Happy Birthday Cats

Kasey and I have lovely family members. They are not the ones from our getting born, they are all chosen to be family. First, there is Them. He and She are our Mom and Dad. They were so lonesome for cats that they chose both of us. Kasey and I could not be more different, but They love us and you can tell that every day. Then there are our big bunch of cousins. We used to have more, some of whom were d-o-g-s, but they have gone to live somewhere else. Or to not live at all. We say rest in peace about them. And you have read about our cat cousins, because we are very proud of all of them. Our cousin Smudge and his sibs all got whispered in, and they had to be very brave to have that happen. Our cousin Katy-next-door is about half our cat and half next door, because she has been in here a lot of times. We have our family of animal cousins at Bernie's house. Today, our special shout out is for our NYC cousin, Lion. Lion is a big cat, like me, and he has a lion face. She has seen Lion up close, and says he is beautiful, and his name is just right. So we will have some extra kibbles in your honor tonight, Lion. Lion has a baby brother named Nick. I bet he gets some treats today, too. What She says is that it is all about love. When you love your cats and other pets, it puts more love in the air, and love is good for all of us. Happy Birthday, Lion, and happy day, everyone else. Toodles.

Teacher's Cats

This morning She saw something in the paper that made hir kind of mad. The people who decide how to spend the tax money have decided not to give enough to the schools, and that makes Her boil. Schools are very important to humans. They are not born with the same kinds of skills that cats have, so they have to learn a lot of things. Some they learn at home, but a lot they learn in schools. Ever since She was a little girl, She knew schools were important, but now She believes that the people who decide things don't understand that. She had us really getting ready to hide, because She was telling us so many mean things about these people. We will probably hear more about this, because She says that even if She doesn't go to work, She is still a teacher. It is in Her bones, She says. Be careful, because you never know what will get Her started.
Last night She was carrying Her root beer and She didn't see me. She stepped on my tail, and I had to yow. I guess this makes us even for you biffing me, She said. I didn't thinbk that was a very good apology, and I decided to be mad at Her and went and slept under the me-table instead 0f near Her head. By morning, though, I really needed some pets and a brushing, so I decided to forgive Her. She was very glad. Just don't let it happen again, I told Her. We'll see.

New Cousins Cats

We all know how much She likes Coffee-the-drink. Today She went to have some special kind with one of her good friends. She has gone there before, but She didn't tell us about our cousins that live there. Three are lovely cats, on is a d-o-g, and you won't believe what the next cousin is! It is a bird. That bird is named after Mazie's birthstone which is also the birthstone of Smudge'sMom and Hana'sGran. That made Her chuckle when She told us about it. Our d-o-g cousin was so excited to see Her that she barked and barked, but then she decided she liked Her and they became friends. I haven't noticed if She smells like d-o-g yet, but we may just forgive Her, because She is so happy about today's adventure. She told Him how especially nice it is to talk with people who have nice brains. Kind of like Their ThinkingPeople.
He is starting to worry again, this time about taxes, and nothing She says can make Him feel better. He got the name of a guy who He can explain His worries to, and She really hopes that guy can help. She thinks worrying is a waste of time, but still, She worries about Him. That is good for Kasey and me, because it keeps Them from worrying about us. That way we can tear things up, and They think it's cute. I know what She is fixing for dinner, and it is chicken. That is almost as good as fish. I have to go and prowl around a bit, now, because I don't know where Kasey is. So, Toodles.

Meow from Far away

For a long time, She has had a friend that is a music lady. She plays on an organ, which is very fancy with lights and pedals and all sorts of buttons to push and pull. Well, This nice friend moved away, and they send notes to each other. This lady doesn't have cats anymore, but she gave some of her cat stuff to Her. It is what She carried Katy to the doc in. Today, the music lady called on the phone, and is coming to see us next week. She is right chuffed about that. I'm sure they will have a nice lunch together, and She hopes the music lady will go to lunch with Her beloved Crones, as well. It made it a nice morning for Her. It was kind of rainy, but She didn't care.
The rest of the day has been kind of plain. He went to visit His mother, whose mind is like a bowl of oatmeal. That always wears Him out, you know She is getting a package ready to send to Mazie. It is a little tree and all the things that go with it, like sand and stones. That means we will have a trip to the Post Office this week, I bet. She wonders why He saves so many boxes, but now She is glad he does, so She could find a box to fit the strange little tree and its stuff.
She says this is the time for cleaning our house so it is all spiffy. Please pardon my while I (snerk) at that. She gets worn out making a sandwich, so cleaning the house is not likely. I don't mind the way the house is, anyway, so I don't say anything about it. Well, Kasey is here looking for treats, so She will probably be coming back. So, bye bye.

Insurance Cats

Every month She puts some money into a bank so that when the time comes, She can pay insurance. She says it is the law that people have insurance in case their car bumps into another car or something hard. The place where They have the insurance is around the corner, and the man who owns the insurance company is a friend. When She sees things on TV about saving money on insurance, She thinks that it is probably better to have it with this friend, because there won't be any weird problems. This is the month when They have to pay for it, and She is ready. So is He, but He wants to get rid of the big car that has all the bells and whistles, since He doesn't need to spend His mother's money anymore. She will be so glad.
She keeps trying to donate money to Her OperaGirl's walk for helping others, but the place won't take Her money. She thinks it is because it is far away in another land, and they don't want Her kind of money. Never mind, She will just send it to Her OG, and that sweet girl will carry it to the other place.
Everything around here is about some games that boys are playing to see who is the best. She says She is with Kasey on this topic. She doesn't care. But is IS good exercise for the boys. I just heard Him putting kibbles in our dishes. So long for now.

Routine Cats

When He and She used to go to work - before we knew them - They say they had a routine. They got up early, got ready and went to work, then did errands and fixed supper. They both had homework of one kind or another, and if and when that got done, They watched some TV and went to bed. They saved their big errands for Saturdays, went to church on Sunday, and did things that had to be done. As She talked about it, She had a little smile, because now They are retired. Now Kasey and I are part of their routine. He still gets up kind of early, and has His routine: give treats to Kasey, feed the birds, get the paper, eat some food and go back to bed. That is almost every day. What She does is sleeps later, and when She gets up, She plays with me, drinks Her coffee-the-drink and then She and I have our butter. I have mine on Her finger, She has Hers on some nice toast. She and I read the paper, and while I stalk things and chase Kasey, She goes to Her computer. She didn't plan to have a routine when She retired, but as it works out, She still does. She stays up quite late, and thinks about happy things. I like our routine, and I am glad His mother woon't be coming here to spoil it for us.
Remember when we used to have spaghetti every Saturday? Well, He says He would like some today, and so She will fix some. That is really good, because I like to taste the red stuff on the spaghetti. She says I am a gourmet. So Ah dyoo for now.

April Fool Cats

This is another special day. Humans have lots of them. This one is for playing tricks on people. He and She don't like to play tricks on people, and luckily for us, they don't play tricks on cats, either. Since She was running out of a lot of things, She decided to go to the big store and get more supplies. This way, if She doesn't feel like going out,l She has everything She needs right here. Since we have toast and butter every day, She certainly doesn't want to run out of that nice bread that smells like cinnamon and has black berries in it. It is how She brings my butter to the table. After I have a bunch of fingers of butter, I walk away, and She puts a finger of butter on a little plate. Kasey will come up and eat that butter off the plate, but she would never take it off Her finger. She is glad Kasey licks it up, because She says butter is good for cats. It keeps them from gacking up so much. I don't know if that is true, but if it is not, don't tell Her.
Since it is April, people are getting ready for summer things. Her OperaGirl is getting ready to go to where Eddie lives, if you remember. What a nice thing for OG to do, to raise money so that people can get well faster. Her Grandpeople are always doing nice things, which makes Her awfully proud. Now that They don't have to rush to spend all of His mother's money, life is easier for Them. You can just feel the relief around here. Who would have thought that spending money would be so hard. Must scamper now, to check on whether that is fish I sniffle. Chow.