ma'mselle l'feline mystique

knock knock!!

Nels:
Knock, knock!
Who's there?
B-4.
B-4 who?
B-4 I freeze to death, please open this door!

Ed:
Knock-knock!
Who's there?
Tabby!
Tabby who?
Tabby or not ta bee!

Nitro:
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Meow.
Meow who?
Take meow to the ballgame.

Xing Lu:
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Wendy.
Wendy who?
Wendy cat's away the mice will play.

(an' scroll down for another post . . .)

our mom's mis-spent youth . . .

she din't know any better then.
she knows better now, you betcha!!
this was prolly the great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great- . . .

MOM: *SQUIRT* enough with the "greats" already, you guys! i'm not THAT old!!

. . . grandparent of the vishus deers who plague kitties in michigan today! (gee, mom; ya don't hasta be so tetchy--efurrybody inna blogosphere knows you're sixty squillion naps old--you let us post it onna bloggie!)

MOM: lissen, sonnyboy, there was enough of the drink taken at that party to guarantee i didn't even notice you had the camera, much less figure that you'd go posting about it. you oughta know that a bean party at our house is pretty sure to be embarrassing at SOME point or other.

oh, we do, mom. we do. *snicker*

*SQUIRTY SQUIRT SQUIRT SQUIRT*

*run away!!!!!*

(peeyes: yesterday's guest star, "lemon laser eyes" is our cousin, powder.)

wordless wednesday

(biggify for full effect - the lemon laser eyes of death!!)

purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

FREAK-OUT FRIDAY!!!

mom & dad wented out to look for a new machine to replace mom's ancient green one, an' THIS is what they discovered in the front yard of an ofurwise purrfectly normal-looking home:

***THE MISSOURI HEADQUARTERS
OF THE VISHUS DEERS!!!!***

they haf the absolute crust to brag about themselfs by advertisin' the location this flagrantly! we din't see no beans around, so we dunno if they is bein' held hostage an' stockholm'd, or if they is willing participants . . . or if they has been *shudder* eaten!! we can't quite figger out what role the swans play, eifur. dessert? fev-ver factories for kitty-lures?

there is something more than usually upsettin' about the big deer onna right, but we can't quite put our paw on it . . .

if you wanna know the location so you can avoid teleporting around it on the way to our house, we can email it to you.

PLEASE, PLEASE be extraordinarily aware--they are organizing!!!

our NOMSS furriend!

it was lannie's barkday last sunday--we wishes you a shiny happy barkday, lanfear! may you an' your beans live long an' prosper;-)

toesie tuesday!

manly mancat monday

if YOU don't talk to your kitty about 'nip, who will?
(how about those mancatly whisker humps, gals??)

huh? earthquake?

we din't feel nuthin'. we was sleepin' the sleep of the just!! (just kitties, that is.) mom & dad were in lala-land, too.

the zen of grooming

breathe deeply; recline; relax;

stick tongue out and catch a hank of fur;

disengage that brain!

move head upwards in long, sweeping motion;

lose yourself in the moment.

think of nothingness.

repeat many, many, many times.


meditate while ingesting furs;

what is the sound of one cat hurling?

watchful wednesday

we don't think nitro would wanna be a woofie, but if he were,
he would definitely be a watch-woofie!

thank you thursday

this thankful thursday, we wants ta thank alla you who, wif your sweet words, heartfelt purrrayers, kind thoughts, an' loving purrs, comforted us earlier this week when xena left us. we is still awful sad, but the warmth of your reaching out to us has helped more than we can say. you is the one, the only kitty blogosphere, an' we wouldn't wanna be wifout you! whiskery kisses an' warm snuggles to you, each an' efurry one!!

nels, ed, nitro, an' xingxing . . . an' cocoa, mom, & dad

widebody wednesday

it looks like ed's been modeling an' not tellin' us!

mom found this on her calendar at work!!

tearful tuesday

our sweet, quiet, woofie sisfur, miss xena velvet-ears, went to the bridge yesterday.

she was nefur mean to any of us, nefur chased or barked at us. she liked it when we'd sleek up against her, an' would gif us little licks. she just watched an' lissened to efurrything, an' nefur need anyone to tell her when it was treat time--she just showed up an' waited quietly at dad's chair. she was our favorite woofie.

her kid-mes had been failing for a while, an' she hadn't been eatin' or drinkin' or nuthin'- not even waggin' her tail - inna last week. so mom an' dad splained that even though she had had a wonderful, active, happy life wif us, now she was goin' to her true, best home to be wif her doggie-daddy thor an' momma sugarbritches, an' all her little brofurs an' sisfurs who left when they was little. an' maybe a surprise appearance by some ofur brofurs an' sisfurs who growed up, like her; we dunno. but we know that her hips an' back don't hurt no more, an' there'll be steaks, cool water, an' treats efurry day, an' she will chase her daddy around again, nippin' at his big ol' floppy flews. an' he won't mind at all, this time.

mom sez this sadness is pain we take on ourselfs gladly because it means xena is now wifout pain, an' so we bear it on that account, but oh! we miss her drefful already.

A Bridge Called Love
It takes us back to brighter years,
to happier sunlit days
and to precious moments
that will be with us always.
And these fond recollections
are treasured in the heart
to bring us always close to those
from whom we had to part.
There is a bridge of memories
from earth to Heaven above...
It keeps our dear ones near us
It's the bridge that we call love.
--Author Unknown
*MYOOF* *MYOOF* *MYOOF* *MYOOF* *WOOF*

nels, ed, nitro, xing, cocoa
mom, dad, dash, leslie

mancat monday

nitro discovers the outdoors!!look! outdoors lazer eyes!! how did he DO that????

watchin' cars!

watchin' birdies!!

watchin' woofies!!

thankful thursday for last friday!

ed sez:

las' friday, mom an' me had a wing-ding-doo of a purrthday party wif lotsa people. (nitro an' nels hid a lot, but that just meant more pettin's for me an' xing, who is a love sponge an' will throw herself onto anyone who makes a lap.) the whole thing was a surprise for mom, an' she was just gob-smacked by the party. us kitties knew, of course, acause we hadda help snoopervise the preparations. daddy had been workin' on puttin' this togefur for almost six months--it was furry hard to keep our little fuzzy yaps closed!

lotsa beans sent cards, an' both grammas an' auntie marilyn an' auntie ethel had called wif purrthday wishes an' had sented green papers for a "spa day"--mom was excited about that. she splained that she can go get petted good, an' haff her paws rubbed real special, an' the claws painted, but that it costs papers to get that done if yer a bean. glad i'm a kitty!

she was sad all friday that she hadn't gotten a card or a call from her heart's sister, joy, in omaha NE. inna afternoon, dad came into mom's work an' told her to cover her eyes for a birthday surprise. she did, an' then dad said, i'm bringing it in now--it has long, blonde fur and wiggles its tail--mom whipped her hands off her eyes acause she knew perfekly good an' well that daddy wouldn'ta got her a puppy--an' there stood joy, wagglin' her hindquarters an' laughin'. daddy had got her here, an' she stayed until noon on sunday. it was super-great for all us kitties, acause auntie joy LOVES critters an' cats especially, so we got lotsa the best skritchin's an' rubbin's an' cuddlin's efur! we has a picture of auntie joy, but she will snatch us all bald-headed (mom included) if we posts it, so we won't.

daddy had took off from work early, cleaned the house, an' smoked some pork an' some chick-hen, an' we all got some. we din't like the cole slaw an' tater salad, though. an' miss ginger, mom's bestest furriend in town, came an' brought a chocolate cake decorated wif palm trees an' an ocean acause she knew how much mom an' dad liked cancun! an' her daughter lanie sent a pretty handmade purrthday card--i put the bitey on it as a seal of approval later on.

on saturday, mom an' auntie joy went out oglin' shiny beads an' stuff, an' inna late afternoon some out-of-town furriends stopped by, so dad smoked some more pork, chick-hen an' a whole half a sammon. yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. we were all burping. we each an' efurry one just snatched that fish outta the fingers offering it, an' we nefur do that--foods hasta be deposited onna table or plate or floor for us to take it. not sammon--that's a whole 'nuther subject! we got leffofurs on monday at lunch, too--but mom don't let "locks" sit around furry long. we dunno why she calls sammon that; it doesn't look at all like a door fastener.so it was a successful purrthday for both of us--it's a good thing we like the same stuff since we shares a purrthday. an' daddy succeeded in rendering mom speechless, which he can't do furry often, so it really was a special day we won't furrget!

wordless ed loves his mommy

happy purrthday, ed!! (an' mom)

happy 7th (8th?) purrthday, ed!! mom sez you gets stinky goodness all your own tonight!!

(an' happy birfday, mom! she is 60 squillion naps old today!)

MY middle name is

the handsome dragonheart an' his big "little" brofur, merlin, has graciously tagged me for the middle name meme. thank you, you nice, polite boykitties! (unlike certain brofurs who shall remain nameless an' who wouldn't think to include me in anything . . .)

1. You have to post the rules before you give your answers.
2. You must list one fact about yourself beginning with each letter of your middle name. (If you don't have a middle name, use your maiden name or your mother's maiden name).
3. At the end of your blog post, you need to tag one person (or blogger of another species) for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged.)

the name My Mommy gave me is xing lu, which she sez she was told means "fortunate jade", so that means my middle name is furry short:

L is for lovey; i just loves to love on My Mommy and My Daddy an' my woofie sisfurs. i sleeks up against them an' lets them all love on me.

U is for unassuming; My Mommy sez that means i don't ask for much, an' i don't, except for the right to sit on her lap or frontal appendages whenefur i can. oh, an' i do ask for treats before bedime, but that's only 'cause the woofies are gettin' some. ummmm, an' i asks for crunchy foods inna morning an' when Mommy and Daddy come home from hunting. an' maybe once in a while, i ask to sit inna living room window when nitro is in it (an' sometimes he even lets me, but we has to cuss an' discuss it for a long time, an' that makes My Daddy nervous, 'cause he sits inna chair right in front of that window). an' i really like to lick ice cream spoons, but don't get pushy about it unless some ofur cat thinks he's gonna get some first. an' once in a while i might hint a little that some fresh water would be welcome. an' occasionally i might mention that i would like to retire to my suite of rooms because the boycats has been devillin' me pretty much. but ofur than that, i don't ask for much. really. oh, yes, an' i remember once i asked for catnip from the catnip fairy. or maybe twice. but not more than that. probably.

an' now i tags that handsome young mancat, buddah, to tell us 'bout himself via his middle name. thank you all for reading!