Tag :o(

Sorry to those I tagged. I have also gone around and apologized individually on each of your blogs. I was so excited to be tagged for something that I didn't realize others didn't enjoy it. Also I haven't been paying close attention to the comments on everyone else's blog, so I didn't realize that this person who tagged me was one who had been irritating others. I promise to pay closer attention next time! It was a long tag to do anyway. So we'll kill it with me.

My first ever tag!

First I want to thank everyone for all the support with my operation and the haikus and everything.

In the comments of my last post I got tagged. I've never been tagged before so I'm very excited. Recently there was another tag going around using your 23rd post, but I haven't made 23 posts yet, so I couldn't participate. Anyway, here it goes!

5s:
1) 5 Things You Can’t Do
2) 5 Things You Can Do
3) 5 Things That Scare You
4) 5 Things You Love
5) 5 Things You Hate (we'll change that to dislike)
6) 5 Random Facts About You
7) 5 Things You Want To Do Before You Die (we'll change that to life goals)

1. I can't: open my own can of food, get Mom or Dad to believe I'm ALWAYS STARVING, make more Mattinglys (I still don't quite understand what that means but I keep hearing Mom say it), poop at will like Max, get a piece of tape off the back of my neck between my shoulder blades

2. I can: jump real high when I'm chasing feathers, make Mom lay still for ages because I look so cute sleeping on her and she doesn't want to disturb me, make a wide range of sounds to communicate my mood, sit and watch the fish for hours and hours and hours, make Mom and Dad happy just by giving them the littlest bit of attention

3. Things that scare me: the doorbell, the vacuum, people that aren't Mom or Dad, loud noises, being outside

4. Things I love: FEATHERS!!, paper towels/toilet paper (like William), watching the fish and lizard tanks, reading blogs, catnip, playing games with Mom and Dad... that's more than five, but I love so many things!

5. Things I dislike (since I don't really hate anything): the doorbell, Vet visits, getting my nails trimmed, when Dad makes me be the slowest flying cat in the world (will have to post pictures of that), when Mom stands up when I'm sleeping on her

6. Random facts: I am indeed named for the Yankee first baseman (Dad's favorite player), the pads on my paws are both pink and black, I enjoy eating fish food when I can get my little paws on it, my fur is so soft that Mom and Dad call me "Chinchilla kitty", I like to bathe Mom while she's sleeping

7. Life Goals: get in the lizard tank, get the fish to talk to me, figure out how to reach the treats (the fish food is also kept there out of my reach), overcome my fear of the doorbell, claw my way through Mom and Dad's box spring

It took me awhile to complete that... I needed Mom's help even! I was tagged by, katonia scratchalot, but there was no link or anything. Does anyone know who that is? In the meantime, I need to tag a few people. Let's see, who do I want to learn more about? I will tag: The Beautiful Stumpy Lady, Derby, Jasper, Princess Mia, and Musette. You're it!

Haikus and other news

Hi everyone. We've been busy around here. I'm recovering this week from some minor surgery last weekend. It was a terrible ordeal. Perhaps I will relive it another time. All I remember is fear, fear, fear, and then coming home, trying to clean myself and noticing something different... I'm a little, um, smaller in a certain sensitive area. But I have stopped walking funny and am back to my normal self. Mom assured me most cats go through this and all will be fine. She just wants to assure that I can't ever make more Mattinglys. She said she can only handle the cuteness of one. I have no idea what any of that means... I just hope I don't have to go through that again.

I've been keeping up with reading everyone's blogs, even though I haven't been writing in my own. I know I'm a little behind everyone else, but I wanted to write a haiku too. There are a few special ladies out there that I think should know how I feel about them. I just hope they don't think less of me now that parts of me are missing forever. They aren't much, I'm not a poet, but it was fun to try. Ok, here goes!

My first crush is an older lady... the lovely Stumpy!

Gray and white delight
With a tail so short and sweet
Beautiful Stumpy

And who can resist that playful little Maggie McKitten-Cat. She's more my age.

Small, lovely Maggie
I like her unique beauty
And her playful ways

Ok I hope I didn't embarrass myself too much. I'm not trying to start anything like what's going on with Kukka, William, and Moose. I just wanted to let two ladies out there know how beautiful and appreciated they are!

Christmas 2005: A Tail of two Beds

I thought it was about time that I wrote about my first Christmas. I know I'm a little behind, but better late than never! One of my Grammas came to stay with us for Christmas. I have more than one Gramma, so we will call this one Gramma A. Well I first met Gramma A. in November when she came for a visit. I'm not much for visitors, so it took me awhile at first, but then I would be in the same room with her. I was more comfortable at Christmas, and even let her touch me once! So we had Christmas with her. And she brought me presents! Take a look:





First I got this whole bag of goodies!














The pink mousie is my favorite of the bunch so far.




And she got me these really yummy treats! She said it's her job to spoil her only grandchild... I think that's me!! I was so appreciative of these gifts that I let her pet me!




Now comes the story of the beds. Two days before Christmas, Mom and Dad took away the old couches, then some strange men came and brought some new furniture with them! I was glad when they left because they scared me. But even after they were gone I stayed under the bed for awhile, because I just don't like new things. And the whole living room was new! There was lots more stuff in it than there used to be, and Mom and Dad kept moving it around and around and around... finally they got it set, but everything still smelled funny. Anyway, what I didn't realize at first was that they had bought a new big piece of furniture for ME!! It's called a re-cline-er. Sometimes I let Dad sit in it, but mostly it's mine... SEE??




It's a perfect fit for me. With just a little room left for growing!








Anyway, I think they wanted this new bed to be a surprise for me, so they got me a gag gift as well. They tried to tell me that THIS was my new bed... HA!!!:



I'm supposed to do what with this?







I played along for a little bit and even gave them the satisfaction of thinking they had me fooled. This one picture was to appease them.








Mostly, this is how I act around the leopard bed though.





Fortunately it didn't take me to long to figure out their little joke, and now everyone knows where to find me... on my nice comfy green bed. And what do I do with my leopard bed? Keep my toys in it of course!! I mean, which would you choose???

Does this Count?

So I see that Derby asked about kitties that can touch their nose with their tongues. Ms. Mia and Patches showed that they can do it, and know what? I can too! But it's not so easy to get a picture of me doing it. I'm very selective about what I'll do when the camera comes out. You can see here that my tongue is up high enough just over to the side. Does this count Derby????

We've got one too!

Hi everyone. I plan to update about the holidays really soon. But seeing Timothy's recent post made me want to update right away! We've got a bigfoot in our house too! It is somehow attached to my Dad and I do my best to free him from it. It's very hard work. These are some shots of me attacking it before Christmas. It's a bit camera shy, so you can't see the big foot so well, but you can see me working hard!