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Friends and Kitties!

Sheebie here.

I have a bunch of random things, so here goes...

1.  The Baby went to the vet for a check-up, and she gained six ounces in ten days...and that was post-surgery!  The vet and I were elated.  She started Bibs on prednisone, twice daily (oh, joy--pills) for a month, and then we'll start weaning.  Since her IBS is so severe the vet wants to feel some considerable softening and healing of her innards before she cuts back on the medication.  In the meanwhile I'm feeding the same foods, mainly to not upset more cat tummies than necessary this minute.  She's eating mainly ham, turkey, and chicken with some grain free kibble so I think her diet for now is fine.  More to the point, Scott and I can tell she's feeling more like her sassy self; sociable and bossy.  In fact, I got squawked at today to open the toilet lid, dammit, I want a drink!  Yes, ma'am.  This summer has certainly been a roller coaster for The Baby's health and I hope the ride's coming to a stop, soon.

%.  My back has really been bothering me again (I have a birth defect-my last lumbar vertebra is partially fused to my pelvis), and I'm pretty sure my mattress is too soft.  What's really comfortable is sivasana* on my yoga mat--which is hard and flat--so it's either sleep on the floor or buy a new mattress...something that is about as appealing as buying a car, in terms of salesman-sliminess.  ick.  In the meanwhile, my yoga practice is keeping me up and moving relatively pain-free.  I go to class twice a week and practice at home at least once.  My teacher is fantastic and I've done a few one-on-one classes which were so friggin' hard I thought I was gonna die but didn't wonderful.  Scott is continuing to do yoga at home as well to keep his sciatica at bay with much success.  He's been practicing with some great DVDs made by Peggy Cappy.  

Getting older is hard work!

p.  Speaking of old, my parents don't have a painting of themselves hidden in an attic anywhere (that I'm aware of)...they just take good care of themselves and got lucky in the gene pool lottery.  Thanks to all of you for all the well wishes for their anniversary.  My Dad has gone up in weights for his personal training and my Mom is thrilled with the new Don, version 7.9.  

9.  Scott and his buddy had a great time on vacation in Hawaii, so much so that he's already booked a week next June, to go TOGETHER...so we're gonna need a cat-sitter, one who can give pills to crotchety cats, wipe up the occasional on purpose accident and doesn't mind scooping prodigious quantities of dung.  Any takers?  I'm totally serious.  You'll have to fly to Vegas on your dime, but you can stay at the house and use our car for a week, gratis.  Oh, and take care of The Horde.  Which will allow you approximately 37 minutes per day of free time...

If you think this sounds like a plan, please e-mail me: katniplounge AT gmail DOT com and we'll talk.

3.  I've been reading in some of your blogs that a few of you have FitBits...what kind and what do you think of 'em?  Inquiring minds...

Q.  Never think that our house is normally as tidy as it appears in photos.

Speaking of which, I should include one--monsoon season is here along with clouds and gorgeous sunsets.  I caught one with my phone the other night at work.  It's not the best but you'll get the idea: 

Have I mentioned that I love living here?

Happy Sunday!

XX  Sheebie  XX

*corpse pose

A Quiet Week for Sheebie

Friends and Kitties!

Along with my desire to be stylishly clad when I go cycling I don't want to scare the crap out of anybody I see on the bike trail, so I've discontinued my traditional winter moratorium on shaving my legs.  I realized stuff must be getting long when I was out last week and I could feel the wind rippling through the luxurious pelage adorning my underpinnings.  So, new razor in hand I stepped into the shower, ready to do battle, when I spied a heretofore unknown foe:  hairy toes.  Good grief, I've heard about the hot flashes, the mood swings, the weight gain, the general aches and pains of getting old--but this--Frodo feet?  What is up with that?

It's been an ordinary week here at Casa Cerecke, with nothing very newsworthy to report.  Scott and I have been busy around at home with assorted unglamorous projects such as Dust the Ceiling Fans, Furnace Filter Swap, and the always-daunting Refrigerator Top Expedition, none of which serve to inspire my meagre expository talents.  

We did have a little excitement in the mail--the Chromebook I bought Scott for Christmas arrived.  He needed something portable to use in the garage for monitoring his business inventory, and it fits the bill perfectly.

Can you spot it?

He bought a tie-dye skin for it, I think it looks pretty cool!  He bought me one for my laptop, too:

I love Hello Kitty.  Please don't make fun of me.

Sylvester had a purrsonal first happen Friday night; when I went to bed he was on the bed all cozied up in a loaf.  Prior to this he's never voluntarily gotten on a bed, and if we'd hoist him up (all eighteen pounds of mighty tux) he'd jump down right away.  Evidently at his old abodes he wasn't allowed on beds.  Here of course he is, and he stayed for quite a while, even attacking the Dreaded Blanket Monster with vigor!  I was a little teary--in so many ways Sylvester doesn't act like a cat (I don't think he knows how) and it really warmed my heart to see him be a typical feline and relax on the bed with me and some sundry Loungers.  I'm interested to see if this was a one-off or the start of a nightly ritual--naturally I'd like to start sleeping with yet another bed hogging furnace kitty.  So far there's Rupert, Grayce, CC, Scouty (he thinks I don't know), Sweet Pea & Salem (who switch hit with Daddy), and May Ling in bed with me--what's one more? 

Because there's tons of extra room down at the foot of the bed now that I've hedge trimmed my hairy halluxes.

Happy Sunday and have a Great Week!

XX  Sheebie  XX

This and That Thursday

Kitties!

CC here, your host for This-n-That Thursday.

Let's see...what's new around here.

Danielle wrote us how to update our blogroll really quickly using our Reader.  WOW!  It worked great!  Please check and see if you're on there now.

Today starts Mommy's silly schedule, so our commenting opportunities are gonna be limited.  Sandy Claws didn't bring us any thumbs for Catsmas so we're still sorta dependent on her for for typing.

Hey!  Did y'all see our post  yesterday?  

We were bribed with snax to get the shot, and Mommy ran around tossing Cats to get us all in the frame.  

Here's a couple outtakes:

Priming the pumps.

Cat Tossing!

And we got an Award for our hard work from Amy & The House of Cats!

Thank You SO much!  What FUN!

We had LOTS of fun questions from all of you in our comments the other day!  Mommy printed them out and we got 'em all organized and sorted and color-coded and stuff.  There were so many, we're gonna start a new feature called "You're Asking For It!" once a week.

And here's the BIGBigbig news:

Sweet Dreams of Love.

I might have a LadyCat friend!

I'm so excited!  She's a little older than me, from the land of Oz, and she has a beautiful black coat.

Can you guess who it might be?

I think she wants to get to know me a little better, so I thought I'd better submit my CV:

Room for Two!

All About CC:

1.  I'm almost 4 (years)

2.  I'm Ginger and White, with a bullseye on each side, and I keep my furs spotless.  Also my spot #13.

3.  I'm Super Duper soft and plush

4.  I get along great and play with everybody!  Even Felix plays "Chase" with me.  Sometimes.

5.  I love to cuddle

6.  I'm Royal!  Mommy calls me Prince Not-so-Bright.

7.  I caught a birdy once!

8.  I love HAM, too

9.  I love a firm butt-spanking

10.  My purr sounds like a diesel train

Cuddlebug.

Me, as a kitten with my Brofur Scouty.

Gosh, I sure hope Huffle my potential LadyCat likes me...

Happy Thursday!

XX  CC

Sleepy Sunday

Kitties!

Johnson here.

I am tired. 

Last week was Maui's Gotcha Day party, Lautrec and Tiny's birthday party, our awesome giftie box from Spitty, and then Christmas!

I need a nap, prolly until the New Year.

Speaking of which, we have a few announcements!

First, Mommy is working a strange schedule for the next month.  She promised us that we'd post every day, but that we might be scarce for commenting for a while.  Since she feeds us, we didn't grumble too much.  But there may be a strategic yak in her future...just sayin'!

Second, can y'all check our blogroll and see if you're on it?  We're trying to square up our 'Roll with our Reader and we'd appreciate the help...and is there an easier way to do it than one at a time?

Third, we want to answer some questions...but we need some first!  Is there something about us or the Catio you're dying to know?  Leave us a comment and we'll do a post in a week or so!

Forth, Mommy is writing a little short story!  More on that later...

Now, I need to nap.

Happy Sunday!

XX  Johnny