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Weazel's
Christmas Collar
"All I was doing was defending the yard against that
gray cat. I would have had him too, if he hadn't landed a claw in
my neck and made that big hole... hurts too... I'm so
embarrassed, the least mom could have done was made this annoying
collar out of black... says it was for the Christmas season... I
promised I wouldn't scratch the wound open again, but she wouldn't
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Tina's
punishment
"Dang, I wish mom wouldn't have startled me, I just
wanted her to see the mouse I caught. She's really pissed at me
for dropping it. Now, I have to wait here 'till it comes out from
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And
Maynerd Makes Five
This is the new addition to our herd of cats. He was a stray and
wouldn't go away when the other cats chased him, so he gets to stay.
He's probably 5-6 months old, and it took us about a month
to tame
him. Tina & Jett still hiss once in a while, but they're getting
better. I love the way his white fur feathers into the black. He has
very long legs, long head and tail, so he probably has a bit of Siamese
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sigh.... I love my humans,
but....
why did they make this napping shelf so small. Just once, I wish,
just once, they would get things right.... just once....
sigh.... I'm going to need a chiropractor.... again....
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"I'm thinken maybe they need to
starts putting 48 cans in a box, cause my butt looks big"
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"It was late when
I arrive home from work, and I still had that big project to get done
for a new customer... they wanted it the next day. sigh Doesn't
everyone? I pulled my trusty little laptop out of it's case and
plugged it
in at my desk. Now for an adult beverage, it's Miller time. When I
returned I found I had a helper, although I'm not sure just how this
was helping..."
excerpts from 'A Husbands Life, Dealing With HER Cats', memoirs to be
released... well... never.
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This is a really weird angle, this
cat shelf is above a door leading out of my studio.
Weazel looks like pure evil. "Give me your kittens, I will
destroy them".
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"Gee, I sure wish mom would
buy us some bigger beds to nap in, this is just plain old
uncomfortable. Wonder if my butt looks big in this thing..." |
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"Oh gosh, what a terrible
hangover. (teehee) But I had fun, who was that crazy chick, err, kitten,
dancing on the tables. Man oh man, her fur was soft as
silk. Too bad she lives cross town. Maybe I'll go see her
tonight, I hear there's going to be a full moon. Gees, my head
hurts."
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I was taking pictures the other
day and forgot to turn the light off when I was done. Tina
thought since it was so nice and warm, she would climb in and take a
nap. This brings a 'whole new light' to the meaning of sauna.
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This is why I wake up with a back
ache sometimes, from sleeping in a fetal position all night.
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Tina: What chya doin?
Weazel: Nothin, just sitten here making paw prints all over dad's
pickup. What'r you
doin?
Tina: Just keepen out of the rain.
Weazel: I love the rain, helps make dirtier paw prints on dad's
pickup.
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Sometimes those molehills are just
as hard to climb, but it makes good practice for chasing squirrels.
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SPOOKY
I had no idea what the cats
were looking at until I took this picture and caught Maggie's eyes in
the flash.
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Weazel is like most cats, he loves
to look out the window.
 
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A few years back when Tina
and her sister Magie came to us as strays, we didn't
know they were
equipped with five soon-to-be-curtain-climbers each. The two litters
were born within 12 hours of each other in the same nursery box, and
so, were raised
as one litter by both cats. It was one of the most
enjoyable 4 months I've ever had.
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You come one step closer and I'm
gonna tell mom you're pickin on me!!!
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Dang, who let one, I was just
about asleep and someone let one.... Dang, that smells bad....
This is Mouse, at 8 yrs old, he's the oldest and our biggest cat, but
scared of everything that moves.
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it's a puppy,
it's a surfboard,
it's a lion rug,
no,
it's our Weazel
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This
is Jabba The Cat. Actually, it's my daughters cat,
KittyRat. He's a Javanese. Extraordinary cats. Softer
than a rabbit and always
craving attention.
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This
is one of our cats Mouse, just haning out in the back yard.
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Does
this pose make me look fat? I make a great foot warmer!!!
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Well at least she had
the sense to not drink
and drive. |
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My Office Help
"Hay mom, ya need some help
there? Wait a minute, I'll get my pen so I can take
dictation. Now where did I put that paper tablet? Oh, I'm
laying on it."
Good help is so hard to find.
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The Inspector
We had an anniversary this week. 3
dozen roses are a bit harder to decently arrange than I expected. It
was a tough job, but someone had to do it... and I love every minute of
it. That's Jett inspecting the finished job.
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time out
This is what
happens when your cat has been bad and you put her in time out. She
just curl up and goes to sleep. I'm not
sure, but I think Tina is half upside down.
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My
Pool Kitty
I haven't put up many pictures of Weazel so it was his turn. He is a
black tabby and he loves to walk around the edge of the pool and float
on rafts. Sprinklers and water puddles after it rains. |
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Devil
Cat Tina
I took this picture of Tina in the next room. There were no lights on
and their was no camera flash but somehow light refracted off her
eyes. Not even the same color, one red and one green. Maybe this is
one I should send to Coast to Coast.
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"Gees, this construction work is
hard, I'm gonna get me a
different job. Right after I take a nap." As many of you know, we are
building a room on to our house for me to use as a studio, my own
little corner of the universe. This
is how Weazel decided to help one day. Dang, it's hard to get good help
nowadays. |
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Hay mom, did you know you have
ants on your desk? It's not a problem though, don't worry about it,
I'll
get them for you. Tina, super bug catcher cat is on the job.
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Ain't
spring a wonderful time of year? There is always time to just sit and
enjoy the flowers, especially when you're a cat. |
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I just had a hard night. It ain't
easy being a cat. All that night prowling ya have to do just to keep
up your reputation as being a tough guy. So many cats to chase out of
the yard, so little time.
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Took
this on Valentimes Day.
This is my
sweetheart cat Tina. |
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It's
Devil Wack-A-Mole
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One
night I heard one of the cats
playing in the closet. Ya right, playing hah. This is what I found
when I got
up that morning. Somehow one of them brought this in through the
cat door and across the
house into the closet and didn't drop a single
twig anywhere along the way. What a good neat kitty.
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I'm never really sure if our
Weazel is peeking at you or if he actually sleeps with his eyes cracked.
 
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This is our Tina. I think
I've seen this pose before, but in human form and with a hangover.
 
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This is Jett & Tina, daughter
& mother. That can't be comfortable.
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Weazel just
loves to be in the kitchen and under foot when ever we are cooking. He
also loves to go inside HIS cupboard on the right side of the stove. We
were baking a cheesecake the other day and I guess he thought he
should have been allowed to go into the stove to see what was going on
in their.
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da boys
I hardly ever photograph Mouse,
he's the black & white. Weazel and him have become buddies since I
lost Morris last year. You should see them defend the yard. They use
to enjoy chasing dogs but they all got smart and none of the neighbor
dogs will wonder into our yard anymore. That's what happens when
you're too good at your job.
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If you follow my
blog then
you know that I went to visit my daughter a couple of weeks ago This
is her 'kittyrat'. He's a Balinese and yes, his eyes are that color of
deep blue. He doesn't quite fit into the 'look' of the breed so he
probably has a bit of a mut in him but has all the trates. If you're
not familiar with the Balinese, they are a rare breed of Siamese. Their
fur is finer and softer than a rabbit and they have the best
personality. You have to really want one of these cats cause they are
demaning in the attention department. They crave human contact and
kitty is always on your lap or rubbing on your glasses.
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Tina get to be the star this
week. She loves to lay upside down with her front paws in a fetal
position and look at you upside down. Here she is on my desk and
she almost looks like a walrus in this shot. She is such a goofy cat,
love those eyes.
That's her favorite toy
she's laying on, any piece of paper will do. |
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Weazel lays in the most unusual
ways. In this picture he has both back legs hanging off
of the bench. |
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I had this picture on last
weeks auctions and daughter emailed with a better caption than the one
I had:
It might be a sign that you have too many cats when you have to start
stacking them up.
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Oh man,
that can't be very comfortable.
This is Tina with Jet deciding
she wanted to
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The Witching Hour
Those
eyes look like
they could reach right into your mind and read it. This is
Jet. Tina is sitting behind her. Tina is my talker, she
sits behind me on my chair when I am making beads and softly meows to
me. Jet's fur is like silk, luckily she is a lap cat and loves to
be pet.
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In My Eye
Excuse
me but I think your foot is in my eye!!!
In
an effort to minimize the cat hair in the house with 5 cats (and by the
way, it does help), I put boxes in a couple of their favorite napping
spots. Guess Maggie got to tired to go find an empty box and just
climbed in with Tina.
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Sleeping It Off
We
buy these expensive cat condo's cause they come with free beer.
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Sad story with a happy ending
About a
year ago my treasured “Morris the cat” was feeling puny.
After 2 vi$$its to the vet to clean his teeth, he was still
drooling. On the third visit, they tested him for aids. In
hind site, he had had symptoms for years. Having to leave my
sidekick to be euphemized was the hardest most traumatic decision of my
life. There is now a vaccine for feline aids, get your cats
tested, 8 to 10 percent will get the disease. “Mouse the cat”
was getting lonely so we decided to get him “a” kitten. Be
careful what you ask for. An acquaintance had two strays she
wanted to find a home for. OK, I’ll take “one”. So which
one do I doom to be caught by the dogcatcher? Well, we took them
both. Maggie & Tina. That same day this cute cat showed
up in the yard, he had a collar so he had to have a home, right?
After three days of not feeding him so he would go home, we noticed the
people down the street had moved. By this time he had effectively
“Weazel”ed his way into my heart anyway. One kitten turned into
three. But wait, both girls came equipped with “kittens on the
way”. Tina had 5 kittens first and when Maggie went into the
nursery box the next day to visit she added 5 more to the
commune. Who’s kittens belong to whom? Who cares. The
10 were raised by both mothers. Flash back to the 60’s. So
now 1 turned into 13 extra cats in the house. 9 of the kittens
have long since been given away and I miss the little black herd
stampeding through the living room. But the excitement is far
from over. Every morning I wake up to more toys scattered all
over the house than my kids use to scatter. Jett’s (the remaining
kitten) favorite toys are the twigs and pecans she brings in by the
dozen. Maggie, on the other hand likes to bring me birds and mice
like she did in my blog last week. I will never understand how a
cat can actually catch a bird but that’s just mother nature.
Never a dull moment.
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Break-in on Elm Street leaves one
dead
The
crime scene was a large
one, encompassing four areas of the
house. One eye witness interviewed at the scene was quoted to say
"Meow meow meow meow, meow!!! Meow meow meow." The scene
was taped off, forensic evidence gathered, pictures were taken and the
body removed to a waiting dumpster. These are the actual photos
released by the authorities for publication. Name of the victim
bird is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. It is
not known at this time how many perpetrators were involved, but two
suspects are being questioned.
  
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Naptime
"Dad, scratch my belly before we
take our nap."Our Weasel is
a hoot. He is a black tabby, as you can see from the stripes.
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When Will It End
"Oh my gosh. Can't wait
until these kittens are born so I can see
my feet again."
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Roadkill Mouse
No
kidding, we have a whole portfolio of Mouse laying like this.
We call it roadkill but he is peaking at us in this picture so it's
probably more like a hangover. Been there, done that, tossed the
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Weasel the surfboard
Earlier
this year I had a
treasured cat put to sleep. 8 to 10
percent of cats will get feline aids, have your cats checked for it,
there is now a once-a-year shot to prevent it. Several months
passed before we decided to get A kitten for our remaining cat and we
wound up rescuing two young females. Little did we know they were
both pregnant, but that is a story for another auction. The day
we brought the girls home, this black cat showed up in the yard. I
wouldn't feed him and three days later he was still romping and
playing with our main cat. Needless to say, he 'Weaseled' his way
into our hearts. He is a stunning black tabby and surfboard style
is his favorite way to lay, it is so funny to see a cat lay like
that. Be careful what you ask for, I only wanted one more cat
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