Scavenger Hunt

Our friend Raenabelle from DezizWorld is celebrating her birthday with a scavenger hunt party. Make a note of your answer to the below question and attend her party at DezizWorld.com on June 5. You'll need to collect seven answers from seven different blogs. The links to these blogs can be found at DezizWorld. Leave your answers in the comment section of their party post on June 5. There's a prize for the winner and it will be a lot of fun.

Q: What cartoon cat was named after a skunk?

Just don't answer "Annie." Actually, I would answer "Pierrot" but skunks smell better.

Howdy!

Hello, friends! We are well and happy. We very much hope the same for you.

In the U. S., today is Memorial Day.

You don't need to comment. We're just happy you visited.

Cows

Hello! We’ve been enjoying this new crop of grass. We ask to go out on the balcony about a hundred times a day to graze. The lady says we’re cows. Lady, I don’t think there’s such a thing as an orange, striped cow or an all-white cow with truncated ears, but whatever.

In other news, I was back at the vet a couple weeks ago. My potassium and red blood cell count were high last time. They’re back to normal as well all my other senior blood test results. The lady is elated. We’re hoping I don’t need to return for at least a year. I still have problems with the bathroom, which is a result of my back, but a ladycat doesn’t discuss such things.

We look forward to Easter!
He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay. Matthew 28:6

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful for sun puddles. What, lady? I've already been thankful for sun puddles in a Thankful Thursday post? I'm thankful that I'm lazy and nobody judges me.

I'm also thankful for Brian's Home, host of the Thankful Thursday blog hop.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

A little St. Paddy's Day humor:
Why should you never iron a four-leaf clover?
You don't want to press your luck!

Outtake:

Friday Update

Earlier this month, I had to be boarded. The lady sent Dawn, the lady that is in charge of the boarded kitties, emails checking on me. Dawn said to me, “Annie, your mom is asking about you. I’m going tell her how much you love to eat!” “Great,” I said to myself. “Now the lady is going to give me even less treats.” When the lady went to pick me up, Dawn reiterated how much I love to eat. Darn her! Really, she is the kindest, gentlest, loveliest person, but she’s too honest. On top of that, the lady insisted Dawn weigh me to compare my weight to when I arrived. I gained six ounces while there. Darn again!

We haven’t written an update on my back. For the last several months, I haven't taken any pain medication. I show no symptoms of being in pain. My back legs still give out but that isn’t painful. I also still have the litter box issues that are connected with my back, but we accept that. My not being in pain outshines everything else.

Annie

You are beautiful.
You chirp when I come into the room.
You purr a lot.
I miss you when I'm away.
I will always take care of you.

Monday Musings

We had a sunny weekend after a rainy week.

I should have worn my sunglasses!

Do any of you kitties out there--maybe senior kitties since I'm 13--claim a spot and rarely leave it? For the longest time my spot was on the mat in front of the sliding glass door. The last few months my spot has been the bed in the guest bedroom. The lady marvels that I rarely leave it. Well, excuse me, but I do leave it to eat and go to the bathroom. Now, if she fed me there, then I'd only need to leave for the litter box.

The lady has some things to attend to so we may not be able to post or visit after this week for about two weeks.

Hello!

Hi, friends!  We're sorry for our lack of activity lately. It's the lady's fault, of course. We're all doing very well. Even better, the lady was reminded today that Monday is a holiday at her company. She had completely forgotten.

Pierrot enjoying his recliner/scratcher.

I'm not greedy. If I were, I'd look into exchanging this sliver of a sunspot for something bigger.

Happy Friday and weekend!

Thankful Thursday

Don't I look I vintage-y?

Today is Thankful Thursday. I'm thankful for food! That's the honest truth.

We're joining Brian at Brian's Home, host of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

Happy New Year's Day!

Happy New Year! This has been a blessed year. Although we had some trials, the Lord saw us through every step of the way as He always does. We are very grateful.

What did you do to celebrate New Year's Eve? The lady and I were in bed well before midnight. What can we say? We're middle-aged ladies and that's the way we roll. Pierrot and the big guy stayed up.

We added this picture for fun. It was taken 12/29/11 during a play session. I had moved in with them earlier that year in August. See that bed? The lady had bought it for me for my recovery from my bladder stone therapy in September. I went in it once.

Thankful Thursday

Pierrot wants everyone to know what fun he had at his Pappy's house, as you can see here. Yep, he's hanging out on the couch with a cigar and popcorn.

He got a new scratcher from some dear friends and received some toys from other kind friends including the one he's suffocating lying on here.

There are no pictures, but I got treats the last few days in a row!

It was a blessed and happy Christmas and we are most thankful. We join Brian and his family at Brian's Home for the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

We're also joining Dezi and Raena's Blessing Train, and Thankful Thursday is the perfect day for it! We are blessed to have our home, food, and lots of love.

Merry Christmas

We want to wish you, our friends, a happy Christmas. No matter how you spend the holidays, we hope it's with those you love, whether furry, non-furry, or both!

Merry Christmas!
For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

Thankful Friday

I’m sorry we missed Thankful Thursday because today we have a lot for which to be thankful. We had some heavy rain a few weeks ago and it caused damage to our ceiling. The apartment management asked us to stay in a hotel for three days this week so they could put in a new ceiling. That meant I had to be boarded and Pierrot had to go to his Mammy & Pappy’s house. He’s still there. Pappy wants him for as long as possible. I said, “Sure! You can have him until the turn of the next century.” Of course, nobody listened. Well, we got home yesterday afternoon, and we’re all very happy to be home. The lady snapped this picture of me through the glass when she went to pick me up. I didn't even know she was there. 

I was dreaming of home sweet home.

Thankful Thursday

I got this lovely, soft heating pad a few months ago. It came from some very kind friends. When it's plugged in, it has just the right amount of heat. If it's not plugged in, it's still very soft and comfy. Sometimes, I lie on it with my whole body, and sometimes, like here, I lie on it with half my body. Actually, it's just my tush that's hanging off. I want to say how thankful we are for this gift that makes my body feel better. We may be slack in mentioning it on the blog, but I've been using and loving it the whole time (and we did send a personal thank-you note a while back).

Here's a little cheek:

We are joining Brian's Home, hosts of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

Thankful Thursday

My favorite thing is seeing a kitty in a window. When I'm out taking a walk or just walking to the car from our apartment, when I see a cat in a window, I'm instantly happy. I love this cozy picture of Annie. How happy I'd be in a warm cabin with a fire in the fireplace, Annie in the window, and snow outside. That's certainly not the case in California! We live near the beach, and while we don't have any pine trees or snow, we do have palm trees and sunshine (except it's been raining the last two days). No matter where I am, I'm thankful that Annie is with me.

We're joining Brian's Home, hosts of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

Finally Friday

Another week wrapped up just about. Did your peeps do any Black Friday shopping to take advantage of the deals? The lady did an online shopping trip on Cyber Monday for our food and litter and got some great deals.

We had a nice week and hope you all did as well. What do you have planned for the weekend? Pierrot and I will do nothing and laugh at the lady when she does chores.

Wordless Wednesday: Mancat and a Mouse

Happy Paws

Hello and happy Sunday! We hope you had a nice Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and you're having a nice weekend. The lady was going through some pictures taken earlier this year and found this 14-second video of me taken in early May right before we moved back to California. If you have sound, you'll hear my purring.

Happy Thanksgiving

We wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. For those outside the U.S., happy Thankful Thursday.

We have much for which to be thankful including all of you, our home, each other, food, safety, and so much more! We're joining Brian's Home, host of the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.