Sunday, August 20, 2006

Dad's Love


Dad loves me best!!
~Patches~


No, he loves me best!
~Mittens~

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Thanks to everyone for their kind words and support. I am very confident all will go well with my surgery next month. The worst part is the waiting, and then not being able to blog for at least two weeks!!

Calicomom Toni

Saturday, August 19, 2006

News About Momma

Momma has been waiting to tell everyone until she found out, for sure, what is going on. On Sept. 19th (exactly one month from today) she has to go in for eye surgery, the earliest she could get in. Her eyesite started failing 2 months ago. Her left eye is pretty useless now, as she developed a macular hole. (Her Dr. thought it might close on it's own, that is why they waited two months.)

She says it makes reading hard because the left eye is 20/200 (she can't see the big E on the eye chart,) the right is 20/25, so it makes focusing impossible and she gets eye strain real bad. She says taping the bad eye shut would be hard because she also suffers from vertigo.

So, if we don't sign as many blogs, that is the reason. (If only we girls could figure things out better, we wouldn't need her to help us.) Until that time, we will try to post daily, and visit as many blogs as we can. After the operation, she will be unable to do anything for a while. More on that, right before the operation.

P. S. If any of you know of someone who has had surgery for a macular hole (recovery means looking down for 9 days) please contact us. Momma also has macular degeneration, but that is a whole other issue. Thanks

Patches, Mittens and Mistrie

Friday, August 18, 2006

Some Guy Named Bill

Momma is mad at some guy named Bill, again. She even said some bad words. She said things were going just fine until she installed some Windows Security Updates; so she sits in front of her computer and scowls. She said it is supposed to make things better, now she may have to roll back. I can show her how to roll on her back, because, I don't think I have ever seen her do that before. She needs help in other areas too, like bathing and meditating. She doesn't nap enough either, even she says that. So, I am off to help Momma do a roll on her back.

Patches Lady

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Visitors

Momma says summer is flying by. So, I went to the window, to see if I could see Summer, up in the tree, perched on a branch. I looked for a long time and saw only a few lazy dragon flies and bees. Then she said, Fall will soon be here. I got concerned because I don't want her tripping and hurting herself. When I voiced my concern, she laughed, and said that it was the same as Autumn coming. Now I have to hide because I don't know this Autumn person, and I hate strangers.

Mittens Pollypaws

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Why Cats Sleep So Well

Have you ever stopped to think.....cats know nothing about death, living for the moment (as long as they get fed and their basic needs met) thinking life goes on, forever. They also don't worry about money, bills, teenage children driving, their health, tax time, getting/holding a job, none of things we mortals have festering in our brains all the time. They are not prying into others lives, speaking ill of their neighbors, lying or stealing; they never need to have a guilty conscience. They harbor no ill will towards anyone, regardless of what they may have done (or said.) I think that is why they sleep so well and never get wrinkles.

We are so sorry, we missed thanking Victor for the sweet song he wrote to the Calico Girls. I printed it out, along with the one from Edsel and Trixie of The Meezers. So thanks, all of you!!

Calicomom Toni

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

We Have A Winner!!

And the winner is.....

Rascal, he clicked on us at 20,000. Congratulations!!!

Thanks to everyone who played. We wish we could send everyone a prize.

Please send us your snail-mail address.
Our email is in the sidebar.

Patches, Mittens, Mistrie, and Calicomom Toni

Monday, August 14, 2006

NUMBER 20,000


Be the 20,000th visitor and win!! All you have to do is send a comment, saying you are number 20,000 and your email address, so Momma can write to you. That is all there is to it, and YOU may win......
The counter is in the side bar, scroll way down.
Mittens Pollypaws

Hint: You have to wait an hour if you have visited, before the counter will change for you.

Friday, August 11, 2006

Sleepy

I am sleepy
Sleepy am I
A busy day,
I'll tell you why.

First get up,
Get up I say
It is time
To start this day.

Feed us, feed us
It is time
Way past 4:00
It's time to dine.

Patrol all over
The calico's house
Looking for rodents
A rat or a mouse.

Time for a bath
Then for a nap
Go get a snack
Then sit on Dad's lap.

You see what I mean
Sleepy am I
A busy day
And that is why.

~Patches Lady~
8/7/06

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SUE IN ENGLAND!!!

Update: Sadly,
Lucus went to Rainbow Bridge. Such a sweet little fellow.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

5 Weird Things/Habits Tag

We were tagged by Diva Kitty and the Fluffies and The Tower Hill Mob .

Here's the rules:Post 5 weird things/habits about your furkids and yourself. Choose 5 people to be tagged and list their names. The people who get tagged need to write a blog about their 5 weird things/habits, as well as state this rule clearly, then tag 5 more victims. Don't forget to leave your victim a comment that says "you're tagged!" in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

Our Lists:

Patches:
1. Has to have a treat, even if I am just going to get the mail.
2. Wakes me up at 4 every morning for stinky goodness.
3. When my husband and I have a conversation, she gets in the middle and gives her two cents worth.
4. Hates to be picked up, but I do it anyway.
5. Sits by the door and yowls if I am outside.

Mittens:
1. Growls whenever she feels threatened, even if it is just Patches walking by her too close.
2. Shakes the bed when she bathes herself.
3. Spread her legs and clasps them around my arm when I pet her belly.
4. Rubs on our clothes and then makes a bed out of them, if they are on the floor.
5. Likes me to pull up at the base of her tail and lift her off the ground.

CalicoMom Toni:
1. Worries, Worries, Worries.
2. Could never get my hair to grow past my shoulders, thus short hair.
3. Was an only child, and wanted tons of brothers and sisters.
4. Takes things too personally.
5. Spends way too much time on the computer.

We tag.......The Crew, Gemini, Little Cats Feet, Edsel, Mia

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

A Great Group

Momma was just saying what a fun group of kitties we have. She said sometimes she goes around signing blogs, only to find someone else right ahead of her. It is like visiting door to door, stopping for a cup of tea and chat, and on to the next place. Or maybe like selling Avon (Momma used to do that when she was young and foolish.) She said there are so many blogs now, it is hard to canvas the neighborhood every day.

A special thank you to Edsel for the great song he wrote for us! Also to Trixie of The Meezers for the song she wrote to us, back in July.

If you haven't already been there, go to the new cat blogs
Cat Banter With Kimo & Sabi
Meowers From Missouri
Pumpkins World
Random Drift

Patches Lady

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Nutso

This is MY scratching post. It is part of a huge cat tree Momma bought for ME several summers ago. You can see the use it has gotten; (yes Mittens uses it, too, when I am napping.) Momma took this picture of me when I go "nutso," as she calls it. Whenever she picks me up, which I hate, I have to take my anger/frustration out on something (not her, for obvious reasons.) I especially hate "Wonder Woman." I am a cat, I do not fly! So, I tear into my post.

Patches Lady

Monday, August 07, 2006

Mistrie Rose

Momma says Mistrie has a rose colored nose, hence her middle name Rose.


Momma also says she trusts her, now. She is the only one who can get close to her.

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Friends

Even though I have tried many times to make Patches be nicer to me, she just doesn't get it. So, I decided the little koala on the headboard of the bed would be a wonderful friend. He is so nice, he doesn't swat at me, or give me the evil eye, nor does he chase me. He is very cuddly, too, and is always around for me to snuggle. I have a real live kitty best friend, now, too. It is Trixie, of The Meezers.

Mittens Pollypaws

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Shopping Spree


Oh, oh, look, the cupboard is empty.

Let me see, Mittens says the cupboard is empty.

Hey, Mittens, come here. Momma went shopping!!

Friday, August 04, 2006

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Little Hedgehog

Hello everyone .... Patches, Mittens and Mistrie have very kindly allowed me to teleport over here and say a few words to you. The picture below is of our little prickly friend .... she is a baby hedgehog who was rescued and taken in to my TED. When she was checked over and they said she was fine, TED asked my mum to bring her home to us to release into our garden. There are lots of slugs and snails in the garden, but my mum also puts stinky goodness out every night AND some biscuits, and there's even a proper hedgehog kennel for her to sleep in.

Daisy (proud to be an Honorary Calico Girl)


Little Hedgehog is being held by Sue, my email friend from Loughton, England. Sue lives with Daisy, the honorary calico girl; two outdoor kitties, Fat Tabby and Little Felix; and oh, her husband Stephen!!

Calicomom Toni

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Cool Down Party & Raccoons


Mistrie is shown here, smiling, as she rests at the entrance of the path to Hemlock Haven. All her friends are tucked away under the trees napping.

We took the visitors past Momma's flowers, on the way to the climbing tree. We had a great visit and lots of fun.

Momma went out to check Mistrie's food and water this morning. The fresh water she had put in the dish last night was dirty, and full of sand. Then she knew, a raccoon had been washing in it! She saw the little long toe marks and knew for sure (she watches a lot of Forensic Files on Court TV.) She called it incriminating evidence; I call it nervy.

Patches Lady

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Yeah, More Company!

The Meezers, Miles and Sammy, brought Trixie over last night, to get cool in the Big Piney Woods; and more exciting news, Abby and Boo are coming today!! Here we are waiting for their arrival. It is going to be a great time; come on over anycats, it is 74 degrees today.
Here is Mistrie, hurrying to meet her friends.