Feline Friday: Cutest Kitty Video Ever!

I was going to feature one or more of the gang today but then I saw this video on Facebook. It's so precious and appealed to my sense of motherhood. So, here it is:



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Feline Friday, GiST # 144 & Memes!

Cubby: Don' worry, Eye may look uncomfibbles but dis's aktually vewy homey!

Kosmo: Ah, a little stwetch awlways feels good!

Cubby & Kosmo: Yes, we're spoonin! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.....

These are pictures TB took of Cubby and Kosmo before the weather got too hot. Cats like to sleep a lot year 'round but I notice when the weather gets really warm they don't spoon much anymore!

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Grace in Small Things #144

1. This one really made me smile yesterday. TB and I went with Kristin to the hospital for her pre-op testing (she's having a miniscal tear repaired next week). I went back with my daughter to help her with her medical history. During that time, the doctor looked at me and told me I was "skinny". I've *never* been called skinny before--especially not by a medical professional! I grin and grin every time I think about it!

2. I woke up cold in the middle of the night and had to throw a light blanket over me. Why is this a grace? It's the beginning of July! Lovely cool weather like this is rare and muchly appreciated!

3. I love reading my Daily Affirmations every day. Today's was: "As I believe, so I am." That is so true! The rest of it focuses on drawing the positive to myself by seeing and expecting the very best.

4. We can save a little on our electric bill because we've been able to keep the windows open and turn off the air. I love fresh air! The cool breeze makes me nostalgic for the ocean and bay beaches.

5. I put a little jukebox on my blog and when I make a new entry, I enjoy listening to it. I plugged in about 2 dozen of my favorite songs and they're nice long songs!

Friday Question

What are your holiday weekend plans? This is what I'm hoping to do: get to some kind of beach. I doubt we'll get to my preference, an ocean beach, so what I'd like to do instead is go to our town lake beach, swim for a while, and then go home and take a hot hot shower. It'd be nice to see some fireworks but that'll depend on my daughter's work schedule.



1. When it's quiet I can appreciate the stillness and beauty around me.
2.We've had an entire hot summer in what seems like a month.
3. My heart is beating.
4. Two of my relatives have birthdays in July.
5. In the town where I was born we could easily walk to the bay beach.
6. Total acceptance of me is something I really love about my significant other / friend.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to some time at a beach, tomorrow my plans includeswimming and Sunday, I want to see some fireworks!

Friday 5

1. What’s your favorite zoo animal? I like the big cats best

2. What’s your favorite circus act? The trapeze act

3. When did you last attend (or participate in) a parade? Wow it has been years! It was a parade with the Girl Scouts in 2001 or 2002

4. When did you last attend a sporting event? That was years ago too. 2002. I'm not a big sports fan.

5. What unique festivals does your area feature in celebration of some kind of food? There's a nearby village that has a blueberry festival every June. In August, several places not far from here has cranberry festivals.

Feline Friday: Scan Me!

My computer's down so I've been dividing my share time between the one in the living room and the one in TB's office. Cubby's been hanging out with me, hoping for a treat.

Here he is, "guarding" the scanner on the desk in the living room. Maybe he thinks there's a treat inside?

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Feline Friday: Amber's dedication to grooming

Amber: Effurbuddy keeps askin me how Eye keep mai furs so prettie.


Eye groom maiself six times a day! Iyam dedimicated!


Effurbuddy's watchin me? Oh, iyam so embarrasked!

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Feline Friday: Sedated

Now that I have my original computer back, I'm finding my "lost" pictures. These were actually taken in January, by TB, and have been waiting patiently for the computer to be back up and running.

Sumbuddy put down nip on all levels of da kitty tree!

Hay, I hear sumfing! Am I hearing fings?

I hears it too! What is that?

"Twenny twenny twenny four hours ago eye wanna be sedated..."

Eyam awweady dere!

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Feline Friday: Munchkin's hiding place

One day I was borrowing TB's computer and heard a noise to my right. I saw a shape and realized who it was.



Munchkin: Oh noes! You founded me! Don't tell!


Don't give me away or I yam really gonna be mad!

Eek! Does blogging about it count?

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Feline Friday: Mr. Photogenic

I took a picture of Mr. Photogenic and my camera must have been set to "burst" because it just kept right on snapping pictures.

  Isn't he handsome, though?

Cubby sez, "Oh, gawrsh!"

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Feline Friday: All da snow...

is redunkulous, sez Amber.


Lookit dat cold stuff fallin! Too many times in February we haff dat cold white stuff fallin. Enuff already!

Dese pikturs were taken 'bouta week ago sez Kosmo. But now it's March an at leas it seems warmer and da lastest time da sky cried, it was wit da wet tears an not da cold white stuff. Da beans lik dat better and so's do's us!

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Feline Friday: We're So Late!

Kosmo sez, hay, did you guyz hear why Mommy Bean wuz so late wid our Feline Friday?


Mouse: No, do tell!

Kosmo: Da Kristin Bean gotted what she tawt wuz a boo-boo but hers showed it to Mommy Bean an it wuz purrrrrrpul an swolled up so Mommy took hers to da doktor an it mighted be an infeckshun! Oh noes! But she gotted medusin for it.

An den Mommy Bean hurd dat hers mommy-in-law whadever dat is hadda goes inna hospital becaws hers arteries wuz blocked a bit and hers needed stents and sumpin cawled "ablation" but hers will be awl right. So dat's why we are so late!

Munchkin: Zzzzz? Um, didn dey taked "Days of Our Lives" off da air?

It's OK, everyone seems to be okay right now and we're just waiting for word on my mother-in-law.

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Feline Friday: MY coat!

Munchkin: Whadda tawkin 'bout, Mommy? This's MY blanky, not your coat!

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Feline Friday: Our turn, says Munchkin

Munchkin sez, Hay, da boyz are usually the star of da show and it's not fair! We girlz iz just as cute! It's our turn to be the stars, right, Amber?


Amber: Huh? Hay, wak me up when Mommy Bean puts da flashing ting away!


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Feline Friday: Cubby Needs Advice

This has been the week that Murphy came to lodge in our house and refused to move. Not just Murphy, but all of his corollaries and cousins. In other words, if something could go wrong, it did. "If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong. Corollary: If there is a worse time for something to go wrong, it will happen then."

Also:

Quantization Revision of Murphy's Laws
Everything goes wrong all at once.

How does this apply to Cubby?

Well, he's got this allergy-to-sand-fleas problem and the dog keeps carrying them in so I guess the population of fleas has moved to our carpets. We've tried everything to get rid of the fleas but, as the vet pointed out, it's just going to keep coming back because the dog's gotta go out. And outside, sand fleas will keep jumping on him.

Poor Cubby. He reacts like none of the gang does. Frontline doesn't seem to help him and this is even giving him the med two weeks earlier (the vet said we could) than a month. He's getting scabs all over again from scratching. Last time we took him, he needed a shot of cortisone and then had to take pills for like 10 days. It cost us about $200. Normally we'd budget $50 for a vet visit. We don't have pet insurance and none of the vets will let us go on a payment plan. How are people on fixed incomes or people who are poor supposed to provide quality care for their pets for crying out loud?

We were going to rob Peter to pay Paul and take Cubby to the vet ... and then TB swallowed his crown accidentally. The tooth that remains underneath is very sensitive. We went to the dental clinic, hoping to get a temporary but no, they told us to go home and see if the crown passes by itself (ew). If not, we have to cough up $285 up front for the clinic to put in a new crown. It's a reasonable price but already we put off the needed car brake repair to rob Peter to pay the vet ... except now instead of the vet, we'll need it for the clinic.

So ... while we wait a week to scrape more money to rob another Peter to pay the vet, I needed to find out from all youse cat lovers: can I give Cubby benedryl? Is there something I can do to relieve his itching for another week until we can get him to the vet? Any and all advice welcome!!!!

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Feline Friday: King of the world

Mouse sez, "I yam king o'da hill, top o'da heap! I gotta grand view of eve'yones!"


"An I has Nip all to myself! I rule!"


"Er, what? Sum one iz watchin me an takin pikturs? Well, dat's OK I guess. Let 'em eat Pounce!"

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Feline Friday: The Gang's Decade

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Feline Friday: Christmas Kitty

Mom Bean's been hunting awl ovah for hers saved Christmas pikturs, looking for pix of me'n'da gang wid da twee. Her is so sad becaws she can't find dem! So now she tooked a piktur of me under da twee. Lik it?


Oh, it's a piktur of da orbamint? I goin to nap den.

Aktually, Mom Bean did means ta tak a piktur ob me. I jus usin da orbamint as a 'scuze to close my eyes 'gainst dat dumb flashy!

Mommy keep on lookin for da pikturs!

Meanswhiles...


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Feline Friday: Munchkin's Condo

Of all the gang, Munchie seems to love the kitty condo best. She sez, of course it b'longs ta me, see--the colors match!

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Feline Friday: Kitty Neck Support

Kosmo: I'm borrowin Daddy Bean's neck pillow. Am I wearin it wight?


Sumhow I feels lik a horsie!

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Finally Feline Friday: Still Stuffed!

It's the day after Thanksgiving and we're all pretty stuffed. The boys are still working off the tryptophan in their systems!

Aw, Ma, jus' let us sleep, pwease!!!


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Finally Feline Friday: Hey, you, get offa my desk!

Hoo boy, Mouse looks so annoyed! What's the matter, Mouse? You're in one of your favorite spots, aren't you--right on my desk in front of my monitor?


Mouse: yah but da noive! Dis's *my* desk! Don' wanna share ...


...wid hims!


Cubby: Who, me? I mooved jus for you, Mouse!


Mouse: Dat's not good enuff! Move offa da desk!
Cubby: Ah, fuhged aboud it! My desk too!

Guess I'm not getting any work done on my story today!




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Finally Feline Friday: Munchkin

Me: Hi, Munchie, how you doon?
Munchkin:Mom Bean wit da flashy thing again. Go 'way Mommy! I'm gonna hide frum dat flashy ding!


Me: Hi, Munch, howya doon?
Munchkin: Ah, I can't win!


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