A wonderful visit!

Yesterday, we had a wonderful visit from Auntie Deb, Mommy ML, and Daddy Charley. (Click on their names to see their own kittehs and blogs. Beautiful!) Grace & Company had such fun, discovering new toys and being admired and photographed by TWO cameras, not just one! And look at all the cute things they brought us - play cubes and stuff to chase - and a 'nip ball! Fun, fun, fun!

Grace decided to check it all out ...

... and she laid claim to the green cube which complements her beautiful furs!

And then it was time for a nap!!

This morning, all three are very tuckered out ... lotsa snoozin' going on!

Grace thinks I rudely interrupted her nap with the flashy thing!

Audace can barely keep his eyes open even though he'd like to inspect all the new toys ...

... and commandeer the 'nip ball!

We all had a wonderful time! Come back and visit us soon again. We love seeing you and posing for photos and getting pats and skritches!

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Thinner?

Grace & Company have been on their new diet for almost two weeks now. I don't see any difference in Audace or Ruse, but I think Grace's face is a bit thinner. Do you think so? Or is it wishful thinking on my part?? =)



Then this was a little scene I came across this morning. Ruse and Grace had been giving each other head and ear baths, and then they fell asleep, propping each other up! What a hoot!!


Ooops! Grace heard the gardeners start their machinery! Can't be snoozin' when there's snoopervising to do, you know!!

Diet time!

Audace and Ruse had their annual visit to the v-e-t this morning, and ... bad news for them! Audace is a whopping 20#, and Ruse is 15# -- joining Momma Grace at 16# in the tubbiesville category!

So ... they'll be on Science Diet's r/d from now on, mostly the wet food, but with a few of the dry crunchies sprinkled on top. And no more grazing ... this will disturb Grace the most, I'm sure.

I'd rather have healthy li'l jewels, though, and so far they are quite healthy! Well, except for the weight, that is. They also had their claws clipped. They won't let me do this at home, so I take them to the v-e-t -- who had to sedate Audace to get the job done. Do you think I've spoiled them rotten? =)

Livestrong Day 2010

Grace, Audace, and Ruse regularly gather together, usually with me, to practice our LIVESTRONG TOGETHER outlook on living. We purr and pray regularly for our precious Anne and for everyone else who is doing battle with cancer.

Slideshow: LiveStrong 5 - Slideshow

Confident and secure ... and funny!

This is what I saw when I came into the great room last night. Funny boy! He rarely does this; Grace is more likely to be on the floor, upside down, all stretched out. It's not a very graceful pose, but it makes me feel good that he's so secure he can relax like this out in the open.

Mo cats! Hungry mo cats!!

This is the scene I found when I first turned lights on in my kitchen this morning. Do you think they were trying to tell me something? Grace had been in my face (woke me up!), purring very loudly. That's how she tells me she's hungry - purring and hovering!

And then this was the mess they left behind!

Balancing act!

I don't know how these cats do it -- in this case, Audace -- snoozing with head almost upside down while balancing on the top of the couch back! Amazing!!

Close-ups =)

I love the close-ups I can get with this camera. I can see every separate whisker!!

Evening relaxation!

Oops! Caught Grace while she was giving Ruse his evening bath! She looks rather indignant!!


Oh, well. Short memory! Back to relaxation after bathtime!!


And slowly sinking into sleep...

Ohhhhh, we're sad.

We are greatly saddened by Fat Eric's passing. He was so beautiful and handsome.
We love you, Fat Eric. (<~~click for link)

And now we read that Luxor ran off to the Bridge, too? What a sad day for the cat blogosphere. =(

The CatBlogosphere <~~for news and comments.
=(

Grace's approval!

Kira was modeling some of her new school clothes, and Grace gave her approval!

World Cat Day, 2010

What a wonderful idea! As Ann at Zoolatry says, most of us do special things for our cats every day, but it's still very nice to have a day set aside to celebrate our little jewels!

Audace plays!

This morning I took a little video of Audace since he was in a playful mood! Usually, he's like this in the evening, but today he was playful in the morning!



Enjoy!

(pee ess: This is the first movie made with the new camera. It's even in HD!!)

Our "cousins"

More wonderful photos with the new camera ...

Princess Meow Meow

Kitty

Cabbie (with a summertime haircut!)

Back in business! =)

Ahhh, at last! The new camera arrived late last week, and grandbean Austen was the first to try it out. He took some wonderful photos of my three little jewels.

Ruse in the kitchen

Audace in his regal position!

And my beautiful Grace.
The first photo is with the flash; the second, without. Interesting!

Well, drat! =(

Camera's broken ... drat! =(

I guess I'll go camera-hunting today. Can't be without a camera too long - need to catch these guys while they're doing fun stuff, and that won't happen without a camera that does photos AND movies.

UPDATE (7/19/10): I found a great little Nikon for a very good price. I should have it by next Wednesday ... and maybe before. Then we can get back into kitty-photo-video-taking!! Hooray! =)

Foster kitties - beautiful

Our grandbeans have cousins SW of Houston who foster cats and kittens for the
Houston SPCA. <~~Click here!

Their house is amazing, and the variety of foster and adopted kitties is amazing, too - in very good ways! Grace & Company were unaware, but we beans went visiting on Independence Day. We had a terrific time visiting all these wonderful little souls!

First up was a litter of five kittens who have no mama-cat. Three of them are in the photos below. They will be foster kitties here until they weigh two pounds. Then they will go back to the SPCA for hoo-ha-ectomies, shots, etc., and will be up for adoption. Aren't they beautiful?




And then there's Lucky! Here's the write-up about Lucky from the Houston SPCA's June newsletter:

A cat named "Lucky" came to The Houston SPCA with a broken pelvis and went to foster care for rest and rehabilitation. Because of the nature and location of the break, our medical team was not sure whether she would ever walk again, but everyone was willing to give her the chance. While in foster care, Lucky befriended all of the resident cats and charmed her foster mom. After 8 weeks of foster R&R, Lucky was re-examined, and the team determined that her injuries were permanent. Lucky became a "furr-ever foster" and a permanent addition to the family. They even purchased a custom made go-cart for her so she can run and play with the other kitties!

We love all the fosters and adoptees at our cousins' home. All are such fun and VERY individual!

Happy Independence Day!

Have a safe and fun-filled holiday ...
from Grace's boys!