Tiger Lily's Pad

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T23:49:00.001-07:00

The black-eyed peas are soaking. The duckling we were supposed to have tomorrow defrosted too fast so we ate it yesterday. My Daddy is so happy with the apple pie that I am seriously thinking about trying some. We had a white Christmas but the snow is almost gone and the temperature is supposed to go into the high 50s soon. We have watched a ton of college football bowl games. Right now we are watching "America's Cutest Pet" on Animal Planet. It has been a very good week. (Mom keeps complaining about not having cell phone service but I still do not know why she needs it.)

Many good things happened this year and many sad things happened too. We look forward to the new year and hope you all have a good 2012.

{{{HUGS}}}

Zeke, Sushi and Tiger Lily

Christmas Greetings

2011-12-24T21:57:00.002-07:00

Merry Christmas!

It is a white one here and I have not been allowed outside at all for the past 3 days. I think it might be because my woofie Sushi comes in covered in snowballs every time she has to go out. She has a towel by the door and the blow dryer has been getting a good workout.

A cell tower is down and Mom does not have phone service and she is not very happy that she will nnot be able to call anyone tomorrow. She said it is a good thing she has e-mail and Facebook and my (MY!) blog but we all really hope that service is back by New Year's Day.

I am writing this post on Mom's new netbook which is why there is no picture today. I hope I can get on the big 'puter tomorrow so I can put up our Christmas card for you all to see my woofie Zeke wearing his reindeer antlers.

Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-24T13:22:00.001-07:00

More Sad News

2011-10-16T15:21:00.003-06:00

My cousin Tippy was a wonderful dog ~ very loving and snuggly with Grandma and very protective of her too. He helped her get through some hard times and she loved him a lot. We all loved him almost as much as Grandma did. Sadly he got very sick with a big tumor in his tummy.

Grandma said Tippy did not seem to be in any pain. Although he had not eaten very well for several days he finally ate a good breakfast and enjoyed a short walk with Grandma on September 20. He stayed outside while she went inside for a while. When she went outside again she found that he had gone peacefully in his sleep.

photo by Kate Saler

We all miss you very much Tippy!

So Sad!

2011-09-14T14:32:00.004-06:00

We will miss Cathy very much.

{{{HUGS}}} and lots of prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs and head bumps and gentle tail wags to Cathy's family and to Beau especially.

I know we are late with this post. Mom and my Daddy were out of town a lot the last 2 weeks and today is the first chance we had to check our personal e-mail and our friends' blogs.

We Won the Championship!

2011-08-19T19:12:00.003-06:00

The Roswell Invaders beat the Ruidoso Osos for the first ever Pecos League championship this week! Mom and my Daddy are not baseball fans but it is very exciting to have a team win a pro title for our city. The Invaders lost Game 1 on Tuesday the 16th then won Games 2 and 3 on Wednesday and Thursday.

Mom went to a couple of the regular season games but was not able to go to any of the playoff games. She says she enjoyed them a lot and that she will be able to go to more games next season. Of course you will never see me at anything like that ~ too many humans making too much noise.

Congratulations to everyone on the team!

A New Blog!

2011-05-25T11:35:00.004-06:00

I found this new blog that I think is going to be very furry good. It is called Dear Tabby and it is an advice blog just for us! Dear Tabby will answer questions that we submit and I think it will be fun.

I hope you will go check it out and then send some questions to tabbyvanpurrinATyahooDOTcom (just remember to use @ instead of AT and . instead of DOT). Tabby will answer you even if you are not a kitteh!

Happy Mother's Day

2011-05-08T10:02:00.004-06:00

Zeke and Sushi and I gave Mom a card this morning and it made her almost cry. She told me it was because she loves us so much and she was happy. I do not understand why being happy almost made her cry.

We also wish our Grandma and all of your Moms a very

Happy Mother's Day

with lots of snuggles and prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs and head bumps and tail wags.

It's Cold Out Here!

2011-02-01T19:52:00.002-07:00

The temperature is supposed to get as low as 6 degrees here tonight and 1 degree tomorrow night and I am so very glad that I am an inside kittie. We have decided to ignore what it will do to our need for green papers and keep the furnace turned up so our house stays comfortable.

There are a lot of kitties living outside near our home and I have been concerned about them. My Daddy says they have a good place to go to keep warm so they should be OK. If it stays cold for more than a couple of days Mom says she will put out some food for them.

We hope you do not have to deal with all the snow the weather people keep saying is on its way. We hope the power does not go out. We also hope you are all able to stay warm!

A Big Surprise

2011-01-28T22:56:00.004-07:00

We had some excitement here tonight. When Mom got home from her day hunting I was sitting on the rug watching under the desk that is next to the door. Sushi came to the door to say hello to Mom and then she started sniffing around the desk too. A little later my Daddy moved some stuff around trying to find whatever we were looking at but he did not see anything.

I got bored so I took a nap under the blue comforter but Sushi would not give up. Finally I heard a lot of noise from the living room so I decided to go see what was going on.

What do you think had happened? Can you guess?

If you guessed that a little mouse ran out from behind the bookcase and tried to escape into the kitchen you would be right! It did not escape very well though because Sushi jumped on it and bit it and it died. That probably should have been my job but Sushi did it very well since I was not in the room.

My Daddy picked it up and put it in a box and took it out to the dumpster. Mom really really hopes that more mice do not try to move into our house. I think she would put poison out under our house if there were not so many snakes and feral cats who live around here.

A Milestone!

2011-01-21T22:32:00.002-07:00

I am going to be 5 years old in a few months. I have lived with Mom and my Daddy for all but 6 weeks of my life. Last night for the first time ever I jumped up and snuggled down between Mom's leg and the arm of the couch and stayed there for about a squillion hours. (It was more like one hour and I was thrilled! ~ Mom) Yes Mom was happy. I am sure she does not know I just needed the body heat.

The Great Tumbleweed Migration of 2010

2010-12-30T20:59:00.002-07:00

Today was the start of the Great Tumbleweed Migration of 2010. Sadly the tumbleweeds ran into the obstacle of our home. Mom took these pictures from our front porch:

You can see that our grill and swing are almost covered when Mom started taking the pictures.

Then the tumbleweeds really started piling up.

And then the grill and swing were almost completely covered! This happened in the time it took Mom to take 6 pictures!

The sound in this video is the wind:

The wind blew so hard this morning that one of the tumbleweeds shattered the window in our bedroom. Now we have a big piece of plywood over the window and the bed is in the middle of the room instead of against the wall. It is after 9:00 p.m. now and the wind is still blowing very hard. Mom says we will have new glass put in the window when the wind stops blowing. I hope she is telling the truth because I cannot see outside now when I sit on the bed.

Even though Mom helped moving the tumbleweeds away from the house my Daddy hurt himself moving them. They left the ones that landed against the back fence and on our back porch because they were blowing in faster than Mom and my Daddy could move them out.

Sushi and Zeke do not like going out in this wind but they have to (hahahahaha). I know it is not nice to laugh at them but now is when I am glad I have a litter box!

I hope you are not having to deal with wind like this. I hope those of you who had a lot of snow are doing OK and that the power is back on for those who lost it. And I hope those of you who had a lot of rain in California did not get flooded out. I hope that our new year does not have this kind of weather!

Have a Wonderful Christmas!

2010-12-25T08:59:00.004-07:00

I hope you enjoy this video I found:

Mom and my Daddy join Zeke and Sushi and me in wishing everyone a very

Merry and Blessed Christmas!

Kibble Trouble

2010-12-02T19:17:00.007-07:00

My woofie Zeke does not really like kibbles. If he never had to eat another kibble in his life he would be very happy. Mom says he has to eat some anyway because he needs them to keep his teeth at least a little bit clean.

So even though they get stinky goodness in the morning Zeke and Sushi can nibble a kibble any time they want because there are always kibbles in a special bowl on the floor near the water dish. Zeke says that if he has to eat kibbles they should be on the floor instead of in a dish ~ to make it easy for him to get to them (he does not always get his way). This is what usually happens when he gets hungry enough for his kibbles:

Thanksgiving Thursday 13!

2010-11-25T10:12:00.006-07:00

Today I am thankful for very many things!

My Grandma was able to come visit for 3 weeks. Mom had a lot of fun with her and I think Grandma enjoyed being here. I even sat 2 feet away from Grandma a couple of times. (OK it was just the day before she left and I never let her get close enough to touch me. But I didn't hide for the whole 3 weeks.)
Grandma made it home to New Yuck safely.
Mom and my Daddy will both be home all day.
Mom turned on the hot air blowy things so I can be warm. She says she will probably have to put on a t-shirt in place of her sweater so she does not melt but I like the heat.
This morning Zeke let me sit by the heat without barking at me.
Sushi just gave me a woofie smooch without sliming me.
I think I will have real turkey for lunch.
If I do not have turkey for lunch at least I had White Meat Chicken Florentine in a Delicate Sauce with Garden Greens for breakfast.
My Daddy lets me go outside sometimes and he always lets me back in again.
The back yard is fenced to keep out the riff raff who live in our park but it does not keep out the doves who tease me to play with them.
I get double cheek scritchies whenever I want them.
I can take naps with my Daddy.
My family all loves each other very much.

I hope you all have a very

Happy Thanksgiving!

My First Video Post

2010-10-03T09:51:00.003-06:00

OK I do not know if this will work but I will post it anyway. My Daddy took this video of me eating grass in our back yard. It is very exciting because it is of me!

Tomorrow the university where Mom works is closed in the morning so everyone can go to the fair. She thinks that is funny. I think she should spend that time petting me.

Whew (again)!

2010-09-15T21:59:00.002-06:00

My Daddy was stung on his foot by a scorpion that was trying to take a shower with him a few days ago. He is very allergic to bee stings so Mom and I were really concerned for him but he did not have any bad reaction to it except the pain of the sting.

That was the 4th scorpion we have found in our house this summer. Mom stepped on one early in the summer. It did not sting her. Instead she got the fly swatter and smushed it flat and threw it in the trash can.

I spent a lot of time staring at one but it did not want to play with me. And no one grabbed the flashy box to take pictures of any of them.

Mom will be very happy when the weather cools off enough that the scorpions go away again until next summer.

Labor Day 2010

2010-09-06T18:50:00.005-06:00

This is how I would have spent my day if Mom had let me go outside. Instead all I could do was dream about being outside.

Do you see the feather?

I did get to eat one of my favorites today though ~ Fancy Feast® Elegant Medleys White Meat Chicken and Cheddar Cheese Soufflé with Garden Greens. Yummmmmmm!

And now I ask you ~ does Sushi know how to relax or what?! My Daddy set up the hammock on our back porch and Sushi took it right over.

I am pretty sure that is a grin on her face.

She had just a little bit of trouble getting out again but she made it eventually. (She had a little help from my Daddy.)

We hope you had a relaxing Labor Day! Zeke and Sushi and I spent most of it being lazy. Mom wants to know how that is different from any other day for us so I told her the difference was that she was home relaxing with us!

Independence Day 2010

2010-07-04T15:11:00.008-06:00

Declaration of Independence

Philadelphia July 4, 1776

The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America.

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation.

We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive to these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience hath shown that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security. Such has been the patient Sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the Necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The History of the present King of Great- Britain is a History of repeated Injuries and Usurpations, all having in direct Object the Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid World.

HE has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public Good.

HE has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing Importance, unless suspended in their Operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

HE has refused to pass other Laws for the Accommodation of large Districts of People, unless those People would relinquish the Right of Representation in the Legislature, a Right inestimable to them and formidable to Tyrants only.

HE has called together Legislative Bodies at Places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the Depository of their public Records, for the sole Purpose of fatiguing them into Compliance with his Measures.

HE has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly Firmness his Invasions on the Rights of the People.

HE has refused for a long Time, after such Dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the meantime exposed to all the Dangers of Invasion from without, and the Convulsions within.

HE has endeavored to prevent the Population of these States; for that Purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their Migration hither, and raising the Conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

HE has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

HE has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the Tenure of their Offices, and the Amount and Payment of their Salaries.

HE has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our People, and eat out their Substance.

HE has kept among us, in Times of Peace, Standing Armies without the consent of our Legislature.

HE has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to Civil Power.

HE has combined with others to subject us to a Jurisdiction foreign to our Constitution, and unacknowledged by our Laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

FOR quartering large Bodies of Armed Troops among us:

FOR protecting them, by mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

FOR cutting off our Trade with all Parts of the World:

FOR imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

FOR depriving us in many Cases, of the Benefits of Trial by Jury:

FOR transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended Offences:

FOR abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighboring Province, establishing therein an arbitrary Government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an Example and fit Instrument for introducing the same absolute Rule into these Colonies:

FOR taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

FOR suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all Cases whatsoever.

HE has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

HE has plundered our Seas, ravaged our Coasts, burned our Towns, and destroyed the Lives of our People.

HE is, at this Time, transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the Works of Death, Desolation, and Tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and Perfidy, scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous Ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized Nation.

HE has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the Executioners of their Friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

HE has excited domestic Insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the Inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known Rule of Warfare, is undistinguished Destruction of all Ages, Sexes and Conditions.

IN every stage of these Oppressions we have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble Terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated Injury. A Prince, whose Character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the Ruler of a free People.

NOR have we been wanting in Attentions to our British Brethren. We have warned them from Time to Time of attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the Circumstances of our Emigration and Settlement here. We have appealed to their native Justice and Magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the Ties of our common Kindred to disavow these Usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our Connections and Correspondence. They too have been deaf to the Voice of Justice and Consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the Necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of Mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace, Friends.

WE, therefore, the Representatives of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the Rectitude of our Intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly Publish and Declare, that these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES; that they are absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political Connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which INDEPENDENT STATES may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton

Massachusetts: John Hancock, Samual Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry

Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery

Connecticut: Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott

New York: William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris

New Jersey: Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark

Pennsylvania: Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross

Delaware: Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean

Maryland: Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Virginia: George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton

North Carolina: William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn

South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton

Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton.

YUCK!!!

2010-06-11T17:36:00.003-06:00

Well! Today just stunk! I planned to talk about hummingbirds and owls and I even had pictures almost ready to go but instead ~ this morning the prisoner transport unit (PTU) suddenly appeared.

You probably have already guessed what happened and do not need the gory details but I will tell you anyway. After Mom climbed up on the step ladder and took down the PTU she stuffed me into it and ~~locked the door and threw away the key~~ shut the door so I could not get out. Then Zeke and Sushi both had their leashes attached to their collars. Then ~~the traitor~~ my Daddy put the PTU in Mom's car. Then Sushi jumped in the car all excited about going for a ride. Then Mom went back into the house and picked up Zeke and made him get in the car. Then Mom asked my Daddy if he was going and he said no.

Then Mom drove us to the VET. I am glad the PTU has a place for the seat belt to hook in or it would probably have been on the floor from all my demands to be taken home (no Mom I was not bawling like a baby ~ they were demands).

So the bad news is that I had to get stuck with that stupid needle. The good news is that I am beautiful and healthy and beautiful and my teeth are fine and I do not have to go back again for another whole year and I am beautiful. You may have figured out that the VET had a lot to say about how beautiful I am.

Zeke and Sushi got stuck with needles too but they both are healthy. Zeke's heart has improved ~ the VET said there is no sign of his murmur. They both should have their teeth cleaned but Zeke is old enough that the VET said he does not have to have it done. This is the first time Sushi needs it which is very good because she is already 8 years old. She has to go in next week and she should come home the same day. Oh and the VET thinks Zeke and Sushi are cute and sweet.

So I decided to skip the hummingbirds today and tell you all how cruel Mom was. I have not let her touch me since I came out of the PTU. At least she had to make 2 trips into town because of us ~ it was too hot for us to be in the car so she was not able to go grocery shopping until after she brought us home. It is a good thing for her that she remembered to pick up more stinky goodness on her second trip.

Surprise for ML!

2010-05-23T09:46:00.001-06:00

Thank you ML for everything you do to keep the Cat Blogosphere going. We appreciate you very much!

Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs and tail wags and {{{HUGS}}} from all of us at Tiger Lily's Pad

~ Zeke, Sushi and Tiger Lily

Finding Happiness in the Sadness

2010-04-08T10:26:00.009-06:00

Dad holding a photo of Mom and him while they were dating.
This Buick Roadmaster carried 17 people to church once!
All of these photos were taken by Dad's granddaughter, Kate Saler

Mom and Dad on one of his good days not long before the end.

Dad and Mom holding hands a few days before he passed. They had been married almost 57 years.

Right up to the last day Dad loved to read his Bible.

John 14:1-6

My Dad was promoted to Heaven a week ago today. His heart gave out after serving him well for 78 years. He had lost a lot of weight over the past 18 months ~ he weighed just 130 pounds. He was on oxygen at home and he could not speak easily because of fluid on his lungs. He never smoked but his docs think he might have had lung cancer. They didn't do a biopsy or drain the fluid because of his frail condition.

Dad was at peace about his death ~ he knew the Lord was waiting for him with open arms. Two nights before he passed I spoke with Mom and had to apologize for snapping at her (I had a tension headache, nausea and a bad backache). About 10 minutes later Mom called back, said Dad wanted to pray with me and put me on speaker. It was beautiful listening to my Dad, who loved me so much, pray with complete assurance that even with his halting speech his prayer would be heard and answered. I cried.

Most of the funeral arrangements had already been made. Some of Dad's pastor friends were at his house recently ~ discussing the service and praying with him. They were able to have a short communion service with Dad and Mom, which everyone appreciated.

I'm very glad that I was able to attend the last Sunday morning service (in July '09) that Dad was able to lead. He had been my pastor since I was 7 or 8 years old and I still compare every preacher I hear to Dad.

There are many reasons I'm blessed to have had this man as my Dad. I'm crying again now but I know he doesn't want us to be sad. Dad was gone before I made it to his home again last Friday but I know he'll be waiting for us with open arms when we go Home.

Tiger Lily's Mom

Getting to New Yuck

2010-03-28T13:42:00.002-06:00

Mom has purchased bus tickets to go see Grandpa and Grandma later this week. It is a 2-day trip by bus but the green papers required are within our means. Mom says it is a 2-day trip by plane anyway unless she wants to max out her plastic. Since she wants to be able to go back again when she needs to she thinks this is the best way.

Zoolatry is temporarily closed because of family reasons. Please prrrrrrrrrr and wag your tails and purray for Maggy and Zoey and Ann too.

Phooey!

2010-03-25T20:33:00.003-06:00

Well! We are very disappointed tonight. The Syracuse Orange did not play very well and they lost to Butler. (What Mom? Oh OK if you insist.) Mom says I have to tell the whole truth and say that Butler played very well and they deserved to win. We will have to see who wins the other games before we decide who to cheer for during the rest of the tournament.

UPDATE: Grandpa was not carried into his house. He had some people who made sure he made it in OK but he was able to walk in on his own! (Mom misunderstood something Grandma told her.)

Grandpa went home from the hospital today. He did not have the fluid drained because his people VET said it would be too invasive too soon after the last time and he did not think it would do Grandpa any good. So he is home now. He needed people to carry him into the house and then some other people came to set him up with oxygen. Mom is really concerned. It will take too long if she has to drive there by herself and my Daddy will not be able to go with her. The airline ticket will cost too many green papers if she tries to go right away. Please purray that she will recognize the right door when the Lord opens it.

Thank you to everyone who is keeping us in your thoughts and purrayers.

March Madness!

2010-03-23T18:55:00.004-06:00

So when I woke up on Saturday morning there was snow on the ground! It covered the whole back porch even though it was not very deep. By the time I talked my Daddy into taking me outside around noon the snow was all gone already. It was so muddy though that he did not let me stay outside for very long.

Then yesterday it was 84 degrees outside! Today it was cooler and tonight it might snow again. I am very confused. It is a good thing I am not a weathercat.

I would appreciate it if you would purray and prrrrrrrrr and wag your tails really hard for my Grandpa. He is having a very hard time breathing and is in the VA hospital again. He will have fluid drained from around his lung tomorrow but he said he does not know how many more times he will be able to let them do it. Mom is waiting for a phone call to know if she should go see him soon. It is a 3-day drive or a very expensive half-day plane ride.

March Madness in the weather and in health problems and in ~ basketball! The Syracuse University Orange have made it to the Sweet 16 (whatever that means). Well OK it means Mom and Grandma and Grandpa are very happy. And it is true that when Mom is happy we are all happier so that is a good thing. Now we hope the Orange are able to play really well against Butler on Thursday. If you are cheering for another team I hope they play really well too.

And no I do not have any pictures to post. (It is all Mom's fault of course.) Maybe next post.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2010-03-17T09:08:00.003-06:00

There are no pictures of me wearing green so I decided to give you a puzzle as my St. Patrick's Day greeting. Click on the puzzle to go to Jigzone.com and enjoy!

My Daddy put a corned beef in the crock pot this morning and he will add potatoes and cabbage this afternoon so they will be cooked just right for dinner tonight. I am sure a piece or two of beef will make it into the woofies' bowls but I do not have any interest in trying it. I think I might get an extra spoonful of stinky goodness though.

Mom says she will have shepherds pie and potato soup and crunchy asparagas spears with dip and mint chocolate cheesecake and green lemonade pie and lime punch and maybe even some more corned beef and cabbage at something called a Pot Luck at her day hunting place tomorrow. I think she might not need to eat dinner after that so I am glad the Pot Luck is not happening today.

The Roswell Zoo

2010-03-08T19:09:00.002-07:00

Last week my Daddy went to the zoo here in Roswell. Here are some of the photos he took: The bison have one of the largest pens at the zoo. They really are majestic (this is a new word I just learned). I think they will look just a little bit better when they have lost all of their winter coats though. We call this guy Speedy. He did not move around very much so it was easy to take his picture. Hmmmmm ~ I wonder if peacocks taste as good as they look. This peacock scraped out a hole in the ground but I am fairly sure he did not lay any eggs in it. The temperature has been in the 70s already here ~ it looks like he just wanted a cool place to rest. The sun makes his feathers look very beautiful!. These are the feathers the peacock always wears on his head. They are very beautiful too. This is the only albino peacock my Daddy has seen at the zoo. Albino means "A person or animal lacking normal pigmentation, with the result being that the skin and hair are abnormally white or milky." (Mom helped me look up this word in the dictionary so I could tell you what it means.) I think that the white one does not like the blue one very much! It was just a little bit hard to get a good picture of this one 'cuz he kept walking away. In this pic you can see how pretty the feathers are with their fringe. My Daddy calls this picture "Drinking a Star". The sun and the water were just right!

There are not very many animals at this zoo but I will ask my Daddy to try to get pictures of some of the ones who are there. I know there are some mountain lions and some bobcats. It might be hard to get good pix of them because they like to stay in the shade. Maybe I will be able to post their photos later. There are some very beautiful big birds besides the peacocks too.

Mom is still not feeling very well. She said when she swallows it feels like someone sticks an ice pick in her ear. There is something bad going around and a lot of people here have been sick as long as she has. It has been over 3 months! I hope you are all feeling much better than she is!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-14T13:27:00.010-07:00

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Happy Valentine's Day

to all of you ~ my kitteh and woofie and human friends and family!

May you all have a fun day filled with love!

I Do Not Like To Travel!

2010-02-04T17:31:00.000-07:00

Most of the time getting into my tree next to my home is as close to travel as I really want to get. I do like to know about when other people travel though so I have decided to link to a new blog I found called Country Boy Adventures. One of the ladies who Mom knows at her day hunting place has a son who is hunting for green papers in Djibouti right now and he expects to be hunting in other countries in the future. I put a link to his blog about his travel experiences on my sidebar if you want to check it out.

Halloween ~ RIP

2010-02-01T18:38:00.002-07:00

Our wonderful friend Halloween had to leave her family last Saturday and we will all miss her very much. We hope her family can feel the prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs and head bumps and gentle tail wags we are sending them.

I am Back (sort of)!

2010-01-31T19:14:00.005-07:00

Mom asked me to say Thank You to everyone who sent her encouraging comments as she does not not feel very good. We all appreciated reading them and they made her feel better even though she is still coughing.

I also need to thank a couple of you for giving me these great awards:

This one is from Maggie and Zoey and Ann at Zoolatry. It was very sweet of them to think of me!

This one is from Herman and Karen Jo. They think I am a Superior Scribbler even though Mom helps me with my spelling and grammar!

The Super Scribbler award was started by The Scholastic Scribe to celebrate their two hundredth post two years ago. To read more about the award go here. Here are the rules for this award:

1. Each Superior Scribbler (SS) must pass the Award on to 5 deserving blogger friends.

2. Each SS must link the author and name of the blog from whom he/she received the award.

3. Each SS must display the award on his/her blog and link to the post which explains the award.

4. Each SS is asked to visit the post which explains the award and add his/her name to the Mr. Linky List (I just made a comment - I couldn't figure out how to add to the Mr. Linky list.)

5. Each SS must post these rules on his/her blog.

Now it is very difficult to whittle down the choices to just 5 other bloggers but here they are: Army of Four, Asta, Chase, Clover and Chewy and William of Mass Destruction.

I hope it is not so long between posts next time! And I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Apologies

2010-01-19T17:46:00.009-07:00

It has been a long time since my last post and I thought it was about time to let you know what has been going on. I am sure it will not surprise any of you to learn that it is all Mom's fault. She says she has been sick even though I told her she was not allowed to be sick. She feels well enough to go to her day hunting place (at least most of the time ~ she did come home early once) but when she gets home mostly all she does is sit on the couch like a lump or go to bed. I am glad she has learned how to be still like a kitteh but that means that she does not help me blog!

We have tried to keep up with at least reading your blogs but we have not done any commenting in about a squillion days. So I am making Mom apologize for not leaving comments. It is all her fault. I keep telling her what comments to make but she keeps ignoring me. She says she does not have enough energy to do what she knows she should.

It is true that she coughs and sneezes and whines and moans and groans a lot. (I do not! At least not that much whining I hope. ~ Mom) I guess I should try to be patient with her. After all I am a kitteh and that means I can sit here and stare at her for as long as I need to. Wait ~ maybe I should make her go to her people VET. Yes! After all she makes me go even when I do not need to so she should go when she looks like she really needs it. Maybe someone will stick her with a sharp thingy and steal her blood! Maybe she will have to take some icky tasting meds! ~~Bwahahahahahahahaha!~~ Ohhhh poor Mom.

So anyway we are not ignoring you. I hope Mom feels better enough soon so I can start commenting again. I hope you are all doing better than she is!!!

Whew!

2010-01-06T20:45:00.002-07:00

I had Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys White Meat Chicken and Cheddar Cheese Souffle with Garden Greens for dinner tonight. Thank you for all your support after my previous post. Your comments were 100% in agreement with me. That means 0% thought Mom and my Daddy had a leg to stand on!

Now I have to wonder if 4 cans are enough. Mom says Friday is payday (whatever that means) and that I will be getting many more cans before the weekend is over. But ~ that is a squillion sleeps away and I am still just a little bit concerned. I will believe her for now.

At least I can sleep with my tummy full tonight!

Tuesday Tale of Woe

2010-01-05T21:10:00.004-07:00

I think it is possible that I might waste away to shadow tonight. I think maybe Mom and my Daddy are ~~deliberately~~ unintentionally trying to starve me. What else can I think when I learn there is no stinky goodness in the house?! Both of them have been out and either one of them could have brought home more stinky goodness but they claim they forgot it. I think they really just forgot me. They say that one of them will pick some up tomorrow but I think that might be just a little bit too late for me.

Mom says there are plenty of kibbles in my bowl and in the storage bin. How am I supposed to be comfortable sleeping tonight with just kibbles and no stinky goodness? Hmmmmmmm ~ maybe I will not sleep. After all I must do something to remind them that I am not a happy kitteh!

Maybe Mom should keep her fingers away from me tonight!

It Is Now 2010!

2010-01-01T00:01:00.002-07:00

Meowerry Christmas!

2009-12-25T06:00:00.002-07:00

Secret Paws!

2009-12-24T20:24:00.012-07:00

Our Secret Paws package arrived! Mom put it near the tree and I was just a little bit afraid she would make us wait until Christmas to open it. So I thwapped the box off the table and sent in the woofies to check it out. After Zeke and Sushi told Mom it was safe I patted it down just in case. The next safety step was x-raying the box ~ you cannot be too careful with those woofies around! I gave the green light and 'thumbs' (aka Mom) popped open a case of goodies! Woofies to the end of the line please! I supervised the unpacking. Sushi at least remembered her place in line. Zeke is just old and grumpy so I cut him some slack. Hmmm that packing paper was interesting. Zeke saw something interesting while I waited patiently to get my paws on the good stuff. You can see the feathers under Zeke's neck. Oooh soft balls! Hey who wrapped them ~ spiderman? Zeke's gifts were this great set of soft balls and a package of Cesar soft roasted chicken treats. They are just what he wanted! At first Sushi tried to help Mom set the balls free but then she realized she had some presents of her own. She got these great chicken-wrapped rawhide chewies and a red stuffy with rope arms. Way to go woofie! Hmmm Zeke had a problem ~ Mom is playing with Sushi and her toy instead of throwing his ball. How does that taste Sushi? Showbirds ~ all they want is your birdseed. I will enjoy showing her how I play! Both of my presents have feathers and I love them! These bouncy feathers were fun to play with. Mom and I chased each other around the room and I caught the feathers every time she tried to bounce them away. Some of our action shots are not very clear. It never hurts to double check the packing ~ there might be something tiny to chew on. See what I mean? Sheesh ~ those woofies would have missed my jewelry! Wait ~ this is how I can play with my new bouncy feathers when Mom and my Daddy ~~ignore me~~ have other things they need to do. For an old geezer Zeke still has a quick snapper. He almost caught that one. He has already lost this yellow ball and my Daddy has found it for him several times. That is one of his very favorite games! Sushi loves her perfect stuffy. I am sorry to have to report that she has gutted it several times already and Mom and my Daddy have given up re-stuffing it. Do not think that has made any difference in how much she loves it tho ~ she still thinks it is perfect. Can any of you guess who was our Secret Santa? I could not until Mom showed me the beautiful cards that were included with presents. It was our lovely new friend Katie! Her Glogirly helped her wrap and pack everything and sent us all these wonderful gifts. Mom even tried to get a picture of all the gifts together with the cards but we were so excited about them that we would not leave them alone long enough for that. If you click on this picture it will biggify so you can see the card better. Now I can tell you that we were Katie's Secret Paws too and we had a lot of fun choosing and wrapping her presents. We are glad we have such great friends!

Easy Like Sunday

2009-12-13T22:01:00.003-07:00

Ha! Easy does not describe today. Here are some of the things that happened:

Mom finally got our Secret Paws package ready to mail tomorrow.
Mom finally got our t-shirt to Baby Basu ready to mail tomorrow. We are really late with this and Baby Basu has already been born! You can read about him here.
Mom did laundry.
Mom made German potato salad.
Mom worked on Christmas cards.

Do you see a pattern there? If I had not been able to snoopervise the wrapping and some of the laundry I would not have done anything at all with Mom today! It is a good thing my Daddy was here. He did a lot of things too but almost all of them included me. He even took me outside and let me check out the trees and the bird feeder and the neighbor's home. He even carried me around in the house and gave me lots of stinky goodness and helped me forget Mom was ignoring me.

So this is one of the things I did while I waited for Mom to remember I am here:

It is Definitely Winter Here!

2009-12-05T13:28:00.006-07:00

This is what we woke up to see on Tuesday morning:

This is considered a huge snowfall for Roswell. It was very pretty but very cold at the same time. Our junipers did not look like they enjoyed the weight of the snow. And our poor rose bushes were really weighed down! This is how our road looked after Mom left for work even though the university opened 2 hours late. My Daddy used the snow from the junipers and the rose bushes to help make this self-portrait of what he wishes he could be doing in the woods. By Tuesday evening most of the snow was gone and not much happened on Wednesday. It snowed again all day Thursday though and most of the night. Mom thought it looked magical with the light from the street lamp glowing behind the snow as the flakes got bigger and bigger and my Daddy was very nice ~ he went out in the cold to take this picture for Mom. The university opened 2 hours late again on Friday. I thought I would get this post up before Mom left for work but she decided to sleep in instead!

I hope you are all safe and warm and enjoying your winter.

Tuesday Ts

2009-12-01T08:36:00.003-07:00

tongue, toes and a touch of tummy

I can still taste that turkey ~ yum! I know there is still some in the 'fridge so maybe I can have it for lunch today. It is almost as good as my Fancy Feast stinky goodness!

Moon Halo

2009-11-29T21:10:00.003-07:00

On Thanksgiving evening the moon was beautiful with its halo. Mom took some pix but she said it was too cold to stay outside long enough to get very many.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T12:03:00.007-07:00

This morning I had to hunt the rare and elusive Monkerkey to be sure there was enough food for all of us this afternoon: It turns out there is not much meat on a Monkerkey so I gave it to Sushi to play with while I played air banjo: Guess I will have to sing for my supper. What key is that One Note Samba in? What was that "Cat" Stevens tune?

Oh ~ Mom just said she already has the turkey in the oven and there will be plenty for Zeke and Sushi and me later. I am glad it is not a tofurkey!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-11-25T19:00:00.001-07:00

My New Discovery

2009-11-20T20:37:00.002-07:00

I have discovered that if I sit on the counter and stare at my empty bowl for long enough stinky goodness will magically appear so I can eat. I expect this will be very important to remember next week when Mom and my Daddy are on vacation for Thanksgiving.

Dona Nobis Pacem

2009-11-05T07:00:00.001-07:00

Wordless Wednesday

2009-11-02T19:49:00.010-07:00

Update: This was posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. I do not know why Blogger messes up the dates so often!

OK, almost wordless. These are cranes flying into Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge last Sunday. Bitter Lake is just outside of Roswell so we can watch the cranes flying over our house on their way in. There are thousands of them in the air, usually between 4 and 5 in the afternoon.

The photos were taken by Mom's friend Gail on November 1, 2009, and are used by permission. Thank you Gail ~ your photos are great!

Wordy Wednesday

2009-10-28T06:48:00.006-06:00

WARNING: If any of you kittehs are easily scared now might be a good time to turn away from what you are about to see.

My Daddy goes hunting for feral pigs in the Lincoln National Forest a lot. Mostly he just shoots stumps for target practice and he always takes his clicky flashy box along with his bow and arrows. This past summer he ~~deserted us~~ went hunting and left us all alone at home while Mom was gone in New Yuck. (Mom says I have to tell you that it was only two days and we had someone to take care of us while they were both gone. It is not the same.)

Anyway my Daddy saw this fawn (what a baby deer is called). Because I do not know her real name I will call her Fala.

My Daddy almost stepped on Fala because she was lying so still and being very quiet. He told me that Fala did not move at all while he was nearby so he was able to take a lot of pictures. I think her Mama wanted to go chat with the other Mama deer so she told Fala to stay there and wait. Fala does not look all that vishus to me.

I'm Baaaack!

2009-10-25T16:50:00.004-06:00

It has been a very long time since my last post and it is all Mom's fault (nothing serious ~ I think she has just been a little tired for a while).

So today I decided to help her make the bed to keep her from falling asleep on it before she finished the job. Do you think the bed is all put back together yet? If you say NO you are right! Mom says I am the reason she stopped is she had to run to the medicine cabinet for something to put on her finger. She has asked me to give you all a new rule:

You will not draw blood when you help make the bed.

Who knew? I will probably forget this rule by next week and I do not expect anyone else to remember it either. Now I need to go take a nap on the nicely not-made bed.

Happy Birthday Matthew!

2009-09-24T17:58:00.005-06:00

Today is my cousin Matt's birthday! Matt and his wife live at least five squillion miles away from here where they share their home with three woofies and two kittehs. I have never met him but since Mom loves him very much I think that I would have to like him. We wish we lived closer to him so we could see him more often.

This picture does not have anything to do with Matt or his birthday. It is one of my baby pictures for your viewing pleasure. (I am not quite this small now.)

Mancat Monday

2009-09-21T18:11:00.004-06:00

This is our One Who Came Before named pfredd h pfyttz. He lived with Mom and my Daddy from when he was a teeny tiny boy until he was over 19 years old. He liked to talk a lot and he liked to ride on Mom's shoulders when she walked around our yard in the morning. He enjoyed traveling ~ especially when he could sit high enough to watch the scenery go by. He was also just a little bit naughty like me ~ he always wanted to go outside even when he was not supposed to.

Beautiful pfreddy had to leave just a few days before I moved in. Mom and my Daddy still miss him very much.

Meow Like a Pirate Day

2009-09-19T08:56:00.010-06:00

Ahoy mateys! Ye be welcome t' join us this fine Meow Like a Pirate Day! We be sailin' first w' th' bonnie crew o' the cat o' nine tails as they cross th' boundin' main in style. We be sad cap'n nels be no longer here t' share th' day but cap'n mao fang be doin' a fine job w' nitro th' nasty, xing th' slice an' igmu th' cabinkitt by 'is side. We then be takin' a short sail w' th' Purrageous Pirates aboard th' Black Furrball. Captain Jack, Dante an' Fagin are searchin' fur th' Isle of Baast an' th' story be we shud find a kittehs paradise. I hope th' wee woofies be accepted there too. N'body need be walkin' th' plank t'day. Jist join th' fun an' games an' enjoy yerselves!!

A Day Without Cats - NOT!

2009-09-09T17:31:00.003-06:00

I hereby join Max, the Psychokitty, in rejecting a "day without cats"! You can have lots of fun at Lolcats and you can visit many more kitties through the Cat Blogosphere. Now I have to go snuggle with Mom and my Daddy since they also reject a day without cats.

Happy Anniversary!

2009-09-01T21:44:00.004-06:00

Today Mom and my Daddy celebrated their 25th anniversary. They went out to dinner at a good Italian restaurant last night because my Daddy had to go out of town today. He gave Mom a very nice present ~ after the dinner he watched football with her without making fun of it ~ hahahahaha! (He also gave her lots of pretty roses.) Mom gave my Daddy buckwheat and bamboo and wildflower and blackberry honey for his coffee.

I hope I am here to celebrate many more anniversaries with them!

Tuxie Tuesday

2009-08-18T21:07:00.005-06:00

Our beautiful Raisin a'Ruckus does not live with us any more. We miss her but she had to go live with someone else.

Ruckus moved in with us when she was very young ~ just 4 weeks old. She came through our back fence and followed my Daddy up to the house even though she could not walk more than a couple of steps without wobbling. Mom and my Daddy could not find her kitty mom and they were not willing to leave Ruckus outside on her own with all the skunks who lived in the area. So ~ we had a new baby.

Two years later Ruckus has found a new home. I do not want to go into details of why and how it happened but it was definitely something she chose. She left us in a PTU so we know she was safe but we do not know exactly where she ended up living. We were told that as soon as she was released she climbed onto the shoulder of the man who had her and started purring, which she never did even once for Mom or my Daddy in the 2 years she lived with us. Mom thinks that we were just a way station for Ruckus and that she was using us until she knew there was someone else who would provide her real forever home.

Goodbye Raisin a'Ruckus. We hope you are very happy for a very long time.

Mom Is Home!

2009-08-12T07:09:00.006-06:00

There has been a lot of purring but there has been no repeat of this incident.

If Mom ever stops being so ~~lazy~~ tired from her trip and gets the pictures out of her clicky flashy box I will post some of them so you can see some of what she did while she was gone. Until then here is what I did while she was gone:

Yes I explored the great outdoors. OK so I was not allowed out of the yard but it was fun! This picture was actually taken before Mom ~~deserted us~~ left for her trip but most of the pictures my Daddy took during that time are still in his clicky flashy box too. The pictures I posted on July 20 are the last ones he moved to our 'puter.

My Grandpa is still not feeling very good. He went back to his people VET and was in the hospital for 2 days after Mom came home. We would appreciate any purrayers, prrrrrs, head bumps or tail wags you are able to send his way.

Purrayers Needed

2009-07-27T06:18:00.006-06:00

Today is a very important day for Angel and Taz. Today is the day their Mama's thyroid is supposed to be executed with radioactive iodine. Even though she will have to take medicine every day for the rest of her life her people VET thinks she will be very much happier and healthier after this procedure.

Zeke and Sushi and Ruckus and I are sending out lots of prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs and tail wags for our friends and their Mama and Daddy. We hope you will purray and prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and wag your tails very hard too. If you could leave a message on their blog I know Angel and Taz would appreciate hearing from you. Even though they are looking forward to their Mama feeling better they are just a little bit concerned about the whole situation.

{{{{HUGS}}}}

Hunting is Fun!

2009-07-20T13:06:00.005-06:00

I am learning the word 'out' and I know that the shiny knobby thing is the way to open the door ~ too bad I do not have opposable thumbs! The grass IS greener on the other side of the fence (it rains more over there) so away I go! The birds are upset that I am out here and I am hot on the trail but I am just a little bit too hefty to catch them so I guess they are safe. That dove DID look yummy though. I think you will be able to see it on the corner of the fence better if you click the picture to biggify it. Ruckus watched from the kitchen. When I came back in she said better luck next time. Mom has survived her first week in New Yuck even though she is very tired. I am glad my Daddy is home with me so I can go 'out' while she is gone.

Manic Monday

2009-07-13T19:08:00.017-06:00

On Friday and Saturday of Independence Day weekend Mom and my Daddy ~~abandoned us~~ left us alone almost all day to go to the 2009 Roswell UFO Festival downtown. They spent most of their time wandering around at the vendors' site but they also saw some very interesting things. There were symposiums and movies and tours and concerts ~ Jefferson Starship was the headliner but tickets for their concert were wa-a-ay too expensive ~ and a parade and lots of other stuff to see and do.

This is the sign that was just inside the door at the vendors' site:

These are the two most interesting motorcycles they saw while they were outside the vendors' site. Mom bought a ticket for a chance to win the first one. We do not know whether to hope she wins it or hope she does not win! The John Deere motorcycle was in the parade too.

This is a real wolf who visited the Festival from the zoo in Roswell! My Daddy was able to pet him too but he was happy to take this picture of Mom with the wolf. Even though he was very friendly I am glad I did not meet him in person.

These superheroes walked around the whole Festival and in the parade. Spiderman and Batman and the Gremlin were there too but I do not know which planet they are all from.

I think it might have been fun to see the costumed dog contest. I do not know who won because it was so hot that Mom could not stay outside long enough to watch the whole contest.

One of the most important displays at the Festival is The Wall That Heals. It is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial from Washington, D.C., and it was set up right next door to where we live. My Daddy found the name of one of his friends from when they were gymnasts in high school.

It was sprinkling when the fireworks display was scheduled so Mom and my Daddy did not go out to the park to watch it. They were very happy that they could see and hear several fireworks displays right from the driveway at our home. Ruckus and Sushi and Zeke and I were glad the displays were far enough away that they did not bother us inside the house.

If anyone wants to come to the festival next year I think you would enjoy it. Maybe you could even visit us!

Now here is the reason this is Manic Monday ~ Mom is going to New Yuck and other points east for about a squillion years. (What Mom? Oh she says it is just 3 weeks but that sounds like a squillion years to me.) She still has to finish packing and getting ready to leave. I think she might be very busy for almost the whole time she is gone ~ she said she would have to go back to work to rest up from this trip. She will see my Grandpa and Grandma and lots of other relatives and friends and she has some parties and a wedding to go to and she will work at a dog agility trial too. I have told her to make time for naps!

Mom is helping me with this post but it may be a long time before I can post again even though my Daddy will e-mail her some pictures and I will tell her what I want to say when she calls us. I will visit as many of you as I can but I will probably not be able to comment very much without her here to help me type.

I hope you are all having a great summer!

Wonderful Woofie Wednesday

2009-07-08T07:11:00.006-06:00

Silky-Pi Sushi-Pu

I have two wonderful woofies so I decided to sometimes post something special about them on Wednesdays. I will start with Sushi.

Sushi is a Lhasa-Poo ~ part poodle and part Lhasa Apso. When she was 3 months old Mom and my Daddy adopted her from the shelter where she had been left because her people did not want any woofies who were not purebred. We all think those people were really stupid but we are glad because now Sushi lives with us!

I think Sushi might be part kitty. She likes to sit in the window and watch what is happening outside as much as I do. She even jumps on the table sometimes! Sushi likes to sit on the recliner arm (if you look closely at this picture you will see that someone who will not be named has been sharpening ~~her~~ claws on the chair). She really likes to sleep on the Gizzy quilts and fleece blankets that are on the back of the recliner.

Ruckus and I play THOE* with Sushi almost every day. We can run all the way from one end of the house to the other and up and over the big bed and back and forth until one of us gets dizzy and runs into the wall. We like to wrestle with Sushi and chew on her tail and ears too. We do not snuggle together yet but we think maybe we will someday.

If Sushi hears the words "car" or "ride" or "walk" or "outside" she stops whatever she is doing and runs right to the door. She loves riding with her head out the window even though she is not allowed to do it very often (only when someone is holding her).

There is a lot more I could tell you about my Sushi but I think I will just wait until another WWW. Until then ~ I love you Sushi!

*Thundering Herd of Elephants

Happy Anniversary!

2009-07-06T19:18:00.004-06:00

Today my Grandpa and Grandma have been married for 56 years. (This is the picture Mom used for their 50th anniversary party invitations.) They enjoyed some time at the lake and Grandpa did not feel sick all day.

Happy Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa!

It's Independence Day!

2009-07-04T16:42:00.005-06:00

Mom and my Daddy were making such a big deal about this flag that I just had to check it out for myself. It is waving gently in the breeze and looks very good. My Daddy just read the Declaration of Independence online to reassure himself that he is free to do goofy things. Even though I really own him I kinda like him so I have agreed to let him keep doing those goofy things.

Have a wonderful Independence Day weekend!

Grandpa is Home!

2009-07-01T07:47:00.004-06:00

My Grandpa is home from the VET hospital! He still has to get a shot every day for a while and he has to go back to the VET regularly to have his blood stolen but at least he is home now. Grandma says that he used his riding mower to mow their lawn today and did lots of other things but he was resting when Mom called there.

I think this is how Tippy (my Grandpa's woofie) looked while he was waiting for Grandpa to get home. These are old pictures of Tippy but I do not have any new ones. Maybe Mom will bring some new ones back with with her after she visits Grandma and Grandpa.

Now Tippy is very happy to have both Grandma and Grandpa home with him. He may have to wait just a little bit longer before Grandpa can play ball with him though.

Thank you everyone for your prrrrrrrs and tail wags and purrayers. You are all wonderful! I will print your comments and send them to Grandpa so he can know how many good friends I have. Mom said she will thank each of you personally too.

Prrrrrrs for My Grandpa

2009-06-28T22:18:00.004-06:00

This is my Grandpa who lives in the Finger Lakes region of New Yuck. He is in the hospital right now because he has blood clots in both of his lungs. It is a little bit funny that he is in the VET hospital but I do not think it is the same place I would have to go if I were sick. What Mom? Oh ~ Mom says it is the Veterans Hospital, not the VET, and it is a hospital for people who were in the military. He has been getting shots in his tummy twice a day to make the clots go away and his people VET says he should be OK soon.

Mom has talked with Grandpa and Grandma several times since Grandpa was admitted to the people hospital and Grandpa says they have been taking very good care of him. Mom is planning to ~~desert us again~~ go on vacation to visit them in the middle of July and Grandpa says he will be all better then so they can all do stuff together.

We would appreciate any prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs and tail wags you can send out for Grandpa and Grandma.

Get well soon Grandpa! We all love you very much!

Happy Father's Day

2009-06-21T13:44:00.006-06:00

The posthypnotic suggeston to continue tummy scritches even in his sleep seems to be working. I cannot wait to try the suggestion about filet mignon for lunch.

Happy Father's Day

to my Daddy

and

to my Grandpa

and

to all the Dads and Food Dudes and those with other names

who love us and give us our forever homes.

I Took the Challenge!

2009-06-18T21:00:00.018-06:00

Update: International Boxing Day was on Friday, June 19, which is the day I actually posted this. I do not know why it is dated June 18 but Mom thinks she might know and will try to keep it from happening again. ~ Tiger Lily

It is International Box Day and I have taken the challenge issued by Maggie and Romeo to post some of our Cats in Boxes pictures. This is my big sister Jemima Dust Bunny. I think she might have needed a bigger box. Jemima had to leave us late last year and we miss her! This is one of my baby pictures. Do you see my red laser eyes? Even then I was annoyed by the clicky flashy box! These are some pictures of me from when my Daddy was packing so we could move to Roswell. I had to be sure that I was not left behind! This is how Ruckus made sure she was not left behind either. These are pictures of Ruckus in our new home. Mom says it will be about a squillion years before all of the boxes are unpacked. At least there is always food! You can find lots of other kitties with box pictures at the Cat Blogosphere. Have a great weekend!

Toes Tuesday

2009-06-16T06:47:00.010-06:00

A Photo Essay

I am being stalked by giant meatball toes.

He thinks he has conned me into beliving it is just for a cheek scritchy.

I will let him think I believe him.

I am moving into position now.

The claw helps out.

One good toehold deserves another!

Wordy Wednesday

2009-06-10T19:02:00.008-06:00

It was going to be wordless but my Daddy needed help writing captions for pictures I might post here someday. So here I am making sure he has paper and something to write with and something to erase with (the most important part, hehehe). My Daddy went and got out the flashy clicky box instead of writing anything. I have to tell you that I started to get just a little bit annoyed. I love my Daddy so I decided to take a nap instead of giving him a thwap. I think I would have been more comfortable on the bed though.

Happy Birthday to Edsel, Sammy, Candy and Tesla

and

Happy Gotcha Day to Luna!

It is MY chair!

2009-06-05T20:33:00.004-06:00

No Mom. You left and now it is MY chair. Go away.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-06-03T21:55:00.004-06:00

Ruckus loves chewing on Sushi's ears! I think maybe she is related to Earl Grey.

Toes Tuesday

2009-06-02T18:57:00.003-06:00

Here is something special that Raisin a'Ruckus does with her toes. She usually sits very patiently for a long time when this happens and we think it is very funny. Mom complains about the holes she keeps finding in the drapes but my Daddy says to just think of them as pinholes that let in more light. Mom has not caught me doing this yet ~ hehehe!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-27T21:56:00.003-06:00

Memorial Day 2009

2009-05-25T09:16:00.004-06:00

Arlington National Cemetery, Section 13
from the Photo Gallery at the Official Website of Arlington National Cemetery

They gave their lives so we could enjoy ours in freedom.

My Daddy said if you want to see some pictures or read articles that will give you an even greater appreciation of our great country, here are some links: North Korea ~ article, North Korea ~ slide show, Pakistan ~ article, Pakistan ~ slide show.

Hugs Weekend

2009-05-24T12:51:00.003-06:00

In memory and in honor of Bonnie Underfoot, here are hugs from all of us to all of you. You will probably notice that most of our hugs look just a little bit like wrestling matches ~ maybe most of yours do too? Zeke, Sushi, Tiger Lily and Ruckus

Happy Birthday ML!

2009-05-23T13:02:00.009-06:00

We want everyone to go over and wish Mommie ML a

Very Happy Birthday

today. She is so important to everyone on the Cat Blogosphere that we do not know what we would do without her! She and Daddy Charley and Charlie Cat have had a lot of troubles lately so we hope she has a very special day with lots of fun and relaxation and without any troubles.

Sunday Jigsaw

2009-05-17T20:38:00.003-06:00

I thought this Superb Starling from Jigzone.com would be fun for all of us who love (in one way or another) our feathered friends. The author of this puzzle is Christine Feehan and I have never read any of her books but I think Mom might have. I will have to ask her about that sometime (snicker).

My Daddy is doing very well after his surgery. I was just a little bit scared of the big black thing he had his arm in when he got home but it turns out it is just a sling that he has to wear almost all the time. He even has it on when he sleeps but I am able to snuggle on his elbow and he told me I do not hurt him.

Mom was all ready to take really good care of him but my Daddy likes to push himself a little. He is being really good though 'cuz he wants this surgery to succeed. He is ambidextrous (I learned a new word! It means he can use either his right hand or his left hand with 'equal ease'. I had to ask Mom how to spell it though.) so he just uses his right hand to do almost everything. We also watch a lot of movies. Mom does get to help him with the bandage and putting on his shirt and she does the cooking so she does not feel completely useless.

He has to go back to his VET to get the staples out of his shoulder on Tuesday. Mom will drive him there but if he is feeling good and does not have to take his pain meds after the VET visit he might drive home. I think Mom will probably drive home too.

Mom said we will be able to visit our friends but we will probably not have time to leave comments for a few days. I will try to post again later this week. I have about a squillion pictures from the clicky flashy boxes but I do not seem to be able to convince Mom she has time to fix them up for my blog. I think I might have to get a little tough with her. What do you think?

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T15:31:00.004-06:00

Happy Mother's Day from our home to your hearts!

At our driveway

Next to my Daddy's shop

Also next to my Daddy's shop

Happy Birthday to My Daddy

2009-05-04T20:46:00.003-06:00

Here I am getting ready to snuggle with my Daddy for his birthday present today. I just love to take naps with him! He does not move around at all and he knows just how to put his hand on my back without making it too heavy. I prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr for my Daddy a lot. I think it helps him not hurt so much sometimes.

My Daddy has to go to the human VET later this week to have another surgery on his shoulder. It is something called day surgery so we will not be left alone for very long. The VET will clean up scar tissue from his earlier surgeries and will clean out the debris caused by bone rubbing on bone for all these years. If my Daddy still has enough rotator cuff left the VET will put in a new patch that might help keep the joint from moving wrong. We purray that when he heals from this surgery he will have much less constant pain.

The night before the surgery my Daddy will eat lots of sushi and sashimi and Mom will eat filet mignon. I was a little bit concerned that my Daddy would eat Sushi but Mom promised me that it is fish and not my sweet woofie.

Anyway ~ we might not be able to get around and comment very much until after this is all over 'cuz everyone here is busy getting stuff like cooking and putting food in the freezer done ahead of time so Mom does not have to think much about that while she is taking care of my Daddy. She said it is not so much that he wants her to do a lot for him but that she needs to keep him from doing too much before he should.

We all would appreciate your purrayers and tail wags and prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs and head bumps!

Easy Like Sunday

2009-05-03T08:36:00.004-06:00

Now that I am 3 years old I decided I should give Mom a present for my birthday. Please do not any of you faint or anything but ~ this morning I let her pick me up and set me on her lap. Of course I have done that before but this time was special ~ instead of sitting there for 20 seconds and leaving I settled down into a loaf in the crook of her elbow and pushed my nose up against her body and prrrrrrrrrrrrrrd and prrrrrrrrrrrrrrd and prrrrrrrrrrrrrrd and insisted that she give me forehead smooches and cheek scritches and I stayed there for at least a squillion hours! (Note from Mom: This is the first time Tiger Lily actually snuggled on my lap. She stayed for about 15 minutes and it sure felt wonderful!)

Mom was not able to get proof of this with her clicky flashy box 'cuz her hands were just a little bit busy and she was afraid to call my Daddy 'cuz she knew that would make me jump down so I decided to post this picture of me just before I followed the sunspot across the carpet.

My Daddy is taking Mom to Bottomless Lakes State Park today so they can grill some pork steaks and hike a little bit and just enjoy being outdoors without having stuff to do in the yard. My woofies are going with them but Ruckus and I have to stay home. I do not think it will be hard for us because I am pretty sure I do not want to go anywhere near a bottomless lake. I hope they have fun though.

Have a great Sunday!

Two Birthdays!

2009-05-01T17:44:00.003-06:00

Here we are in just about our favorite positions, just chillaxin' and enjoying ourselves.

Ruckus is 2 years old today and

I am 3 years old today!

I hope we get some extra Stinky Goodness tonight.

KC and Her Family

2009-05-01T17:19:00.003-06:00

KC and her family have had a lot of troubles lately. Mom ML and Daddy Charley and Charlie Cat are all sick and Auntie Deb is helping keep us updated through KC's blog. Please purray and prrrrrrrrrrrr and wag your tails hard for them all to have the strength they need to get through everything and come out the other side even stronger.

Life is Grand

2009-04-28T19:58:00.012-06:00

The beautiful Halloween gave me this Life is Grand! award and I am so excited! The rules are:

a. Link to the kitty who gave the award ~ Thank you very much Halloween!

b. Give 5 reasons your life is grand.

1. I am an indoor kitty but sometimes my Daddy takes me outside and watches me the whole time while I play in the tree by our house. I think I will have a Thursday Thirteen picture essay of how much fun I have soon.

2. I have lots and lots of windows to look out of when I have to stay inside. There are a lot of sun spots to enjoy because there is a lot of sun in Roswell.

3. I have a weird Tortie sister named Raisin a'Ruckus who tries to torment me every day. But we chase each other and play too. I also have a woofie sister named Sushi and a woofie brother named Zeke to play with. Sushi plays more than Zeke but he thinks he is the referee so he is almost always involved in everything we do. The best thing is that we all like each other (even though we try to pretend we do not).

4. Mom and my Daddy keep our food and water bowls clean and full even when they are tired or do not feel good. They also keep our litter box cleaned out every day. I think they might do that to keep themselves happy as much as to keep us happy though.

5. Even when I dump the clean towels out of the laundry basket and sleep on them no one yells at me. They might grumble a little bit but they usually smile and laugh too. Sometimes they even get out the clicky flashy box ~ it is fun to be hiding by the time they get back with that thing!

c. Pass the award on to 5 friends. I will include kitties and woofies in this list.

1. Dr Tweety and da Fab Five because they have had a lot of troubles lately but they keep a positive attitude.

2. Dave, Zim, Ammy and Stormy, the Army of Four because they always seem to be having fun.

3. Earl Grey, Tazo and Titus, the Furry Kids because we enjoy the frooooot baaaaat contests and the excitement of Earl Grey and his evil twin Hurl Grey and the queenly calm Tazo Tuesdays.

4. Moe, Mindy and Bono, Team Tabby because we have known and loved them for a long long time ~ almost from the time I started my first blog a squillion years ago!

5. Samantha, Mr. Tigger and Maverick because we love them too! And because Maverick is a Rat Terrier and Zeke is half Rat Terrier so we feel almost like cousins.

There are so many others of you that we love that I will also give it to anyone else who wants it!

Life is grand for a lot more reasons too. Miss Peach is still not feeling completely well after her surgery but her VET is taking good care of her. And her LapDaddy is home and healing nicely after his recent heart attack.

KC's Daddy Charley is starting to feel a little bit better now that he is getting the fluids and meds he needs in the hospital. Mom ML was not able to get to the hospital today because of very bad weather but KC says they are safe.

The list could go on and on. We thank the Lord for a Grand Life!

Daddy Charley is Sick

2009-04-27T20:58:00.005-06:00

KC's Daddy Charley has been very sick with flu-like symptoms for several days. Last night he fell and he had to go in an ambulance to the hospital this morning. Mom ML was with him and Auntie Deb has helped KC post updates. Daddy Charley is doing better and is resting fairly comfortably at the hospital.

Charlie Cat is still at the v-e-t but he is doing better now too.

Please keep prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring and wagging your tails and purraying for Daddy Charlie, Mom ML, Auntie Deb, KC and all the kitties ~ for safety and healing and peace.

Oreo - RIP

2009-04-27T20:29:00.003-06:00

The Cat Blogosphere has lost another dear friend, Oreo. Oreo's blog was one of the first ones Mom read with our One Who Came Before named Pfredd. In fact if he had not had to leave Mom and my Daddy this would be Pfreddy's blog and not mine.

We missed Oreo while he took a long break from his blog and we looked forward to his return. We are sad that he got so sick and had to leave us before we could get to know him better. He left a lovely post today and his Mom Heather has promised to post again in a few days when she feels able to do it.

Au revoir beautiful Oreo.

Purrayers Needed

2009-04-24T23:38:00.003-06:00

Miss Peach's LapDaddy is in the hospital after having a heart attack today and her Mommy says he is getting the very best of care. We are prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring and wagging our tails and purraying for Miss Peach, her LapDaddy and her Mommy! We know the Lord is watching over and caring for all of them. Miss Peach will be alone tonight so we are sending her lots of {{{{HUGS}}}} and comforting thoughts. There is more information on Miss Peach's blog and at the Cat Blogosphere.

Susan Boyle

2009-04-17T19:42:00.006-06:00

This is how I like to listen to good music:
I have listened to Susan Boyle sing on "Britain's Got Talent" several times while Mom and my Daddy watched the YouTube video. If you have not already watched or listened to it you are missing something wonderful. I wish I could embed it here but YouTube has disabled that option by request. I am pretty sure we have to start saving green papers to buy her CD when she makes one.

I discovered HAM!

2009-04-14T17:39:00.006-06:00

New Very Important Information: The Cat Blogosphere is reporting that Miss Peach is out of her surgery and resting until she can go home. We are really happy to hear that! Hi hi hi hi hi! It is my turn to post again ('cuz Tiger Lily is a good sister).

So I decided to show you how I made sure I moved to Roswell when the rest of my family did. There was NO WAY they could leave me behind 'cuz I was packed up with some of the other very important stuff. I came down with Mom and Zeke and was here a whole week before Tiger Lily and Sushi were. So you know I was very important.

And now I know what Miles Meezer is talking about every time he talks about HAM. Mom made a HAM sammich for lunch yesterday and gave me some. At first I had to think about it but I sure am glad I decided to try it! Wow! Wow! WOW! I would have eaten a whole slice if Mom had let me! Zeke and Sushi ate their pieces too but Tiger Lily would not even try it. She has NO IDEA what she missed! We can have HAM any time and I will be happy.

We Got Easter Eggs!

2009-04-13T17:15:00.003-06:00

Don't those lovely kitties and Mom Ann at Zoolatry make beautiful graphics?!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-11T21:48:00.003-06:00

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:16 (KJV)

Chillaxin'

2009-04-06T08:41:00.004-06:00

This weekend I mostly just chillaxed on my very comfortable bed. My Daddy went grocery shopping (not his favorite thing) with Mom on Saturday. Mom worked on taxes (not her favorite thing) on Sunday. I tried to talk them into joining me but they just mostly ignored me. I think I had a better weekend than they did ~ they are both tired today. Hahahahaha!

Wordy Wednesday

2009-04-01T19:07:00.007-06:00

Here is a picture of my woofies in our new home: It was very cold out that day and they shivered very hard when they went outside so Mom dug out their winter clothes. Sushi did not like wearing her sweater even though the argyle design is very fashionable. Zeke complained about his denim jacket but he was happy to have it on when he went out again. I probably do not have to tell you what will happen to Mom if she tries to put anything like that on me. Just believe that There Will Be Blood if she ever does!

Anyway Zeke turned 13 on March 10. Since it is now April 1 and there is no earlier post about it on this blog it is obvious that Mom ignored his birthday. What Mom? Oh she says she and my Daddy were both sick and they did not feel up to having a party. At least he did get a special treat that day. OK he got a small steak all his own for dinner. It is a good thing I do not eat steak or I would have been just a little bit unhappy that I did not get any.

We do not know Sushi's birthday for sure but it is somewhere at the end of March or in early April . So now Sushi is 7 years old and again we did not have a party. I think she will get a special treat tonight but it will not be steak. There was no meat in the people meal tonight so I am not sure Mom and my Daddy will make it to tomorrow. (They seem to think they will be OK but I will have to wait and see.) That means there was no meat for Sushi though so I do not know what her treat will be. Maybe it will be the sausage I thought Mom was saving for breakfast.

My birthday is in May. I have to share the day with Ruckus because we were born on the same day one year apart. We think have the same cat mom but that we have different cat dads. I hope we can have a party this year!

Rabbie Burns ~ RIP

2009-03-31T20:12:00.002-06:00

Graphic courtesy of the Cat Blogosphere

Rabbie Burns left The Fluffy Tribe unexpectedly yesterday and his family is very sad. We will miss this beautiful bad bunny.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-03-25T19:10:00.004-06:00

Sushi and Ruckus exploring the great outdoors

Toes Tuesday

2009-03-24T19:07:00.005-06:00

This is our One Who Came Before named Oriskany. In this picture he was showing Mom what he thought of her efforts to get him out of her planter. Mom says he was so sweet about it that she let him stay there. I think he might have been just a little bit naughty. We still have the same plant but I have never tried to get in it.

I had a beautiful orinch Squillion named General Oriskany on my first blog. We have looked and looked and looked for him but he must be off on his own adventure right now. I hope he comes home soon because I miss him.

Wordy Wednesday

2009-03-18T07:10:00.000-06:00

Do you see that great graphic at the top of my side bar? Zoolatry made that special for me from my first post on this new blog! It is just wonderful! I love it!

The lovely kitties at Katie's Furry Mews gave me my first award for my new blog. They say it is because it takes Chutzpah to live in Roswell! I say thank you very much! I still have all the graphics for the awards that were given to me for my first blog but I do not remember who gave me which one. So ~ I will put the awards in my side bar as soon as Mom will help me with them.

I also have a couple of memes to do. Mom wrote down the information so she could think about them even when I was napping so now all we have to do is find where she put that information during our move. I am glad she did that though because if she had not we would have lost them with my old blog.

Who knew a new blog would be so much work? Of course that is what Mom is for ~ all I have to do is dictate.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2009-03-17T07:00:00.004-06:00

I tried to embed this Jigzone puzzle so you could solve it here but Blogger will not let me. So ~ the puzzle is a link to the site where you can solve it. You can even change the cut or choose other puzzles if you want to.

Mom and I love this site! (Do not tell Mom but I think it might even be part of the reason it took so long to get my new blog set up.) I do not think we will have our corned beef and cabbage until later this week because Mom will not be home until late tonight. I am just a little bit upset that we have to wait for that corned beef. I really hope she leaves enough crunchies so we can survive for that long! What Mom? It is only for a couple of hours? And my Daddy will make sure we do not starve? Oh good! Have a great day!

Tiger Lily's Excellent Adventure

2009-03-15T10:29:00.027-06:00

Wow! What a time I have had! Mom and my Daddy ~~get lost~~ go adventuring all the time. As you may already know my first blog ~~got lost~~ went on its own adventure several weeks ago and we do not know if it will ever come back. Now I have had my very own adventure that I just have to tell you about. And the best thing is that this would have been my 200th post on my first blog so I am going to try to make this first post on my new blog very special.

I woke up one morning and had no idea where I was. I learned a new word to describe how I felt ~ I was befuddled! I could tell as soon as I saw the traffic cop in the photo below that I was not in Portales any more! I was just a little bit scared so I asked him where I was but he did not answer me. It turns out that he does not say much even though he is always on duty. At night his head glows green! Then I saw this man on the street and asked him where I was. He said "You are here." That did not help me very much because I still did not know where "here" was. I did start to realize that no one I saw "here" looked like anyone I had ever seen before except for my Daddy (who is just a little bit bald). Was I even still on Earth? Then he said "Follow me" and took off. I was just a little bit startled to see the footprints he left on the ground. They were green and they did not disappear. I think they glow in the dark just like the traffic cop does. Anyway, he led me to this man on a roof who pointed me in the right direction. He showed me the way to the shuttle stop where I had a very interesting conversation with some of the locals. When the shuttle arrived I could not believe my eyes! I took advantage of the free eye exam and learned that I really did see a flying saucer. The shuttle took me to a place where I could do all kinds of great stuff. I listened to this band for a while ... they played "Stardust" and "Moon Over Regulus 5". Then I saw a pink person who reminded me of my Daddy after a day in the sun. I found this great biker bar but I am only 3 so I was not allowed inside. The legal age there is 112 I think. I was allowed to go into the Koffee Shoppe. The cappuccino was laced with nip so I do not understand why I was not allowed in the biker bar. I stopped at a very popular multi-lingual bowling alley but I was not able to play because I do not have opposable thumbs. I stopped to get a cold taste of home. I decided against using the dating service because there was no quadruped category. The ground transportation did not look very comfortable unless you like to dangle from the hand straps. The driver was quite Gung Ho (this is another word I had to learn) but he did not run over me. I was just a little bit surprised again when I saw this museum of artifacts from ~ New Mexico! A street evangelist urged me to go home but ... ... this street hawker talked me into buying a souvenir. Have you figured out where I was yet? There is a clue in this picture (hint: check out the phone number): Did you guess yet? If you guessed Roswell (ooooo-eeeeeee-ooooo) you are right! Mom and my Daddy moved us all to Roswell, New Mexico. So even though I had an adventure I was not lost after all! I was a little bit scared at first but now I am very happy. There is no place like home, whatever your species.