Wordless Wednesday - How Much?

How much are those torties in the window?
Priceless.

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Happy 16th Birthday, Uncle Sean!

Tortie Tuesday - Happy Birthday to Us!

Ivy: What is that, sis? You think they forgot our big day?


Holly: No way. Just look cool, Ivy. They are trying to surprise us. Wait . . . what is that noise?


SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holly: See, Ivy? I knew it! I'm always right.

Ivy: Yeah, but while you are over there looking all cool, I'm busy getting into the cake!


Happy Birthday to two of the most terribly cute tortie twins in the blogosphere!

Mommy: I love you very much, girls. Thanks for adopting me and making my life better.

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?

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!

Tortie Tuesday - Tattlin' on Tybalt

Ivy: Tybalt isn't the only one trying to nap through the heat. I was curled up next to mommy on the couch when she decided I was too cute, so she had to get up and find the flashy box. I suppose I am too cute! Just look at me! (Hee hee)Holly: Mommy thought the same about me. I was at her feet, napping on top of her flip flops. I LOVE shoes! Mommy's flip flops smelled so good that I rolled around on them before I finally fell asleep with this smile on my face.
Now for the tattle-tail part of our Tortie Tuesday post.

Last Thursday and Friday mommy got a new roof. She has needed one ever since she moved in, and she finally managed to get one this year. (Mommy edit: Thank you tax refund and economic stimulus checks!)

Anyway, Thursday morning bright and early some strange men came with loud machines and started tromping around on our roof. They were very, very loud and they were there ALL DAY. I was okay with it. I just watched out of the windows to make sure they were doing their job correctly.

Ivy: BUT TYBALT!!!! He was a scaredy-cat! He ran and hid ALL DAY LONG. When mommy got home Thursday night she called him and called him, but the loud men were still on the roof so Tybalt wouldn't come out. Mommy finally laid down on the bedroom floor and looked under the bed, and there Tybalt was! He scooted over to the edge and talked to her, but he wouldn't come out to see her. He was too scared!

Holly: Later on after the noisy men left he came out on his own to find mommy in the living room. And what did she do? She picked him up and kissed him and called him a brave boy! Mommy is a LIAR!

Ivy: We just laughed at him.

Holly: And then the next day the loud men came again and got back up on the roof. And mommy got a kind of panicky call from Almost Dad because he couldn't find Tybalt! He looked under the chairs and under the bed, and no Tybalt. He was scared he had gotten out somehow. But then he saw Tybalt at the foot of the stairs down to the basement. He had wedged himself between the bottom stair and the basement door!

Ivy: I don't know if Tybalt is a Master of Disguise like he claims, but he certainly has his disappearing act down! When Grandmama came over later in the day, she couldn't find him anywhere either. And Grandpapa came over and had to ask if mommy still had Tybalt, because he didn't see him anywhere. But when mommy came home, he came right out to see her - but of course, the noisy men were gone by then.

Holly: So that is our tattle - Tybalt is a fraidy cat!!!!!!

Ivy: HAHAHAHAHA, TYBALT! FRAIDY CAT! FRAIDY CAT!

Tybalt: Ivy, aren't you forgetting who the kitty was that was so upset by the loud men that they had a sick tummy, and all over mommy's kitchen rug? Hmmmmm?

Ivy: . . . . . . hush Tybalt. You know I'm sensitive.

Holly: I guess I'm the only brave kitty here!

Congratulations, Karl and Ruis!

We are super excited! Karl and Ruis' wedding is just around the corner! We are already dressed up and ready to CELEBRATE!
It seems like only yesterday that the super romantic proposal and engagement happened!
Congratulations, Karl and Ruis! You are two wonderful mancats, and we just know that you will live happily ever after!

NOW BRING ON THOSE NIPTINIS!

Wordless Wednesday - What?

Holly (to Ivy): "What are you looking at, huh?"

Stormy Weather!

Mommy made it home to me right before the bad, bad, bad storm came on Tuesday night. We thought it was only a severe thunderstorm, but a tornado actually visited our area. Mommy was so impressed by how much hail we got, that she had to take a picture of it. Here is our back deck - our whole yard and the rooftops were all white with it, like it had just snowed!

Here is a little better look at the hail. It was small, but there was a lot of it. Some people close to us had ginormous hail! We were all very glad we didn't get that kind.
By 6:30 pm Tuesday night we had no power. Mommy opened all the windows she could and lit some candles. During the worst of the storm, she herded all of us furry babies into the basement, but when it passed we all got to roam the house wherever we liked. You can see in these pictures that even though it wasn't even 7:00 yet, it was already super dark outside because of all the bad weather.

Here is Dana on the back of the loveseat. She has one of our kitty toys in her mouth! She's super happy she's inside and not outside, and she's even more excited that she is getting to romp free in the house.
Here is a close-up of her . . . see how she is smiling? Our poor kitty toy will never be the same, though.
Here I am on the kitchen counter asking for more temptations. I was a little bad, because I wouldn't follow mommy into the basement. After my solo adventure down there with Ivy, I never want to go down there again. I sat at the top of the steps all poofed up and watched everyone else go in and out of the basement, but I wouldn't do it. I was glad I really didn't have to go down there. I may have scratched mommy a little bit if she had made me. *embarrassed*
Here is Loki, taking his turn on the back of the loveseat. That is the doggies' favorite spot. Loki was just relaxing after all the excitement. He was upset the air conditioner and fans weren't working, though. Loki hates to be warm. He loves cool breezes blowing through his furs. You can tell he is panting a little bit.

Here is Loki having himself a good skritch. He barked at the loud storm while it was going on, but then he calmed down when it got quiet again. However, when it was bed time, he kept crying and begging to be let back out so that he could check out what all the neighbors were doing since they were all busy with the storm clean-up. This didn't make mommy very happy with him.

Are you wondering where the Tortie Twins were?

They were down in the basement exploring and ignoring mommy! Mommy finally convinced them it was better to be upstairs than downstairs. Holly came up first (of course.) Ivy took a lot more convincing.

Tortie Tuesday - Useful

So, last week Tybalt did the "7 Useful Things Meme," and we weren't included. However, Bendrix, Ivy's personal hero and role model, tagged her for the meme, so we are BOTH going to do it today. Ivy gets to go first, since she was the one who was tagged.

IVY

1. Tybalt isn't the only alarm clock kitty around the house. I make sure to wake mommy up no later than 3:30 am every morning by whapping the bedroom blinds. Mommy never oversleeps.
2. I keep mommy in shape. I make sure she has to chase me to keep me from being naughty at least once every day. She gets a good cardio workout.
3. I test out all the furniture by sharpening my claws on it. Not only does it give it a certain stylish flair, but it also makes sure that I keep a flawless pawdicure.
4. I talk to mommy a lot. She is never lonely. Sometimes we have entire conversations. I will even wake her up to have one.
5. I keep mommy company. It is never fun to nap alone, so I always make sure that I am either next to her or right on top of her whenever she lays down.
6. I know mommy has a kittenish playful side, and I keep her feeling young by playing "cover wars" with her in bed. This is when I tunnel underneath the sheets and attack her from behind with my teeth and claws. I know she likes this because she yells and grabs for me. Then I run away and then sneak back in so we can start all over again. The best times are when mommy is wearing a nightgown and I can squirm my way underneath that as well and attack her bum. I LOVE LOVE LOVE playing cover wars!
7. Mommy needs a new carpet in her room, and I like to remind her that she need to update her decor by clawing it up. This way she has a constant reminder that her bedroom needs an upgrade.

HOLLY

1. I make sure all of mommy's kitchen things are in order by opening the cabinets and drawers and going through everything. Sometimes I will even drag out something that I think she needs to get rid of, or pay more attention to.
2. If I find something of mommy's that is fragile, and I find personally distasteful, I will help her out by whapping it to the floor and breaking it. That way it goes in the trash and doesn't offend my sensibilities anymore. I have helped mommy out with numerous objects, including a coffee pot and a candleholder. This way mommy's house remains tasteful and understated.
3. I see mommy off to work every morning. I begin by helping her put her shoes on, then I sit next to her bag on the table and rub against her, and I finish by following her downstairs. Sometimes the others join me, and sometimes they don't, but I always see her off. Always.
4. There is nothing healthier than kitty snot. That is why I make sure to sneeze it on mommy or fling it on her at least once a day. I find the best time is right when mommy has gotten in to bed at night and has closed her eyes. It's easier to get maximum coverage when she is still.
5. I keep a vigilant watch out of the windows for evil squirrels and birdies. I will yell at them if they get too close to the house or (horrors!) come up on the porch. You can never be too careful of squirrels, especially. I just know they have an evil master plan . . .
6. I make mommy squeal with my cute toesies. She just loves my paws and how cute they are with the extra toes. I use them to hold mommy still when I want to give her love bites, and I use them to open cabinet doors and drawers. They are also useful to bat toys away from your fursiblings when you think it is your turn to play. Mommy never gets on to me for anything I do with my "mittens," because I am just too cute.
7. I don't talk as much as Ivy and Tybalt do, but I can yell very loudly when I want to. This is how I let mommy know that I am lonely. I know that if I am lonely, then she must be, too. Not only does mommy get more exercise by hunting me down to see what is wrong with me when I yell, but she also gets to pick me up and cuddle me when she finds me. Everyone knows cuddling cute kitties like me is healthy for mommies.

Wordless Wednesday - The Gang's All Here!

Mommy is really busy today, so my post is late and I won't be able to visit my friends. DRAT!

Tattlin' Tortie Tuesday

Holly: I have my party hat on!

Ivy: I have my party hat on, too!

Holly: You want to know why?

Ivy: Because our brother was trying to keep a secret from us! But thanks to the catblogosphere (and my mad email hacking skillz) we found out about Mr. Tigger's Party at the M-Cat Club!

Holly: Yeah, Tybalt! You thought you could keep us away, but too bad, fluffy boy! We know all about the surprise party for Mr. Tigger that you and Samantha and Kashim and Othello are planning! I can't believe you didn't know Kashim would tell me. Or that Ivy would get into your email!

Ivy: Yeah, Tibbles, you should know better than to leave your password lying around! Ha ha ha! So now the Tortie Twins are all set to PARTY!!!!!!

Holly: Remember, everykitty! The big surprise birthday party for Mr. Tigger is Thursday, May 15th at the M-Cats Club!

Ivy: I hope the rest of our tortie sisters come!

Holly: Yeah, just let those mancats try to kick the torties out of the club after midnight!

Ivy: TORTIES RULE!

Wordless Wednesday - AMBUSH!

Tortie Tuesday - Corruption!

Ivy here! I am going first today, and I am going to dedicate this post to Bendrix, who is a constant inspiration to me! Yesterday when mommy came home, I did my usual stunt of lurking right up against the basement door, so that when she came through I could make my leap for freedom. Sometimes she manages to thwart me; sometimes I manage to get my way. I never know if my attempt will be successful or not, so I always do my best to put my all into my initial bid for freedom. Last night, the unthinkable happened - not only did I succeed in my break for freedom, but Tybalt followed me! YES! TYBALT! The mommy's boy! The fluffy mancat who can do no wrong! HE WAS NAUGHTY! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I have managed to corrupt my younger brother! I have never felt so alive! Oh, I am still preening over my victory this morning.
Okay, okay Ivy . . . settle down. I think it is my turn to take over. Hello everykitty, it is Holly, the slightly more stable tortie twin. Yes, the unthinkable happened last night. I've never seen mommy's face more shocked. Tybalt followed Ivy right down into the basement, and ignored mommy! I was the GOOD CHILD. I stayed upstairs with mommy. That meant that while Ivy and Tybalt were alone in the dark, spooky basement I was upstairs with mommy getting fed temptations without Tybalt snarfing them all down. I even got to check out the doggie stinky goodness on my own, and visit with our doggie brother and sister without Ivy trying to hog all of the attention. I had a taste of what it is like to be a single kitty, and let me tell you, it wasn't all bad. I got a lot more attention than I usually do, and mommy and I had a wonderful mommy-daughter moment watching a cardinal out of the window together. It was lovely. Then, mommy sighed really loudly and tromped downstairs to retrieve her wayward children. She managed to catch Ivy right away and get her back upstairs, but Tybalt was scared. He was hiding where he hid with me during the nasty tornadoes and was too frightened to come out, even for mommy. She had to crawl down under our stairs to grab him and tote him back up. Tybalt was just a fraidy-cat after all! Maybe he learned his lesson on how he should not follow Ivy's example.

ALSO - if you didn't read Karen Jo's limerick yesterday, you really should! It is all about Torties - and it even has our pictures with it! Thanks, Karen Jo! You are AWESOME! Click Here To Read!

Tortie Tuesday - Mornings

Yesterday Tybalt showed you his morning routine, so today we Tortie Twins are going to show you ours! Here we are in our usual morning spots, waiting for mommy to finish getting ready for work so she can spend time with us before she leaves.

IVY

Here I am, nesting in MY nip lounger in front of the heat box. Yes, it is MY nip lounger because I have claimed in in the name of tortiedom! I know Tybalt wanted it, and I know Holly likes it, but that is just too bad. It is MY nip lounger. They keep reminding me that Mommy bought it for all of us to share, but that is just too darned bad. It is MY lounger. I am the one who sleeps in it every night. I am the one who runs to it when I hear the heat box click on. I am the one who snuggles against the heat box and gives it lots of attention and licks to let it know what a good job it is doing. I am the one who rolls in it and drools in nipped out ecstasy. This is MY nip lounger. . . at least while the heat box is on. When the cool air comes out of the heat box, I don't care as much anymore. Why does cool air come out of my heat box? I think mommy needs to get it fixed. We need the heat box to work year round so I can snuggle it and feel the warm air in my furs. Why would I want cold air blowing my furs? Silly mommy.

HOLLY

Here I am, sitting in mommy's bedroom floor and trying to patiently wait for her to follow me into the kitchen and give me Temptations. See the red thing behind me? That is mommy's new comforter set for her bed. It is pink and red and brown, because mommy keeps saying she is going to paint her bedroom and make it pink and brown. Mommy is lazy, so that hasn't happened yet, so the comforter set lives on the floor. I like it there. I like to paw at it and make the plastic bag it is in make squeaky sounds. When I'm tired of that, I will pounce on it and bunnykick it, and then when I am tired of that, I will curl up in a cute little ball and sleep on top of it. I have to sleep there, because someone is hogging the nip lounger. That's fine, Ivy. I've found my own special bed!

When mommy finally finishes with whatever it is she does in the bathroom every morning, she comes out and sees all three of us waiting for her. Then we chirp to her, and usually Tybalt is the one who talks the most and leads the way into the kitchen. Then we all hop up onto the counter and ask for our morning Temptation treat. Mommy gives Tybalt his in our food bowl, and then has to give us our own treats a little way away from him . . . because Tybalt is a Temptation HOG! Then mommy plays a little bit with us so that we can get our morning exercise, and then she tries to trick Ivy so that Ivy won't follow her down the stairs and scoot past her into the basement and make her late for work. This is what we do every weekday morning! A lot of times we get confused about Saturday, so Tybalt has to bite mommy on the nose to remind her that we need our treats, and Holly has to cry in the living room so that mommy remembers to open the blinds so that she can see the birdies, and Ivy has to whap the blinds to make sure mommy knows that we expect her to get up on time.

Terriffic Tuesday!

Yesterday was great! We had the BEST Saint Patrick's Day/Birthday Party over at the M-Cats Club. I thought that would be the highlight of my day, but then Mommy came home and brought me this! A package from my Tuxie Princess Samantha!

There were two cards inside . . . one for Saint Patrick's Day that was addressed to all of us (even Mommy and Almost Dad!) and another one JUST FOR ME! And you will NEVER guess what was inside it!

SAMANTHA FURS!!!!!!
And the package also had tons of goodies! There was stinky goodness (YUM!), and jingly balls, and swirly balls, catnip, and feathery toys . . . oh, it was kitty heaven! I love my presents, Samantha!
I was so happy I even let my sisters share my toys without whapping at them!
(I labeled the twins so you could tell who was who. =^_^=)

Oh, I had the BESTEST Birthday EVER! Thanks everyone!

Nosekisses and Purrs to my wonderful and thoughtful Sammie-Pie.

Mancat Monday Mail

I was so surprised! Saturday afternoon my mommy told me I had mail! It was from two of my favorite ladycats, Queen Snickers and Empress. I got a prize for knowing the bonus question on their 100th post contest!

As you can see, I had a lot of help opening my package.


Look! I got a beautiful card and a catnip fishie! (That makes sense because my answer to the bonus question was that Queen Snickers has a pet fishie!)


Oh, Snickers and Empress, I LOVE LOVE LOVE my catnip fishie and my card! Thank you both so much!

Terrible Tortie Tuesday

Holly: Oh, I see something out there! Something I want to get! It is making me chirp and climb the window, I want it so badly!


Ivy: Out of the way, sis! Let me see! Oooooh . . . . I want to play with it! Do you see it?

*Introducing Timmy the Squirrel*

Tybalt: Oh, I see him. Just look at Timmy . . . standing there and taunting us with his curled poofy tail! Girls! He's hopping up the stairs! I can't believe it!

Tybalt: Just look at him!

Terrible Tortie Twins : Timmy . . . we'll get you someday. Just wait and see. *rubbing paws together*

Wordy Wednesday

(Mommy helped make this into a wallpaper. Clicky and download if you like!)

My mommy wanted to tell everykitty and their parents how much she appreciated their well-wishes and purrs. She thinks she cracked her tailbone in that nasty fall, and driving to work and sitting all day is no fun as a result, but she can tell that all the purrs are really working!

The twins and I have a lot of catching up to do . . . so . . . here goes!

First, I would like to thank the wonderfully creative Sassy for bestowing upon me this wonderful award.

This award is given to those kitties who have consistently done an excellent job of blogging, and making the rest of us laugh, cry, and think. I would like to pass this award along to several interesting and worthy kitties.

1. Miss Peach, for always being such a caring and loving kitty to both her parents and her friends. We love you, Miss Peach!
2. Zippy, Sadie, and Speedy, for always making me laugh. I hope things calm down at your house soon so that we can visit you more often!
3. Tripper, the Psyko Stray for making me think. Sometimes after I read his blog I have to think really hard. (But mostly I just laugh.)
4. And last but not least, the kitties at Artsy Catsy. Even with their busy schedules, they still manage to keep us up to date.

And the wonderful Karen Jo tagged me for a meme! I've done it before, but I love having the chance to do it again. Also, the Terrible Tortie Twins were tagged for this same meme by Molly, and let me tell you, they are SUPER excited about it! Here are the rules:

You have to post who tagged you and link back to them and then to Petspix. Then you have to tag 3 other kitties, beans, woofies, or any other assorted animal.What three things would you do that you have never done before, if you knew you wouldn't get caught, get in trouble, or suffer any consequences?

Ok, my answers this time are:

1. I would learn to drive a car, so that I could take Samantha out with me and we could go get yummy food from those drive-thru places and eat until we popped! I hear you can get fish and chicken that way. . . and mommy always brings me back straws when she goes!
2. Speaking of straws, I would get a squillion straws and put them all in a great big pile and then lay on top of them. No one would take them away from me or throw them away. Instead, everyone would admire me for my treasure.
3. I would grow a green paper tree so that my mommy wouldn't have to go to work to hunt the green papers everyday. That way she would stay home with me. Oh, and everyday would be pajama day! Pajama day always means more snuggling.

Holly says:

1. I would make every door in the house have an easier latch thingy, so I could slap them all open instead of having to learn how to turn knobs. No room would ever be safe from my exploration!
2. I would go outside and hunt those naughty squirrels! They are forever coming up on my porch to stare back at me through the window and taunt me with their chattering and their fluffy, twitchy tails. I'd show them!
3. I'd have a room all to myself, filled with catnip and grandmama's shoes! Oooooh . . . they smell so good and make me so happy that I just have to bunnykick and purr . . . . and then bunnykick some more!

Ivy says:

1. I would go down to the basement as much as I liked and explore, explore, explore!
2. I would run out the door into the backyard as much as I liked and explore, explore, explore!
3. I would whap as many things as I liked without getting in trouble and climb the blinds and curtains as much as I wanted and eat as much of the doggie stinky goodness as my tummy could hold!

Since I don't think there are 9 kitties that we know out there who haven't done this meme yet, each of us will just tag one kitty.

Tybalt tags his darling tuxie princess, Samantha!

Holly tags Socks, because she wants to know him better!

Ivy tags Java, because she thinks he is a handsome mancat!