AnniCat's Cafe

Happy Gotcha Day Sara!

2010-01-21T11:31:00.003-05:00

It's my Gotcha day. Been with Ma and Pop for 2 years, and I'm coming up on 21 years old. Ma hasn't posted in a while and we're way overdue for a check in, but we're all still here, even the annoying not so little one.

Miss you guys, and hopefully Ma will give a real update soon.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-02-11T09:31:00.002-05:00

Bebe's Boutique - Wordless Wednesday

2009-02-04T14:43:00.002-05:00

One Big Almost Happy Family

2009-01-29T09:59:00.003-05:00

HiHiHiHiHiHi!!!

Is me! Iago! Bebe and Sara came over to my new house on Sunday and we ALL together now!

Mama was SOOOOO happy this morning because she could do the flashy box with all of us in one room. Even if all you can see of Sara is her butt. *teehee*

Sara: *WHAP*

Iago's Toy Box - PLAYPLAYPLAY

2009-01-22T12:35:00.004-05:00

Lookit me! I'm up HIGHHIGHHIGH!!!

What's dis fing?

Baci! Come get me! Come and PLAY!

Mama and Daddy let me come out and play and Baci and I have been having SO much fun! Suzy growls and hisses at me just like Bebe does, so I know that she loves me too!

SO MUCH ROOM TO PLAY!

Sara's Salon - Gotcha Day

2009-01-21T09:22:00.003-05:00

Last year my old Pop drove me over to Ma's and I hung out on her couch. Old Pop used to get migraines so he had to find somewhere else for me to live. Ma didn't care that I was 18 years old already and we set in to pets and snuggles right away.

There are Tunajuicetinis and Niparettes (if you're old enough) and lots of Temptashuns, so please help yourself to the festivities. Don't mind me if I nap ...it's just what I do.

Suzy's Sweets - INTROODER!

2009-01-16T10:27:00.004-05:00

First, it is cold. It is very cold. I moved my Ham-Mick over to the heater because it is COLD!

Now, I didn't know what was goin' on, but there had been a LOT of noise coming from my 2nd litter room. Baci sat in front of the door ALL day yesterday!

Last night when Mama came home she went in there, then Daddy put something in front of the door. Then the door OPENED and THIS is what we saw!

There was an INTROODER in our Litter Room #2! I steered clear, but Baci was right there protecting Daddy from it. Mama was IN THE ROOM and I was a little skeered.

Daddy gave us some nip, but Baci kept killin' my buzz 'cuz he was growly and hissy.

I guess that this is Iago, that Daddy and Mama keep talking about. Mama is coming to live here all of the time soon, so I guess Iago is going to live here too. There are other kitties that I smell on Mama and Daddy sometimes ...I wonder if they'll live here too ...

Iago was crying this morning. I think he's lonely. Mama and Daddy went in there, but they're day hunting now, so he's in there by himself. I think I'll just stay on the bed and let Baci deal with him.

If he decides that he's ok, then I'll check him out.

Iago's Toy Box - Moving!

2009-01-15T11:25:00.003-05:00

I had an adventure last night! (This piture on my Ham-Mick doesn't go with my post, but Mama wanted a piture of me in the bloggie. Alla the pitures were too dark in my new room.)

Last night, Mama put me in the PTU and we went in the big metal PTU and we went to another place! I cried a little when I was in the big metal PTU, but I like my little one. Sometimes I sleep in there. But we went to a new place and it has a big room with a HUGE litter box and there was food and a water bowl and Mama gave me new toys! There's someone outside of the door in that room, but I couldn't see who it was. Mama and Daddy stayed in the room with me and played and played while I explored.

When Mama and Daddy went out of the room there was no one to snuggle with or play with. I looked and I looked but I couldn't find Bebe or Sara. I did found a purr blanket (Daddy's fleece shirt) on the up high thing and there was a nip mousie there!

I found the litter box just fine, and while I was there some one HISSED outside of the door! I wanna see what's out there, but I think it's safer back closer to my PTU and I can look from there. So far the only thing that's come through the door has been Mama and Daddy, so maybe they were hissin'.

I haven't gotten any telepathic messages from Baci today ...I wanna tell him what's going on!

Wordless Wednesday - Daisy is #1 in our book!!

2009-01-14T09:40:00.005-05:00

Sara's Salon - Tuxie Tuesday

2009-01-13T10:40:00.002-05:00

Really Ma, what is with all of the pictures with bears? I know you call me Sara-Bear, but honestly, I am NOT snuggling with this creature.

In other Tuxie news, Mission-Dawg (really, she's got white on her chest!) went back to the V-E-T a week ago Friday because her turmor had regrown and split her stitches and staples open. Dr. Bill gotted all of the tumor out again, and when she had her check in last Friday it looked really good. Nothing opening up, no leakies, and WOW was she energetic. Ma couldn't believe how happy she was. She said it was like having a puppy (*shudder*).

Last night was snuggle night at our house. Ma read for a while, even though she took MY spot on the couch, and gave me lots of pets and Pop was playin' a computer game on the laptop. Even the insane child, Iago, settled down for a little while. I'm still not exactly always going to the litter box exactly where I should, but hey, I'm old and the little runt irritates me.

There's rumor that he may be going away, but then Ma said something about all of us ...I'd just better have a good spot to claim, ya know?

Baci's Bar - Mancat Monday- V-E-T!

2009-01-12T15:38:00.003-05:00

I was just chillin', minding my own business when Dad cornered me and put me in the PTU!

I went to the V-E-T!!! It took 4 of them with Dad to unscrew the PTU and throw a towel on me before they shoved the pokie stick in me, but not before I got a good swipe in at Dad. How COULD he! Then I got really sleepy, so I took a nap.

Mom said that I have a pretty pedicure, but I'm a GUY! My hip hurts from all of the shots they gave me, but Dad was all proud because I was in such good health. Dr. Bill even said that I had "Vicious Teeth!" I'm still kind of out of it, but I think they said that I had to get all checked out and have my manicure so Iago could come over. I guess they were afraid that I might hurt him when we were playin' whappity.

I'm still a little woozy from the nap I took. I'm only 10.5lbs, and Dr. Bill guessed that I was 15lbs, so I got a little extra juice in my sleepy shot. Can't believe I only drew blood on Dad though ...I must be getting slow in my old age.

Sara's Salon - Country Girl

2009-01-08T09:59:00.002-05:00

Diamond made this PAWESOME graphic of me for Thursday Thirteen today!

Ma and I both LOVE it! Thank you so much, Diamond!

Iago's Toy Box - Wordless Wednesday

2009-01-07T11:30:00.001-05:00

Bebe's Boutique - Toesie Tuesday

2009-01-06T12:36:00.002-05:00

Baci - Mancat Monday

2009-01-05T12:32:00.003-05:00

Here I am telepathically teaching Iago how to jump on counters.

He got very good at this yesterday.

Iago - Wordy Wednesday - Hapy New Year Video

2008-12-31T13:58:00.004-05:00

Mama was talkin' LOTS when she was doin' dis.

Happy New Year from all of the Cafe Cats, Mission-Dawg, Mama Ann & Daddy Randy!

Sara's Salon - Tuxie Toesie Tuesday

2008-12-30T10:08:00.003-05:00

These are my toes on my new Secret Paws nip toy!

Baci - Mancat Monday and Mission Update

2008-12-29T12:07:00.005-05:00

Dis is me and my Sisfurr, Suzy. She was hoggin' alla the nip, so Dad couldn't get a picture of just me in it.

Dad and Mom abandoned us ALL weekend, but they took that Mission-Dawg with them, so it wasn't all bad. Dr. Bill got "clean edges" on her lumpy leg, but he said that she will prolly be lumpy again in about a month, and she might be going to see Cloud Chaser at the Bridge in about six months. She popped her stitches AND the staples that they put in her leg, so she gets to wear this:

She looks pretty dopey, and she knows it. I just sit in my cattree and stay out of the way. She's knockin' into everything, including Dad and Mom!

I've been letting Mom pet me while she's standing up and I'm on the bed. I even let her pet me while I was on the floor. She's kinda ok. She's got a soft lap and skritches my ears, so I haven't put the claw whappy on her or growled at her lately ...now Dad, he's still growlworthy.

Suzy is tryin' to get into my nip on my Ham-Mick, so I gotta go.

I's wishin' you all a happy new year, and purrin' that it's not so hard on all of us furrbabies this year.

Baci's Bar - Mancat Monday and Purrs for Mission

2008-12-22T11:13:00.003-05:00

Dis is me sendin' telepathic messages to Iago.

Today is Mission-Dog's surgery for her mast cell tumor on her leg. Please keep purring that Dr. Bill can get all of the ickies off of her.

Thankful Thursday

2008-12-18T12:41:00.006-05:00

We's been a little sad lately, as you all can imagine, so we wanted to think about some good things today so we don't get stuck in the sad. Mama thought that Thankful Thursday was the perfect time to do that.

We are thankful that:

1.) Cloud Chaser's results came back and the V-E-T's all over the world are going to have a new way to figure out if kitties have sinus cancer. They've never tested the Mandibular Lymph Nodes before and Cloudy's lymph was full of bad cells. Now if there's a cat that is a "Chronic Snuffler" (really, that's exactly what Dr. Bill said!) they can test that lymph node right away to rule out cancer!

2.) Even though Mission-Dog's lump came back positive for Mast Cell Cancer, Dr. Bill said that they can operate on her on Monday and should be able to get it all out.

3.) We adopted a Squillion in memory of Cloudy and named him Starshine because now he can see clearly.

4.) The wonderful Creek Cats gave us this Lemonade Award!

The Lemonade Award is given to sites which the giver show either great attitude and or gratitude.
The rules for these awards are:

1. Put the logo on your blog. - Mama is workin' on this.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you. - Did that.
3. Nominate 10 other blogs. - We fink everyone gotted it!
4. Add links to those blogs on yours. -
5. Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

We're not furry good with rules. oops.

5.) Diamond made Bebe this AWESOME graphic for last weeks TT!

Thank you so much, Diamond! Bebe loves it!

6.) Baci is now a member of the M-Cats club!

7.) We've been getting wonderful cards and notes in the mail from so furry many kitties and beans. Thank you all so much!

8.) As much as we miss them when they're out, we're thankful that Mama & Daddy are still Day Hunting. That means that, not only can they take good care of us, but they can help other kitties a little bit too.

9.) We gots our Ham-Micks! Now Mama just has to MAKE them so we can start lounging!

There's more ...Each time we thought of one another one popped up. We're so thankful for all of the cats and beans ...even the woofies and buns and other critters on the CB. You've all welcomed us into the CB with open paws and hearts and for that, and so much else, we thank you all.

Luv, the Cafe Cats (Sara, Bebe, Baci, Suzy and Iago)

pee. ess. PLAYPLAYPLAYPOUNCEPLAY!!! ~Iago

Wordless Wednesday

2008-12-17T10:15:00.004-05:00

Almost wordless. Please purr for Daddy-Randy's Woofie Mission today. She's going to see Dr. Bill about a lump on her foot. Thanks!

Sara's Salon - Tuxie Tuesday - Secret Paws!

2008-12-16T12:09:00.007-05:00

WoWiE! Thanks so much to the Creek Cats for a wonderful Secret Paw package!

Ma got home late (again) last night and opened up our present that she had in the big shiny moving machine ALL DAY LONG!

All of the cats there signed the card and they sent the COOLEST STUFF EVER! Do you see the Temp-ta-shuns and the NIP?!?

There were TWO of those fevver mousies! And see my long thingy? Ma dunked it in the nip that they sent and WoWiE was that pawsome! There are two of those too and Bebe was playin' with that one. I drooled all over mine so she'd know that she has to have the other one.

There was a buzzy mouse too, and Iago's favorite thing ever! A bell ball! He batted it ALL NIGHT LONG! Ok, it was like 20 minutes before he had played himself out so hard that he fell asleep, but he LOVES it!

He and I had to have a little discussion about sharing. Like the fact that I wasn't going to. He figured it out pretty quickly and went back to the bell ball and the fevver mousie. Check out my super speedy whappity paw action!

Thank you so much to the PAWSOME Creek Cats and Ma-Dana for a fun Secret Paws!

Baci's Bar - Mancat Monday

2008-12-15T09:51:00.004-05:00

Wow, was it a busy weekend. Dad and Mom were here a lot (Mom's lease hasn't run out yet, so they still have 2 apartments) and Suzy and I got lots of snuggle time.

Mom made the kitchen smell good all day yesterday, but she wouldn't give me anything! I know that there was butter up on that counter, because I was able to reach and get a tiny amount on my paw, but then she took it away! Then Dad took the trash outside! I don't know what we've done to be punished like this, but it's just not fair.

Just to get back at them I've been telepathically training Iago in all things Mancat. He's almost snuck past Dad and Mom to get outside 3 times so far and once he made it all the way down to the porch. I'm so proud! He's also getting the bitey on Bebe's neck just like I do to Suzy. Once we all live together I'll be able to teach him more, but he's doing pretty well with the telepathic signal so far. Next is how to climb up really really high and swipe at Dad & Mom's heads!

Sara's Salon - Fashion Friday

2008-12-12T10:15:00.004-05:00

Ma came home after shopping for our Secret Paws and looked like she was up to something. Seems she found something that we "had to have."

Yeah, really funny, Ma. Ho Ho Ho

Mama-Ann here. On a serious note, We can't thank you all enough for your tributes, notes, purrs, prayers, white light and sympathy over Cloud Chaser's passing. The Catmunnity lost 3 brave and caring fellas on Wednesday, and our hearts go out to Skeeter's TBT, Ayla and LC and Kelly's Family.

Please keep purring and visiting the sick and challenged kitties in the Cat Blogosphere. Your support means so very very much to the families. More than you could ever imagine. Thank you all for making this difficult time a little brighter.

Cloud Chaser's Corner - The Rainbow Bridge

2008-12-10T14:04:00.004-05:00

Mama here.

Dr. Bill called and the fungus had become secondary to the cancer that had developed in the past month. He showed us the x-rays and the mass had completely filled his sinus cavity and cracked the top of his skull and upper plate of his mouth. He said that we could take him home with heavy pain meds, but Randy-Daddy didn't want him to go through that kind of pain just to keep him with us for a few more days.

We let Dr. Bill keep him, like I did with Samantha, so that they could study him and try to help other kitties who get sick.

Thank you for all of your purrs and good thoughts.

Ann

p.s. Thank you so very very much to ML & KC for the Graphic Tribute for Cloudy.

Cloud Chaser - Wordy Wednesday - Please Purr

2008-12-10T09:46:00.005-05:00

I'm going over to visit Dr. Bill today. He's going to flush out my nose and then put glow in the dark stuff in my sinuses and see if the fungus has gone into my Central Nervous System. I got good snuggles from Mom & Dad last night and purred all night long. Please purr that the pitures show that I'm just clumsy and that's why I've been stumbling a little bit lately.

Iago is being a pain. He's going to Dr. Bill's today too for his snips.

Sara's Salon - Tuxie Tuesday

2008-12-09T09:44:00.002-05:00

I decided to join in on the showing off of the whiskers.

Iago and Cloud Chaser - ManCat Monday

2008-12-08T10:14:00.002-05:00

HiHiHiHiHi!

Here, Cloudy and I is just hangin' wit Daddy. I was helpin' hims wif his workies when he was sick last week.

Mama said that Cloudy and I get to go and see Dr. Bill on Wednesday. They is gonna take pitures of Cloudy's head with some glow in the dark stuff. The pitures will tell Dr. Bill if the fun-gus has gone to his nervies. I think a fun-gus would be great to play wif, and Cloudy says that I'm always getting on his nervies, so I don't know why they need pitures.

Mama said that I'll be closer to being a Man Cat after I see Dr. Bill! I gets to go early because I such a big boy and already over 4 pounds! Mama keeps saying something about snippy and every time she does, Daddy makes a face. I don't know what she means, but if it means that I's closer to being MAN CAT then I go!

Baci's Bar & Suzy's Sweets - Don't forget us!

2008-12-04T10:12:00.004-05:00

Mom and Dad FINALLY both came over to our house last night. Dad brought in another box but didn't let us play in it. They didn't bring Cloud Chaser back either, but they didn't seem sad so I think he's still at Mom's house.
I'm a 10 year old Ginger named Baci that loves to rub up against people ...until they try to pet me. Then I get pretty whappy. I actually left one of my claws in Mom one time. I don't like feet at all. Dad can snuggle me, but only for so long and I'll let Mom pet me but only if we're in bed and I can knead her hair.

Oh look! You can see Daddy in my picture! I'm Suzy and I'm a 7 year old tabby and I love EVERYONE! Well, once I stop hiding and realize that people will pet me. I love love love snuggles, even from Baci. I miss Cloud Chaser but he smelled funny right before he went to Mom's house. I hope he smells better when he comes home to our new house. There are lots of good hidey spots here, but I really like the bathroom cabinet and under the bed.

Mom said that she'll get better pictures of us soon with the big flashybox instead of just with the phone. Maybe I'll even get to be on Tummy Day!

Bebe's Boutique - Wordless Wednesday

2008-12-03T09:51:00.002-05:00

Sara's Salon - Tuxie Tuesday

2008-12-02T13:06:00.005-05:00

Ma loves to read. She's got books all over the house!

I don't usually sit up here, because it's a little narrow for a generously shaped cat like me, but Iago was being a pest. Ma, of course, RAN for the flashybox to document the event.

Many thanks to Miss Peach for our "Sharing the Love" Award. It's the first award that we've ever gotten and how wonderful that it is from such a generous and caring cat as Miss Peach.

Iago's Toy Box - MiniManCat Monday

2008-12-01T09:42:00.003-05:00

I is purrfecting my POUNCE!

Sara & Bebe - Easy Like Sunday

2008-11-30T15:17:00.003-05:00

We's being furry lazy today. Daddy is sick and Mama is just kinda putzin' around. We's all been getting lots of scritches and cuddles. - Bebe

Ma even slept on my tummy earlier! I let her, 'cuz she was warm. There's a lot of white stuff falling out of the sky so snuggled is right where we want to be.

Iago's Toy Box - Formerly Feral Friday

2008-11-28T08:59:00.002-05:00

I's like climbing!!!!

Iago's Toy Box - Wordless Wednesday

2008-11-26T09:16:00.001-05:00

Sara & Cloud Chaser - Tuxie Tuesday

2008-11-25T10:41:00.004-05:00

G'Morning Tuxies and Everycat,

These are the pictures that Ma took last week that she forgot to upload. As you can see, I'm starting to tolerate Cloud Chaser's invasion a bit better.

He just has no concept of personal space! The other cats at Pop's new house must all be those "snuggle up together" types, because Cloud Chaser doesn't get my personal space bubble AT ALL.

He's ok though. He lays around a lot like I do so I don't have to put the whap on him, and he growls at Iago really well, so we've got that in common too.

Cloud Chaser's Corner - Man Cat Monday

2008-11-24T13:37:00.003-05:00

Sara, Bebe and Iago said that since I'm the only actual MANcat in the house right now that I could bloggie today.

I'm still pretty sniffy from the fungus that I got, and Dr. Bill said that I have a sinus and inner ear infection too. Mama & Dad have been giving me all kinds of medcine in my foods, but I can't smell them or taste them, so it's not so bad. I don't really like it when they feed me with the syringe, but I can't find the food 'cuz I'm still having a hard time seeing.

Mama said it was good that I was getting feisty yesterday when Dad was trying to clean me up a bit. He was wiping my nose and mouth and I did not like it, so I told him so! Then I took a walk around the house and Mama was so excited!

I think I need to have Mama keep an watch on Bebe though. She said her eye was starting to bother her this morning.

Thanks for letting me come and play on ManCat Monday!

Fierce Fighter Friday - Samantha

2008-11-21T10:11:00.005-05:00

Friend and companion for 18 years. Samantha saw Mama through college, moving to Chicago and back, marriage, divorce and everything good and bad in between.

Samantha loved everyone, was always gracious and regal and purred right up until she went over the Rainbow Bridge.

Samantha Belle fiercely fought occipital cancer from January 2007 until September 4, 2007. She was Mama's brave girl.

Bebe's Boutique - Formerly Feral Friday, Fierce Fighters

2008-11-20T10:18:00.003-05:00

Bebe here .

Iago and I have it pretty easy, I know. Most feral kittehs aren't as lucky as we were to have a Mama and Daddy to take care of us.

I will admit though that there are times that I miss being an only cat ...or just with Samantha. I still miss her a lot.

Gignerday Visitor

2008-11-19T10:52:00.001-05:00

Simon has visited on our bloggie before, but he's gotten LOTS bigger! We thought that he would qualify for Gingerday AND Widebody Wednesday!

Sara's Salon - Tuxie Tuesday

2008-11-18T12:25:00.002-05:00

Hrmph

Ma had the flashy box out the other day and she was flashing and flashing and I heard her say to Pop that she had to lowd the flashy box onto the glowy screen, but they never did it.

Cloud Chaser was sitting too close to me, but since Ma had the flashy box out I let him because it meant that I was going to bloggie today. Not only did I have to put up with his stinky butt, but now I don't even have pictures to show for it!

Bad Ma! I ain't gettin' any younger over here, ya know?

Ma said that maybe tomorrow she'll post them, but TODAY is Tuxie Tuesday and we're Tuxies! Even if Cloud Chaser is gray.

Hrmph. I need to nap and think about this.

Iago's Toy Box - Mini Mancat Monday

2008-11-17T11:29:00.002-05:00

Daddy thinks he soooooooooo funny! I a big boy! I don't go in pockets!

Formerly Feral - Bebe & Iago

2008-11-14T14:02:00.002-05:00

We wanna go outside!

Mama & Pop took Cloud Chaser back to see Dr. Bill to check in and he's got antibotics now. We're just glad that WE don't have to have Mama put pills in us!

Wordless Wednesday

2008-11-12T10:15:00.000-05:00

Sara's Salon - Tuxie Tuesday

2008-11-11T09:46:00.003-05:00

For those of you that haven't met me, my name is Sara. I'm a 19 year old Tuxie that Ma took in last January after my old food man realized that his allergies and my dander were not getting along.

I found my spots in Ma's house pretty quickly, and she's been giving me special powder in my stinky food and now it doesn't hurt to get up and down from the couch and bed as much as it used to. Getting old is really rough, but there's a great spot of outside past the seeing door and Ma lets me go out there sometimes if I have my harness on. She and Pop let me out there without my harness on for a while, but then the food powder started working and I realized that I could jump down to a different part of outside.

Bebe, the fluffy one, has yet to comprehend that I am the Queen of the House. The training is going slowly, but a few more head whaps and she may understand. The small one, Iago, rarely approaches. Head whaps were effective with that one.

Cloud Chaser doesn't smell as sick as he did so he's fair game for head whaps too, when he gets too close. That boy has no concept of personal space. Pop brought him here when he got sick and while he moves into his new house. He keeps to himself, so I'll allow him to stay.

This blogging thing is exhausting. I've been awake for 10 minutes! Time for a nap.

P.S. I am NOT snuggling that bear. It just happened to be there.

Iago's Toy Box - Mancat Monday special guest!

2008-11-10T14:41:00.006-05:00

HiHiHiHi!

Mama said I'm too little to be a Mancat yet, but when I went to the V-E-T today Dr. Bill said that I was up to 3.25 poundses! I think that's lots of big!

We have a big big Mancat living with us right now, so he can have Monday for now. His name is Cloud Chaser and he is sick. He has something very hard to say. Mama will type it for me:

Feline Cryptococcosis

Here is a picture of Cloud Chaser!

Tanks Mama! Cloudy is very sneezy and kinda drooly, but I like pouncing on his tail anyway! He smelled funny when he came to stay with us, and Sara didn't even growl at him! He doesn't smell so sick now, so I play with his tail and Bebe growls and Sara bops him on the head. Mama said that seems much more normal.

I hope he stays with us. He doesn't run away when I jump on his tail. I think it's because he can't see very well right now. He sure could tell where to bop me wien I jumped on his head last night though!

Gotta go! Bebe is waving her tail and I've gotta catch it!

Dona Nobis Pacem

2008-11-06T13:43:00.005-05:00

Iago say Peace!!!

Go Vote!

2008-11-03T11:24:00.001-05:00

Trying to decide on a new name

2008-10-20T16:31:00.004-04:00

Sara, Bebe and Iago have decided that they want their own bloggie, so I need some help from the Kittyverse.

Should we set up bloggies for each of them, or do one for the household?

Do you have suggestions for names for them?

I always liked AnniCat's Cafe, because it felt more like a community, should we stick with this and make it Kitty-perspective only? I've also thought about each of them having a "shop" like Bebe's Boutique to go with the Cafe.

What are your thinks, Cats of the Blogosphere?

Wordless Wednesday

2008-10-08T13:32:00.004-04:00

New Baby Kitty!

2008-10-07T09:59:00.001-04:00

Super busy at work, but I wanted to introduce everyone to the newest member of my little family.

Iago was found in a tire bin next door to the motel where my Mother works. The vet agrees that he's probably about 4 weeks old. and I have been bottle feeding him, but he should be able to start kitten wet food within the week.

Sara & Bebe aren't thrilled in the least, but I figure Sara will ignore him and Bebe will get used to him when she realizes that he'll actually play with her.

Sara UNLEASHED!

2008-06-18T12:40:00.002-04:00

I adopted Sara from James 5 months ago. She's an 18 year old Tuxie that he had to find a home for because his allergies had become unbearable. He told me at the time that she enjoyed going outside, but she hadn't shown a lot of interest in being much of anywhere but on the couch until a couple of weeks ago. I tried to get her outside once on her harness, but she really just wanted to go back inside.

This morning while Randy and I were having our morning coffee on the patio, she came to the patio door and started sniffing around. It occurred to me that she's not terribly fast at 18 years old and a bit on the chubby side, so why not just open the patio door and see what happened? Sara had quite the adventure!

Bebe was none too pleased with not being able to join her!

I think that if I'm out there by myself I will still put the harness on her, as she really wanted to explore the steps, but if she's willing to come out on her own I'm all for it! Prolly the most exercise she's had since she moved in!

Huh?

2007-11-26T22:35:00.000-05:00

dayum. who'da thunk it? 3 years cigarette free.

me

that's just kinda ...normal.

yeah, it's normal now.

who'da thunk it?

Borders Coupon!!

2007-11-11T10:47:00.000-05:00

With 20 million people on the Borders Rewards program, I'm imagining that most of you are already aware of this, but Monday, November 12th through Wednesday, November 14th are our Friends and Family Savings days. The coupon is for 20% off at Borders, Waldenbooks and Borders Express, and even if I didn't work there I'd be hollering about it because it's 20% off of books and music and fun stuff!

But I'm kind of a nerd like that.

Get a calendar or game and make me look good while you're at it. ;-)

Have fun, shop well!

Forward this duck!

2007-10-08T11:19:00.000-04:00

I just found this site from a link at http://www.boobiethon.com/. Every time you forward my duck another $0.05 goes toward breast cancer research. You can also create your own, but what a hoot to watch the duck "travel" across the world!

Poof! All gone!

2007-09-24T13:16:00.000-04:00

All in all, a pretty damn good weekend. Friday night we played poker over at Big Bill and the First Lady’s place. Didn’t do so hot, but it was still fun. Saturday was work in the morning, but Saturday night we had the Cut n’Color Extravaganza! Johnny was in town from Louisville and wanted to cut his hair and it snowballed from there into the soiree.

resk & bassey did cut and color and Johnny and I cut.

I donate to Locks of Love about every 10 inches, so the timing was good for me.

And reskand I finally have pics together!

The First Lady was awesome! She did a great job with my ponytail. It’s still a bit uneven, but I kinda like it like this. Is asymmetrical back in style yet? I almost want to do it so that it looks dramatically asymmetrical. I haven’t had that look since the 80s, and I haven't had it this short in about 3 years.

YaY First Lady!

bassey went super short and blue,

and resk went super short and platinum blond. He’s so cuuuuuuuuuuute!! I think as it grows out it will probably look a lot like it did before he got it cut, with the light tips and red roots.

Sunday was wonderfully lazy. Got up and went for sushi lunch to say au revoir to Johnny, went home and napped, had Mom’s spaghetti for dinner and watched the United States of Leeland. Gotta love easy Sundays.

Samantha

2007-09-09T15:14:00.000-04:00

I've been wanting to post since Thursday but haven't had the heart.

Samantha had been hiding under the bed and Tuesday when I actually had to move the bed to get her out to come and have breakfast I knew that it was time to make her last V-E-T appointment. I called Dr. O'Keefe's office to see if they had a donation program, and they did, so I made the appointment for Thursday morning at 8:30 am.

Of course, Wednesday night Samantha was a little alert and waiting at the door for me, but still not at all herself. We cuddled most of the night. She slept with me and didn't get back under the bed. We had a good talk.

My friend Sue drove us, which was amazing since Resk had to work. Dr. O'Keefe took one look at how much the tumor had grown and said that I'd done the right thing. That it was time and it was good to have her go before she started having any pain.

They made a cast of her paw with her name for me, and were wonderful about asking what our wishes were and how we wanted the procedure to be done.

I miss her like crazy. She was an amazing friend, and we lived through so much together. 17 years is a long time. Lots of live lived in those years, for both of us. It helps to know that she never had pain, that it never got to her brain, and that she was still the sweetest cat ever right up to the end. Knowing that she'll be able to help teach others helps too. I think that was the right choice, and I think she' d be happy with that.

Again, thanks to all for your thoughts and purrrrs while Samantha was sick. They helped both of us more than I'll ever be able to express.

Cats on Tuesday - Meet L.K.!

2007-08-14T07:30:00.000-04:00

This is L.K. She's a beautiful calico, isn't she?

She missed her FoodMan lots and lots while he was away and was very happy to see him when he got home last night. We played lots while he was gone. This is when she put the attack on my evil shoe!!

She's like Daisy, when she gets pet really well. I didn't expect her to put the bitey on me, but I know it was just because she was sooooo happy to have snuggles.

I have to put this picture in because she's just got such a pretty face.

I had a wonderful time getting to know L.K. and Simon better this weekend. We were all happy to see their Bean come home!

ManCat Monday - Kitty Sitting

2007-08-12T22:00:00.000-04:00

This is Simon. He's a 10 year old Ginger boy. I'm watching him and his Sisfurr, L.K., while their FoodMan is away on vacation in Canada. He is missing his man very much in this picture.

We've played every day and he doesn't seem quite so sad as he did the first day. He was very excited when I told him that his FoodMan was coming home tomorrow (That's L.K. in the background).

I'm just crazy about his eyes! They're the prettiest yellow green, and he's got the most ManCatly rumble purr!

Simon LOVES to be pet with feet!

Tomorrow we'll visit with L.K. for a little bit.

Spooky

2007-08-08T12:56:00.000-04:00

Spooky just crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

The exploratory surgery was extremely risky and the prognosis wasn't good for him with the mass on his pancreas. John knew that he had to make sure that Spooky wasn't in any more pain.
We'll see you there, Spooky. Chase shadows for us and we'll meet you by the bathroom door.

Spooky, Spot, KC & Tut Update! - Cats on Tuesday

2007-08-07T12:06:00.000-04:00

Update from John, Spooky and gang's FoodMan!!

Spooky is doing ok, but still not eating. The tests were inconclusive but point to it just being the liver (as opposed to cancer) so they'll need to do an ultrasound and drug therapy and a possible stomach tube to get him eating again. No mention of lipidosis and she's still pretty much leaning to the positive side. He's a young and usually healthy cat. The doc is going to call me back to see how soon they'll be able to do the tube. They have to wait for the anesthesiologist to come in before they can do any more. He may end up there for the whole week, though. Hopefully I'll hear something in the next half hour or so.

As for Spot...she is doing GREAT!! she's DEMANDING food now and is putting on weight fast...she still looks like shit because she's old and has no desire to clean herself, but we'll give her a bath soon when the hole in her face closes up. KC is back to waiting for the bugs to crawl in under the kitchen sink, which explains why she got so fat!!!...lol. She just had the standard tests, and shots that come along with an initial visit and spay so it's nothing special for her. They did the lateral incision on her left side but the scar is only about 1/2 inch and there are no stitches to remove. She got the cone off yesterday and is very happy and back to herself now. Tut is a freak...period.

Spooky's turn for purrs & purrayers!

2007-08-06T14:50:00.000-04:00

We need some more healthy kitty vibes to California please. Now that Spot is feeling better, Spooky has stopped eating and drinking.

His FoodMan, John, has him at the V-E-T now and it sounds like it may be something with his liver. I'm crossing my fingers that it's not Lipidosis.

Please keep Spooky and his FurrFamily in your thoughts and purrrayers. It's been a rough month over there (Their KC kitty just went in for some tests too).

Thank you everycat & everybody.

Rosa Parks is turning in her grave

2007-08-01T09:38:00.000-04:00

How is this kind of injustice and bigotry possible in the 21st century?

Wordless Wendesday

2007-08-01T09:28:00.001-04:00

Cats on Tuesday - Tortie Tummy Tuesday

2007-07-31T09:48:00.000-04:00

Meezer Monday

2007-07-30T14:05:00.000-04:00

I am just WAY too crazy about this kitten! Why's he gotta live 2,400 miles away?

Update about Spot

2007-07-29T11:27:00.000-04:00

Thanks to everyone and everycat for sending so many wonderful Purrs and Purrayers for Spot! I talked to her FoodMan yesterday just after she'd come home from the Vet.

He said that the swelling was gone, but that she has a hole and drain in her cheek. The surgeon said that she was purring and happy when they were getting her all cleaned up for her FoodMan to take home, and that she was purring when the got her home too.

As for the Baby Meezer ...his name is now King Tut (FoodMan is an Archeology/Anthropology major) and he's going to be staying with the FoodMan and his family in California (I kinda thought that was gonna happen). I think there are now officially more four legged animals than two legged in that house! YAY!

I'll have John swing by later, and hopefully we'll have more pics of King Tut and even more good news about Spot!

Thanks again!!

Get Well Soon, Spot!!!

2007-07-27T10:28:00.000-04:00

My friend John's 19 year old kitty Spot needs some purrs and purrayers. If you leave comments here I'll be sure to pass them along to John and Spot.

Also, John found a little meezer last night. He's in the Los Angeles area, if anyone is interested let us know.

Our old cat, Spot, has been losing a lot of weight lately and has apparently stopped eating and cleaning herself. Over the last week a lump has manifested on the right side of her face...we're thinking an absess since her eye has been running too. no yellow, but she is skin and bones. She's never been a very hefty can anyway...always on the scrawny side. I'm just upset because she got like this sooo fast. She was pretty much normal a month ago with just the runny eye, then over the last 2 weeks she's stopped cleaning herself and stopped eating and now the lump has appeared in her cheek. It smells like an abcess, and although my wife knows how to drain it she's scared to. We'll try the syringe and such, but we're going to have to take her in to get an antibiotic regardless...she looks so bad and scrawny, but she seems perfectly happy otherwise...lazy old cat anyway. She is drinking milk, so we are going to try and pump some kitten formula in to her as well. As most people, we arent ready to let go of her since she's been with us forever....at least forever in cat years. If the treatment doesn't work and she continues to decline and suffer, then we will have her put to sleep, but for now....we just don't feel she's ready....nor are we. Wish her luck, and if luck isn't with her then wish her the best. Thanks.

Update:

We dropped Spot off. Doc checked her out and will be doing an extraction of the tooth if she passes the blood test to determine her Liver and Kidney status. She was about as fiesty as a furry skeleton could be while we were there, but the abscess stank bad. It's amazing how fast it had swollen and took over her face. If all goes well she will be back home tomorrow and we'll be $700 poorer.....good thing they accept payments!! If it doesn't go well with the blood test or she doesn't survive the minor surgery, then....well....we'll just not go there. She's 19 years old and still quite content to be an uber bitch of a cat, so I don't think she's quite ready to kick the bucket quite yet.

Update again:

Surgery won't be till after 8am, so we won't hear anything till after 10 at the earliest. We didn't get any calls last night as to the blood work, so she should be fine for surgery today.

In other news, while driving home from karate last night we "kidnapped" a siamese kitten that was just sitting on the corner of a street near the youth center. Little guy was starving...prolly abandoned or let out since he came right to my wife a daughter. Looking for a home for him cuz we have no more room at the inn.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-07-25T11:29:00.001-04:00

Cats on Tuesday/Tummy Tuesday

2007-07-24T09:33:00.000-04:00

This is Fuzzy. She doesn't live with us anymore, but we miss her lots and lots and hope she's happy in her new house.

Samantha News

2007-07-23T12:13:00.000-04:00

Been about a month since I gave an update about Samantha and a few folks have been asking about her. There’s a third node that has started to swell below her ear and the cancer is visibly growing back into the eye socket. I had a bit of a meltdown when I saw that, and then while reading email I felt something tugging on my foot and she was pouncing on the lace of my sandal, playing and batting at it, then did the “midnight dash” across the apartment with Bebe so they could slide on the hardwood floors. Not bad for a 17 year old kitty with cancer.

Needless to say, she’s a lot more energetic since we stopped the chemo and LOVES the nipnubs that I got for her from the art fair. She’s eating more too, so I think that the nausea has finally passed from the drugs. I’m still giving her the appetite stimulant since she is still kinda thin, and she takes it like a trooper. Not terribly happy about it, but she suffers me my indulgences. ;-)

Thank you all again for all of the good thoughts, healing light, purrs and purrayers!! Please keep ‘em coming.

Wordless Wednesday - Beach Bliss

2007-07-18T15:49:00.000-04:00

Wordless Wednesday

2007-07-11T09:37:00.000-04:00

Cats on Tuesday - Brevity

2007-07-10T09:07:00.000-04:00

Thursday Thirteen #16

2007-06-27T16:27:00.000-04:00

Thirteen Things about My New Apartment

1. I can walk to Summer Festival and hear free music.

2. I can walk to the Farmer’s Market.

3. I have hardwood floors.

4. I have a patio to DIE for! 13X7 and a great patio set!

5. My bathroom sink has orange and blue fish painted in it.

6. My bedroom walks out to my patio.

7. I have a full sized washer and dryer that ISN’T coin operated.

8. I have very limited storage space.

9. There is a window seat in the Living Room.

10. There are bats like CRAZY so there are practically no mosquitoes.

11. My commute is now 12 minutes long.

12. My cats love sliding across the hardwood floors.

13. It’s all MINE!!!!

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Update About Samantha

2007-06-26T15:22:00.000-04:00

I just called the Vet and canceled the rest of Samantha’s Chemotherapy sessions. The cancer has gone into a second lymph node and in the 2 weeks since we discovered the second node they’ve both grown. She’s still acting like a very happy energetic kitty, especially for being 17 years old. The folks at the Vet’s office said that she really acts like a much younger cat and can’t get over how sweet she is no matter what they’re doing to her. So, we’re going to hang out for a while, and when she starts to show that she’s in pain, I’ll take her to go to sleep. Vet couldn’t give me an estimate on a time line, so for all I know it could be a long way off or it could be in a month. Regardless, it’s time to let nature run her course.

Thanks to everyone for all of your support, good thoughts and prayers.

ECOBAGS® - Reusable Cotton Mesh Produce Bags - ReusableBags.com :

2007-06-21T22:16:00.000-04:00

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too cool! i've hated using those icky plastic bags just to carry everything in canvas. i'm so all over this!

Samantha Update

2007-06-13T16:11:00.001-04:00

Samantha had chemo this morning, and there's another lymph node that has become cancerous. they talked about removing the nodes, but i decided against it. we've changed the chemo that she's on to see if it will work better and are still calling it month by month. she's not in pain or discomfort and i hate to put her through another surgery. add to that the fact that she's 17 and i just couldn't rationalize it. the Vet said that even if i didn't do another thing that I've done the best for her that any cat could ever ask, and lots more than a lot of pet owners would have done. i figure, since i was planning on at least 2 more rounds of chemo, that would be the logical route.

Tagged!

2007-05-21T13:41:00.000-04:00

The rules are: each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Cats who are tagged need to write on their own blog about the seven things and the rules. You need to choose seven cats to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment that they have been tagged and ask them to read your blog!

Ok, Dorothy. Here we go; 7 random things about me.

I walked in my second 5K race this weekend.
I had a pace of 15:37 per minute.
I need new walking/running shoes
I’m going out for dinner with my Mom tonight.
I leave for VT at 6:30 Wednesday morning.
I have a job interview on Tuesday.
I always type sexond first before I correct it and type second.

7 random things about my Cats:

Samantha has developed a very loud meow.
Bebe had no meow this morning and just kind of …barked I guess, this morning.
Bebe would rather play with anything that wasn’t purchased for her than anything that I’ve spent cash on.
Samantha loves playing with anything that dangles.
Sitting on me is preferable to sitting anywhere else in the house, especially if they can do it at the same time.
Bebe likes to play hockey with the Red Wings by chasing the puck across the screen.
Samantha now knows the difference between the car ride TO the V E T and the car ride home. She had a totally different meow.

Tagging ...

Daisy
Dragonheart
The Meezer Gang
Cheysuli
Katnippia

Friday's Feast

2007-05-18T07:18:00.001-04:00

Appetizer
List 3 emotions you experienced this week.

Happiness, Fear, Frustration

Soup
Name a car you’d love to have.

Smartcar

Salad
Describe your typical morning routine.

Snooze about 6 times, Call Vince (or Vince calls to make sure I'm up lol), Make coffee, pack lunch, check email/quitnet.com, workout/walk, get coffee/water, shower, dress, drug Samantha, feed cats, fly out the door because I'm late again.

Main Course
Have you ever emailed someone famous? If so, who, and what did you say to them? Did they reply?

Yes, many authors and they have replied. The first Author that I emailed was Christine Feehan and she responded within the day. I was complimenting one of her books.

Dessert
Do you listen to podcasts? If so, which ones?

Raven Happy Hour, Battlestar Galactica, NPR.

Thursday Thirteen #15

2007-05-17T15:13:00.000-04:00

13 Things on my Desk

1. Ugly Doll
2. Silly Putty
3. Mini Slinky
4. Hand Lotion
5. Coffee Mugs
6. Light up Lava Glitter Lamp
7. Za’ahn Action Figure
8. Whomp It blow up hammer
9. Sarcastic Ball
10. Chocolate Mint Lip Balm
11. Pens
12. Paper
13. 365 Hunks Calendar (and Hippie Dictionary and Dragons not shown).

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Samantha's Kitty Chemo

2007-05-16T11:22:00.000-04:00

Shock of shocks, Sam is improving. The lymph node has shrunk by about a quarter and the white cell count is good. She's gained 5 oz ...I really had convinced myself that she wasn't coming home today. The talkativeness she's had since I started the appetite stimulant is a side effect of the drug, so it isn't a tummy ache or anything, and we don't have to do antibiotics again unless her white count drops again. She is, however, furious with me. lol

Whatdya know. I'm not crazy ...

Cats on Tuesday

2007-05-15T11:21:00.000-04:00

Sleeping on wrists
Mom is trying to type this
Cats win the best spots

Chemo for Samantha tomorrow. Please keep her in your thoughts and purrs.

Thursday Thirteen #14 ...maybe?

2007-05-10T13:34:00.001-04:00

Thirteen Things That are always on my Grocery List

1 Baby Carrots
1. Broccoli
2. Cauliflower
3. Cat Treats (Temp-tae-shunz!!)
4. Stinky
5. Crunchy
6. Litter
7. Lunch Meat
8. Cereal
9. Yogurt
10. Apples
11. Sliced Cheese
12. Bread

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Wordless Wednesday

2007-05-09T11:16:00.001-04:00

Apocalypse Of The Honeybees

2007-05-09T11:16:00.000-04:00

How poetically appropriate that the End of Humanity should come from such a tiny, sweet source ...

Apocalypse Of The Honeybees / How poetically appropriate that the End of Humanity should come from such a tiny, sweet source

Friday's Feast #3

2007-05-04T11:21:00.001-04:00

Appetizer
Name something you would not want to own.

Hummer. Why hurt the environment any more than we already are.

Soup
Describe your hair (texture, color, length, etc.).

Auburn to red, loose curl, thick, down past the middle of my back.

Salad
Finish this sentence: I’ll never forget ___________.

My Papa walking me home for supper every night.

Main Course
Which famous person would you like to be for one day? Why?

I’m really rather pleased with being myself, maybe Elizabeth Barrett Browning or one of the women that took the risk to actually write as a woman rather than using a male pseudonym. I would have loved to be on the cutting edge of fiction and the women’s movement at the same time.

Dessert
Write one sentence about yourself that includes one thing that is true and another thing that is not.

I quit smoking on my first try and have been quit for 29 months.

Healthy Homemade Cat Food Recipe from ArtsyCatsy

2007-05-03T14:35:00.000-04:00

We'll be checking this out for sure!

Artsy Catsy: Healthy Homemade Cat Food Recipe from ArtsyCatsy Spokesmodel Lucy

National Hug Your Cat Day!! Post Card Blitz for our endangered pets - May 3rd, 2007

2007-05-03T09:41:00.000-04:00

Those of us not affected by having a companion sickened or killed by recalled pet food need to have our voices heard. The stress of trying to find food that is safe for our beloved companions has taken it's toll. Even when you think you've found a food that is safe it may be recalled three days later. The only people not affected by this poisoning are those who do not have cats or dogs.

On May 3rd, mail a post card for each of your pets to your senator. If you don't know who your representative is they can be found here - http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senator s_cfm.cfm

Do not be rude, do not use foul language. Simply tell them that you too are affected by the recalls and the lack of regulation in the pet food industry. Let them know that it has been stressful, time consuming and upsetting to you, as a pet guardian, to find food for your companion. Use your own words, as long as you get the message across. You may also wish to send post cards to the following, but it's not mandatory.

Marcia K. Larkins, D.V.M.
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine
Ombudsman
7519 Standish Place HFV-7
Rockville, MD 20855

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Anderson Cooper
c/o CNN
One CNN Center
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2762

Anderson Cooper and CNN are still reporting that only 17 animals have been injured by the pet food recall. They need a wake up call. We hope that by letting them know this has affected more than the 17 killed in Menu Foods testing they may take steps to protect our pet (and human) food as soon as possible.

Samantha Blood Count Check (Cats on Tuesday a day late)

2007-05-02T14:33:00.000-04:00

Samantha pre-surgery

Samantha's white blood count is really low. Specifically her Neutrophil count, but there was no fever so they gave me an antibiotic to help with that today. She's dropped over a pound in the last 2 weeks, so now we have an appetite stimulant too ...who'da thunk anyone in MY household would ever need an appetite stimulant!!!!

Samantha post-surgery and stitches

Wordless Wednesday

2007-04-25T13:23:00.000-04:00

Cats on Tuesday

2007-04-24T11:13:00.000-04:00

Figured that it was about time that Bebe got some air time too ...

Samantha Kitty Update

2007-04-17T21:33:00.000-04:00

Took Sammy in to have her stitches out today. I don't know if I forgot that she had to have all of that biopsied, or if I'd blocked it, or what ...but I wasn't really prepared when they came in and told me that the tissue that they'd biopsied came back with infiltrative sclerosing carcinoma.

otherwise known as Cancer.

Seems that the tumor had grown down behind the occipital bone and they couldn't get it all. It's into her lymph now, and there's a good chance that it will come back into the eye socket.

I turned down radiation treatments. She's 17 and it was going to be $4,000 ...but I had then go ahead and give her the first Chemotherapy treatment. It's a lot cheaper, and since it's intravenous it will kill any random cells that are floating around, not just the lymph and eye socket that the radiation would have targeted. she's also going to be on a drug called piroxicam which has been shown to attack cancer cells in cats.

We'll try this for a month and see what her pathology reports show when we go back in May. If she's the same or better we'll keep going this route. If she's not ...then we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Thanks again to everyone for your continued good thoughts, white light and prayers. We accept and appreciate them all.

Slurps & purrs, Anni & Sam

Sammy Update

2007-04-08T22:17:00.000-04:00

Sorry so long in updating everyone. Sam came through the surgery very well, and is healing up nicely. She looks like Frankenkitty and we've decided that she is in need of a rhinestone eye patch. She's been jumping up to her hiding spots and into her sunshine window ledge and not missing, so that's a good sign. She's eating, drinking and all of that good kitty stuff, so it looks like she's on the road to recovery. She'll get stitches out in a couple of weeks, and I should hear back about the pathology results next week.

Thanks for keeping us both in your thoughts!

Friday's Feast #3

2007-03-30T10:19:00.000-04:00

Appetizer
What are you proud of?

Quitting Smoking 28 months ago!

Soup
What is the best thing you’ve ever won as a prize?

Free tickets and backstage passes to the Jason Mraz/Alanis Morisette concert.

Salad
Name something you do that is a waste of time.

Surf the net! One thing always leads to another and before you know it 4 hours have gone by. yeesh.

Main Course
In what year of your life did you change the most?

2006 (although it really started in late 2005)

Dessert
Where is a place you consider to be very tranquil?

Next to a stream or creek. There was one that ran behind my school when I was a kid that was "out of bounds" and we always used to sneak down there to sit and read or write stories.

Kitty Update

2007-03-29T20:39:00.000-04:00

Samantha will be having surgery next Wednesday to have the 3rd eyelid removed. If the tumor has grown into the eye then they'll take that at that time also. I've got her back here at home and have to give her drops 3 times a day until then.

It's what has to be done, but I will admit to being in a little bit of sticker shock.

Thanks so much for all of the good vibes!

Samanta Belle

2007-03-29T00:55:00.000-04:00

I get home from my evening out and go to brush a crusty out of my 17 year old cat, Samantha's eye and a chunky of what I thought was her 3rd eyelid fell into my hand and she started bleeding ...a lot. I called my friend that I'd had dinner with to tell him that I'm home and freak out a bit and he talked me off the cliff and got me calmed down enough to call the vet to get the emergency vet info. I got her down to Toledo and the emergency vet clinic is packed. 2 dogs put down, one hit by a car and a line up waiting. They took her back without me so they could squeeze her in and I think it was the longest 40 minutes of my life. We're headed back to the ophthalmologist tomorrow to find out if they have to take the eye. Seems that she has a clot in the cornea. Not sure why that wasn't detected the last time that they saw her, but I'll be bringing it up. She's cone head kitty, and I've gotta get up with her about every hour to make sure she hasn't started bleeding again.

I'm usually good in a crisis, but when the blood just started pouring out of her eye I just froze. I won't get that image out of my head for a while ...

Is Your Fetus A Republican? / Soon, DNA testing will tell if your baby is gay. Or smart. Or the next George Bush. Ready?

2007-03-23T11:14:00.000-04:00

WOW Mark really knows how to nail it.

Is Your Fetus A Republican? / Soon, DNA testing will tell if your baby is gay. Or smart. Or the next George Bush. Ready?

Thursday Thirteen #13!

2007-03-22T10:53:00.000-04:00

Thirteen Random Things About Ann’s Week

Happy Spring!!!!

1. My little cat got out last night.
2. I got to try to climb a tree last night.
3. I met my friend Maura this weekend.
4. In Massachusetts.
5. We went and saw Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams on St. Patty’s Day.
6. I got to see my friend Jacki in Albany on Sunday.
7. After we did our yearly St. Patrick’s Day Coffee and Baileys on Saturday Morning.
8. My boss’ last day was Friday.
9. I’m proofing a book for a friend of mine and it ROCKS!!
10. My cell phone suddenly works in my office building.
11. I had a very nice Thai dinner with exceptional company on Monday evening.
12. I purchased two pair of 4” high heeled shoes while I was out with Maura this weekend …and I’m actually able to walk in them (arent’ you proud, Bee?)
13. I got 4” cut off of my hair on Tuesday and it’s still down to the middle of my back.

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Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams St. Pat's Edition

2007-03-21T13:38:00.000-04:00

What an amazing night that was! The snow on Friday (St. Pat’s) was spectacular, easily a foot between 11 am and 11pm. We were really worried about how long the storm would last, especially once the freezing rain started, but when we woke up on St. Pat’s morning it was clear as a bell everything was already plowed out!

It was SO cool meeting Amber from the Circus Fans!!!!!!!!! Shoot! We should have taken a picture! Rats. Ah well, next time.

It was LOTS of fun coming in and seeing the surprise on everyone’s face when I got there. I just about slid under my seat when they turned the spotlight on me and announced that I was there from Michigan though! I will find out who the mastermind was behind that little trick! ;-)

Got to see Tony, Tink and Chen for a minute before the show and introduce them to my friend Maura, and Joziah and Sharkey after the show. They were, as always, wonderful hosts and she was so wonderfully impressed with how much they enjoy connecting with their fans, and the level of appreciation that they have for them. Thanks to Tink for the green carnation!

I didn’t realize that there was going to be an opening act, and what a delightful surprise. Jason Spooner and his band are just wonderful! They’re coming out with a new album and played some of their new tunes and I really really enjoyed it. They have a folksy/blues/country/rock thing going on, so they fit in perfectly for opening up for the Circus.

I don’t think they did the set list that they’d planned. I know that they hadn’t been doing Yodel as much, so it was fun to have them pop that back in. The new tunes were awesome! Let it Roll is a wonderful “big dumb song” with epic qualities that will surely make it another of everyone’s faves. Tink is absolutely magical (the song, well …the woman too, but I’m referring to the song). It is a beautiful beautiful song, and an amazing tribute to the little girl in all women. It’s up on YouTube right now too and I just keep playing it over and over. Performing She’s In Her Own World right after Tink was PERFECT! That’s one that is especially close to my heart (gee, wonder why? LOL) and they’re just the perfect compliment to each other.

The Irish tunes were so full of life!! Amber had typed up the chorus to Rocky Road to DublinCircus Fans link on it, so hopefully we’ll see some new friends here. It was wonderful to have those so we could sing along, they aren’t kidding when they say that it goes along at a good clip! The Subterranean Homesick Blues surprise was lots of fun. I love it when Joziah just takes off into something and everyone just goes with the flow, like when we were in Muskegon. thanks to Shiredweller’s heads up, and it had the

Oh, and one quick SQUEEEEEEEEEEE moment: NEW CD IN JULY!!!!!!!!!!!

As always, the music was only part of what made the evening so special. I can’t think of anyone else, any other band that would recognize that someone that had come to attend a concert in another state, and that’s because they aren’t just a band. They’re our friends, people that we share our stories with, as much as they share their stories with us. They’re people that you’d go and grab a coffee with (a damn fine cup of coffee it is too!) and as always it seemed odd to leave and know that I wouldn’t be seeing them again for 3 weeks.

Thank you, you beautiful Slambovians, for another evening filled with love and the reminder that the child inside of us all has to be set free in order to truly live.