Tortie Tuesday - Weeeeeeee're Baaaaaaaack!

Hello everykitty! It's Ivy with the Tortie Tuesday report!

Mommy was off last Monday AND Tuesday, which was PAWSOME . . . but it meant she didn't take time to help us blog. Oh well, I guess a kitty has to take what she can get.

On the other paw, the FD got his very own camera, and so he is taking a LOT more pictures of us with it. After a photo shoot he lets mommy know that he's taken "more pictures for the blog."

Shhhh . . . just between you and me kitties that camera was given to the FD by his daddy who lives in California because he didn't think mommy and the FD took enough pictures of the CCB. Ha ha ha! *ahem* Anyway, the FD is also using it to capture his furry children as well, which is what any good daddy would do.

Here I am (Ivy). I call this my 'sultry' look. I give it to the FD a lot.



And here I am, giving the FD my 'quizzical' look. I usually reserve this for mommy when she asks me "What have you been up to?" and uses THAT TONE in her voice. You know the tone I'm talking about, right kitties? You can also refer to this as the 'innocent' or 'who, me?' look.

Here is my sister Holly enjoying the fresh air. It has been HOTHOTHOT a lot this year, but whenever it cools off enough in the mornings the FD will open a window for us to enjoy. He's a good daddy.

And here is Holly again. You can see her extra toesies really well in this one!

Happy Tortie Tuesday Everykitty!

Tortie Tuesday Update

Holly here with an update.

Ivy is now using the litterbox again. Mommy praises her every time she catches her. That's the good news.

The bad news is that Tybalt is still refusing to follow her example.

The FD has a new theory - he thinks Tybalt may have new jealousy issues stemming from the Blurp's transition from her infant car seat to her new big girl car seat. Now instead of seeing the FD carry the CCB down to the car every morning in her carseat, Tybalt sees Mommy carrying the CCB down to the car.

Mommy is still giving us extra nip and attention and skritches when she gets home every night, and she's planning a trip to the V-E-T for Tybalt when her green papers get replenished at the end of this month. In the meantime the couch is covered by training pads.

However, mommy's fall classes start next week, so there may be new upset on the way for the Prince. She still plans on helping us blog at least once a week, so we will keep you posted on any new developments.

Tybalt says he has plans for a movie review this Friday. Anyone interested in his opinion of "Inception?"

 

(Here is an oldie but a goodie picture of me and my cute extra toesies and gorgeous tortie furs.)

Wordless Wednesday - Flirting

Tortie Tuesday - Mark Your Calendars!

Hi Kitties, Furries, and Beans! It's the infamous Tortie Twins, Holly and Ivy, speaking here. I'm sure most of us already know this, but some very good friends of ours, the Whiskers and Purrs Gang, will be on television this Wednesday night! It is very, very exciting!

We know our kitty friends over at the Whiskers and Purrs Gang, and their super awesome wonderful mommy, are all a little worried about how the show will go, so we are asking everyfurry and bean to watch and send pawsitive thoughts their way . . . with fingers and paws crossed for luck!

Here is the show description, taken from the TLC website:

Truth Be Told
Truth Be Told: I'm Obsessed with My Pet
TV-14 (D)

To some, their animals are more than pets, they are companions, surrogate children and are the main focus of that person?s life. This is the case with Judy and her beauty pageant dog, Trixie, Debby and her service monkey, and Jenny's 11 rescue cats.


We've marked our calendar . . . have you?

Tortie Tuesday - Quality Check

And the stockpiling begins . . .

Thankful Thursday

We are all thankful that mommy and the FD painted the bedroom and moved around the furniture to make it more aesthetically pleasing. We know it was all for us. Who else could it be for?

Tortie Tuesday

A tortie can never be too clean, especially when she has extra toesies.

Tortie Tuesday

Ahhhh . . . chicken stinky goodness served on fine china.
I don't even mind having to share it with my brother.

Tortie Tuesday - Laps

There is nothing quite like a lap.

Mommy's Thankful Thursday

Mommy is thankful to have such a beautiful and special ladycat as her little girl, even with the odd howling cries in the wee hours of the morning and the burgling skills.

Tortie Tuesday - Nesting

Yes . . . it is the season for nesting. The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and the weather is getting colder. It is definitely time to find your favorite snuggle spot and snuggle and stay warm!

Don't forget about the big party tomorrow!

Tortie Tuesday - I'm excited!

Hi kitties! Holly here, and I can tell you that FINALLY my mommy has gotten her rear in gear and gotten into the holiday spirit. She had me worried for a while . . . the only decoration she had out was her broom on the front door, which is very important, don't get me wrong, but there was NOTHING else out. I was frightened that I wasn't going to get my broom ride with her this year, but I just know I am now because our house is finally FESTIVE!

Look! Mommy even got a new broom! It says "Witch Parking, All Others Will Be Toad."

And we got a new tablecloth for our kitchen table, which Ivy decided matched her furs quite nicely.

There are jack o'lanterns on our coffee table.

And the top of our entertainment center has been decorated quite nicely. Even "Grandmama" (what mommy and Grandmama call the fiber optic witch skull) has been brought out.

Oh, kitties, I can't WAIT until Friday!!!!!!

Tortie Tuesday - Holly

Right, Grandmama. We both know I'm just an afterthought. You took tons of pictures of Mommy with Tybalt, and only now are you taking one of me. No, I won't look at you. I don't care. Mommy is going without me to see a witch and she didn't even wear her pointy hat AND she didn't take ME and NOW YOU WANT ME TO LOOK PRETTY FOR THE FLASHY BOX?!

I don't think so.

I need some nip.

Wordless Wednesday - Kitty Cheesecake Pose

Wordless Wednesday - How Much?

How much are those torties in the window?
Priceless.

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Happy 16th Birthday, Uncle Sean!

Tortie Tuesday - What Holly Sees

Tortie Tuesday - Catgirls

As many of you know, or have guessed, our mommy loves Japanese animation and comics (anime and manga.) One day a long time ago mommy wondered what we tortie twins would look like if we were characters in a manga . . . so she sketched us as catgirls!

I bet you kitties can tell which is which, right?

Thursday Thirteen - Holly's Thoughts

Hi, everykitty! Holly here, bringing you this week's Thursday Thirteen. As you can see, I am sticking my cute little pink tongue out, because I'm not too thrilled with the changes the past few weeks have brought. So here is a list of thirteen things that I have thought a lot about this week.

1. Almost Dad is gone. That is good because we have mommy all to ourselves again, but it is bad because it is one less person to snuggle with- plus he always got home earlier than mommy so we got more laptime.
2. Mommy is taking classes. That is bad for us because mommy comes home super late two nights a week, and then she does something called "homework" on weekends instead of napping with us.
3. Grandmama comes over to check on us more. That is GREAT, because we love Grandmama. On the other paw, she's coming over because mommy is LATE. So . . . this is kind of a draw.
4. The air is starting to smell like Fall, and it is driving me crazy!!!! I want to climb and jump and meow at the moon! (Especially just at the time mommy goes to bed . . .)
5. Mommy didn't cook at our house this weekend. Instead, she fixed dinner over at Grandmamas. We didn't get to help or taste test or put our furs in the food or anything!
6. Mommy helps us with the blog on the weekends, and then schedules it to post later. This is pretty cool, because we get to climb all over her and help her during the marathon blogging. (Ivy is the best helper. She even managed to get stuck inside the desk and made mommy panic when she couldn't pull her out right away!)
7. It's dark in the morning when mommy gets up. This means it is harder for us to wake her up, so Tybalt does a lot more cord chewing and crying in her ear and sitting on her head . . . and then we have to remind her that she still has to give us at least 5 minutes of playtime before she leaves for work.
8. It is hurricane season, so Mommy gets more headaches. She had a bad one on Sunday. Migraines are bad for mommy because she gets all hurty, but they are great for us because they mean more napping and snuggling together. I pretty much got to snuggle with mommy on the couch ALL DAY Sunday!
9. Summer term is over at Mommy's work, which means that her more stressful work-time is coming up. That means less happy-mommy time.
10. On the other paw, a lot of mommy's holiday breaks will be coming up soon. In just a few months, she'll have Thanksgiving and then Christmas! That means LOTS of extra mommy time.
11. And that reminds me, Halloween will be here before we know it! That means all the cool spooky decorations come out . . . and I'll have my broomrides to look forward to . . .
12. I'll also get to tease Tybalt lots more about mommy being a witch! I know how much that upsets him . . . hee hee!
13. Did I mention the broomrides? I really need to start practicing my balancing! See you kitties later!
    

Tortie Tuesday - Tortie Rules #3

Brothers can be good to gossip with. Especially when you are plotting to get back at your twin for hogging all the 'nip.

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We spoke a little too soon, kitties! Fay has come to visit us up here, and she's bringing a lot of rain. The weather bean says she's depressed, maybe that's why she's crying on us so much. Fay isn't supposed to do anything worse than that; maybe a few storms (temper tantrums) later this afternoon. We'll keep you posted!

Tortie Tuesday - Tortie Rules #2

Holly: Dogfood can be tasty. Just make sure your doggie brother is outside before you go in for a taste. Doggies usually aren't big on sharing.

Ivy: Adventure can be found anywhere, and most especially on the kitchen table!