Final Countdown

It's the Final Countdown!!

dodododo, do do do do do, dodododo, do do do do do do do, do do do do, dododododo, do do do do, dododododododo, do, dododododo, do DOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I won't apologize that those are the only words I know of that song...

One week from today #2 will start his first full day at home (mommy says that she'll be in the hospital for 4 days with the C-section coming home on Monday). I have been very busy helping get things ready and snoopervise my beans as they clean clean clean.

Although Bendrix wants to have a good ol' fashioned House Trashin' pah-TAY, I think it would be better to just have an "Exploring Party." Now, many of you have been here before and you're probably wondering what is left to explore? Tons of new stuff!

Here is a sample of some things we can check out:



New things to climb up and nap in!



New soft places to nap.





Activity centers to whap and are also apparently good for "tummy time."



Mommy has 12 regular bird feeders for birdwatching and 3 hummingbird feeders. I find it is nice to nap while in front of the reality TV window.



We can share all 4 of my fresh nip plants too (don't worry, they are much bigger since this picture was taken)!

I hope to see you all here to explore the new stuff and make sure it is safe and soft for #2. After all, if his stuff is good, he won't want mine!

This is a picture of my mommy and woofie cousin Mason taken last week at my cousin's graduation party just for my woofie friends.

Independence Day

Happy Birthday America!!!

From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Freedom:
1: the quality or state of being free: as a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b: liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : independence c: the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous d: ease, facility e: the quality of being frank, open, or outspoken f: improper familiarity g: boldness of conception or execution h: unrestricted use
2 a: a political right b: franchise, privilege

Independent:

1: not dependent: as a (1): not subject to control by others : self-governing (2): not affiliated with a larger controlling unit b (1): not requiring or relying on something else : not contingent (2): not looking to others for one's opinions or for guidance in conduct (3): not bound by or committed to a political party c (1): not requiring or relying on others (as for care or livelihood) (2): being enough to free one from the necessity of working for a living d: showing a desire for freedom e (1): not determined by or capable of being deduced or derived from or expressed in terms of members (as axioms or equations) of the set under consideration ; especially : having linear independence



We honor the brave men and women who over the history of America have protected our freedoms.

It has been a rough few years for the USA and mommy and I thought we could all use a laugh. We think the following is appropriate...

Mommy is finished with work and we are going to try very hard to visit all our friends this coming week before #2 comes. Mommy is feeling very heavy, tired and hot so daddy and I are spending lotsa time making her feel better. Only 6 days left!!!

Monday Monday

Mondays haven't been so bad lately. Mommy cut back her hours at work so she's been home. Today mommy is going to go to the grocery and take it easy after a long busy weekend.

Mommy has 4 days left of work and then she is off! I can't wait til next week when she is home every day and to tired and big to do anything but pet the kitty and nap. Nice.

Thank you Thank you Thank you Thursday

The talented ladies at Zoolatry made me the greatest picture! Check it out.



You'll also see this on the sidebar as I wait it out. Mommy and daddy noticed a week or so ago that I won't be in a different room than mommy. I am keeping a close eye on her. Even if I'm napping when she gets up to use the bean litterbox, I'm sitting right outside the door when she opens it. I won't stay in the basement with daddy.

I'll burn off lotsa this sympathy weight keeping this watching schedule up.

BTW, I want to meet #2 right away so I can start establishing my rules, but it turns out he'll be like 4 days old before I get to. What is up with that? Hopefully he'll be to sleepy to start plotting any overthrows of the kitty before he gets home...

Tuesday Stuff and Funny Funny Movie

Well, this will be a bit of a hodgepodge post since mommy is so behind.

First the awesome kitties at A Few Good Cats gave me the International Blogging Award! I am very honored and enjoy all my friends from around the globe.



The rules for this award are simple:

1. To link to the person who passed you this prize.
2. Display the badge, the rules and the questionnaire in all or one of your blogs
3. Come back to BLoGGiSTa iNFo CoRNeR (PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THIS LINK) at and leave the URL of your Post in order for you/your Blog to be added to the Master List..
4. Have fun!

Also post the following Questions & Your Answers:
1. The person who tagged you: A Few Good Cats
2. His/her site’s title and url: www.whatagoodcat.com
3. Date when you were tagged: June 16, 2009
4. Seven friends you tagged:

My sweet ladycat Brandi
Max the Psychokitty
William of Mass Destruction
Adan & Lego
Fat Eric
Diamond Emerald Eyes
Simba King & Jasmine

Next, thanks for all your kind comments about my "sympathy weight." I was feeling a little embarrassed about it, but now realize it is just the camera adding 10 lbs...What would I do without my friends?

My friend Khyra was very excited to hear my woofie cousin was over and I promised her a photo. Here is a picture of Mason and my daddy and grandpa watching him run around our backyard. Mason will be 2 years and was rescued in Sept 2008 from a local shelter by my Uncle Kevin, Aunt Erin and bean cousin Karissa. Poor guy had spent his whole first year at the shelter. I'm sure he's forgotten all about it now! He loves loves loves to run and play with the tennis balls.



The C-Section has been scheduled and #2 is coming on Friday, July 10th. Because of mommy's bad back, they don't want her to labor at all so they schedule these things a week early. So far so good.

My beans saw the funniest movie they have seen in YEARS this weekend. It is called The Hangover. Now, I've seen my beans with "hangovers" before and although funny to me, don't seem funny to them. But, they came home almost choaking with laughter after watching this movie.

They have rated it a $10 movie and they usually don't rate comedies as a $10. They highly recommend your beans go see it and so do I cause it puts your beans in such a good mood they want to play and laugh and pet the kitty.

PS Mommy and daddy rate movies the following way:

Totally worth the $10 a piece price (plus snacks)
Best as a matenee price (with snacks of course)
Wait till it comes out on DVD
Only on Pay Per View cause the trip to the video store is to much
Don't bother!

Happy Father's Day!

mommy had this ready to go for yesterday, but screwed up the automatic post date. she didn't notice cause we had both sides of our family over yesterday for a grill out like we do every year. there was even a woofie here! after that was over, it was nap time

Happy Father's Day daddy!

I love you cause:

You know just when and where to give the best scritches.



We have a weird sympateeco napping bond.





We bond over sports and the projector TV and you give me first choice of sofa position.



You are a great playmate!



Most of all daddy, I love you cause when mommy brought a skinny, black, wild, sick furrball kitty home, you took it in, even tho you are totally allergic and spent a year sucking down Claritan like candy...



Here is our "family photo" from yesterday. Daddy always holds me and NEVER lets mommy take more than two, no matter how she thinks she looks....

International Box Day!

Wow, it was hard to figure out which picture of me in a box to choose from. I do love these cardboard forts. So, I decided to post my most recent, and largest "fort" aquisition. Hey, #2 can have the stroller, I just need the box!






I think it is a great idea to have an entire day dedicated to boxes. They are versetile and fun, and when sending or receiving gifts, handy to have around.

Happy International Box Day!

Tummy Tuesday

OK, so maybe I'm putting on a tiny bit of sympathy weight. Maybe.