Busy Sunday

Hello Furiends,

My, things seem busy around here today! The beans said something about a train club. I hope that doesn't mean strange people coming to look at the train stuff I like to sleep under! Maybe not... the nice man just took a box of stuff outside.


Please purr and purray for Roscoe in Italy - he's very, very ill. His vet seems very attentive, but his beans and brother Opus are worried.

Victor is feeling a lot better, though when he opens his eye, it's really red. He wouldn't let me put a picture up. He fought hard to keep the nice woman from putting the drops in this morning, but she's an impressive cat juggler and succeeded. You also should have seen her drag him out from under the bed yesterday to go to the vet! Thank you for the purrs, purrayers and good wishes. I can tell the nice woman is still worried. Poor Victor, back to the vet again tomorrow!

I've learned something new! When the nice woman shakes a bag and calls, "Nina, treats!" it's a good time to come out to see her. Those Temptations are pretty yummy! For some reason, she isn't putting as much food out near my hiding places, so I've been going to the kitchen to find it. And sometimes she calls us for really good stinky wet food... "Stinky Goodness"!

Since Victor's been a bit subdued with his infection, I've been coming out and exploring a lot more. I also cleaned his ears. But today, he wants to pounce and chase me again! Eep!

We've received several awards and we really really appreciate them. I'm embarrassed how far behind we are on thanking you all! I've only been here 3 weeks, but it feels much longer.


I purrsonally was awarded the Cool Cat Award by PB&J! I'm sorry it took me so long to post it! Thank you so much! Pearl really knows how to keep those boys in line!

We love you ALL! We have received this award from Sniffie and the Florida Furkids, Laila and Minchie, Jasper McKitten Cat, and most recently, Karen Jo! I'm overwhelmed by all your love and attention! Thank you for making me feel so welcome. Victor is thankful, too!


One of our newest furiends, the lovely Fin, has presented us with our very own BFF Gold Card. Victor got excited when he saw this and said Amazon, here we come! He said we can get Temptations and more stinky goodness there. Silly boy, I don't think we have to travel to the Amazon - they are at the store!

My goodness, what a week! Victor wants to thank everyone who voted for him in Monty Q's Doing the Q contest. His silly Q-shaped tail won best interpretation of a theme!

The Hotties made this award for him. I love how everyone helped out Monty's family! Victor wants to be Victor Q Tabbycat, but for now, the Q is from "sQuint". Poor boy!

Thank you all again so much! ::purr lick purr lick purr lick purr lick:: I guess there are rules and we need to tag other furiends, but Victor's in a hurry to visit the Amazon on the computer ?!? Oh, I dearly hope everyone experiencing those awful hurricanes is safe and warm and dry! Give your beans extra snuggling so they don't panic.

Purrs and sandpaper kisses,
Nina

Awards CATch-Up

MOM, I IZ TIRED OF WAITING. I got lotsa awards in July, an we hasn't posted ANY of them yet. So I's not lettin you outa my site until dis is done.

The bootiful Sophia (wif luvly tickly toes) gave me the You Make My Day award! Fank you so much! You make my day, too, efun when you shout "NO TICKLE TOES!"


See, Mom, if we don't acknowledge awards, we get dem more den once! I'm too modest to fink I actyouly deserf the Arte y Pico award 3 times! Fank you so much, Alexi and Bendrix and PB&J! It IS a special honor.


"The ‘Arte y Pico’ award was created to be given to bloggers who inspire others with their creative energy and their talents, whether it be writing, artwork in all media. When you receive this award it is considered a 'special honor'. Once you have received this award, you are to pass it on to at least 5 others."

The rules for passing this honor on:
1) Pick 5 blogs that you would like to award this honor to.
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte y Pico" blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

Ok Mom, we'll do the taggin later. ::sigh::

Last but surtainly not leastest, we got The Cool Cat Award from a coupla cool cats, Bendrix and Monty Q!! Fanks, guys!

As I said, I'll let Mom off until later fur taggin. Cuz that's the kinda cat I iz.
If you fink I's been hidin, well, I spose that's almost true! Where has I bin?


Purrs!

Awards Wrap-up!

Bonnie, haf you been keepin track of our awards?
No, I thought you were.
Me?! I thot you were!
Oh, terrific. I told you to watch for awards and keep track of them.
I furgot. Maybe Mom got em?
THAT bean? Well, maybe. Let's see what she's managed to remember for us.
Gosh, I hope no one finks we're ungrateful if we furgotted bout an award.
I think our furiends will understand; they put up with bean servants, too. It's hard to find good help.
Ok, see, we didn't keep track of our awards too good, but we's really grateful an if we miss you or an award, it's just cuz, wul, I guess we didn't snoopervise Mom as good as we shoulda.
Beans are unreliable. Turn your back for a second and they bring home a new annoying cat. And they poison you in the name of "medicine".
Yes Bonnie, we'll amember dat fur the 7 things meme. We's been tagged amost 7 times. That'll be up soon, but furst we gotta aknowledge our awards.
Never mind me for the meme... I've prepared YOUR list, Victor.
Uh huh.

The talented aminals of Jan's Funny Farm and our lovely furiend Sweet Ariel have very kindly given us the "You Make My Day" award. We are furry honored!

This award is presented to bloggers whose blog brings you happiness and inspiration and makes you feel happy about Blogland.

The rules are to pass the award along to up to 10 "people". All our bloggin furiends deserve this award but here are some blogs that specially "make our day":

• Kaze, Latte, and Chase - It's been a rough week and we want to help them get through it.
• Angus - He had a tuff nite cuz hims mom didn't preciate the wet mousie.
  
• Sophia (the Diva Kitty) - She lets me tickle her toes! Just like Bonnie, she's only pretendin to be mad at me.
  

My turn, Victor. We also have received the Thinking Blogger Award from two lovely gentleman cats, Jasper McKitten Cat and Tigmut'hep. Thank you for appreciating the level of intelligence I *try* to bring to our blog.

I'll tag:

• Tripper, the Psycho Stray - He makes me think, alright... and wonder why... why???
• The Whiskers & Purrs Gang - These new bloggers are a house FULL of cats, but they get along!
  

Just today, our good friend Marie the Defender awarded us the So Special Award! ::spin::
Thank you, Marie! I know I'm special... I guess Victor is, too.


We'd like to award this to some special friends:

• Adan and Michico - They live so far away, but always come to see us!

I choose:

• Sammy & Miles Meezer - a couple of our oldest bloggin furiends, who introduced us to walkin on the ceilin an the wonders of HAM.

That's all we can manage right now! I need a nap.
I gotta keep an eye on Mom an Dad - it's amost bedtime, an that means playtime!
You're weird.
Fanks, you're weirder.
We'll see who is the weirdest when we do the 7 things meme.
OK! FANK YOU EFURRYONE!!!
Stop shouting.