Happy New Year!

We never imagined that we'd meet so many new friends when we started blogging last winter. We're so thankful for all of you and that we're a part of such a great community that pulls together when one of us is in need. We wish everyone a 2008 full of peace and love and scritches!

Happy New Year!

Froot Bat Friday

Thursday Thirteen - Edition 34

Thirteen Things We Got For Christmas:

1. A taste of mostaccioli (we sampled it right out of the pan - hee hee)

2. A bite of garlic bread (again, sampled right out of the pan)

3. A taste of Mom's coffee

4. Carmel corn (acquired when Dad wasn't looking)

5. A stuffed snowman

6. A bag of primo nip

7. A paper bag

8. A purr pad

9. A blankie for Titus' tower of beds

10. Catnip sushi

11. A stuffed pheasant that squeaks

12. A crinkle frog and a crinkle mousie

13. Lots of cuddle time with Mom

Merry Christmas!

Catching Up On Christmas Eve

Last week, The Mom came home from work and Tazo was fritzing around the house like her butt was on fire. The Mom was a little concerned because we're usually napping at that time of day. She walked into the kitchen and there was some mail and a package (from our Secret Paws!!!) on the counter. She fed us and then got us situated to open our package. Tazo was still sort of fritzy, so The Mom decided to keep an eye on her for a while - just to make sure everything was ok. (The answer to this fritzing mystery is below!)

Here are some pictures:


This is a picture of the package. The Mom was trying to see who it was from, but I wanted her to take a picture of my tail first. heh heh



The Mom finally got to take a picture of the package (by itself). It's from TT, Molly, and Shadow!



Dad helped us open the box and look what was inside. A present for Titus! Check out the paper - it goes great with his furs!



Here I am, scoping out everything. The pink bag is for Tazo and me.



Titus unwrapped his gift, but it happened so fast that The Mom couldn't get a picture of it. He got a fluffy dawg. Which is perfect - stuffed animals are his favorite!



When The Mom got the box open, there was catnip sprinkled all over it. No wonder Tazo was fritzing around the house - she smelled the catnip! Um, duh, The Mom. We could've told you that. Check out Tazo. She didn't really care much for the toys, but she loved rolling around in the 'nip. Check out her googly eyes. hee hee



Titus with his new toy. He loves shaking it so that the ears flop around and smack him in the head. It's pretty funny.



Here we are, checking out everything.



Holy cats! Check this out. Look at all these toys. There's a big red mousie, little red and green mousies, a fev-ver boa wand toy, a candy cane, a stocking, a velvet scrunchie thing with jingle balls on it, plastic rolly things (which are super fun, by the way), some 'nip, and *gasp* a TON of jingle balls. TT, Molly, and Shadow sure know how to pick out great toys.






Tazo and I played jingle ball until 3:30 am. That's when The Mom took the jingle balls away so her and Dad could get some sleep. But she gave them back later in the morning. After she had her coffee. Thank you, TT, Molly, and Shadow for our great Secret Paws surprise!




In other news, Adan nominated us for an award.
The Extraordinary Gold Star Award was created by - Storm, The Furry Fighter - and is for Bloggers who have achieved or done something special. The award celebrates beyond what is ordinary or usual. 1) Post the explanation and rules of the award and link back to the blogger who presented you with the award and repeat the reason why you received it. 2) Pass the Award on to two other Bloggers who you fink deserve it and explain why!


Thank you, Adan! We are going to nominate our friends, Caesar and Princess (if they haven't already been nominated). Caesar & Prinnie are awesome friends and they always have a kind word for everyone. Plus, they have awesome quotes on their blog all the time.


And last, but not least, Freckles and Deb tagged us for a meme. We're supposed to list 5 random things about ourselves. So here goes:
If you don't know how to play the tag game, here are the rules: List 5 random things about yourself on your blog. Then, tag 5 friends at the end of your post with a link to their blogs. Don’t forget to let your blogger friends know they've been tagged. Then, it's their turn. They will list 5 random things on their blog and tag 5 more people and so on and so on. Make sure to go back to their blog so you can read their 5 random things.

Earl Grey:
1. The Mom has a thing for kitty tails. She always wants to play with them. I don't like anyone touching my tail. Ever.

2. If you look really close at my body, I have dark grey stripes. And the grey furs on my front legs look sort of taupe-ish in certain light. I just gotta keep The Mom guessing, you know?

3. I've been purring for The Mom the last couple of weeks. She digs it.

4. I like to lie in The Mom's lap when she's on the computer.

5. When I hang out in front of the space heater, I stretch waaaayyy out and it makes Dad laugh.

Tazo:
1. I love to help Momma clean. Especially, if she's wiping down something. I whap at the rag and it always makes her giggle.

2. I hate the vacuum. Not that it ever comes out very much. Oops. I mean, well, whatever. If it comes out, I run under the bed.

3. I've been poking my nose out the backdoor lately. It freaks Momma out. hee hee

4. I went outside once - when I was little. It was the first snow I ever saw. I didn't like the way my paws got all cold. I ran to the edge of the house and then back to the door and jumped straight up. Then I ran back to the edge of the house. Momma finally caught me in mid jump and took me back in the house. I was really askeered. But then I never really wanted to go outside again. Until we got the stroller. That makes it more fun.

5. I love love love Titus. I rub on him and purr at him and give him headbutts all the time.

Titus:
1. I love to be outside . As long as it's not pouring rain. Any other time is just fine by me.

2. I love ice. Ice cubes, ice from outside. It doesn't matter. Last night, I tried to bring in a big chunk of ice from outside. And Mom was going to let me, except that it broke in half and I dropped it. Total bummer.

3. I tried Mom's coffee yesterday. And it was tasty. Mom held out her mug to me (and she didn't think I'd like it). But I tasted it. And it shocked the heck out of her. heh

4. If it's cold, I sleep in bed with Mom and Dad. If it's warm outside, then I sleep in my tower of beds next to their bed.

5. I am all white, except for a little bit of tan on my nose and ears. And I have a couple black hairs scattered on my back. Mom always likes to play "Find the Black Furs", which is kind of annoying at first, because she says, "Find the black furs" "Find the black furs" over and over again in a singsong voice. But when she finds one, then she gives me lots of scritches on the black fur part. She's kinda weird sometimes.

So, we think that catches us up for now. We're gonna tag anyone who wants to play, because The Mom has to go switch the laundry. Whatever. Is that more important than helping us blog?

Froot Bat Friday

PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Thursday Thirteen - Edition 33 *Updated*

So our pal, George, from the Crew, suggested that maybe we could use our cuteness to our advantage and suck up to Santa. Um, Mom? This isn't quite what we had in mind.

*grumbling*

What the paw?

Mooooommmmmm!

In a word (courtesy of our friend, Jeter), DUHR!

(Mom's note: Mwhahahahahahaha!)

Thirteen Things We Hope That Santa Claws Did Not See Us Do This Year:

1. Titus' indiscriminant competitive eating

2. Breaking Momma's Jack Skellington figurine (Tazo & EG)

3. Climbing into the oven (it wasn't on) and sampling the pumpkin pie that Daddy made for Thanksgiving - it was really tasty, by the way (Tazo)

4. Chewing the cable cord so much that the cable man had to replace it (Tazo)

5. Pulling the tie-back strips off of the curtains (Tazo & EG)

6. Eating a giant piece of dawg toy and having to have it surgically removed (EG)

7. Putting the bitey on Momma (Tazo & EG, but mostly EG - hee hee)

8. Growling at Momma when she took away the piece of pizza that was swiped off her plate (Tazo)

9. Litterbox surfing (Titus)

10. Chasing squirrels (Titus)

11. Darting out the door and into the yard (EG) / running out the gate and around the neighborhood (Titus)

12. Picking on Titus and Tazo (EG)

13. Drinking out of The Mom's coffee mug - Dunkin Donuts coffee is super good! (EG)

Oh, and guess what?! Mom ordered our cards and stamps and stickers and our very own address labels all on the same day right before Thanksgiving. She was so proud of herself for getting everything ordered on time this year. Everything shipped right away except for the labels. So Mom made out all the cards and decided to wait for the labels. Well, she waited and waited and waited some more. Finally, she figured that she better just mail the cards or nobody would get them before Christmas. So she wrote our return address on all the card and mailed them out. Yesterday, Dad called her at work (laughing) and said, "Guess what just showed up?" The man in blue had just delivered our labels. Hahahahahahaha! Mom wasn't that happy, but she figures we'll be all set for next year. Hahahahahaha! Poor Mom! Hahahahahaha!


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Wiped Out Wednesday

PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Tired Tuesday

It's cold. There's snow everywhere. There are no squirrels or birds to watch. I'm feeling a nap coming on.

In other news:
EG's sort of mad at Tazo. Because he says she was whapping him in the head while he was being choked by that horrible, pink bag from yesterday's post. (She says that she was not whapping him - she was only trying to help.) And EG's kind of mad at Mom again, because while he was being choked by the horrible, pink bag, she grabbed the camera and took pictures instead of trying to help. She says that he looked like he was having fun and didn't seem to be in any real danger. And if he was freaking out she would've helped him instead of taking pictures. Let me tell you - it was not a whole lot of fun at our house last night. I just tried to lay low until Dad got home.


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Mancat Monday

It is important to always look manly, even if you have a horrible, askeery, pink bag choking you. And even if your sister is whapping you on the head.

Oh, and yes, we're on the stove. Which normally would be very dangerous. But have no fear! It's hardly ever used. heh heh Don't tell The Mom I said that.


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Froot Bat Friday

Here I am getting chest scritches from my dad. Chest scritches are almost as good as tummy scritches. See how my paw is over his scritching hand? If I am not ready to be done with scritches, then I will put my paw on the scritcher and remind them to keep scritching. It works every time.


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Thursday Thirteen - Edition 32

Thirteen Things That Mom and Dad have learned since they got kitties:

1. Flat surfaces must be cleared or we will do it for you

2. The "good couch" for company is not off limits to kitties, and is now covered in furs

3. Curtains must remain open at all times

4. Same with window shades - or we will take matters into our own paws

5. Litterboxes should be cleaned at least once every 24 hours. 36 hours is too long and we will make that clear to you in our own special way

6. The water bowl must be cleaned, sterilized, and refilled after Titus drinks out of it

7. Whenever you need to handwrite something, we will help you by chewing on the pen - while you are writing

8. We will snoopervise any cleaning and/or home improvement projects

9. Thundering Herd of Elephants is best played between 2 am and 4:30 am

10. Always check the dryer before you start it

11. The lint trap on the washing machine hose is an awesome toy and you should remember to make sure the hose is placed back in the laundry tub before you run the machine - hee hee

12. There is never a dull moment when we are around

13. There's nothing better first thing in the morning than waking up to a pile of furry kids cuddled up next to you


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Wiped Out White Dawg Wednesday

I'm laying low today. And napping. Definitely napping.

There was a lot of excitement at our house last night. First, Mom and Dad were trying to eat dinner. Tazo swiped a piece of bread off of Dad's plate and ran behind the TV. When EG and Mom tried to get it back, they got growled at. hee hee I scored a piece of turkey, though, so it's all good.

Then Mom tried to wrap the Secret Paws gifts (and no, we're not telling who it's for!), but Tazo and EG tried to help her. She asked Dad to wrangle them while she finished wrapping, but EG kept getting away from him. Mom sprinkled some of the primo nip that they got from Skeezix (from the Halloween contest) on the floor. EG rolled in it and ate it and got it all over his furs. He was distracted enough that Mom could finish with the Secret Paws stuff.

But because he was so high, he got his head caught in the handle of a plastic bag. And he was blaming Tazo for it, so he kept whapping her on the head (even though she had nothing to do with it). Mom freed him from the evil plastic bag and then he chased Tazo around the house, doing poofy tail, and trying to put the bitey on her. She did poofy tail right back and popped him a couple of times in the head. Normally, I would play referee, but I stayed out of this one. It was a little askeery.

Then, Mom carried the Secret Paw package out to the car so it would stay safe overnight. hee hee Right after she locked it in the car, it started pouring. Cold, pelting rain. Of course, it was time for me to go outside, but I refused. While she was standing there, holding the door open and trying to get me to run outside real quick (Mom, let's see *you* try to "just pee real quick" in the pouring rain and see how *you* like it!), out of nowhere, EG came flying down the hall and right out the back door. Mom headed out right behind him. Normally, when he escapes (which he is NOT supposed to do!!!), he runs out onto the patio and flops down and rolls around. Mom normally runs over, grabs him, and takes him back inside. HOWEVER, he decided to run past the patio, into the yard, and behind the garage. Of course, it's dark, so Mom can't see him very well and it's pouring and cold. She ran behind the garage and there he was. He started back toward her and she picked him up and rushed toward the house. Her heart was pounding and EG's heart was pounding. (He'll never admit it, but I think he was a little askeered - he's never been out that far before, especially in the rain). Right when they got to the back door, EG dug his claws into Mom's shoulder and made her squeal. She opened the door, ran inside, and flung EG off her shoulder.

The whole thing was quite a sight. Mom, soaked and muddy, staring at EG, and EG, soaked and not muddy, glaring at Mom. Tazo and I ran off to the family room to hang with Dad. Mom picked up EG and apologized for the flinging part and explained (AGAIN) that he isn't allowed to go outside unless he's in the stroller or wearing his harness (and accompanied by a grown up). He gave her a bunch of dirty looks and then headed to the family room.

Mom changed clothes and came to tell us goodnight. She headed to bed. I could tell she was still upset, so, of course, I cuddled with her. Pretty soon, EG came into the bedroom. He boobwalked a little then he E-Dubbed under the covers. He laid on her chest for a long time. They talked some more and he purred and purred (which he NEVER does for her). I think they made up. Sometimes, I think he really likes her.

PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Tired Twins Tuesday

Um, yes, The Mom, we *were* sleeping - hence the laser eyes.

Dorydoo, I'm headed over to cuddle right now.


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Mancat Monday

Dear The Mom:

Yes, I was sitting in your lap. But not because I like you that much - I was just cold. Yeah, that's it. And no, that was *not* purring. That was, um, my tummy rumbling. Yeah. And no, I didn't really like it when you scritched my ears OR my tummy. Right. Um, yeah. That's it. Let's just drop it.

EG


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Feets and Froot Bat Friday

The Feets Part:

Look, Adan! Look at Mom's feets! hee hee Thank you again!


The Froot Bat Part:


I'm sorry, Mom. This is all you get. I don't feel like having my picture taken. No matter how many times you say, "Give Momma some froot bat," or "I need some froot bat," or "Froooooooot baaaaat!" I'm not feeling it.


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Thursday Thirteen - Edition 31

Thirteen random facts about us - winter edition:

1. EG is obsessed with snow. He ran outside the other night when it was snowing and loved it (even though he got in lots of trouble). And whenever anyone comes in the house, he licks the snow off their shoes.

2. If Momma is on the couch and covered up with a blankie, EG will earthworm under there. If there is no blankie, he will try to earthworm under her sweatshirt. And then she begs him not to put the bitey on anything, um, sensitive under her shirt. hee hee Because he's done that before - but not since he was a little, baby kitty. But, as they say, once bitten, twice shy. Hahahahaha!

3. Tazo does not like snow on the ground. But she does like to sniff it on Mom and Dad's shoes when they come in from outside.

4. Titus loves the snow. The other morning (when we had our first snowfall), he poked his head out the door, looked around, and then tore off down the patio. He made a couple of loops around the back yard before he came in for breakfast.

5. Titus hates playing catch. No frisbees, no tennis balls, no nothing. But chuck a snowball at him and he catches it every time.

6. Titus loves snow so much that he will lie down in it and just hang out, checking out the neighborhood.

7. EG thinks it is still strollering weather and Momma does not.

8. We hate getting shocked. Momma tries to make sure to touch something else before she touches us, but if she's overcome by our cuteness, she forgets and zaps us. EG learned that the hard way the other day.

9. There's nothing better than a good hockey game on TV. We'd rather cuddle with Momma and watch hockey than watch football with Daddy, because she doesn't yell at the TV like Daddy does.

10. Hot chocolate with marshmallows. We have just discovered this. But don't tell Momma that we tasted her hot chocolate.

11. Every night when Momma goes to bed, it's just her and Titus in the bed. Every morning, when she gets up, all of us are in the bed. Well, duh. It's a lot warmer that way.

12. The first Christmas that Momma and Daddy had with Shadow (the Dawg Who Came Before), they decorated their Christmas tree. A little while later, Momma was on the phone and Shadow got all fritzy and was running around the house. She ran past the Christmas tree, grabbed a glass ball ornament off the tree, and ran down the hall. Momma started giggling and then Shadow wanted to play keep away. Momma finally got the ornament away from her (dawg and ornament were both unharmed) and rearranged the ornaments. Shadow wouldn't leave them alone, so Momma ended up leaving the bottom half of the tree bare (except for the lights) and hanging all the ornaments at the top, out of Shadow's reach. Gramma called it their toddler tree. hee hee

13. Momma builds a snowman every year (this year, she wants to try to do snow dawg and cats). And every year, when Titus sees it for the first time, he charges at it, runs around sniffing it for a bit, and then pees on it. hee hee He says he won't pee on any snow dawgs or cats, it's just a snowman thing. We'll see.


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Waiting Wednesday

Dad has a snack (see the white bag on the left side of the photo) and Tazo and I want to share. See how patiently we're waiting? In case you're wondering, we did not get to share the snack. Drat.

Oh, and see how the curtain is all funky behind Tazo? We did that. Every day (at least twice), Mom straightens out the curtain. And every day (at least twice), one of us puts it back the way we want it. When will she learn?


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Tattle Tail Tuesday

This is our very first Tattle Tail Tuesday and I am going first. And even though my brothers do way worse things, I will tattle on myself today. So, here goes.

One of my very favorite napping spots is :whispers: in a litter box. Momma got disposable litter boxes when EG had to go to work with her last winter. They came in a pack of three, so she took one to work, put one in the area he was confined to in the house, and she had one left over. She was messing around the house and put the extra one on top of the dryer. Which was running at the time. She did some stuff around the house and when she came into the laundry room to switch the laundry, she found this:

Momma giggled a little bit, but she thought that I'd get tired of sleeping in there and she could move the litter box. Not a chance, Momma. It's a great nappy spot, especially when the dryer is running. It's warm, it's cozy, and just the right size for me. And 8-1/2 months later, it's still in there. And I still take a nappy in it every time the dryer's on.


Now, I'm going to tattle on Momma and Daddy. This is a wider view of the laundry room:

Um, yuck. That giant, ugly thing in the background is the boiler. Now the boiler is a good thing, because it keeps the house nice and toasty, but it's not very, um, pretty. And don't even get me started on the walls. Ewww. Don't you think my nappy spot should be decorated? Wouldn't it look better with a nice Hello Kitty motif? Or even giant, jungle kitties? Um, Momma?


PS - If anyone would like a Christmas/holiday card, please e-mail your snail mail address to us at thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com

PS 2 - And Momma wants us to tell you that she doesn't expect cards back, so if you're not sending out cards this year, but still want one from us that's perfectly fine. We have plenty to go around. She ordered like a squillion.

Mancat Monday

So That Woman and I made up a little over the weekend. I had even started calling her The Mom again (which is a step up from That Woman, I think). However, last night, she got out of the chair and I could hear the blankies crackling with static against her jammies. She usually touches something else before she touches any of us. But this time? No. She touched my paw and there was a huge spark and I got mad and ran into the kitchen. She followed me and tried to apologize, but I wasn't having it. It's not my fault that I had dangle-y-paw syndrome going and that I'm just irresistibly cute. Don't shock me!

So this morning, she poured some kefir in a mug and when she turned around to put the bottle back in the fridge, I licked it. And licked it. And licked it until she turned around and noticed what I was doing. Take that, That Woman! heh heh By the way, kefir is pretty tasty.


Tazo says:
So Momma hasn't totally been neglecting us. She ordered us our very own Christmas cards to send to our friends. They showed up on Saturday. If anyone would like one, please e-mail your snail mail address to thefurrykids AT gmail DOT com