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 - I'm Ready!

I'm ready for our ride, Mommy!

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!
    

Friday Movie Review - The Nightmare Before Christmas

Happy Friday, kitties!

I was sitting in my mommy's lap last night, trying to decide what I should talk about today. I was thinking that maybe I should have a tradition each Friday . . . a sort of recurring theme like so many other kitties have. I was never feral and I don't have frootbat ears . . . so I was feeling kind of left out. I talked to my sisters about it, and Ivy pointed out that we watch movies with mommy ALL the time, so maybe I should do a movie review each week. I thought that was a great idea! Sometimes Ivy surprises me. Holly suggested that we watch "The Nightmare Before Christmas" yet again last night, so I will be reviewing this movie for you kitties.

If your mommy is anything like my mommy, then you have all seen this movie before. A lot. Especially between the months of October and December. I feel like I am qualified to review this classic, if only because I've snuggled with mommy while she has watched it so often.

"The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993)

Directed By Henry Selick

Written by Tim Burton

Music by Danny Elfman

There are three major reasons that my mommy loves this movie so much. (I asked.)

1) It was written by Tim Burton, who is her favorite Director.

2) The music was composed by Danny Elfman, and he even does the singing for Jack Skellington!

3) It is an animated movie combining her two favorite holidays: Halloween and Christmas!

I have to admit that this is a great movie. The stop-action animation is incredible, the music is great, and the story is a lot of fun. There is a little bit of everything for everyone in it. I asked around the house to kind of poll us furries on why this movie should be watched by other furries.

Holly: "There are witches flying on brooms across the moon! They even mention it in the song at the very beginning of the movie 'This Is Halloween!' Most of the action takes place in Halloween Town, so you get to see a lot of spooky characters, like vampires and monsters!"

Ivy: "The monsters in the movie aren't really mean. They are actually pretty nice, except for Oogie Boogie. But he isn't too scary either, cuz he sings and dances and makes mommy laugh when he says Sandy Pawz is ugly. Plus there are lots of pumpkins."


Loki: "Jack has a doggie ghost in it named Zero. I think Zero is a lot like me. He loves Jack as much as I love my mommy and follows him everywhere. He even plays fetch! Jack does a lot of fun things in Christmas Town that I like to do whenever it snows here. (Which hardly ever happens.) Jack runs through the snow and hides inside a snowman and even tastes the snow! I love to eat snow."

Dana: "It's pretty! PRETTY! PRETTY! PRETTY! PRETTY!"
(Editor Note: After she calmed down she added some more to her review.)
"There is a lot of romance in it! Sally is in love with Jack, but he doesn't really notice her. By the end of the movie, he realizes he loves her too, and then they hold hands and sing and then they KISS at the very end! I tried to climb up on top of the dog house with Loki to re-enact the scene but he gave me a LOOK and pushed me off!"

My siblings are correct, those are all very good reasons for other furries to watch the movie. I would like to add some more. Oogie Boogie is really just a burlap sack filled with bugs. BUGS! And at the end of the movie when Jack defeats him, all the bugs crawl out. It is fun to try and catch them on the screen when that happens. There is a lot of movement and action on the screen, so our kitty attention is held quite nicely. We don't get bored and leave mommy alone, unlike some other movies we've tried to watch with her. Also, this movie is family friendly. Kittens and Cats alike can watch it together. You don't have to put your paws over your younger furries' eyes and ears during any of it!
My overall rating for this movie is TWO PAWS UP.

If you've never seen this movie, you should get your mommy to rent it for you. I highly recommend it.