's hope there is no more admittance to the Rainbow Bridge for awhile now.
His mom says this is a picture of him enjoying fresh air and his freedom, lets hope his last few days were just a dress rehearsal for the real thing when he crossed the Rainbow.
"See you later little feller, you will be missed....."

Somber Sunday....

2010-06-27T03:48:00.000-07:00

Mawn said in light of Keiko'z sudden crozzing to the Rainbow Bridge, she would let uz blog today...she haz been very sad & haz very watery eyez. We woke her at 3am just to check on her, yup she'z still sad & said go ahead & blogz. We thought that since Keiko had a sizter too, I would show you me & MY (bratty) sizter in one of our first pikturez together shortly after Mawm brought Maizee home to live with uz furever. (Mawm said BAD Murfee for the 'bratty' comment...but she IZ!)

Mawm went outzide to take our piktur, see how much bigger I iz...

See how tiny Maiz wuz, she haz growed sooooo much since then>>>the shelter said she was a year but we found out she wuz much younger and she alzo went from 6 lbz to 11 lbz in just a few monthz so we knewz she was still a baby when we got her. Mawm was shocked at thiz pikture, she forgot how little Maizee wuz, we are about the same size now (except Maizee's fatter)
Again, BAD Murfee!

We alzo want to add that we too are sad of Keiko's passing and are sending many PUUURRRRZZZ to her girl hooman Tina, sizter Luna, woofie Trixie and boy hooman Brian xoxoxoxo

Goodbye sister Keiko

2010-06-26T19:57:00.000-07:00

It is w/GREAT sadness that I post of just finding out that sweet little Keiko had to be guided to the Rainbow Bridge today where she will now be comfortable again. Please offer her mawm/hooman Tina & family your condolences, but Keiko also had a twin sister who will be missing her sibling VERY much>>>Luna too will be needing alotta purrzz & nice thoughts. My heart breaks for everyone right now as I have followed their blog for awhile and it was always so special, alotta love & fun in that household, the kittehs even had their own catland in the basement and the humans were always improving on it.

Good night Keiko T Katt, you were very loved and will be missed even more!!!!

What's for dinner????

2010-06-26T15:51:00.000-07:00

"Mawm'z cookeng sumpin reelly tazty smelleng, I hope she brengz me sum to thu table here! Ok Mawm, I redies to eet...all I knead is a bib so I kan start NOMS NOMS NOMS"

Actually I just baked a frozen rising crust pizza and I always sprinkle it w/garlic powder>>>makes for a tastier pizza and the crust is more delish. No, the M's dont usually get a sample....although there are more 'kitteh friendly' items that come out of the kitchen and end up in their dishes as a special treat (mainly meat & cheese).

NOTE: This is a very old picture of Maizee, she was probably barely 1 there....still just a baby.

Keiko needs some PURRayers

2010-06-25T21:52:00.000-07:00

Keiko has become a critically ill kitteh in a very short period of time and the vet is very concerned with the rapid course of her decline. She is only 3 1/2 years old and facing some very serious issues, my heart just breaks for her mawm and also what the sweet lil girl is going thru. I donated a very small amount and if you cant do the same can you @least please just send her some purrrrzzz or barkzzz.....her mawm appreciates ALL the support she gets! Yes I know I can be very INVOLVED w/these things, but I do animal rescue so always do what I can for an animal less fortunate than my 2 healthy, well loved, fed, housed, and very grateful kittehs....

Keiko's Blog>>>>http://fuzzyjerks.blogspot.com/

The AIR HORN!! (shhhh)

2010-06-22T20:34:00.001-07:00

In previous posts I have mentioned the 'air horn' I use to get the M's attention, whether it be to break up a fight or to stop some misbehavior...it has proven to be VERY effective. I had been wanting to get a boat horn to WAIL when needed as hand clapping, shouting, stomping and other every day actions can become confusing and/or obsolete.

I happened upon these AIR HORNS @the dollar store @the end of last yr and "Perfect!". I grabbed 5 but was wondering if I should buy them all @$1 a piece...nope got just enough. After the first few full BLASTS, all I had to do was just 'toot' it and now all I have to do sometimes is just reach for it....they know!

Got one here @my desk, for scuffles and 'what not' when I'm on the computer.....don't even gotta get up LOL!

Got one in the kitchen, it's a small area so I get tired of shouting OUT OF THE KITCHEN!

Got one by the front door, real effective in keeping kittehs from trying to scurry out....

And by the back door too, just for the same reason....

They have even come in handy for other things>>>New Year's Eve, scaring Javelina out of the yard, and I'm sure I can use one if I've fallen and cant get up LOL! I live alone so these are very useful w/out disturbing anyone else and I ALWAYS warn my visitors before I have to give my cats a disciplinary 'toot'.
So goes life w/the rambunctious M's, gotta love them!

We are>>>Team Keiko!!!

2010-06-20T13:09:00.000-07:00

One of the kittehz that mawm followz on our blog haz become ill & iz having tezts ran, thiz makez uz very sad cuz we'z dont wantz any kittehz to be sick. Maybe if some of youz go over & wizh her a speedy recovery it will helpz, her hooman iz very worried & the dr billz mite be quite expenzive>>>hooman even set up a fund on her blog to help w/the moneyz. We cant send moneyz cuz we dont hav jobz (much to mawmz dizmay MOL!) but we sure are pulling for Keiko and sending lotza PUUUURRRRRZZZZ her way....pleaze do the same. We'z are all in thiz togedder, Murf & Maiz

http://fuzzyjerks.blogspot.com/

Mawm says even sending $5 would help (it all adds up) as the hooman is having VERY hard timez now, thank you all for reading....

Happy Grampy Day!!

2010-06-20T10:54:00.000-07:00

The M's no longer have contact w/their dad's, so MY dad...their Grampy...is the closest thing and he does a pretty good job of it! Murfee actually got to live w/Grampy when I first got him & was staying w/my folks still.

But surprisingly it is MAIZEE who has Grampy wrapped around her little paw, but that is to be expected as she is just a lil luv bug.

Both kittehs though are equally fond of their Grampy and he has been their caretaker when I go out of town>>>will even come over just to turn the A/C on a bit for them and play w/them. They LOOOOVE their Grampy bunches and want to wish him a HAPPY FADDER'S DAY!!! PUUUUUURRRRZZZZ xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

His was also a father to MY daughter as her dad wasnt in her life much. They have such a special bond and she IS the apple of his eye.

Here's Dad all gussied up for his group The Prescott Regulators and their Shady Ladies, handsome isn't he???

There's that look that used to put the fear of god into us girls, LOL!

Here's a toast to you Pops, you are the bestest father ever and we all love you soooooo much!!!

Finally Friday...

2010-06-18T20:34:00.000-07:00

I am hoping to blog again real soon but just been busy doing yard work every evening because next week is the annual clean up for Prescott and the garbage company will pick up all our excess trash. Boy does our yard need it since it has like 3 years of a layer of pine needles and other yard debris....very woodsy where we live. See how BIG the front yard is, it's alotta work but it's worth it, we LOVE living here in the pines.....

So in the meantime I would like to share another amusing video w/you. This is a friendly beaver on the welcome wagon for Canada and is just hilarious!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sekLEG8xsOs
ENJOY!

Watchful Wednesday

2010-06-16T18:52:00.000-07:00

This is the cutest darned video of a cat playing I SPY with their owner, you all have to watch it!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ltcWcwnPfY

Murf's Mug Shot

2010-06-13T11:40:00.000-07:00

I have this picture as my wallpaper on my cell phone, every time I look @it or show it to someone it reminds us of a 'mug shot' as in booking photo LOL! It's a double meaning though as it is also a pic of Murfee's big mug, he does have a big head....literally! ((but we dont tell HIM) And what's w/that serious look on his face........stare into my eyes, your getting sleepy....very sleepy. HEHE

"What do you mean now turn to the right....someone call my lawyer!"

Goof on the roof....

2010-06-07T18:47:00.000-07:00

This morning while getting ready for work I thought I heard someone calling my name, finally I popped outside to see who it was and I heard Maizee meowing...of course she was upstairs and all the windows were still open. I looked up before I headed back in and there she was, ON THE ROOF!!! It had been my neighbor yelling for me cuz she had seen her on the overhang....she had probably fallen out when she put weight on the screen. They are VERY old screens that are only held by a latch hook @the bottom that I had crimped, but it must've worked itself out. The cats literally lay IN the deep window sill...I'm lucky there is the overhang beneath it "whew!". I got a ladder but she wouldn't come close enough for me to grab her, so DUH I ran upstairs and lifted the screen and coaxed her to jump back up into the window. I am grateful she is so obedient and stayed put up there...had it been Murfee, different story! He was rescued from the streets so has an adventurous streak and will venture whenever the opportunity presents.

The window on the right is the culprit, the one on the left's screen has become too frayed @the bottom to leave it open for the cats.

See the big overhang that caught our precious Maizee...Murf would've jumped down from there in a flash and been off on an adventure and I probably would never have known YIKES!

From the overhang she jumped up onto the roof and had gone to the rear when I peaked out the back door. She was frantic "meow meow, help help Mawmmy", she was sooooo relieved when she got back inside......rolled all over my bed and showed me her tummies. "Thanks Mawmmy!!" Maizee is a VERY quiet cat and usually only cries (little baby mews) when she's distressed or scared. Gonna keep her close tonite and the upstairs stays closed off until I can fix that screen.

As is life in an old house in the pines of Prescott, it's never dull LOL! Just Friday night I had a pack of Javelinas pass in the yard behind mine, I went up to the fence & counted @least 7-8 and spotted 2 babies trotting in btwn the adults....they were 'grunting' the whole way....

Sweaty SUNday!!!

2010-06-06T08:08:00.000-07:00

Mawm alwayz sayz we are juzt little people in cat suitz, but thiz wknd I thinkz we are in sweat suitz...it haz been soooo HOT! Today is suppozed to hit *91 (mawm sayz) which is high for thiz time of year AND we live in the pinez. We are mountain catz , we no like thiz heat...pluz our breed makez uz very furry "pant, pant pant". Mawm sayz we cant sweat but we sure like like to fight over the only window she will leave open sometimez... she sayz we need to keep the houze clozed to stay cool, whatever!! So we havz no choice but to sleep aaaaalllll day then MOL!

Can you tell WHO thiz iz snoozing on the window sill???

How about now??? Thiz kitteh is out cold...MOL!

Look at that sweet face, Grammy alwayz sayz itz heart shaped <3 It'z the little girl, MAIZEE! "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

Max's May Day

2010-05-01T14:46:00.000-07:00

Today May 1st would've been our big brother Max's 14th burfday, Mawm iz sad but also happy that she has soooo many meowmoriez of him...she'z ALWAYZ telling us about him and howz much we woulda liked him. He got a balloon for every burfday, but Mawm sayz it was really the string he liked so much. Even though he'z @the Rainbow Bridge (waiting for us) Mawm still getz him a balloon and setz it free to the heavenz above....and watchez w/watery eyez until itz completely out of sight. She sayz she lovez ALL her petz the same, but her 'bond' w/this white odd eyed persian who walked into her life for 10 yearz, haz left paw printzs on her heart like she'd never known.

Mawm brought Max into bed w/us thiz morning, only fitting since he used to be the first thing she saw each morning. Here iz Maizee 'hanging' w/him...

"HELLOOO, are you in there...Happee Burfdayz!"

Here iz Murfee 'assisting' w/the bringing of the balloon outside MOL!

Mawm sayz thiz balloon iz purrfect as Garfield is the BOMB in the cat world, wish we could read...

Here it goez, I hope he'z ready....Mawm sayz he's always waiting for hiz burfday balloon :)UP,

UP,

and away.......

HAPPY BURDAY TO MAMA'S IDDLE MAN~MAX!!! XOXOXO

National Kids and Pets Day

2010-04-26T19:05:00.000-07:00

Since the only kids the M's have been around were more afraid of them then vice-versa we dont really have pics of them w/little beings, so I will share some of my daughter who IS still a kid in some of the photo's. She is almost 26 now living on her own back in Calif and a mom herself to 2 kittehs...but she will always be MY kid :)

Brittney as a teen napping w/our previous cat Max..

While vacationing w/my folks her Papa pulled the RV over so she could feed some horses :)

Britt w/her 'prop' during a photo shoot...

Britt napping w/Max again and snuggling w/the family dog Sassy....

Britt and baby Max (OK he was barely a year so still a baby to me) when she visited in '07...

Murf & Britt when she visited in '08, he is trying to be aloof...he's good @that MOL!

NOTE FROM MURF: "Mawm says this is our 'big sister' but I've only metz her a few times and dont remember her now & Maizee NEVER has! We'z sure would like to get to knowz her more, puhleeze comez for a vist Britt, youz will LOVE us...."

Meowmie's hidden green thumb.....

2010-04-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

Look, Mom growed it & she didnt even knowed it. She went out to he the backyard the other night to clean around her daffodils that are coming back again this year & imagine her surprise when she saw "color' amongst the foliage. Yup, it's tulips that she didn't even know she had as they didn't bloom last year so she had NO CLUE...aint they purty??!!

Look at all the nasty needles & stuff she had to clean around them, she said they were sufurkating AND she thought they were hot pink but........

They opened this morning and they are RED! And they say animals are colorblind PSSSHHT! You can see the daffodils stems above behind them, they haven't bloomed yet....

Look how cool their insides look, they sure are meowgnificant....but of course we aren't allowed OUTSIDE to see them up close-just from the window. We DID both sneak out back last wknd (MOL) and boy was Mommy mad, she really hollered once she got us back inside. Nice try though huh? MOL MOL!!

The M's Madcap Mishap

2010-03-28T11:55:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago on one of our 'snowyest' nights I kept hearing slight sounds outside that I attributed to either snow falling off branches or pinecones & other debris hitting the house. Almost an hour later while getting a snack I realized I hadnt seen any fur faces in awhile. After scouring all the rooms I figured they were probably hiding in the cedar closet (they love to sneak in there when opportunity presents), I walked in & turned on the light saying "Ok guys , OUTTA here"....but no M's! Panic set in, they WERNT in the house and then it hit me I had gone out front earlier to take pics of the snow and the screen door wont latch in the winter and they must've scurried out before I went back in. I shoe'd up and raced for the door, the minute I opened the screen Maizee scurried right in like a relieved 'housecat' should, but Murf of course was no where to be found. Because of the snow I tried following paw prints which looked like they had stayed only on one side of the house, which led me to the back door-thank god!

I had no sooner called his name when Murf came meowing....on my neighbors side of the fence but I couldn't get to him & vice versa because our properties are divided by a small creek that is of course running steadily now. I went back out front & tried getting him from their side yard but realized it was gated. Shoot, now I had to go knock on their door @disturb them @9pm...luckily we are friendly. They happily let me thru to their backyard where Murf was cornered by the shed now as the snow was still coming down pretty heavy. I grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and angrily carried him home, also relieved. As I approach the house Maizee had managed to skirt back outside & I see her running along the perimeter (NOW it's become a game to her). @this point I've HAD it, a couple of curse filled chases and she finally bolts back inside. They both realize they are in BIG trouble @this point & one shout "get to the bedroom" sends them both bolting into the bedroom where they get an hours 'Time Out'>>>also much needed time to groom as they are both cold, wet & dirty. Mind you this whole time I TOO have been out in it so am now too cold, wet & ANGRY.... I have to add that I live in the pines so there is an abundance of predators the M's are @risk from. Coyotes, Javelina, Owls, Bobcats, Dogs, etc. Which is why I freak if the get out, ESPECIALLY @night.

I would like to think they learned their lesson, but no....they still try to find opportunities to get out the screendoor. Murf has even taken up scratching madly @the bottom of it as if he could dig a hole thru it>>>this of course brings out the AIR HORN which always puts the fear of god in them. Oh and the AIR HORN, that's another post I will have to share as it's a godsend for my (occasionally) misbehaving M's. If you look closely you can see Murf standing & peaking out in the lower left, they actually LOVE that screendoor. Installing that was a real treat for all of us, mainly when it's not snowing LOL! It swells when its cold and/or damp so hard to open then...

(of course the pics w/this post are just for 'example', I was too harried @the time to take pics)

My Iddle Man-Max....

2010-03-16T07:05:00.000-07:00

I wrote this post last year & just kept it on stand by, cuz it was so long but it would come in handy now that I was computerless....

Long before the M's were even born I had a cat that was the 'cat of all cats', literally. He was an odd eyed white Persian (was the ONLY cat of that sort in the litter-looked JUST LIKE his dad), born 05/01/1996 May Day), went for car rides (no carrier), was trained to do things on command, LOVED company-would run to the door @the sound of the doorbell, didn't need to use a carrier-EVER!, etc etc etc...

Here he is 'waving' which he would do when requested and usually got a treat after cuz he was just so darned cute! He would also 'go to bed', 'give kisses', 'lay down', 'go to your room', etc on command>>>he was just too smart for his own good ;) He was born with a hernia so wasnt 'breedable' even though he was papered. He came from a lineage of show cats and his dad (sire) was Champion Kendan Lookn' Fur Trubl of Karoun and his mom (dam) was Miss Hunter's Tiffany girl, his first family named him Trubl but never papered him as we got him from them @only 3 1/2 months>>>and OMG what a cute kitten he was, wish I had photog'd him back then...
I originally wanted to call him Fester but my roomie named him Max-short for Maxemillion, I then sent in his papers as "Mr Maxemillion Fu Man Chu" as he had a scrunchy face sometimes LOL! He was always Max though and became MY Iddle Man! He was just sooooo mellow that most folks couldn't believe their eyes when they saw him either in the car or out in public w/me. He was NEVER a wanderer so could be trusted in almost ANY situation and made friends where ever he went>>>even to see & get a pic w/Santa @Petsmart in '05. See below to see where else he went....

He even came to WORK w/me sometimes and was ALWAYS the perfect gentleman, even letting Becky hold him before he takes a cruise down the hallway (he had a lion cut here). He would even ride w/me to see my parents and even stay the week w/me if I was house sitting....even actually locking me out once, thats a story for another time but boy is it HILARIOUS! Whenever we arrived @our destination he would just hop out and walk w/me into the dwelling. And I must share w/you his 'weakness' AND fetish was ribbons, he LOVED ribbons and even ingested one once w/no harm.

He even moved w/me here to Prescott AZ and experienced his first snow, LITERALLY lol! I tossed him in it a couple times to get pics and see his reaction and as usual he was casual about it before he would run back to the front door. He was such an accommodating cat that any unusual setting we encountered he would allow himself to be 'experimented' with LOL! He has been in a Jacuzzi, the rain, the snow (falling), rides in wagons, went to a haunted house @Halloween, etc etc etc.... He was just overall game for anything

Doesn't he look like he is totally contemplating the 'situation'? That is almost how he dealt w/everything, folks used to mistake his 'serious' face for him being sad or mad but actually he was just a real 'tuned in' cat. If ever a 'non cat' human was in his vicinity he would ALWAYS approach them and in time they were won over. We even had neighbor kids once who would always knock on our door just to "pet the white fluffy cat", of course he ALWAYS obliged! He was NOT afraid of dogs and even chased a big lab (my folk's) AND a Dachshund that tried to barge into our house (HIS domain) but he would NEVER hurt a fly. I worked at a feed mill in my work pics above and rescued many kittens that the guys would bring to ME cuz they knew 'I' would find a way to save and/or domesticate them. Most came home w/me before they went to a rescue group or I adopted them out and amazingly Max would almost always 'nurture' the ones who had been taken from mom too young. The older ones that were getting FEISTY he would just ignore until they CRIED, then he was 'on top of it'.

Max left my life way too soon, unexpectedly and suddenly>>>had an undiagnosed enlarged heart and threw a clot which caused paralysis to his hind quarters. I had to put him to eternal sleep less than 24 hours after finding him helpless on my bedroom floor, I NEVER saw it coming and had always assumed my 'indoor' cat would live until @least his mid teens...he was only 10 1/2 when he slipped away. I have NEVER known such hurt and seriously thought I would never heal, that special guy had been my 'other half' for so long! As my friend Jim says, he was literally a "little person in a cat suit". He was w/me through heartbreaks, many moves, loss & gain of jobs... through the good & bad ALWAYS!

I know this was a HUGE post but thanks for letting me share My Iddle Man, I could probably write a book/screenplay w/all my memories and amazing stories of Max>>>it could be like Marley and Me..Max and Me :) I brought him home so he could be with me always & ironically he rests huddled w/the white angel cat that I happened upon in a gift store. I have soooo many pics of him but most were taken before my computer era so they will need to be scanned in order to share them, so maybe I will slip in some posts of him>>>believe he has a lot to tell ;)

Missing In Action...

2010-03-13T15:25:00.000-08:00

Sorry we have been absent but my computer pretty much crashed with a huge infestation of virus's, GGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRR!!! So except for work I was pretty much 'computerless' for 2 full weeks, I DID though find some productive time on my hands so took up a hobby of WATCHING MOVIES lol! The M's liked that as it meant 'naptime w/mommy' for them. I also was able to take some MUCH NEEDED time off & visit my best bud Mo in Calif. I might share more pics later but of all I took, these 2 are my favorite and bittersweet to me....as the one thing I miss most about Cali is the COAST! I grew up a California Beach Bunny, even though we lived 35 miles (almost an hour) from the beaches...my sister, myself & our friends would always find the gas $ to take MANY trips to the shore. Years later when we were 'legal' we would party (clubing) down there @nite>>>it WAS our escape from the 'Inland Empire' which was always hot, drab & dull'. Now @middle age I realize how much I (we) took for granted having a "whole fricken coast" always just a drive away.

Overlooking Santa Monica Beach and PCH, almost sunset....isn't it just breathtaking?! Maybe I am so much more fond of it now that I live in the mountains of a desert state, I DO so miss REAL sunsets on the coastal horizon>>>breathtaking!

Nature @it's best, we need to take time to smell the sunsets :) In a perfect world EVERYONE would get to see this EVERYNIGHT, arent those who can lucky and should share w/those who cant.

COMING SOON to a Blog near you..

2010-02-24T20:38:00.000-08:00

"Psssst.....come closer, I have something to share with you. It's a coming attraction and it's starring ME Murf. Mom has already posted baby pics of Maizee and how she came to be 'adawpted', but due to a techinal difficulty wasn't able to post MINE. ALL of my pics were on Grammy's computer that crashed recently and she feared they might have been lost forever. Thankfully they were saved and as soon as Mom can can get over there to copy them, I will be a STAR, mol! I am not so much a 'limelight' kitty but I have heard in my hayday I WAS, and (blushing) have been told I was a pretty cute little guy....not to mention very photogenic ;) " So please stay tuned, especially those Bengal cats in Washington that Mom is always raving about...I thought I could take that Uschi until I saw his aquatic escape into the pond, what a BAD ASS!!! You HAVE to see it">>>> http://tanj-uschi.blogspot.com/2010/02/worst-birthday-gift-everrrrr.html

Monday Messyness...

2010-02-15T19:00:00.000-08:00

Usually the cat toys are kept neatly in a petbed in one spot, ALWAYS the same spot. Why they wont sleep in their beds is beyond me, but it doubles as their 'catchall'. Imagine my surprise when I came home tonite to find that not only were more toys than normal scattered, but somehow they had pulled/drug the petbed out quite a ways???

What's up w/THIS??!! Someone did some rearranging, "Thanks guys, but mom liked things the way they were". FYI that petbed isnt real light so it took some work to move...these are the times I wish I had a kittycam ;) Of course Maizee had to get in the picture, ham that she is.

(I think I finally figured out what made the petbed so askew, I had sprinkled catnip on it on Sunday>>>>guess they 'got their buzz on' when they discovered it a day later LOL!)

Cuddles...

2010-02-14T13:04:00.000-08:00

It is rare to see the M's snuggled up all amicable, but on this COLD night there they were>>>all 'palsy walsy'. Maizee WILL curl up next to Mufee if she is scared or thinks he is, but it is NEVER the other way around. Murf DOES love her in his own way...will show concern if she's crying, etc.

"Two's company AND warmer ;) We'z just conserving energy..."

"Turn off the light plz, we trying to snooze...Thx mom"

(note from Mom:Sorry some pics are soooo dark but we live in an old house and not many outlets...)

Saturday Siesta...

2010-02-06T10:30:00.000-08:00

By the looks of these pics it DOES look like Maizee has curled up for a wknd nap on my desk chair, but these pics were actually taken the other nite while her Grammy was using my computer (her's crashed). Grammy must've made the seat nice & warm cuz after she got up from it, who did we find but Maizee...who had CLAIMED it....remember she's still the 'baby' so EVERYTHING is hers!

"ZZZZ...fishies n birdies n mousies......Uh oh, hoomans are interfering........"

'WHUT, it wuz emptee n it wuz warm! Wutz myne iz myne n wutz yourz iz myne MOL!"

"Yoo wunt thu chare bak? I CANT HEER YOO" Do i lewk aloof???

Friday Fallout....

2010-01-22T07:14:00.000-08:00

The kittehs wanted me to relate to all (if any) of our followers that we are sorry we havnt posted in so long, this week we have been dealing with possibly the storm of the century for this area. In fact our little city of Prescott was actually declared a STATE OF EMERGENCY yesterday.

http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=76929

It sure is pretty but traveling in it...NOT SO MUCH! It rained, it snowed, it blew, it hailed, there was thunder & lightening>>>just overall KRAZY! I was the one who always had to go out in it, to clear the DISH, to broom off the car, to knock snow off the foliage, etc. Even though I had a snow day from work yesterday AND today, I was still working and cold & damp/wet thru out this weather.

Look @my poor pomegranate shrub, it's almost split in half. The snow was just soooo wet & heavy it not only 'cowered' the foliage, it took out huge branches, power lines, etc. Then when the rain came and melted the snow, it made for VERY saturated soil which topples trees AND causes flash-flooding (which we have had MUCH of). FUN huh?

Here is another view of my pomegranate and the backdrop, I SAVED the bush by 'brooming' all the snow off it. But the THUDS of snow plopping down on the roof all day sounded almost like the M's were rough housing upstairs. They have enjoyed the snow from a distance of course but surprisingly seem to have cabin fever @times.

So here is Maizee waiting patiently for all this "WEERD WEDDER" to go away, or @least subside...see her winter coat and fluffy mane. I mean they ARE indoor cats but still thrive on life happening outside..via our MANY windows, which cant really be 'opened' cuz of wind & low temps. We will keep you posted because as I post this the snow has started falling heavy AGAIN and it's almost WHITE OUT conditions. We are gonna hunker down & watch the telly, until we lose satellite and/or power. BRRRRRR and warm wishes to you all!

Boxing Day MOL!

2010-01-03T16:13:00.000-08:00

I guess Murf thinks 'Boxing Day' is the same day as New Year's cuz I was doing some thorough cleaning up (landlords coming to visit) and came into the room to find Murf in the box I had thrown on the floor to be trashed. He looked so content & determined that was HIS box so I just let him be.

"MY bawx, I found it, it's MINE. Maizee's too buzy stuffing her face anyways....MURF'S BAWX!"

"Mom threw our new catnip mousie in, see I gots it in my mouths....nom nom nom"

"Of course SHE had to stick her nose in & see what's up, so I dropped the mousie and tried to look dumb....do I look dumb???"

"She smelled the mouse, but I am still acting dumb>>>which is hard for ME, not her though cuz she's dopey MOL!"

"What mousie, I dont see no mousie in here Maizee...now go away & look cute or something"

"FINALLY, I thought she'd never leave! See, it's still MY bawx....I will sleep in it if I have to, finders keepers losers weepers MOFL!"

Look @all our new stuff from Santa!!!

2009-12-31T09:56:00.000-08:00

Here is a quick run down of our Xmas morning, as Mom ran off shortly thereafter to open her own prezents @Grammy & Grampys's. Which left us quite a few hours alone to revel in our new TOYS!! YAY FOR US!

Here is Maizee checking out the NEW Kitty Cube, we only got 1 but Mom says we'll get another soon>>>see the old ones in the background-those ugly things can go upstairs. We LOVE upstairs & will have Mom take pics of it as soon as its picked up...upstairs is where NO ONE goes so me & Maiz think its our very own CATUARY (mol!)

Here is Maizee looking over our new loot, "Sniff Sniff, thes smails like a sqeekie mowse".

"Are thees fedders on thees sparklie bawls??? KEWL!" PAT PAT PAT "Soft too!"

Here I am hunkering down in the kitty cube, I waiting for PREY! MOL!

I gots PREY, I put the bitey on the squeaky mouse! GRRRRR!

Maizee is swatting the sparkly balls, "HEY THAT'S KINDA CLOSE TO MY BUTT THERE MAIZEE"

"HA HA MAIZEE, now I've got the sparkly balls!" CHOMP CHOMP!

I couldnt wait for Mom to seperate our new fedder balls, I HAD to have them NOW!! They 'rattle' too but I MUST have the fedders!!!

YAY for fedders! They are MINE (cardboard & all), "Dang, these darn things wont come loose..."

Once we got these balls apart we just LOVED them, we flip them in the air, bat them around, hide them, lick them, love on them...Mom says no nasty thoughts you adults, whatever that means??? Happy New Year's eve to all the other furbabies AND their humans :) Be safe & loved! ((and WARM, it's ccccold here & even unexpectedly snowed last nite))

Santa Claws Came!!!

2009-12-29T18:48:00.000-08:00

Our posts are gonna be a little out of order as we get caught up from the festivities...would be nice if one of the M's could do a post or two but they are too buzy w/their new toys from Santa. They made out pretty good and seem to enjoy EVERY thing they got>>>which isn't hard for Maize as just a wadded piece of tissue paper would make her happy (and entertained for hours) LOL!

This is their brand new stocking they shared this year, the one I couldnt keep out as Maizee thought it (like everything else) was a TOY.....oh and EVERYTHING is HERS!

Here Murf checks out the stocking "Smells like fishys". See the cute little gold fish hanging on it, there is now only ONE fish thanks to Miss Maizee. See below to see what lured Murf to it....

This is what was in their stocking>>>Organic Cat Nip, Stick w/Sparkly Balls (cuz its Xmas) and......

Xmas colored Sparkly Balls that rattle AND smell like catnip...oh and topped w/fedders, CANT forget the fedders! Those are cats major weakness.

Santa DID bring a new cube!! (yes only ONE as that's all Walgreen's had left @9pm Xmas Eve>>>Bad Mommy!) They will be getting another shortly and the 'weathered' ones will go upstairs...their SANCTUARY :)

They also got an over the door hanger Play N Squeak Mouse, which I put on their tower and its just purrrfect there. ANOTHER GREAT TOY I FOUND WHICH I NEED TO STOCK UP ON.
And of course they got MORE neat treats from Grammy & Grampy which we forgot to photograph, but maybe will share later. Next year will be more 'festive' as (hopefully) Maizee has matured some and we can dare to put up decorations AND leave the presents out>>>that's ANOTHER story as Maizee was worse than a kid if you left gifts around (wrapped AND unwrapped). But I love her and am thankful for BOTH my kittehs this season and all those to come. We hope yours was just as blessed, Shelly Murf & Maiz

Sibling Sunday....

2009-12-28T19:59:00.000-08:00

We havnt posted lately as we've been buzy w/the holiday AND family visiting>>>my sister, her hubby & their furbaby Sasha came out here to stay w/my folks. The M's will NOT be in this post because of SASHA! Yesterday they all came for a short visit and to hang some decor for me (my place is BADLY lacking in decor STILL since I moved in Oct '08) and it was a good thing the M's were napping cuz Sasha came in for a bit and Sasha really takes up alot of room...see proof below ;)

This is Sasha the Fawn Great Dane and her mommy looking (laughing) on. See, I told ya she was BIG! We locked the M's on one side of the house, though it wasn't necessary as they were already cowering in my room and having NONE of that 'doggie' visitation/invasion.

We HAD to find something for Sasha to play with and all we had was CAT toys so we used the all time favorite chirping birdie. This is what it looked like after she left, and it's chirping days were over so it is now in trash heaven :( That's OK though cuz the M's have quite of few of those and even more stashed away to replenish as needed. SERIOUSLY CAT OWNERS, THIS TOY IS A GREAT INVESTMENT!!

Here's Sasha eyeing a new Xmas toy but she's about to have more fun w/the NEW Kitty Cube Santa brought the M's....

We kept throwing the birdie into the Kitty Cube and she did her best to get it out>>>her head IS quite a bit bigger than the cats so it made for such fun, LOL!

Sasha the princess having a ball on her trip to Prescott, boy if only the M's knew what was going on out here while they were safely tucked away....they'd pitch a fit!

And here is my sis & broNlaw hanging my BARGAIN pic in my bathroom...I love, love, LOVE it!! Thanks guys for all your help, especially Mindy who took time to help me get my place more appealing>>>she would be GREAT on Trading Spaces & such. Luv ya sis xoxo
And you can see THEIR blog Dane's World at http://www.danesview.blogspot.com/

Kitteh Cubing!!

2009-12-20T12:19:00.000-08:00

It's been so hard keeping current on this, what w/the holidays and all...We have soooo many adventures but it's the finding the time to post them. So today we are going to share w/our 'followers' one of the BEST inventions in cat entertainment>>>The Kitty Cube! If you dont already have one (or 2 like us) I highly recommend it, they DO take alot of beating, but ours are still hanging in there (shhh, Santa might bring new ones this xmas for upstairs)

Here is Maizee demonstrating the 'coziness' of the Kitty Cube, PRRRRR!!

Until a feather stick comes into the picture and its GAME ON! The Cube becomes a Fort and the stick is the enemy....

Out from under comes a paw~~~"GRRRRR, I've gawt yoo my prettee..."

Here's a kitteh elbow and paw from the side trying to sneak up on the stick invader~~~"NO enemees shal enter hour qube! ((even if they ARE feathers...)

One last grab @the culprit and and she took off w/it faster than I could snap a picture. That's Maizee for ya, it's amazing when I can get shots of her cuz she is ALWAYS on the GO! That's the Maine in her, even @almost 2 she is still very kittenish...as Maine's will continue to grow up to 3-5 yrs>>>I still wonder how BIG she is gonna end up :/

A Maizee Moment...

2009-12-13T19:00:00.000-08:00

When Maizee first joined our home she had a bad habit of snatching food left out and ALWAYS trying to hide the evidence>>>under my bed, in a cathouse, in a kitty cube, etc. Woke up one morning to hear 'crinkling' under the bed...looked under & found Maizee and a chewed up pckg of shredded cheese. I chalked it up to her maybe having to hoard food for survival in her life before she was rescued. But her hoarding evolved into OBJECTS as well~car keys under my bed, a halloween gift for my daughter behind the armchair, packing bubble wrap under the table and a stuffed animal (larger than her) that she TRIED to drag under the bed where I found it wedged as it was too big.

So just today I found hidden in the bottom hole of the cat tower a SLEW of toys, not sure if she did it while I was in Calif or over a period of weeks.

See her stash above...yes that is 3 birdies, 3 mousies and a bell ball.

And here is the culprit w/her booty "Whut, i wuz storng them four thu wenter.."

"Their MINE

I tell ya, all MINE....BOOOHAHAHAHA!!"

**Note from mommy, funny where she hid them as Murf wont go in the cat tower...she's no dummy ;)

Sparring Sibling Sunday...

2009-12-13T11:39:00.000-08:00

It is rare to get a pic of the M's jousting, but today I got a cpl....not too clear but still viewable.

Here is the STARE DOWN before they start sparring, and then IT IS ON!

The paws go up and it's POW POW POW!!!

Now they mean BUSINESS!

And it's a THROW DOWN!!

And the chase is on! This is a rare photo I caught of Maizee chasing Murfee, who is already out of the camera range.

Welcome Home? Me & the M's survived the homecoming...

2009-12-10T19:48:00.000-08:00

So I leave rainy Calif early Monday morning and arrive in Prescott to a pending blizzard, it was really coming down but we had NO IDEA what we were in for.

Here I am coming into town and then the view from my computer when I am finally home. It's a real purdy welcome, but like I said>>>we were clueless what was coming! Snow turned to rain=slush, then the wind picked up and it actually started thundering w/lightening...it was CRAZY! The power started flickering and right as I stood up to get a flashlight I lost power (10:30) so called & got the recording that there were many outages in Prescott.

Only thing to do @that point was to go to bed & hope it was back on in the morning before I had to get ready for work>>>put an extra blanket on the bed, closed the cats in w/me & hunkered down... for the night. It 'tried' to come on thru out the night but we didn't get full steady power til around 5:30...just in time to get the heater going and ready for work. Kudos to our APS crews that worked thru the night!! (this pic was taken the NEXT nite as we had no lights during our 'hunkering down' LOL!)

And look what I woke up to, kinda worth it ((I said KINDA)) **Note the icicles upper left, that's a first here...

So I go to leave today and IT'S still there, SNOW!! My poor car wont be seeing the top of the driveway any time soon, has to stay parked down by the street where there isnt much snow and/or ice>>>and it's also FILTHY, so much for that $20 car wash :( Snow go away until xmas, ok? Deal?
Snow EVERYWHERE, it's not melting anytime soon....more expected this wknd, nice to stay home in but it's slow going STILL on the roads!

Cool huh, that they are still there after 3 days ... I actually pulled one down and sucked on it while waiting for my car to warm up ((yup the kid in me))

And in all of this the M's took it in stride, their only qualm was probably just being locked up together for the night AND add the howling wind, thunder booming, flashes of lightening and no heat! Needless to say none of us got much sleep that night :/

STAY TUNED FOR THIS WKNDS SNOWFALL....

Mom's trip

2009-12-08T18:11:00.000-08:00

It's Murf, I am filling in for mom cuz she hasn't had time as she just took a trip to Calif. We missed her ALOT but grammy & grampy checked in on us & gave us treats and pets. Get this, mom cheated on us in Calif!!! SERIOUSLY...see below

This is Angelina and mom says she's got a little Spike (our cuzin who died) in her, but also can be a sweety. She gets to go outside cuz she has a bell collar, but once she went out w/out it & mom had to catch her and was she pissed....mom said she 'flailed her talons @her'. Despite that she slept w/mom the whole visit>>>how dare her!! That's OUR mom!

This is Oreo and mom said he is a little shy but also very lovable....will literally crawl up your torso and make a bed on your chest & shoulders. I guess he's ok cuz he's a boy too, but I think I can take him, shhhh
And last is the weirdest cat I have ever seen, Skittles who mom says gets to go outside AND for walks every day. I guess that would be cool IF I could squeeze it into my buzy napping schedule ((YAWN)). Mom said they walked every day and met even stranger looking cats, see below...

Mom said so many were out walking their funny looking cats when all the pets ran to each other & had a play session until they all went on their way. That's mom's friend Mo petting, she's the one mom goes to Calif to see>>>they have been friends since high school! Mom even lived w/Mo once so Mo knows our late big brother Max very well.

Mom says the next pictures are for our masters so I am gonna go take a nap & let her take over.... PURRZZ

My friend Monique just moved to Brentwood, literally right around the corner from what used to be 875 Bundy Dr>>>where Nicole Brown Simpson lived & was killed. We went by on one of our many walks (curiosity killed the cat) and I took pics of the infamous crime scene.

To the left of the big palm tree in front is where the NEW gate is, they changed the whole facade of the front walls to not only obscure it more but deter the lookie loos. Even the address has changed, it is now 879 and is no longer posted ANYWHERE @the front. Notice how much more foliage is covering this condo as opposed to the attached condo next door>>>they have probably had wack jobs like me peeking in...

Above is the BEFORE & AFTER pics of the entrance to the courtyard. Such a horrific thing happened in these plush surroundings, to two beautiful people. Mo has met neighbors who still remember that incident and the circus that took over their neighborhood when the story unfolded.

Surprisingly the back alley of the condo is almost exactly the same, this is where supposedly the crimes began & ended as OJ used this to access the courtyard where the murders took place. This alley is where OJ's Bronco was spotted speeding away from...

Ok, just a bit of history on my trip....I also got to see Paranormal Activity and it wasn't near as scary as I was led to believe. I made tamale pie for Mo and her roomies (daughter & b/f) and boy did they LOVE it (secret family recipe LOL). Mo & Bryan made some yummy turkey meatballs w/spaghetti YUM! Watched Bride Wars, EH! Did some shopping and saw a raccoon camping in Mo's trees...a squirrel too who ate from Samantha's hand so I bought some pnuts & put them around for him. The next morning in the rain he was out gathering them all up to stash. I left rainy LA and came back to snowy Prescott, we got a doozy of a blizzard last night and I will share THAT in another blog...

Thanksgiving Thoughts

2009-11-26T19:01:00.000-08:00

We had Thanksgiving @my folks this year and the kittehs came along. They immediately went under their couch and napped until we were done eating, then they got a 'special' dinner of wet food mixed w/pumpkin and pieces of turkey. Gramy & Grampy love their visits :) But this year we are most thankful for not having lost a family pet, which happened the last 3 years AT Thanksgiving. Below are the furbabies who are no longer w/us.

Sassy, my folk's dog of 11+ years ventured to the Rainbow Ridge last Thanksgiving '08. She was the best dog they could ever ask for and is STILL deeply missed...

Spike, my sister's cat of 17 years crossed over to the Rainbow Ridge Thanksgiving '07. She was a cantankerous kitty but still loyal only to my sister, she won hearts just cuz she was SPIKE....

And my beloved Max of 10+ years left my life but not my heart Thanksgiving '06. He was my best friend, roomie, child, confident, and just over all love of my life. There will NEVER be another like him, he was the most unique cat... (he is pictured top and bottom is his dad who was a champion show cat) His papers may have said Mr Maxemillion Fu Man Chu but he will ALWAYS be my 'iddle man'. **Note-all of these beloved pets are STILL in all our homes as we keep them close in cherished urns**

Maizee Mundae

2009-11-23T18:33:00.000-08:00

Mommy worked late twonite so i did thu blawg for her twoday, sew of coarse itz about mee :D
I wantid to share our toweer that mom gawt us four FREEE on Freecyle last spring...sence i hav ben thu onlee won two bee brave enuf two use it, thu pix are alll about meee YAY!!!

Hear is a fewl length pixsher two sea how big it reely iz, sea MEE wae at thu top? It haz fore wholes & sumtimez i even geet wae up on top. Mom saez itz like a silinder???

Hear i iz peekng owt of it, "i scaree tigeer hidng in cave ROWR!!!" {giggle)

And meez agin, i nawt scared of anithing>>>i iz such a brave kitteh, i wil go whare no man haz gawn befour (mom saiz itz cuz i steal yung & feerluss-she callz mee krazee maizee...)

Hear i iz swenging two thu rite,

and two thu left...

Whut? Itz time two geet down now, DARN! But yoo all hav two admit itz preety kewl huh??!! i hav other toweers i wheel shair later POL!

Mom here, HAVE to mention I had to tether that to the wall because they toppled it over @least twice and it weighs like a hundred lbs...like presswood. It WAS a good deal though and Maizee sure can conquer it, but Murf still wont bite (think he's shell shocked from the topplings) even though he DID climb all over before when it was stored in the cedar closet until I found a place for it. It needs some stapling around the holes and what not, but it serves its purpose as that is where ONLY Maizee will sharpen her claws.

Maizee Mundae

2009-11-15T16:52:00.000-08:00

Todaes thu dae mom letz us post cuz shee saiz "MONDAES SUX", nawt shure whut that meens but az lawng az wee get a chanze two leern blawging wee reely dont kare MOL! Ladees ferst and todae itz mee Maiz, sew im gona show yoo my babee pix (whenz i gawt adoptid)...

Hear iz the pixshur of mee in thu paper that maid mom kum down two sea mee & wuz i glad shee did! Sea beelow...

Hear I iz, my steetches frum my spaeing opend & I wuz waring a KONE win mom furst kame two inspekt mee...but that dednt keap me frum bein sew kute, spunkee & ireestibul! Sea my big footees, mom sade that iz how shee knew I culd bee manekoon.

I onlee look pissy cuz I had two bee held tite cuz I wantid two run arownd thu kennil, sence wee hav to liv in kages win at thu sheltur untel sumwon adoptz yoo. I hoped shee wuld cuz shee reelee holed me nice & asked if I wunted a new home.

Shee kame bak! Shee sayed shee mite & shee did, OH BOY did I show hur how much moore persinubel I am wethowt my kone. I ran all ovur thu kennil evin goateng thu katz steal in thear kages, boy wur thay mad that I wuz OUT & maebe geeteng a new home.

Hear iz my last pixshur at thu shelter, mom azked if thay wuld holed mee til thu weeknd but thay sayed no...shee dicided rite theen that I wuz goeng two kum home two liv weth hur & sumwon named murfee. Thu peepuls at thu shelter wur sad two sea mee go cuz I wuz a faverit ther & thay had named mee Anita>>>mom sayed I wuld problie get a new name aftur wee gawt home. I kame two my forevur home and hav nevur lookd bak, evun tho mom haz taked mee bak two thu shelter two vizit a cuple timez & thay alwaze remembur mee ther:) . But now I am named Maizee...

BRRRR, itz kold hear todae!!!

2009-11-14T13:00:00.000-08:00

It's only 52 right now even though the sun has come out...26 tomor nite. That has meant few sightings of the Maine's, as they hunker down somewhere warm & out of sight. Speaking of hunkering down, I got some new sheets (1000 thread count 100% Egyptian cotton for $34) and washed & put them on my bed along with a clean comforter>>>keep in mind I rarely 'fully' make my bed ea day. So I went about my business and when bedtime came, look who had beat me to it LOL! They were taking advantage of the rarity of mom's clean & made bed...just snoozing away. See, they really DO 'kick it' 2gether...AWWW!

Weeee are redy to start blawging

2009-11-13T18:28:00.000-08:00

Ok here we go, our first live blog as the kittehs finally gave me consent to make public their ever so private lives. Today was a trip to the groomers for a PETicure...trimming of the claws, or tallons for you brits. This of course involved the bringing out of the carriers, something which must be done w/the kittehs not seeing...and in the blink of an eye they are in and off for a short ride (literally as the groomer is right around the corner). Then they come home, are set free and destress....

What's this? A kitteh has crawled back into their carrier, it's Maizee...she is so carefree she has forgotten what that carrier meant a couple hours ago ;)

Murf is here w/me chillin on top of the desk while I tackle this new blogging thing. "HEY MURF, DONT YA LOVE GOING FOR PETICURES?"

"Are yoo sereous??!!!!"

Blawging hear wee kum...

2009-10-25T19:21:00.000-07:00

A tail of 2 kitties.... Murf & Maiz are just a bit leary of this whole 'blawgeng" thing so have asked that I only post photos of them that they have approved and signed (pawed) off on. They have agreed to eventually allow the release of photos of more of their selves....I had to remind them they are not Michael Jackson's kids LOL!

(I have to add to this picture that Maizee is on our left & Murfee is on our right and that is ALWAYS the way they eat, wait for treats and are served their Petromalt. It's like their 'signature' or trademark LOL)