International Cat Box Day, 2009! =)

Audace is exploring my wonderfully messy office. He loves all kinds of jumble, especially if there are boxes and paper to make lots of noise with.

Ruse discovered a terrific paper bag -- just as good as a box, he seems to think!

A good close-up of Ruse in the bag!

Audace can't make up his mind between fooling around with the Dasani box or the flat cardboard. Notice that the Dasani box is in one piece here!

Uh-oh! Now notice the Dasani box!! Didn't take long!

And some movies!! Such amazing energy in these young guys!

They love my messy office!

The best movie of all! Remember that Dasani box?
A & R were 4 months old here, and Grace was still very skinny!! What a trio!

Mañana!!

We're huntin' up our photos now!!

Happy Gotcha Day to Grace and her boys

Happy Gotcha Day, my little jewels!




I'm in California at present, but will be home soon to celebrate with my li'l darlin's. They're getting good care from my grandbeans, though!

Happy 4th birthday, Gracie!

We've chosen June 1st to be Gracie's special day! It's very arbitrary, but pretty accurate, according to the first v-e-t we went to for shots and lady-garden-ectomy!

Here she is about 4 years and 1 month ago, just after her babies were born and all four of them were with Auntie Deb.


She was almost 2 years old when this one was taken. She and her boys were quite well settled into this household by this time! She's very relaxed!


Grace was between 2 and 3 years old in this shot -- she just couldn't seem to get comfy when all her boys wanted to do was to cuddle -- or at least be close by. No rest for the Mommy, you know!


Now ... here's one of her favorite spots to snooze -- right under my feet when I'm in my office chair! On this particular day, she was so zonked she didn't even know I had gotten up and grabbed the camera!


So HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY, my beautiful Gracie! We all love you around here, but no one loves you more than I do!!

Special days coming up!

We are and will be celebrating some special days:

1. Our blogoversary TODAY! This blog was begun by Mommy ML and Auntie Deb when Audace and Ruse and Marigold and Brutus were just a few weeks old - and when they were working on finding homes for the babies and their mommy Grace!

2. Grace's (approximate) birthday, which we celebrate on June 1st. She'll be all of 4 years old this year! (Her boys and Marigold turned 3 on April 15th!!)

3. Our Gotcha Day - June 7th. That's the day that Auntie Deb and her girls brought Momma Grace and the boys here.

Photos will be forthcoming!! LOL! ♥

A very special HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

All of us wish ML the VERY happiest of birthdays, surrounded by her wonderful family. Hooray!

And even more happy birthday wishes for ML ...

We love you, Mommy ML!!

Agitation time!

Ruse just wanted to snooze with his mommy the other evening, but ...

... Gracie was NOT amused!

Cute li'l Ruse!

All three kittehs in this household have their favorite scratchers, even though they regularly try out the others, too! This one is Ruse's, though, and he allows only Grace to use it ... once in a while! He makes quite a mess of it; frequent vacuuming is required! It's 100% corrugated cardboard!!

Happy, happy birthday, Auntie Deb!!

We love you!

A way to help Mommy ML and Charlie Cat

Mommy ML at Missy and KC's blog needs all the help she can get

for Charlie Cat's hospital bills.

If you can help, please go here - http://theworldofhansel.blogspot.com - and

make a donation.

Thanks to everyone who can help out!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Here's a wonderful little slide show for Grace! (I tried to embed it, but something was wrong with the code. So we'll try that link instead!)

Happy Mother's Day, Gracie!

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

We love the party going on over at Missy & KC's house today. Everyone should join them!

Happy, happy ...

Please send purrs and prayers ...

Please send purrs and prayers for all the healing that needs to happen for Mommy ML and Charley at http://missyblueeyes.blogspot.com.

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And even though it's after April 24 and the Furminator contest is over, we still want this darling graphic on our blog. Visit Romeo the Cat to see more of his fun and games!

Never far away from me!

While I watch TV in the evenings lately, I have noticed this little change - Ruse joins Grace on the couch, snoozing within five or six feet of where I am!




Where's Audace all this time? When I went looking for him last night, he was not in any of his usual spots. I looked and looked, but didn't notice him until he announced his presence - on top of the kitchen cupboards!! How Mr. Lazer-Eyes gets up or down, I can't figure out, but obviously he is quite successful!

Comparison / Contrast!

Here's an interesting exercise - comparison and contrast between the 4-month-old toy and the brand new toy!

New!

Old!!

Audace simply prefers to hog both!!

Just like when they were kittens!

Still snoozin' together ... all their little lives!!

Happy #3, boys!!

Today is Happy 3rd Birthday for Audace and Ruse! Actually, we are also getting some extra goodies for Grace; she's the one who did all the work! We also are sending out purrs and prayers of great gratitude for Auntie Deb and Mommy ML -- who rescued Grace and her four babies three years ago (minus four days)!!

Happy Birthday, guys!!

There'll be some presents and lots of playing going on!

Ruse is posing near the supplies I need in order to clean up all the messes he makes when he hacks up a hairball or something. Only Ruse seems to do this, so these Bissell things are really for him!

Ruse is in one of his favorite spots - he can look out into the back yard and make sure there are no trespassers out there! (Not that he'd know what to do if there were!!)

Turkey, turkey, turkey - that's what all three of them like. No chicken. No beef. No fish of any kind. (Kitties after my own heart! I cannot handle the smell or taste of any type of fish!) Only turkey!!


Audace is showing off his handiwork on the less-than-4 month-old S-toy! It was in much better shape, even in February!

Audace also loves his rocker-toy. Best of all is to jump into it and chase twine! The bell and the canvas make wonderful sounds!!

An additional S-toy will be their big present today - one that's not broken (as their first one was) or in shreds (as their second one is). We'll see how long it takes for them (mainly Audace, I'm sure) to rip up the new one!

So ... Happy 3rd Birthday, you guys!

5 days to the birthday!

Five more days until Audace and Ruse turn 3 years old! Here are some more photos from the archives. In the first three photos, they were about four months old, very gangly, but cuter than anything! And always together when they needed naps!






Ruse and Audace (bottom) celebrated their first Christmas!