Pictures of Cole for Mickey

My darling Mickeybear sent Miss Peach's grandbean, Cole, a Mickey Mantle jersey! But Mickey can't pull up Miss Peach's blog, so my dear sister said I could post the pictures of Cole here for Mickey to see. Thanks, sweet Peachy!





Isn't Cole an adorable little fellow *smile*. He looks very happy with your gift, sweet Mickey!

Tagged by Miss Peach!

Wow, what a lovely day it's been! Mickey and I teleported to Las Vegas to attend the wedding of my kitty Daddy, Oscar, to his ladycat, Pounce. I have a beautiful new stepmotherkitty, and I'm sure she and Daddy will have a joyous life together. And Mickey, I could have danced all night. Didn't you just love it when the band played Led Zeppelin's "Thank You"! Elvis performed the ceremony, so afterward, at the reception, there was a lot of music -- everything from J. S. Bach to "Love Me Tender."

And *blush*... I caught the wedding bouquet!

My sweet sister Miss Peach came up with the most delightful meme and tagged me, and the lovely Ariel tagged me, too. So here are my answers!



1} Favorite season? I love Spring, watching flowers bloom. But I also like winter. There's something about winter that feels extra cozy and snuggly to me, when it's chilly outside and I cuddle up in nice, warm laps.

2} Favorite colors? Red, pink, but most of all white, because it's the color of my Mickey's fur.

3} Favorite room? I love being in the living room with Mom and Dad. There are so many nice, snuggly places to sleep: Mom's lap, Dad's lap, the JVC, Mom's chair against the yellow jellybean, the cat perch, the recliner, Dad's chair... mmmm, I'm getting drowsy just thinking about it.

4} Do you like dogs? They're okay. They're a bit messy, though, especially when they drool.

5} Ever been in an airplane box? No, never have!

6} Do you have to get bathed? No, because I do such a good job myself.

7} Are you in love? Oh, with all my heart, yes! With my darling Mickeybear.

8} Where would you like to travel to? To Mickeybear's house to lounge on the wall with him! Every time I see that picture on his blog of him lounging on the wall, I get all breathless and a-fluff.

9} What do you ignore? "Dually, honey, get down... Momma's cooking."

10} How many lives have you used up? I've probably used up at least one because, like MaoMao, I showed up here as a stray kitty. I am very lucky to have found my human parents.

11} Do you have any dark secrets? No, unless you count my feminine mystery *smile*.

12} What is your favorite holiday? I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. I am thankful for all the blessings I have in my life, and oh my goodness is turkey ever delicious!

13} Water or milk? Water. I don't like milk.

14} Why do you blog? At first, I posted occasionally on MaoMao's blog. But according to him, I became a blog hog. Imagine that! So I started my own blog to have a space to talk to my darling Mickey and to make friends on the Cat Blogosphere.

15} Are you into extremes? I am vicariously thrilled by extreme sports (my human Mom and Dad love motorcycles, as does my Kitty Daddy, Oscar), but I don't engage in them myself. I am a very calm, sedate girlcat -- I lounge around, dream, purr, snuggle, and compose poetry.

16} Favorite TV shows? Mmmm, the most I interact with the TV is to sleep on the JVC (receiver) *giggle*. It's so nice and warm up there.

17} Are you a pesty lap cat? Oh my, yes! My mom, like Miss Peach's mom, calls me Velcro Cat. Mom also calls me Snugglebug and Bugglesnug, Cutiepie and Kittypie. In fact, I'm snuggling on her lap as I work on this post.

18} Inside or outside cat? Inside.

19} What makes you happy? Love. Love I share with my mancat Mickey, with my human mom and dad, with my kitty family on the blogosphere, and with all the wonderful friends I have made. Oh, and snuggling and chin scritches make me happy, too *smile*.

20} Your most embarrassing moment? Oh dear, oh dear -- I will probably regret talking about this, but here goes... one evening, after visiting my toilette, I had a... *ahem* dingleberry *ahem* on my bottom, and MaoMao chased me all around the house, trying to play with it. It was mortifying (blush). I was so grateful to Mom for... *ahem* remedying the problem very quickly. (MaoMao, please stop laughing...)

I'll tag my darling Mickey, my friend Gretchen, my brother Yoggie, and my sweet Daddy, Oscar!

I Have a New Sister!

Guess what -- my dear friend Miss Peach, a delightful, kind, romantic and poetic ladycat, has asked me to be her sister. What an honor, and what a joy! And as a result, I have precious Suzanne as my angel-sister.

My darling Mickey, isn't that sweet? Love and whisker-kisses to you, my dear! You and me and Ali and Miss Peach will have to double-date, *smile*.

I'm feeling like a very lucky girlcat to have so many wonderful kitties in my life.

First Five Days

There's a neat meme going around called First Five Days in My Forever Home, and many cats have done an open tag, so I thought I'd jump in and play!


Day One: Mom and Dad brought me home from my checkup at the v.e.t and got me all cozy in what they now call the Project Room, which had been turned into a Cat Sanctuary for me. It was nice: there was a cozy chair with a blanket, lots of good food, toys, and they left the kitty carrier in there for me, too, in case I wanted a chill-out place. Mom and Dad had told me there were two cats in the house who would be my sisters (Mao hadn't come on the scene yet!) but I wasn't allowed to meet them -- Mom and Dad wanted to introduce us slowly. Mom and Dad spent time in the Sanctuary with me, and I enjoyed cuddling with them. I was pretty relaxed, despite getting a whiff of the two as-yet unknown cats in the house! I later learned that Mom and Dad had put them in the bedroom before bringing me into the house. That evening, I saw two inquisitive kitty noses from under the door, a black one and an orange one. Those kitty noses were the first I saw of my sisters, Brainball and Dorydoo. They knew I was in there, a new kitty. Nobody hissed, since we couldn't see much of each other, but there was a whole lot of sniffing going on.

Day Two: I got to explore the house -- several times! Mom and Dad put Brainball and Dorydoo in the bedroom, though, while I was out of my Sanctuary Room. It was still too soon for them to meet me: Mom and Dad wanted us to exchange scents more before we actually saw each other. And my oh my, the whole house smelled like Brainball and Dorydoo! It intimidated me a bit, but Mom and Dad were so reassuring and comforting, and I spent quality time in their laps before they put me back in the Sanctuary and gave Brainball and Dorydoo the run of the house again. Mom and Dad spent lots of time with me in the Sanctuary Room so I wasn't lonely in there, and the time they weren't in there with me, I caught up on my sleeping. It had already been a very eventful two days -- it kind of wore me out!

Day Three: As I recall, it was a clone of Day Two: Mom and Dad let me out of the Sanctuary Room several times to explore the house while they put Brainball and Dorydoo in the bedroom. I was feeling less intimidated each time I explored the house, and from what Mom tells me, Brainball and Dorydoo weren't upset by my smell, though they were very curious.

Day Four: Mom and Dad decided to leave the Sanctuary Room door cracked so I could get out if I wanted to. And they left the kitty carrier in there for me as a retreat if I got too nervous. I was nervous, but I am a brave girl, so I left the sanctuary to meet my sisters. I went into the living room, and there they were -- a lean, gold-eyed black kittygirl and a huge fuzzy orange kittygirl! Brainball scared me a little because she's so big. She sized me up but she didn't hiss, she just kept her eye on me. Then she got close to me, but I got nervous and hissed and backed away. Dorydoo hissed at me, too, and did a funny, prolonged squeak. But nobody got swatty, spitty, or spewy, so after a few minutes of me looking at my new sisters and them looking at me, Mom and Dad decided there had been enough interaction for the time being and put me back in the Sanctuary Room. I was ready. I'd gotten a bit tense, I'm afraid. I took a nice, long nap.

Day Five: Mom and Dad cracked the Sanctuary Room Door again, and I went out, more confidently this time. And that day, I had the run of the house for quite a while. My sisters and I didn't like getting too close to each other, but we all behaved ourselves, and we all got treats -- yum! Mom and Dad kept the Sanctuary Room for me for several days after that, especially when they were asleep and couldn't supervise us, and it was my retreat when things got tense. But things never got bad between my sisters and me, and over time, we all accepted each other quite well.

My darling Mickey: I would love to hear about your first five days in your forever home! And imagine that I am kissing that owie on that sweet, mancat nose of yours. Thank you for your beautiful triolet. You know that you are my sweet prince, don't you?

And speaking of princes: Congratulations to my dear friend Miss Peach: her prince, Ali, has come!

And everyone, please go to sweet Suzanne's blog and give her Mom purrs and hugs. Precious Suz has made the journey to the Bridge.