Once In A Blue Moon...

Once In A Blue Moon...

Here are two images we don't see often in our house; Cricket sharing a piece of furniture with another kitty and Toeshee calming down long enough to snuggle. Both of these event had to be photographed so we could remember them with fondness. I'm hopeful that as Toeshee gets older he will be cuddly more often. He's so soft and he has such a nice rumbly rich purr! I'm not sure what possessed Cricket to share the chair with Billie. I'm wondering if she is sensing that Billie is not feeling her best. I am a bit worried because Cricket seems to be very in tune with how others are feeling. As Tookie became worse Cricket would share the bed with her instead of leaving in a huff.
Billie seems about the same, pretty good appetite, normal fluid intake. She did brave the stairs last night to lay down next to me at bed time. She hardly ever does that. Maybe she was cold? My husband says, "don't look for trouble, she's fine for now." She seems ok today. I do tend to worry a lot. But, isn't that what we do with those we love?
I am behind on visiting blogs AGAIN! Where did the week go? That's what I get for getting caught up on house work and too much napping. I will try to get around as many as I can my friends. There are some I haven't visited in quite a while and yet they still pop over to say hi. I feel so bad! Please know I really do like you all very much! :)
Sending Hugs from me and my kitties.

New Year, Same Kitties

New Year, Same Kitties

Here is an example of a typical day here. Billie is being an angel as usual, snuggling in for a cozy nap. Meanwhile Cody and Toeshee are working on their wrestling moves. Toeshee starts it and Cody just has to much pride to walk away. We let them wrestle for a bit unless it looks like Toeshee is using too much tooth and claw and makes Cody growl and hiss or meow in pain. Sometimes it seems like Cody is having fun, but I don't think Toeshee has figured out that playing shouldn't include hurting the other kitty.
There's a 13 year age difference between the two of them too, so I don't want Cody to get too worked up. Poor old guy!
It's cold here and supposedly it's going to get really really cold later this week. 10 to 15 degrees for a "high" temperature with a low around 0 at night! One of our tv weathermen said that since November we have been cloudy over 90% of the time. Michigan is one of the cloudiest places in the world right now. Yuck! No wonder we are all so depressed! Whenever I go out to do some shopping, I notice no one is smiling. We all shuffle around in our big coats, looking tired and down. I think everyone should be allowed to buy one of those sunlight boxes and their health innsurance should cover the cost. I have read that light boxes really do help with winter SAD. Let's see, my countdown to spring... two more months? Hopefully we won't get snow in April, but I won't get my hopes up. My tulips will stubbornly bloom anyway. :)
I hope you are all warm and smiling. Hugs. :)

Candles and Naughty Noodle Make the New Year Bright

Candles for Healing and Cricket for Smiles

I have been lighting candles for people and their pets for quite a while. I bought that cute little kitty votive holder just for that purpose. Last night I lit candles to remember all of the loved ones who left us this past year and in the years past and for all of those who are sick right now as we begin a new year. Please think of all of our beloved ones and feel a sense of hope and Healing. Jelly Bean's sister Misty is very sick with kidney failure, so I made sure to let her mommy Deb know I had her in my thoughts. I know there are many more and I wish health and healing for you all. The Lilac candle is so fragrant and reminds me that Spring is coming and the sun will warm us all again.

Now, Cricket would like to share something very naughty that she did.

Hello, everyone. A few days ago I held my own little New Year's Eve drop. Toeshee likes to drink milk from a little cream cheese container that momma fills for him and she lets him drink it on the counter by the kitchen sink. (spoiled little brat!) I decided to jump up there and help myself to some and Toeshee sat on the kitchen floor and watched. That's when I had a wonderful idea! I knocked the dish over and it landed on him spilling milk all over him! Muhaha! He ran into the living room drenched in milk! I sat there innocently. "Oops! I accidently tipped the dish over!"
Momma didn't buy it. She knows me too well and knows how smart and coniving I am. She couldn't help but laugh and of course I didn't get punished. Toeshee doesn't even smell like spoiled milk anymore.
I took a chance getting into trouble and poor Momma had to clean it all up when she was hurty, but it was so worth it!
Happy Naughty New Year Kitties!
Hugs!

Waiting For The New Year

Hanging Around and Waiting for The New Year

Toeshee is such a man's mancat sometimes. He loves to wrestle and play fetch with Nerf gun darts. Maybe someday he will be Momma's little couch potato. :) Right now, he likes being the daddy's buddy.

I have been having just the worst RA flares since Christmas. My rib cage cartillage has been really inflamed. I have been taking a lot of pain reliever and resting. Today is the first day of several that I can sit upright and get some things done. I'm tired of it...

Did anyone else get the nasty winds this weekend? Ours came in late at night and while wide awake in bed I watched bright flashes of light from my window. My husband thinks they were electical wires snapping apart. There were lots of power outages the next day.
Saturday afternoon it rained and the temps rose into the 60's. That felt nice!
Nature is such a tease sometimes.

I hope everyone is looking forward to a Happy and Healthy New Year. I will do my best to start my visiting again. "Stoopid" flares!

The kitties and I send love and Purrs!

Pressies!!!

Pressies from Uncle Mo!

A package arrived from Uncle Mo of It's a Blog Eat Blog and Purrchance to Dream. He lives south of us in Michigan. Momma opened it and bedlam ensued. :)
The boys stuck their noses in first, of course. Pushy boys!
Cody impaled the Nip bag with his teeth and claws and got buzzed big time.
Toeshee couldn't decide what toy to play with first. There was a fuzzy white mouse, that Billie really took a liking too. Momma sprinkled nip onto newspaper for us all to roll around in.
But, I Cricket, held back until the other ruffians were finished and napping. I do not play well with other kitties. Momma played with me with the fishie on the pole and I enjoyed that. Later, I dragged it off because any toy attached to a string is mine!
We all would like to thank Uncle Mo for the wonderful goodies. We are enjoying them and Momma is enjoying watching us play with them.
Our wish is that every animal could have a safe warm home with treats, and toys and love. Imagine...
Hugs to all! <3

We Wish You A Meowy Christmas!

Meowy Christmas!


From Billie, Cody, Cricket, Toeshee and Momma Lorianna; Merry, Happy Christmas and a Very Blessed New Year.
We will show you all of the cool goodies we got from Uncle Mo after Momma uploads all of the action shots.

We sure do Love all of our Bloggie Friends!

Look Who Has The Goodies!

Look who has the goodies!

Hee hee! Momma let me nap next to the special kitty Christmas stocking because I am being good. The other kitties will probably get something for the holidays, but for now I am the guardian of the stocking.
It is very cold and snowy here. Momma was sick for a few days with a flare up in her ribs and hips. She managed to feed us though. :) We will only accept stinky goodness from her. Today she is trying to get caught up on chores and stuff. I am napping all curled up in the old blue chair by the heat register. Cricket peed in it, so Momma had to clean it and scrub it before I could sleep in it again. We think Cricket has mental problems, so Momma is trying to be patient with her. She loves us all very much!

We know we have lotsa blog visiting to do and we are very behind with what is going on with every one. We hope your Holiday week is very happy and we will see you soon!

Love Billie <3