Honest Scrap

For some strange reason The Monkeys, Samson and Delilah, and Grrreta, think I deserve this. HA! Now Slash too!


It comes with these rules: “When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to said person so everyone knows who he or she is. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including ones who have no idea who you are because you don’t have 7 friends. Show the 7 random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Weblog.” Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten honest things about yourself. Then, pass it on! “



I have to list 10 honest things about me? Hmmm, gotta think on that one........

::think, think, think:: this thinking stuff is hard.

1. I like to chew and eat stuff I shouldn't like sparkly toys

2. I am friendly cat when peoples come to visit mum and me.

3. I like to put the bitey on mum if I am not happy.

4. I don't have one favorite place to nap or sleep, depends on what mood I am in where I sleep.

5. I try lots to get outside, but once there I just sit, then mum brings me back inside.

6. I don't like Temptashuns, they make me yak!

7. I love to eat real flowers

8. I love sitting by the windows and watching the birdies in our yard.

9. There are times I like to be left alone and not be a snuggle kittie

10. I love open windows for fresh air.



Now 7 victims???

Ramses
Kattonic Cats
Miss Peach
Honey P Sunshine
Socks, Scylla, Charybdis, Fenris
Alfie and Milo
Wally and Ernie

Now I need to nap, this award stuff and thinking is hard. Plus it is a blah, rainy day, but spring must be here, we saw our first Mr Robin, bob, bob, bobbin along in our yard this morning.

Mum has finished the cleaning, shopping and laundry. Now is reading for a bit, then work on the crow-shay.

Fifth Folder, Fifth Picture Meme

Eric and Flynn tagged me for this meme


Open your file folders (pictures),
click on the fifth folder,
and then the fifth photo,
Post the photo to your blog and describe it.
Then tag 5 other bloggers.

Shesh, she has so many pictures, but this one isn't even of me! This is from when mum and Grampie went up north last fall. This is the big swimming dock that had been take out of the water for the upcoming winter.

I tag
Kaze, Latte and Chase
China Cat
Sophie Kittie
Dash Mouth
DaisyMae Maus

Plus mum was good and helped update my linkies. Woohoo, we now have 346 links to other kittie/pet blogs. Man, I remember back in the good ol' days when there might have been 25-30 of us! Our lovely community has grown and grown.

Mum got the sparkly toy out tonight but I could only paw at it, when I tried to put the bitey on it mum pulled it away. Says I can play with it but not eat it.

It got warm enough today that mum opened the windows some when she got home and they are still open now. We both are enjoying the fresh air in the house. Plus mum can see just the tip of a tulip starting to come up! Pretty soon we will have flowers again.
Happy Weekend to all.

Yes We Have Sparkly.......

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Yaks!

Obviously I did manage to eat some of the toy. It didn't get through my system, it turned around and came back out!

We had a good laugh on those who like to live close to the lake on Monday. We woke up to a bright sunny day, if you lived close to the lake you got snows. Lots of it, some places 12-18 inches. Mum says this is good!

ManCat Monday

I was only a small child when the seeds of cat enchantment were sown within me. - May Eustace

Mum and I had a wonderful weekend. We played, ate and napped the weekend away! Yep, mum played lots with me she bought me a new toy, like I don't have enough already! While you saw my stash on Friday, those are the treats, foods and toys that mum hasn't gotten out for me. I have lots of toys to play with scattered all over the house, under the chair, under the beds.Here is my regular foods, the crunchie bin is about half full.
But there aren't any more out in the spare bin in the metal monster room. But mum went shopping here, the only place that sells the bigger bags of foods.
So now the storage can in the metal monster room is full. Ahhhh, mum won't be running out of foods for me anytime soon.

The toy is a three in one toy, as it came with three different attachments. I like the bright shiny one the best, but mum says I shouldn't try to eat it. I might end up with sparkly poops!
So she kept it out but put the fevver attachment on so I can continue to play but not eat the toy.
Then on Saturday mum got out her Christmas pressie of the DVD of WALL-E and we watched the movie. Sunday, more naps and playing. Plus mum readed her book and worked on her crow-shay.

Plus a big, wonderful shout out to Miss Lynn. She has taken care of me and is a furiend of mum's. She starts her new jobbie today. She was getting laid off by big, mega company for her old position, but she applied for a different jobbie and got it. Whew, no days of unemployment!!! Good luck Miss Lynn.

Squillion Day

To all of our 'ramic buddies, the original big Squillions like Virginger, seen here outsdie with a spring flower.
Or to the many mini-Squillions that have been adopted. All of the ones you see below we sent off to Moki so he can auction them off, with Beau helping, so green papers can be raised to help other kitties.

Happy Squillion Day!

My Stash On Friday

The lower shelf is all mine! Foods, treats, toys. Mum keeps it well stocked for me that she can give me new toys, or stinky goodness for a treat. Or my pounce or greenie treats.

Woohoo it is Friday, mum says we should have a nice quiet weekend.

Love Ya

I got this from Cheysuli and Georgia and Mr Hendrix and Victor and Nina!


"LOVE YA" award winner... These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

I think this has been around the blogosphere so I won't tag specific kitties, but I think everycat deserves this. Take it, it's yours!

Glad you liked my tummy picture yesterday, it does sort of show my nips, specially since my furs are a bit thin on my lower tummy! I can't wait for next year and Shrove Tuesday so I get more beads!

Shrove Tuesday

Mum wore all sort of beads today to work and came home with even more.
Here mum had them on the sleepy spot while she changed clothes when she came home. I figured I better check them out.
So mum put them around my neck for a few minutes, but then they were so loose then were around my middle.So I played with them for a bit and mum said I did a good job and did the one thing that mum says lots do to get more beads......
Show us your TUMMY!!!! Mum says she didn't have to expose any personal parts to get the beads, they just had a lunch thingy at work for Mardi Gras, just for fun. Lots of foods with people bringing stuff to eat.

ManCat Monday

When God made the world, He chose to put animals in it, and decided to give each whatever it wanted. All the animals formed a long line before His throne, and the cat quietly went to the end of the line. To the elephant and the bear He gave strength, to the rabbit and the deer, swiftness; to the owl, the ability to see at night, to the birds and the butterflies, great beauty; to the fox, cunning; to the monkey, intelligence; to the dog, loyalty; to the lion, courage; to the otter, playfulness. And all these were things the animals begged of God. At last he came to the end of the line, and there sat the little cat, waiting patiently. What will YOU have? God asked the cat. Then I'll have a little of everything, please. And God gave a great shout of laughter at the cleverness of this small animal, and gave the cat everything she asked for, adding grace and elegance and, only for her, a gentle purr that would always attract humans and assure her a warm and comfortable home.
Mum has an update on Uncle Stormie, he came home from the hospital on Thursday and will be OK. He needs to rest up some yet but should be back at work this week.

We got lots of white stuff over the weekend. The nice thing mum says is that it isn't such a hassle on the weekend. Mum did have to go out and drive in it to get her head furs trimmed off, but that isn't far away. So not a big deal to drive the short distance and even clearing the snow when she felt like it, not being in a rush that you have to get to work.

Please purr for Fiona, my little NOMSS buddy. She hasn't been feeling well.
The snow brought lots of birdies to the feeders so we had lots to watch out the windows. Including Mr Hawk who swooped through looking for a snack. Mum got a picture as he sat in the neighbors tree after he missed catching one of the little birds.

Finally Friday - What's In A Name

Now we all have our names, some of us have had more than one name. I was originally named Benny, or at least that was my name at the shelter. Mum renamed me Derby, since I was adopted on Derby Day. When I was at the vet the other day the tech who was helping said she used to have a kittie named Derby! Plus he had a sisfur name Daisy!

Skeezix has an interesting name. Did you know there was a cartoon character of the same name? Yup, there was and it was in the cartoon, Gasoline Alley.

Do you have an interesting story about your name?

Mum says we will have a regular weekend this weekend. Just the normal stuff, she has to get her head fur trimmed. A little shopping for foods, plus the cleaning stuff and laundry. Otherwise we can snuggle, watch birdies and such.
Maybe even a nap or two! Happy Weekend everyone.

My Fur-less Spots

Above is a picture of my tummy with all of the furs in place from last year. I don't often let mum get pictures of my tummy.
These two are of my front leg where you can see from head on that I have less furs on one side and the other side is fully furred.
Mum managed to get a picture of my tummy the other night after we got home from the vet, just the back part that is no longer fully furred. When mum was looking back on my pictures when she did happen to get a picture of my tummy, it has been furred less than normal for the past 6 months. But only the leg part with no furs has just showed up in the past few weeks. That is why she took me to the vet since I had more spots that were getting furless.

But otherwise I am fine. My normal self, eating, playing etc. So mum figures unless I really start to get bald, then mum will worry.

The weather guessers were wrong, big time. They said 4-8 inches of snow, then snow and rain mixed 4-6 inches, then down to 3-5. We maybe got a dusting. I could do better than they do.

Mum says thank you for the concatulations and good wishes for her purrthday.

Oh, The Indignity of it All

Mum had a nice purrthday, the bestest thing for her was that she didn't have to get up and go to work. She did lots of little things, some shopping and had lunch with a furiend.

Then she came home, read a book for a little bit, then the carrier came out and off she took me and yes we ended up at the vet. Now why did she take me to the vet, because I have some areas that I have losted my furs. The area of my belly doesn't have much fur and mum noticed last week that parts of my left front leg was a bit bare too.
Here I am still inside the PTU once we got inside the exam room. Then mum got me out and the tech weighed me and I haven't gained anything. Then they let me roam around.
So I was sniffing around and checking all of the other scents and whatever was in this cabinet made me hiss really loud a few times.
Then I settled down under the chair by the PTU figuring that I might be safe for a little bit. But then the VET came in and they put me up on the table to have them look at me. Other than my spots that aren't fully furred I am fine. My fur loss is not from little bugs or an infection, but could be stress, over grooming or allergies.
Then when they were done, I could jump back down while they talked about what to do. Mum decided to just watch to see if it gets worse, then she will ask for medicine for my coat. She is hoping that it might be a winter thing and that as it gets nicer my furs will grow back in.

Do you want to hear how happy I was to be at the VET? Just listen and sorry for all of the background noise from the hallway.


Get a Voki now!

But when mum came home she made herself a nice purrthday dinner. It was all wrapped up in plastic and said something about a Cornish Rock. I don't think it looks like a rock but a little chick-hen.
All buttered up and into the hot as hell box.
All done, nice and toasty looking.
Mum was nice and pull some meat off for me right away and pulled it apart that it would cool for me to eat.
Almost all gone, got any more you can share with me? While it doesn't make up for being taken to the VET at least she shared her purrthday dinner with me.

ManCat Monday - Happy Purrthday Mum!

How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven. - Robert A. Heinlein
Here is a picture of Grampie and mum from last fall when they went up north. No they did not split all of that wood!

But today is a special day so that is why mum has her picture here, it is her purrthday. It is also Presidents Day and a Holliday and her company gives them today off. So mum doesn't have to go to work on her purrthday. She is happy about that!
Yesterday the raced the Daytoner 500, the first real crashcar race of the season. Mum sort of watch and I napped through it. We are happy, our local guy from Whiskerconsin, Matt Kenseth won the race. Yeah, they shortened it but, he was in front when it counted.

Mum also worked on her crow-shay, another blurpy blanket to be done for someone at work. She got lots done during the race, then we watch a bunch of shows on PBS about cats!

Urgent Purr request: Grampie just called mum. Uncle Stormie, mum's brofur, is in the hospital with a collapsed lung. He is getting treatment but will be in the hospital for a few days.

Happy Valentine's Day

It was three years ago today that My Princess Ms Mia Bella won my heart. That I could win over a princess, well I would have never have thunk it.

It all started with her commenting as follows:

Anonymous said...

Happy Valentine's Day, Derby. purrrrr

xx
Your Secret Admirer
PMB

I had to search and search to figure out who PMB was, but once I did, well, the rest is our history.

Happy Valentine's Day to all. Hug, headbonk, purr on someone you love!

We got a little bit of snow overnight, not much, just enough to cover the ground and make everything pretty.
Mr Squirrel digging in the snow for sunflower seeds spilled from the birdie feeder.

Friday In Sink

Mum was looking through some of my pictures recently, she found these where I was helping her clean the little bathroom.
Hey mum, did you check down here for dust bunnies? Looks pretty clean to me, guess you did OK.
Can't see out the window here it is all frosted up and not by the weather. You can never see out this even in the summer.

It has cooled off here but most of our snow is gone, but the weather guesser says we will get a little snow this weekend.

Hope all of my furiends has a good weekend. Cellybrate your love day tomorrow!