We have not disappeared!!

It only seems like it... Mom's work is slowin' down a little bit, but she and Dad have also been trainin' (and helpin' their students train) for a big kara-tay tournament they have comin' up.
We have missed our furriends so much, and there's also lots that happened in the CB that we've missed. We don't know when we're gonna get caught up!! Anyway, here are a couple of pictures of us, one is kind of blurry, but it's of Smeagol glarin' at Mom and tellin' her that she better help us visit our furriends OR ELSE!!

Award and Updates

Hi Efurryone!! Sorry we haven't been around much lately. This is Mom's busiest time of year at work, plus she and Dad have lots of that Karate stuff goin' on too. She's also been mumblin' somethin' about taxes. So we'll prob'ly be postin' even less than usual - if that's even possible...

We're furry excited - The Cat Realm gave us an award!! Thank you!!

The Lemonade Award is given to sites which the giver show either great attitude and or gratitude.
The rules for this award are:
1. Put the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Nominate 10 other blogs.
4. Add links to those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs

We're gonna give this award to efurryone in the CB who hasn't gotten it yet, 'cause we thinks efurryone deserves it!!

Thank You and Blogiversary

First, we wants to thank efurryone for their kindness when Mystery went to the Bridge. We are all still sad, but all of your purrs, purrayers and love have really helped. We don't want to take her name off the blog yet - we're still tryin' to figure out how to change it but still include her.

Also, we missed our 3rd Blogiversary, it was on 2/5. We forgive Mom this time, 'cause we were all a little preoccupied with bein' sad 'bout Mystery and didn't feel like celebratin' anyway.

We're so glad to have met all of you over the years, and we keep meetin' new furriends all the time!! We love you all and are glad to be a small part of the wonderful Cat Blogosphere community!!

Mystery, the Giant Green Iguana 6/1994-2/2009

Mystery went to the Bridge today. We are all so very sad. She only posted a couple times here 'cause she liked to stay in her nice warm house most of the time. This is a picture of her last day outside, this past summer when it was still warm. She's been with Mom and Dad since before they even got married, and she moved with them a bunch of times and even went to Kentucky with them to visit our Grandpa. Now she can be in the warm sun all the time.

Thanks to KC for the beautiful graphic.

Smeagol's Gotcha Day and Happy New Year!!

Today (Dec. 31) is Smeagol's Gotcha Day, and Mom just barely got this post up in time!!
Happy New Year, efurryone!!

Added Jan. 1: Mom was typin' the post as the ball was droppin', so she was in a big hurry.
She was gonna post a picture of Smeagol that was taken not long after his Gotcha Day, but she has a different computer and still has to get all of the pictures switched over. Anyway, we celebrated with yummy salmon!!

Some of you prob'ly already know this story, but we'll tell it again for those who don't.
The One Who Came Before, Smokey, had gone to the Bridge on Dec. 28, 2002 (he'd been sick and the beans were expectin' it, but they were still so furry sad) and they were lonely without a kitty, so they decided to see if the shelter was open on New Year's Eve. It was, and there was a black kitty that kept reachin' out through his cage and meowin' at them. It was hard for them to leave the other kitties there, but this kitty definitely wanted to come home with the beans!! Before they could leave with him, they had to call the v-e-t to schedule his hoohaectomy, and luckily the v-e-t was still open (it bein' New Year's Eve, they were a little worried that it would be closed). And Smeagol got to come home!!

Santa Claws is Watchin'

Strider escaped twice recently - doesn't he know that Santa Claws is watchin' and that if he gets in trouble he won't get any purresents? This better not mean that Santa Claws doesn't come here at all, 'cause I (Smeagol) have been furry good!!

Strider picked one of the coldest days to run out the back door (he hadn't done it for over a year, so Mom had let her guard down some - but only a little bit, she's always careful. She was shuttin' the door and it almost shut on him). Mom had to go get the flashlight and walk around in the neighbors' yards followin' him around. She was afraid someone was gonna call the police or somethin'!! Then he went up by the road (Mom gets really upset when he does that) and he CROSSED THE STREET!! He went across and rolled around on the ground, then when Mom went after him, he crossed back and stopped at the edge of the road to roll around again. Luckily it's not a big street, but sometimes it is kinda busy. There were no cars at the time, though. Then Mom was able to grab him. When she got home she realized it probably wasn't a good idea to be carryin' a big, metal flashlight in the cold around without gloves. Her hand hurt really bad!!

A couple days later, Mom was still asleep and Dad opened the back door and Strider shot out and off the edge of the deck!! It's kinda high, maybe 10 feets or somethin'. Dad ran out and saw Strider look up at him and then he came right back up and into the house. He doesn't do that for Mom!!

Mom purromised that she'd get our Secret Paws package sent out today. She'd better, or maybe Santa Claws won't visit her, either!!

We wants to wish efurryone a Merry Chrissy-mouse and Happy Hollydays and all that kinda stuff!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We want to wish all of our furriends a Happy Thanksgiving!!

We're thankful for all of you and the whole Cat Blogosphere community!!