Good Luck Mom

I know you've been too busy to play lately. This event called Taste of Clarkston has really taken up a lot of time. You don't get on the treadmill in the mornings before work because you're going to work early.

You don't do yoga in the evening because you're coming home late from work.

I've missed you.

It was nice the two days you were home peeling banners to make changes with the new restaurant menus. I've liked the stories about stupid people. I know you try not to say anything bad about people at work, but it's nice to hear the "behind the scenes" stuff when you come home.

Today starts early with set up on Main Street. You'll be downtown for the next 12 hours, setting up, overseeing the event and then helping with clean up. It's a really really long day. There are going to be stars who really come through today. And there are going to be idiots. I really really hope the idiots are few and far between.

Think about it Mom, 30 restaurants. Closing a state road to have the event. SEtting up detours and barricades. Making sure volunteers show up on time--or rather, show up at all!

It will be a challenge!

Bring me home some mac and cheese and you can tell me allllllllllllllllllll about it tonight!

Love you Mom

Happy birthday mom

I've been a little distracted today. Celebrating my birthday and learning to dance and play air guitar . . . I missed mom's birthday.

Oops . . . sorry mom.

But I LOVE you!!! I really do.

I guess I should have paid attention when Dad came home and had a chocolate mousse cake with him.

And the candles on the cake. . . that was a clue.

And the fact that they went out to eat at Mesquite Creek. That was probably a clue.

And the champagne. . . . yeah that was a clue too.

And the fact that Jon and Jim BOTH called on the same day.

And the cards.

And the balloons.

But seriously . . . I really just didn't put it all together!

Sorry it's belated, but Happy Birthday Mom!!!!!

My life story

So I told mom, I want a cake. Tinned mice with Salmon Mousse and decorated with kitty kibbles.

"What no sardines?"

Buzz the Penguin and I had a tea party by the back window table. It was great fun. A chipmunk came and stared at us but we didn't invite him in.

When Dad came home I played cat games with him. He and I have a great game called "Penguin" that we play. My record is 12 but last night I only got to 7 before I just rolled around on the floor and said, "scratch my tummy!"

Chester gave me a book on cat philosophy. I think he expects me to read it for Socrates Club this week. Maybe not. It's a nice day today. I'm planning a leaf expedition and some naps.

Tiger worked really hard to spiff up for my party. Mom combed him a couple times and he was yacking to her the whole time. Turns out he was working on a speech for my party.

It was very sentimental and a little silly. He said that of all the kittens in the world that could have come to our house, that I was the smartest and most agile. He also said I have issues with celery and garlic, but that's not news. Everyone knows I am susceptable to mint, celery, onion and garlic. I just go CRAZY when I get a good whiff! Wowie kazowie--it just smells SO good!

I have decided that at 6 years old I should probably start writing my autobiography. It will take some time--and I don't want to leave any of the good stuff out.

Chapter One
How I was rescued from a burning building, fed by a nice nurse who had an eyedropper with some tasty milky kitten vitamin stuff.

Chapter Two
How I looked for and adopted some new parents who didn't even KNOW they were looking for a new kitten

It's my BIRTHDAY

I just realized that today is September 11th.

It's my BIRTHDAY!! I'm 6 years old TODAY!

Mom's been busy busy busy lately.
On Saturday she wouldn't let us up ALL DAY. We had to stay in the basement. And that wasn't fun--even though Dad did give us extra tinned mice meat as a treat.
At first we wanted to get out. We shouted and yelled and then we heard strange voices.

Ladies voices.
And girl voices.

And it was scary. Oh my gosh! There was a shower/tea party going on in the living and dining rooms.

Good thing we were in the basement! Whew!

After they left mom let us come up and I got to nibble on the roses. Erin was still there so I said Hi to Erin and gave her lots of love.

Dad came home and he looked happy. He's spent the day out shopping, went to see the Bourne Ultimatum (won't tell me how it ends, he said we'll rent it on a Winter night and sit and watch it together!)

Now mom is working on Taste of Clarkston and apparently that takes a lot lot lot of time. She's been coming home late and going into work early.

~~sigh~~

Last night, though. Once Dad got home . . . I think it was around 8:15 . . . we all sat down and watched a little Top Gear on BBC America. I love James, Jeremy and Hammond. They love cars and they're so crazy! This week they were playing soccer with cars!

And we watched a little of the History Detectives. Mom and Dad got quite excited when they did some nuclear submarine stuff. Dad used to work on a nuclear submarine. He was the Weapons Officer!

I love watching TV with mom and dad.

Dad got a new TV and it's really big and it's really crisp and clear. I can see the ants on the blades of grass when we watched the Oregon Ducks beat the Wolverines! What a great game.

Happy Labor Day!

Mom and her friend Val and her sister Kathy walked the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day.

It's the only day of the year that pedestrians are allowed to walk it.

The bridge turned 50 this year (as did Val) and Mom has always always wanted to walk the bridge.

It was a perfect day. They arrived early (but not too early--things were already hopping by 6:00 a.m.!) That meant they had to leave the Roscommon River House (Aunt Kathy's place) by 3:30 in the morning!

They saw the sun pop up over the horizon as they started up the bridge--it was amazing.

Mom said it was fabulous fabulous fabulous! and she told me that no, no other cats were allowed to walk the bridge. It's 5 miles and cats would be trying to walk on the railing like it was a tight rope. Not a good thing!