Admiral's and Nik's Anniversary 10-29-2011

Back in 2011 Admiral and Nik got married.  They had a Twitter wedding.  Nik knew she was very ill at the time, but he loved her and asked her to marry him.  She did and he joined her at the Bridge a few years later.  She waited eagerly for him.  So both Momma's commemorate this...me and Nik's Mom.  We miss both of them just as much today as we did when we were left without them.

By the way, My huge woods has little color yet.  I think the prolonged drought has hurt color and many leaves are beginning to fall without a show of much color.   This is all the color..very little, I got outside my bedroom window.

  

Sunpuddles Everywhere

 Good Monday, Kitties and Woofies. 

Looks like another sunny day.  I'll follow the sunpuddles around today. I have my favorite places...the back of the couch, the big big  triple windowwith me tucked into the corner right there at the window.  I get hours of sun.  I do get up and move though if it becomes too much sun and heat wherever I roost.  

I rearranged my cat tree yesterday,  The completely scratched bare post was showing of course all of the time.  You can still see it in the back of the tree now on the left side.  Mom was concerned I might not get into my oval-shaped cup to sleep and patrol.   But you can see me in one of the two beddies in my room there, curled tight.  I'll try out the new arrangement when I feel like it. 

Meanwhile, I am up on the counters and desk a LOT.  I have proven I do understand the word "no".  I walked over to the just-started brewing coffee pot this morning (again!!) and Mom said in a normal voice.."no".  I walked away.  I thought to sip water from my last night's dirty dish filled with water-- and I had to hear that word again. I left.  I'm a pain in the neck now that I know I can get up there again after all this time. 

Mom paid 2 men to come clear away the really big invasion of noxious weeds and baby trees and bushes that started growing on the fence this year... away from the back fence.  She asked them to clear it off the fence, and 6 feet at least away from the fence.  Voila!  Mom liked it so much she took a picture of it when finished to send to my brovvers.  

Ahhhhhh!  

My fave activity in the mornings.  Emptying the trash for mom. 

This and That

 

Kitties, this is my day.  It's so nice!  A leisurely bath...or two.  Following Mom every step everywhere she goes..never not following her.  Except for this bath.  

Mom skipped housecleaning cause she thought her DIL and grandson were coming over but perhaps not after all.  I have a lemon cake with lemon glaze if you kitties or woofies want to help us eat it.  Come on over.  Messy in the house a little though.  Been following her asking why she is delaying necessary work.  No answer except "stop following me everywhere"

Mom said she is going to stop helping me and go do some housework.  FINALLY! 

Surprise surprise, Mom

 Kitties!  For the first time in at least 5 years...at least...I leaped up to the desktop and cruised all of the counters!  AND the sink. 

 A long time ago, I had an embarrassing failed attempt to get onto the desk to patrol from my favorite window.  Fell to the floor and never tried again.  And I was years younger!  It was just an accident.  But I didn't see it that way and refused to ever go again.  

Mom had a visitor. I decided to show off!  Mom is worried I will have an accident again but so far, so good.  I jumped onto the bed a month ago right onto her stomach!   She would always prefer that I use the steps.  I usually do but I felt like jumping that time.  

Mom had a heckuva time trying to straighten the actually expensive installed mini blinds that I tore up all over the house while patrolling.  Since I force her to keep the blinds up as much as she can stand at night.  That one blind in the kitchen just above the desk was where I refused to jump.  Until now.  So she closed and lowered that blind happily.  No more.   *ebil cat laugh*

I can't ruin the ones in the bedroom, so she can and does keep those lowered in the evening and night. 

So, here I am...crusin' and messing into everything! 

Satisfying journey to the counter! 

On my way! Sink!  Here I come. 

Ya want a cuppa cawfee? 

After the celebration on the Counter! 

Toys

 Kitties!  I forgot I had that new silvervine and catnip, crocheted Fishie.  Mom found it and hauled it out again.  I have been having great fun with it.  She puts things up if I leave it unplayed with for several weeks and then, brings it out again.  

It was 38 degrees F  this morning when we got up.  Well, when MOM got up.  I was up earlier.  I was looking for breakfast for sure, and fresh water.  Mom forgot it was the first day to vote so she will get out there in the morning and get it done.    She will do as she has always done and not subject anyone to her views.  She said, and I agree, that a kitty or doggy blog is not the place.  She has her own blog if it ever comes to that, but I doubt you need to worry.  She will do what she does, and that's it.  

Look at me.  I get brushies every single day and sometimes Zoom Groomed.  So I am as soft as a whisper on summer air! 

Mom said she hopes my brovver over the Mountains, can find a way to get here for Thanksgiving and especially Christmas.  It looks very difficult.  

This is the way they each have to go and come from their homes.  Detours will add many miles. 

Mom is hosting Thanksgiving.  Hope everyone is here.

Are all of you alright?

 

Caturday

 

Wonderful Tuesday.

 I love this!  And he IS driving safely after all. 

I said wonderful Tuesday because it is sunny. and very cool.  NO humidity..and it got down to 52 in the night.  My legs were freezing and so were mom's.  She hadda rare up outta a sound sleep and tugged the flannel nighty back down where it belonged.  Turning and twisting does that sometimes --and she was cold!  Me too. 

I had a bumpy several days- but I'm back to normal again.  Make mom awfully happy.  Me too. 

You can see the deep fast tracks of my running while mom was gone this morning.  

Mom saw the same deep tracks all over the house where I had gone from window to window to track that big lady cat! She's not going to trick me!