Invitation

Kitties!  

Nekkid Tiny Johnson here.

Go ahead, pat the tummy...

I know you want to.

Happy Thursday!

XX  NTJ  XX

Shivering Selfie

Kitties!

Maui here.

Last Thursday I was minding my own business, happily growing humongous armpit mats and tummy dreads...when, without any warning, this happened: 

Noodity!

Kitties, Me-n-Johnny are freezing our kiesters off without our fur coats.  The day after our grooming a cold front blew through; John's been burrowed under the bedclothes practically 24/7 and I've been camping out on the sofa in a plaid blanket tent.  However, as soon as the summer heat fires up (next week, hopefully) we'll be thrilled to be nood and the nekkid wrestling will begin!

Happy Sunday!

XX  Maui  XX

Visit The Cat On My Head and join the hop!

Teaser Cheesecake

WARNING:

The following photo may not be suitable for younger or more sensitive kittehs.

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Scandalous, no?

Happy Caturday!

XX  Nekkid Tiny Johnson Tail Pouf  XX

Whitester Wednesday

Kitties!

Sweet Pea here. 

Mommy has a new nick-name for me:

she calls me Corduroy Cat!

Me, I just don't see it...she's crazypants.

Happy Wednesday!

XX  Miss Pea  XX

If the Shoe Fits...

Kitties!

Nekkid Johnson here.

Mommy wanted to get some pictures of me in all my nood glory, but every time I saw the camera I headed towards her so she couldn't get a good shot.  So, she took off her flip flops for bait.

It worked.

I simply adore shoes!

All was good...

...until everything went horribly wrong...

Daddy had a Bright Idea.

Flailing occurred.

As did some struggling by both parties.

Thank Cod Daddy had the attention span of a gnat; he gave up after a try or two.

Stupid shoes.

I fall for 'em every time...

Happy Monday!

XX  Tiny Nekkid Johnson  XX

SURPRISE!

Kitties!

Do you recognize this tail?

It's Mine! 

Sweet Pea!

I got my Summer fur-do Wednesday and I love it...I've been prancing around the house non-stop ever since.  And guess what--there was only one groomer available so Mommy got to assist rubberneck with the shavings and cat washes.  She was utterly amazed with just how much fur we had...it's gonna be so nice not to have to deal with a full coat for a while.  This look is totally low maintenance!

My brothers Maui and John are equally happy...don't worry, Mommy got photos of them too...and here's an exclusive:  two tuxedo cats that live here got baths!

That's right.  You heard it here first...more later!

Happy Thursday!

XX  Sweet Pea  XX

Manscaping Monday

Kitties!

The following conversation occurred last week:

Mommy:  Cripes. 

 Maui is sleeping with his eyes open again...that creeps the bejeebers outta me...MAUI, Maui, wake up!  I have something to tell you.

Maui: Whaaaaa?????

I was napping!

Lemme come to here...just a sec...

...OK...now, what?

Mommy:  You know all those dreadlocks under your armpits?  And on your tummy?  Well guess what--pretty soon they'll be gone!

Maui:  You mean I'll wake up and they'll have disappeared?

Mommy:  Um.  Well.  Maybe not quite like that.  

There might be a little more...effort...involved.

Maui:  **thinking**

WAITAMINNIT!!!

Does this mean I'm getting a shave???

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(to be continued)

Happy Monday!

XX  Maui  XX

Floofy Friday

Kitties!

Tiny Johnson here, with a sad announcement:

I am a Condemned Kat.

Because next Wednesday, terrible things are going to occur.

All my floof is gonna go POOF!

Mommy made the call for my annual shave, so the only thing left floofy on me will be four of these: 

my feets.

*big sigh*

Kitties, the HOTS are coming and the time to get nekkid is nigh.  Me and Maui both quite enjoy our yearly deforestation--we prance around like kittens for days afterwards--and both our fur suits are so thick and dense it only makes sense to take 'em off and go nood for the season.

Of course there will be photos...

Happy Friday!

XX  Johnny  XX

Seppo's Ordeal

UPDATE:

We fixed the privacy settings...you should be able to see the video now!

Kitties!

We have conclusive evidence that all was not wine and roses Catnip and Chikkun with the Finland Gang when Mommy was visiting...we found a video on her cloud drive of her giving Seppo--the Nekkid Sphynxie--a...a...a...

BATH.

**shudders**

And it gets worse.  Under severe questioning, Mommy admitted to administering not just one, but TWO water torture sessions!  Apparently there was a camera error the first time, and thus the "extra" (a week later) bath.  Mommy tried to justify her behavior by claiming that Sphynx cats need a bath every week or so because they have oily skin but we think she's lying to us and the TRUTH is she's just a perv who enjoys washing shriveled mancat sultanas--which explains the look of diabolical joy on her face in yesterday's post!

Observe:

or click HERE

(It's a bit long, we know...Mommy apparently knows her way around cat bathing better than video editing, feel free to skip ahead if you want!)

We took a poll amongst ourselves and the vote was unanimous:  If Mommy ever feels any urge whatsoever to bathe cats, she can go back to Finland!  

Pronto.

Happy Thursday!

XX  The Great Unwashed Kats  XX

Mister Maui

Kitties!

It's me, Maui.

I decided to give The Cat On My Head's Sunday Selfie Blog Hop a whirl...how'd I do?

There's a rumor going around that mine and Johnny's Annual Spring Shave has been delayed until May this year...paws crossed that it's totally forgotten about in all the travel hubbub.

Not that I mind being nekkid...it's the getting part that's Truly Awful!

Happy Sunday!

XX  Maui  XX

I Got Nuthin'

Friends and Kitties!

Sheebie here...and I am totally out of ideas for a post.

All I have to offer this Sunday is a badly taken phone photo of two cats with their heads in sinks--Grayce and Johnny.

Can you see me in the left side of the mirror?  I had to shoot like that because when the Dueling Drinkers decided to sip I was sans pants.

You're welcome.

Happy Sunday!

XX  Sheebie  XX

Sunday with Sheebie

Friends and Kitties!

Sheebie here.

So, I and my coworkers are surviving the new computer interface installation at work.  Truthfully, there's no real big differences--a couple bad but mostly good--and one of the nicer features are the more descriptive alarms that pop up in the alarm queue.

My absolute favorite one so far is this:

Dose this not read "Whalem System Disabled" to you, or am I just crazypants?

I almost want to do naughty stuff at work just to see this alarm!

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So, a few months ago I weaned myself off of Effexor, an antidepressant that had nasty side effects if I missed just one stupid dose, started Prozac, and attempted subsequently to wean myself off of that.  Well, it didn't go so good...but fortunately I recognized the signs of the imminent dark clouds before it got too bad and started back up on my medicine.  It was kinda hairy for a few weeks before it kicked in but I'm pleased to report I'm feeling much more like myself these days, and since Prozac has a very long half-life if I miss a pill I'm not sweating and shaking and wishing to die.  (Working shifts it's easy to forget to take my meds at the correct time.)

Scott was scheduled to have cortisone shots in his lumbar spine for his sciatica next week, but his regimen of yoga and bike riding has been so effective he called and canceled the procedure!  Plus, his A1C number went down 3 points, and for the first time in years his cholesterol numbers are good.  Since we moved here to Las Vegas he's lost over one hundred pounds--I saw a photo of him from 1999 and was floored--he's half the man he used to be.  He does more yoga than I do!  Speaking of which, last Wednesday I did my first back-bend in probably 40 years...felt pretty dang good.  So does my knee--it's been eleven months since I busted my knee cap--and aside from some tightness in the ligaments it's back to what it used to be.

Our Nekkid Kats seem to be enjoying their noodity immensely.  Sweet Pea was initially a wee tad freaked out but once she realized her haircut made for a more efficient scratch-to-skin ratio she's been quite happy and soliciting rubbins at every opportunity.  KonaKitty, being so old and skinny has been on the chilly side (it's only in the 80's outside) but she has her heated cat cup and of course, cuddling to keep her warm.  It's got to be a relief to be rid of all the matted fur on her flanks, and soon it'll be past the century mark on the thermometer and she'll snooze her days away out on the Catio, baking.  Maui and John are dense as bricks oblivious to their furless state!  Typical mencats...

I will email out a schedule for Catio tours this week for those of you who requested one, and it looks like the meet-n-greet with GJ's Mum and Dad will be Friday evening by the upper pool at the Westin hotel...exact time TBA.  Carol and I had a wonderful hour-long chat last Sunday (thank you T-mobile for the free call) and she is the most fun and animated person...I can't wait to meet up in person, as well as all the other bloggers!  I promise to take lots of photos and maybe some videos, too.

We have another week from hell coming up at home with the majority of the inside of the house being in an uproar from the painters.  I chose a slightly different wall color from the warm browns to a grayer putty shade, and we're going all one color in the great room/kitchen, for now.  I want to do something with the kitchen cabinets this summer (paint, reface?) and then I might do the half wall and pot shelf in an accent color.  We'll see.  The best part is when this week is over I have three weeks vacation coming up!  I'm looking forward to it very much.

I've slowly been getting around to visiting most of you this weekend, but if you don't see the Katnip Lounge in the comments please don't be sad...we're still reading!

Happy Sunday!

XX  Sheebie  XX

As Ye Ask, so Shall Ye Receive...

Kitties!

Nekkid Johnny here.

Some* of you have been clamoring to see my shave'd hide, so Mommy made not one, not two, but THREE short movies of me!

Um.  Naturally there are other Kats in the movies...so feel free to enjoy them as well...and Mommy's screechy voice, too.

Enjoy!

Happy Tuesday!

XX  John and Co. XX

*and you know who you are

The BIG Reveal!

Kitties!

We had another terribly traumatizing day...people banging on the roof, and strangers inside the house, again.

The good news is the groomer stayed away!

The bad news is that the peeps only managed to get photos of three of the four nekkid kitties...so we hope you're able enjoy this paucity of noodity, the biggest noodist--John--managed to stay off camera.

(but not for long--ed.)

So without any further ado, may we present the Katnip Lounge shave'd felines:

Miss KonaKitty got her first-ever shave at the advanced age of 17!  It's never too late to try something new...she refuses to let Mommy comb her any more and her mats were beyond what could have been regularly groomed out.  So far she's liking feeling the wind on her hide.

Maui enjoys having all his raggedy furs gone--he has the finest, staticky, matting fur in the world which make huge dreads on his tummy, no matter how often Daddy combs him.

Flasher alert!

Mommy loves Maui's striped skin.

And who does Mommy spy?

None other than the fourth shavee:

Sweet Pea!

Who, although she didn't want to pose for the camera, seems to be enjoying her short summer 'do quite a bit--she was a wild thing this morning, galloping around the Catio, and snuggling under the covers with Mommy at bedtime.  Mommy says Miss Pea's fur is even thicker than Johnny's, and her shorn pelt feels like incredibly plush velvet.

So there you go!  We long-haired kitties are all ready for the HOTS this summer.  And don't fret, Mommy will get more, and better photos of everybody, just as soon as the construction is over--hopefully Saturday.

Happy Friday!

XX  Kona, Maui, and Sweet Pea  XX

Oh My COD!!! The Indignity of it All...

Kitties!

Maui and Johnny here.

Yes, the worst has happened.

The Dreaded Mobile Groomer!*

Words fail us...it's up to you to come up with some snappy captions.

Leave 'em in the comments!

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Happy Thursday!

XX  The Noodie Twins, Maui and Johnny  XX

*Aptly named "You Dirty Dog".