HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY MISS OUI OUI!

Happy Birthday to our Sweet Miss Oui Oui!

Welcome and come help us celebrate!

It just wouldn't be the same without you.

Grab a plate and stop by the buffet, and check out what's on the grill.

Stop by the bar for your favorite drinks.

And don't forget to save plenty of room for desserts and cake!

There's live music . . . 

 . . . and live entertainment.

So stay as long as you like and have some fun!

There's plenty of favors, so help yourself before you leave.

Thanks so much for helping us celebrate and for making the day so special!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

BEST WISHES TO ALL THE MOMS!

To all the wonderful women who have

comforted and raised humans and felines.

Those who have given of themselves unselfishly,

nurtured and supported spiritually and physically

those unable to do so for themselves.

Thank you and God bless you.

Count yourself very lucky if your mother is still alive.  Perhaps you remember my mother died of leukemia last August, and this is my first Mother's Day without her.  I miss her and think of her every day.  There is no one who can ever take the place of your mom, so cherish her while you can.

Like mother, like daughter.
The mom and her mom during earlier and happier times, 

on the way to the church for the mom's brother's wedding.

From left to right:  the mom's dad, her uncle, the mom, 

another uncle, the mom's mom and her aunt.

(The mom's dad doesn't really have a pointed head,

it was a really windy day!)

FROLICKING FRIDAY

We need a day of fun and relaxation!

We supersized it and

added some kitten shots too!

Abusing the "Julie Tail" is great fun.  Especially since its namesake isn't.

Kitties Who Came Before Toby and Minnie Pumpkin.  MP had plenty of tortitude and didn't mind a much larger opponent.

OMC! Carl and Mica Minnie Moo within inches of each other, and no hissing!  Hmmm, must have been in the nip.

Julie loves to play - provided other kitties aren't involved.

Kitties Who Came Way Before Attila (white) and Tigger (tabby) as kittens.  Like Oui Oui, Attila never met a kitty he didn't want to play with.

Even MMM will let her hair down and play.  Sometimes.

In addition to singing arias, Carl loves to chase his tail.  And its always around when wanted!

Bunny kicking is a favorite activity.

So is rassling with your sister.

Toby and Minnie Pumpkin again.  They were best buds right from the start.

The Girl and Oui Oui are best buds too!

Julie loves her little brown bear.

Miss Oui Oui as a kitten.  She's going to jump for something!

Oui Oui's favorite toy, her Lovey.

It was her first toy from when she was a kitten.

And it really looks it!

Well, furriends, we wish you a great weekend, and we have a big surprise next week!  It should be a lot of fun and we can't wait!  Hope to see you then!

A Plague of Biblical Proportions!

Kitties!  Its so true!  We are going to be infested with the worse kind of plague - the 17 year locusts!  Known to the politically correct as the 17 Year Cicadas, Brood II.

They are BIG, dumb and plentiful! 

There really are this many!  And we will have them around for a month, starting anytime in May, whenever the ground temperature hits 64 F (17.8 C).

 This is no exaggeration!  The experts say there are millions per acre.  Each bores a hole up through the soil at the base of trees.  The number of holes is astounding.

Of course, some neighborhoods are worse than others.

Particularly bad are older ones.  

New ones where the soil has been disturbed by building houses are best.

They fly into your hair and face cause they are stupid!  Boys tease and chase girls with them.  Havoc ensues!

 I'm sorry, did this poor victim's parents think this was cute?  UGH!  And then there are the people who EAT them.  Soon strange people with nothing better to do or put in their mouths will be circulating recipes and raving about their "delicate, nutty favor".

Well, at least they don't bite or harm people.

A lot of people are affected.  The mom was in denial cause how could 17 years go by so fast?

Did we mention how loud they are?  There's this constant droning from the males looking for a mate.  It penetrates windows and walls.  Again, the experts say it can be equivalent to a lawnmower or circular saw.

This guy has the right attitude!



Here's a Youtube video if you'd like to hear them.  They make our little Spring Peepers sound like people in a library.

Or you can go to:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhge_b3qFGc

Well, we kitties are SO glad the mom's rant has come to an end!  As for us, we are hoping some will sneak into the house cause they look like wonderful toys, better than grasshoppers or crickets.  And we can't wait to see if they taste as great as the gastronomes say - delicate, nutty with a buttery texture and exciting crunch!  We love to play with our food!

Wordless Wednesday

TABBY TUMMY TUESDAY

I have a treat for you!

And no tricks are required. 

Do you see it coming? 

Its getting closer! 

And closer! 

You are going to see it . . . 

 . . . in all its tabby-lishus glory!

Ta DA!

Did you notice I didn't look away, roll over or give the back of disdain?  NO! I was a very cooperative little tabby girl and the mom was SO excited and happy!  Now I hope you have a good day.