Bonnie, A Kitty Cat

Bonnie, A Kitty Cat, a photo by Tabbymom Jen on Flickr.

Bonnie Underfoot would have been 15 years old today. Fanks fur the memories, sweetie. You'll always be our Attack Tabby. <3~ <3~ >^..^<

Hellllooooooo Out There!

Victor here. 

We has held a Convenshun of Annoyed Tabbys (CAT) an insisted on a new post. We also asked fur a new pictor at the top of the page... the old pictor was actually flipped ofur so you was all seein us in the mirror. Or sumfing like that. Anyway, dis new pictor is more recent an not flipped, so Nina's split-color nose has the colors on the right sides! 

BUT... now our blog title is hidin behind our pictor. Mom said she'd fix it, but ran outa fixin it ideas. We made her stop afore she brakes our bloggie completely.

Dad's been home lots more for awhile now, an then Mom got "laid off" at werk, so it's been up to us to "lay on" her at home. Sumtimes, she gets on the phone wif people an sounds nervous, talkin bout what her is good at. Sumtimes, she gets up early, dresses up an goes out fur a few hours, then comes back excited an tired. We suspect she's tryin to find new werk, but since we want her home, we's arranged for her dress up clothes to haf cat hair droppin off during interviews. I mean, if they don't like cats, why'd she wanna werk there?

Mom's also up to somethin else. She goes out in comfy clothes for awhile and comes back smellin of other kittehs! At first, I was jealous - some ofur kitteh might try to dopt our mom away frum us - but now I's just curious. No new kittehs has comed into our house and the kittehs aren't markin Mom as "theirs", but I gotta sniff her REAL good when she comes home. She says she's helpin kittehs find their furever homes, but if she brings one here, I wanna know about it! This is MY mom we's talkin about, and I won't share her wif just anyone!

Oh, it's me, Nina? 

I understand how busy Mom and Dad can be, but it would be nice to talk to our friends more. I know I look crabby in the new picture up there at the top of our blog, but I wasn't. I just flinch a little because that flash can be so bright! Also, Victor was in my favorite basket, crowding my space. I mean, I like Victor a lot, but when he gets close enough, he usually nibbles and bites me!

I love having Mom and Dad home! I can wander up and purr at them any time I want more skritches and they watch me and Victor wrestle and play. I hop into their laps for petting, but I can't settle there for more than a few seconds. Some of Mom's dress up clothes have danglies that I'm not supposed to play with, so I've been exploring new places, like the top of her dresser, looking for more toys. Exploring is fun when I know Mom and Dad are around to protect me.

I've smelled other cats on Mom's clothes and hands, too. Mostly, I don't mind, but one time, I looked all around for the new cat! I poofed my fur so if I found that new cat, it would think I'm big. But there's no new cat, just me and Victor. I think Mom's helping shelter cats find new homes, and that's good. Victor and I were shelter cats.

All in all, we are happy and healthy, finding the warmest sleeping places and keeping our human "beans" in line. Now, I'm going hunting for the red light bug. Bye!

Wyoming is Weird.

Hi, amember us??? Victor an Nina? Yur long losted furiends?

Our beans is goned on some travels again, but there are nice people coming to feed us. They gimme treats an clean the litter boxes an stuff. Nina stays hidden but I'm the big brave mancat an I's not ascared!

So anywho, Mom sended us some pictors from one stop on their trip. Douglas, Wyoming is a furry strange place, I think so! Rabbits wif antlers (I won't say horny bunnies)... cats in cars... I fink they need to come home now afore this goes to their heads.

Mom says this morning, she caught a bird. Sort of. A flock of little birdies flew in front of the car an one gotted itself hit. She didn't save us any fev-vers, though. ::sigh::

Could you vote on this version of the McKitty we made fur I Can Has Cheezburger, pleez? ::spin:: Pretty pleez? ::spin:: thx!

PS Kimo, come home NOW.

Special Engagement

Our very own Nina Torbie has been invited to Italy for a special engagement. Please visit and enjoy!
Grazie

Mo Cat Day

Hey, efurryone! It's Mo Cats Day, an Mom's spendin it at home wif us! What better way to spend Mo Cats Day?

Purrs,

Victor & Nina

 

International Box Day

Oh Victor! It's international box day! Quick, help me dump the Legos from these boxes!

Are they internatural boxes? Hey, dis one's not working!

You silly! Try the Amazon box instead.

Pleas purr fur our good furiend Chase, who spent the night at the vet.He was one of Bonnie's boyfuriend-cats and is like a brofur to me. ~ Victor

Further Explanation

Oh, Mom says she was just pet-sitting those orange and buff girl kitties. The orange one is Meelo and the buff one is Lowme, and Mom was taking care of them while their mom was away. Moms shouldn't go away. And moms shouldn't take care of other kitties. At least, not without purrmission. 

Mom says Meelo is friendly and wanted to sit in her lap (Victor's lap). She had the boy "love on her" so Mom could take care of the food and litter. I guess having plenty of food and a clean litter box while your mom is away is good. Mom also says Lowme has "cattitude" and hissed and growled at her a lot. She said it was a little like Bonnie. Even Lowme got lonely and wanted a little petting from Mom, but not too much.

Mom says she tried giving them some treats but someone (Lowme?) yakked them up, so she brought the treats back to us. She also gave them some new toys, different from their old ones, to see if they'd play more. Well, someone tore one of the toys apart, ate the pieces, and yakked them up (Lowme). So Mom took that toy and threw it away. At least she didn't take them one of my red dots! I'm gonna catch that dot one of these days, I just know it!

Mom told us all this while Victor was in her lap, making it smell right again, and I was listening over her shoulder. She says we're still her special kitties and Lowme and Meelo aren't trying to adopt her. They never had catnip before (what kind of Mom never gave her kitties catnip?!?!) and Meelo especially likes the wand toy "we" gave her. Hmmm. I guess sharing our Mom for a few days is ok. What? Two weeks? Oh dear, that's a long time.

Remembering...

On May 22, 2008, our lives changed furever.
We'll nefur furget you Bonnie (I fink I still have a scar on my nose).
Click below to see a slideshow of pictors of Bonnie (and some of our boy, Mom an Dad, and efun ME).

Mom's Explanation

Nina, do you believe Mom's explanation?

Oh, Victor, why would she lie?

Wul, yeah, but why didn't she tell us sooner?

Maybe she didn't want you to be jealous.

Me, jealous? Of Mom feeding kitties that aren't us? Of Mom playing with kitties that aren't us? Why would I be jealous? Mom's just sitting those kitties.

Oh, Victor, weren't you worried about the Temptations that disappeared, and the catnip, and the wand toy? And the new toys in her bag that... that... she didn't give to US?? You don't mind her playing with them, petting them, even making a LAP for them?

Nah, I wasn't worried. The Temptations came back, we haf plenty more catnip, and we were tired of that wand toy ::yawn::. She gave us a couple new toys, just not alla them. We'll probably get the others later. Stop worrying.

Victor, I think you should see something. Something on Mom's camera. It's... it's an orange kitty!

And the next picture... she's a floofy buff kitty!

What?!?!! She's takin PICTORS of them? An posting them on Flickr for comments?!? Next she'll put them on our blog! MOM'S CHEATING ON US!!!

More Suspicious Behavior by the Day

Ohai, it's me, Nina. Victor has been so worried about what Mom's doing after work, he keeps chasing me even when I don't want to wrestle. And making me give him the best sleeping spots. But that's ok, I don't mind letting him think he's in charge, hah hah.

I'm sure it's nothing, but I'm getting a little worried, too. Don't tell Victor, but I found an orange cat hair on Mom's collar tonight... and it's NOT MINE! 

Also, Mom took the boy out for awhile. They came back smelling like pizza, but also, now the boy smells like those girl kitties, too! Dad was gone overnight, but he didn't smell like kitties when he got back. At least we can trust him ::purr purr purr::

If we don't get an explanation soon, I'll be a basket case!

Somefing Fishy is Goin On...

Ohai! Amember when I said Mom came home late wif cheezburger an smellin of strange girl kitties?

Wul, it happened AGAIN! Diffrint cheezburger, but same Mom and SAME GIRL KITTIES!!! I don't know what is goin on! Comin in late, smellin of girl kitties, tryin to hide it behind cheezburgers... 

I checked our inventory of Temptations, and, and... THERE'S A BAG MISSING! We're missing a whole bag of Temptations! What does this mean? What's Mom doing?? What am I gonna do???

(dis an old pictor, but you get teh idear. A cat's gotta keep an eye on his treats, right?)

I'm gettin suspicious!

Ohai, furiends! Somefing suspicious is goin on. Maybe u can help me figger out what's up wif Mom (my Mom. MINE).

Sumtimes she hunts at werk til really late. Then she comes home tired an I give her extra lap time. But one nite she camed home tired an eatin a cheezburger! Wul, I asked agin and agin, I can has cheezburger? But her didn't gif me any. She said, "not for kitteh." Ha! Since when is cheezburger no can haz?

Wul, I admit I was distracted, but then, underneeth the smell of cheezburger, I smelled somefing else. It was pretty faint, but I smelled... STRANGE GIRL KITTY!!!

What is goin on? Did Mom meet an pet a strange kitteh? I know she talks to the store kitties at Mad Cat and pets any adoptables she can, but that's on teh weekends, not affer werk. I fink I need to stay alert. No letting cheezburgers distract me from Mom's activities, no sir!

Hippo Birdie Two Meeces!

Where has we been? Don't efun ask. Mom is such a flake. Why do we up-put wif her? 

We gotted an award last month from our friends on the other side of the world, Bronzy and Slash! They gave us the Stylish Blogger Award. Yup, we got style!

We are very thankful and we should share this with our furiends, but... there's something else we should celebrate first...

Guess what today is? ::spin::

It's my purrthday! ::spin::

We gots Temptations fur everyone, includin the new Catnip Temptations! Mmmmm! Catnip... Temptations... together at last!!!

Here's a bideo of me an my treat ball. I figure, if I'm burnin 3 calories fur each treat, an the treats is only 2 calories each, Mom owes me... elebenteen hundred more treats!

BTW, we're doing just fine. It's been a long, cold winter, so I've been snuggling up to Mom. Nina an I has also been sharin some nap time on the bed, but not touchin. It's like she don't trust me to keep my paws to myself!

Two Tabby Tuesday

Best Buddies
Originally uploaded by Tabbymom Jen

Ohai! I is lying between my favorite females, Nina an Mom. I's war m an happy.

Oh Victor, it was nice that you lay there without biting me... this time. ::purr purr purr purr::

(Never mind the human paw in that silly blue sock thing. We all know: Beans is weird.)

Happy Mew Year!!!

HEY, amember us? We's still here. But... wul, let's just say Mom's year-end review was less than stellar, especially in the bloggin departmint.

Oh, but Mom loves us. You know that.

Sure, but what about our blog???

Which would you prefer, Victor, lots of posts but no lap time, or lots of lap time and no posts?

I want bof. I need bof.

At least she found a Blue Tuna Gizzy for you for New Years!

Hmmm. That helps... let's see if she can do a better job frum now on.

Happy Mew Year, Furiends!


Note: Mom gotted a new toy for to annoy us with. All these pics was taken wif her new iPod. At least it's a flashy box wifout any flashy! We's not sure bout it yet.

Werdless Wednesday

Sunday Rasslin'

We's hafin lotsa fun - how bout you?

Dona Nobis Pacem 2010

Dona Nobis Pacem - Grant Us Peace

Boo!

Nina in Costume?
Originally uploaded by Tabbymom Jen

Oh, have a happy Halloween, efurryone! I'm hoping my costume will get me lots of treats. What do you think? It frightens Victor a little.

Boo!

Anofur Year Already?

Mom says it's my gotchaversary again. I wasn't payin attention - I's too busy racin around hafin fun!
5 years ago, I picked mine mom when she stopped to say Ohai to the doptable kittehs. I said "Hey you, lookit me! Hold me! Listen to me purr! Yeah you! I's been waitin fur you my hole life." Acourse, I was only 8 monfs old, but I thot I was all growed up.

Mom took me home to meet Bonnie an, wul, I tried to be furiends. Affer Bonnie was goned, I was kinda sad an had no one to run affer an chase thru da howse. Then Nina camed, and I couldn't wait to meet her! She purrs amost as much as Bonnie growled. An she tastes good, too. We play chase an groom eachofur an watch birds together. Squirrel!

But Mom's still my favoritest person an I like to cuddle up to her an purr (an sumtimes snore). She's also pretty good bout givin out treats an playin wif us an lettin us play in da sink.Yeah, she was a good choice. I's glad I gotted her.