A tail has a mind of its own!

Sweet dreams often lead to twitching tails. Today I was all curled up on my most specialist pillow and I was dreaming so much my tail thwapped me in the face. I woke and yelled at it. My tail curled up at the end so I put my paw on it and hissed at it! Problem solved and I closed my little eyes to try to go back to sleep. Mommy's laughing kept me awake for a few minutes. Mom may be laughin' at me but my tail knows I mean business!!!

~ Nae.

Oops! we've been lazy

This summer heat wave has made us SO lazy!!! We haven't been on the computer @ all in 2 weeks. We just move from one comfy spot to the next and do nothing. Not that that is any different from any other time of year though. Great gramma gave mommy her birthday present early this year. It's a window ledge bench / perch for US! It has a soft wooly cover and is great for watching the bird house right in front of the window. Things have been really good for us. Mommy and Grandma go to the farmers market and buy great meat for us to nom on. Hopefully all is well for you kitties in blogland!

C.C. & 'Nae
PS: Angel & Kirby, we hopes with all our fuzzies you are in a nice cool place w/ your mom and not being too bothered by the heat. Be well!

C.C.'s day inside

Stupid MN. 8 months we get snow & now it's too hot to go outside. Mommy said today was too hot to go outside in our furry jammies. She was worried about us burning our toes on the hot concrete so it was a day spent inside the house with the a/c on! Not a bad day!

The sun is back!

We spent about an hour outside yesterday in the nice weather while Grandma was in the garden. 'Nae found a red strawberry smaller than a nickle. She chomped it & liked it. C.C. found a warm spot on the steps and never went near the garden. She missed out. 'Nae also rolled around on the sidewalk and explored the new plants. She also chased pine cones around. Busy day in the jungle that is our front yard!

T.G.F. Grandma's

It's been thundering ALOT were we live and while 'Nae stands in the window telling the thunder exactly what she thinks of it, C.C. is curled up tight next to mommy and grandma. Mommy is great during the day but at night when mommy goes to work, Grandma takes over protection duties. Grandma even shares her soft purple blankie with them. Poor C.C. just shakes when the thunder snaps and grandma just pulls her close and talks softly to her and rubs her head & tummy. God Bless Grandmas.

YAY for 'NAE again!

So, dispite having a pretty relaxing weekend, there was concern for Monday's vet appointment. When we went on Friday for Nae's (now monthly) vitamin B shot, she weighed in a pound less than in May. Very concerned by this we booked an appointment for Monday and went to get tests started again to see why she had lost weight. No one at home had noticed any changes in her so we were even more concerned by that. Weighing only 7.5 pounds to start, you think we would have noticed such a large amount of 'Nae missing. Anyway, we showed up at the vet and dropped 'Nae off to begin her day of medical testing and blood draws. I was not even back in the driveway yet when I get a call from the vet tech. "Good news! Come get her!" What? I was confused. 'Nae was weighed on all 3 scales and 7.5 pounds was the verdict each time. I asked how it was possible that she gained back her unnoticable lost pound in only 3 days. It seems 'Nae had her foot off the back side of the scale boosting herself up a bit and being weighed only once on Friday - it went unnoticed by me or the tech. On the way back to get 'Nae I stopped and got a fruit tray to celebrate that I was picking up a healthy baby girl & to say thank you for their concern about her (not to mention I saved $200+ on lab tests that weren't needed). I love our vet staff! We are so blessed to have them.

Lighter than 'Nae today - the mommy!

Sunny with a chance of naps!

It's been so beautiful in MN! It's about 65-70* and sunny. Mommy bought a new orthopedic foam fuzzy liner mat for in the carrier for 'Nae for when she has to go to the vet so we've been laying on it in the sunny spot. We've got to make sure it smells like home and is up to our high standards of comfyness!!! It's wonderful! Now - we just have to get one for when we go outside and lay around in the yard. Grass is comfy, but this mat is way soft! YAWN ~ headed back to the spot by the window and waiting for the sun to come up and warm our fuzzy mat.

We've been gone forever!!!

OMCeiling Cat! We just realized how long we've been gone from bloggin'. Life has been busy and everyday is a new adventure! We've been exploring and inspiring and doing all the things kitties do every day! We're back and hopefully better bloggers! We're great - how are all of you and your families?

Our Christmas Carol to you.

(in the tune of Hark the Harrold Angels Sing)

Hark the hairy kitteh sings - glory to the Burger King.
Tinsle balls and catnip mice -
stinky goodness would be nice.
joyfull all ye kittehs nap -
blankies or in mommies lap.
hark the hairy kitteh sings - glory to the burger king.

Merry Christmas!
C.C. & 'Nae!

a new reason for a chase!

Lately grandma has been working very hard at knitting socks for Christmas. We've been chasing yarn balls all over still. The last couple days has been filled with Tag- you're it by C.C. and 'Nae. Today C.C. and mommy played tag acuz C.C. got a rice crispy stuck up her nose. She was licking mommy's bowl and somehow 1/2 a crispy got lodged in her nostral. She wouldn't let mommy get it out of there and was sneezing but it wouldn't budge. Grandpa caught me and mommy picked my nose. Oddly - no one thinks I have learned a lesson from this. The funny thing is that when we were born, Mommy wanted 3 kitties to name Snap, Crackle, and Pop. When C.C. came out we needed a 4th name and Count Chocula was the winner. As we grew personallities, I was the only one that got to keep a cereal name.

C.C.

HI to the other kitties!!!

Hi everybody!!! We've been busy. Mommy broke out the good kitty crack and C.C. found a ball of grandma's yarn. It's not a ball anymore. =:: giggles::= While we were napping from all the fun, mommy rolled it back up for us to do it again! Again and again. All 4 of us run after it and it's in no less than 3 rooms of the house. We're good like that! So, that's what we've been up to. That and sleeping on the chair with the the winter coats in it. Yep, it's a good life. Hope you're all happy and healthy and well fed too!!!

~C.C. & 'Nae

Another great weigh in for 'Nae!

We went for our monthly check up and 'Nae is 6.9 pounds!!! That's a whole nother 'Nae from when we started. WOW!!! She's doing well! Speaking of doing well, C.C.'s kitty diaper rash is all cleared up! We're still using diaper wipes on her to maintain a clean tushy but everything looks to be on the up and up @ our house. Izzy got to go out and have an "Indian Summer" day in the leaves with grandma and all is peachy keen!
Hope all is well with the other kitties in the blogworld!

C.C. & 'Nae!!

We're 5 today!!!

It's our birthday! We're another year older and undoubtedly cuter. It's been another adventurous year for us chasing bugs, and learning to bowl. Grandma gave us our present early. She got us a neat blue fish on a string that suctions to the wall. We took no time figuring out how to pull it down and drag it to her to play with us. Mommy got us turkey! We each got a can of soft food too. 'Nae got a special kind for her to eat, but since it's a big can and she's still not a real big kitty, I might help her acuz I'm a good sister like that. All of our presents came in boxes so we're having a good time celebrating a little early. Grandpa gave us a roll of paper towels to play with in the box so all is GREAT!!! We'll have confetti all over the house by morning.

~~ giggles and purrs~~
C.C.

Nae's a big girl now!!!

It finally happened..... 'NAE WEIGHS 6.2 POUNDS!!! So, now we have to figure out where to send our friends at Dr. Vogel's office for lunch. Any suggestions as to what type of food is loved by many? C.C. went to the appointment too because she had a red butt. Dr. Vogel said it's basically kitty diaper rash. Urine burn from the acid being absorbed into her long thick butt hair. So, now her jammies have a drop seat look to them. hehehe. We're using desatin and baby wipes to get everything cleared up. They really are little furry toddlers. Things are coming along well and the girls are almost 5 years old. Wow, my little blessings are growing so fast. I can't believe 5 years ago I was squishing Izzy's tummy just waiting to meet my fur daughters. Time goes so fast. I've been given the most precious gifts. Little fuzzy bundles of unconditional love.

~~The mommy.

Nae's Day

Today after I helped myself to breakfast, I took a great nap. See my cheeks? Both sets look full. Mommy just stared at me while I napped. She got lost in my little heart shaped nose and peacful purrs. She petted me and fell asleep herself. I wonder, is loving a kitty the most relaxing thing in the world or what?!?! She should toss the thunderstorm cd she sleeps to and get a purr soundtrack! just sayin'. That's all. It was just a good day.

~'Nae.

Great News!!!

Friday 'Nae had her 1 month check up. She broke 5 pounds!!! 5.3 pounds to be exact! Mommy knew inside that it was going to be big, so we stopped @ the store and got a little cake and had the bakery people write "yay 'Nae" on it. We got mixed fruit and plates and forks and headed for the vet. We got there and I hopped up on the scale and mommy and the vet tech both woo-hooed me!!! Lindsay - the vet tech went to get the others and Dr. Vogel so they could all bask in the cuteness of what is now my slightly pudgy tummy. Who knew 5 pounds would be so exciting, let alone "pudgy"? My ribs are hiding under my fluff and my tummy is starting to round out!!! It's a milestone! I weigh in again next month & continue B-12 shots. My prednisone is 1/2 a pill daily now. We're all so thankful to share this wonderful news with you. I can't wait to see how they react if I ever get to be a really big girl! Mommy said if I hit 6 pounds, she's taking the vet staff out for lunch! They've all been so good to us. My family loves them very much. I love them too.

~'Nae!

New game at our house!!!

Mommy bought a kids bowling set really cheap... Can you see where this is going? Mommy and Grandpa set up the pins in the living room and use the lazer pointer to shine on the pins. It's hard to get only 1 kitty to "bowl" at a time but C.C. is very good at making a strike!!! 'Nae has to work at it a little acuz she's kinda small. It's very very fun!!! If mommy didn't laugh so hard, she could maybe hold a camera. We'll try to remind her next time we're playing Kitty Bowl!

C.C. & 'Nae

Ka-bob's are magic!!!

'Nae weighed in @ 4.7 lbs on friday!!! No set back from her experiment w/ banana bread and the ka-bobs added the ounces!!! We're now slowing down the b-12 shot to everyother week and continuing the prednisone. Things are looking great!!! Grandma fired up the grill for grandpa's birthday, so everybody had grilled fish! Needless to say there was a little restlessness on the patio while we were waiting. It was a great day to celebrate and stuff the kitties!!!


C.C.

Great holiday weekend!!!

We had our check up. C.C. is down to 15 1/2 pounds, Izzy is down to 9 pounds. Shadow is up to 21 and last but not least - 'Nae holding strong @ 4 1/2 pounds. Dr. Vogel and her helpers laugh at the difference between 'Nae and her sisters. Izzy is the mother to 2 big babies and a pip squeek. Grandma got the grill going and we're nommin' on ka-bobs ~ chicken and pork. There are left overs so we'll be happy for a few days. Mommy brought home some banana bread and 'Nae ate through the plastic bag to get into it. She's kinda in trouble for that. Mommy tried to put her in the corner. Yep - a nanosecond time out. Hopefully she didn't get enough in her few tiny bites to cause a back slide. Sunday it thundered so we all hung out in Mommy's bed and watched movies. C.C. spent the night in grandma and grandpa's bed acuz she is scared of thunder. 'Nae yelled at it but it just wouldn't listen to her. So, that was our weekend. Hope yours was fun and filling too!!!

C.C. & 'Nae

Grandpa's whipped. hehe

Today, Grandpa was givin' 'Nae some turkey. He was trying to rip it into little pieces but 'Nae got too excited to wait and she bit him. Grandpa put it in the chopper to hurry. Then 'Nae got the whole piece!!! I got up on my chair so I could get some too. That's why Grandpa's rock!!! (Grandma rock's too) We're lucky kitties.

C.C.