Terrific Tuesday - Happy Birthday Merlin!

Oh yes today is utterly terrific as our buddy Merlin turns 1 yr old today and finally becomes a Mancat! :) To celebrate this momentous occasion we're having a bit of a party here in the run - so as not to make a mess of My Mummy's newly decorated dinning room and kitchen! ;) There is loads of fresh 'nip and piles of yummy food for all and because it was raining earlier there's even a frog serenade going on to mark the occasion! :) Oh yes nothing is too good for our buddy Merlin or his bother Dragonheart...

We are however keeping plenty of soft food on hand as our friend Baby Mao has hurt his jaw and chipped a big tooth and seems to have lost a little one! :( While there will be a large bucket of KFC to keep HRH Yao-lin going before My Mummy manages to cook us all some juicy turkey! :) You can all test our yummy Reindeer Paté too, it's just the best! :)

My 5th Birthday!!!!

I'm 5 years old today and as such I've got a huge plate of chicken from My Mummy, Dad and D'Boy to share with all the kittens and cats here as well as my friends here! :) It's pretty much an all you can eat chicken feast, just like I asked for... Oh boy am I ever a lucky cat and as such I spent most of last night snuggled between My Mummy and Dad, having an extra special birthday fussing! Oh yes I even let them give me belly rubs without ritually disembowelling their forearms to show them just how much I'm appreciating the chicken and other party food, though for the life of me I can't understand the attraction of cake! ;) Oh ok Mummy, the cake is for the beans so that there's more chicken left for us cats. In that case you really do think of everything! :)

So come along and help yourself to a slice or two of chicken and make yourselves comfy and celebrate my 5th Birthday in style! :)

Thinking Thursday...

I've been thinking that the calenders and clocks must have it all wrong... You see I can't be about to turn 5 yrs old on Saturday it's just not possible, 'cause I'm still a kitten! Well that and that the kittens can't really be turning 8 weeks old then too, after all they're ickle babies! So they've got to have the time and date thing all mucked up... Yep, that's gotta be the answer! :)

The only good thing is that if they don't have it all wrong and I really am about to have my 5th Birthday on the weekend, I'll have been with My Mummy for half my life! :) It'll also mean that I'm about due some new toys and some very yummy dinner... ;) Oh yes it'll be chicken for me all the way! Maybe a side order of gravy to go with it too, but defiantly chicken and maybe one of My Mummy's famous chicken or turkey terrine's with added fresh catnip leaves...Mmmmmmm... Yer that'd be good! :)

I hear that I'm getting a proper party with people visiting and all, so maybe I'll go even better for prezzies than normal! ;) After all I've been such a good Uncle to the kittens and it's some of the kittens new parents coming to visit! :)

One last thing that's had me thinking since I watched it late last night was a bit of video on You Tube of a cat playing the piano rather well! It's such a shame we don't have a piano here as I'm sure I could do far better than they did if I put my mind to it, but I just don't think I have much chance with My Mummy's flute or D'boy's guitar... ;)



Get a Voki now!

Next Tuesday... PARTY!!!!!

Well as so many of you have asked about if we're having a kitty condo warming party, I decided that we might as well have one of the same day that Isis is having her "Tummy Tuesday Tea Party" here, with the lovely Miss Peach assisting! :)

So all you Mancats who've got girlycats wishing to have tea and talk about girlycat stuff with my little 'sis can come out to the new condo with me and Tigmut'hep! We can play proper mancat games in the run and be really loud and noisy iffen we feel like it, as those girlycats are going to be too busy drinking tea and stuffing their cute little faces with cream and bikkies! ;)

I hope lots of you mancats want to come along and join the fun... See you then! :)

Post Party Report...

Oh dis has been great! Loadsa 'nip and food and yummy treats for all, plus boxes to play in and cats to socialize with... Not to mention My Marie to snuggle! :) It's gone a long way to making me feel better regardless of icky eye... Oh and a visit from the lovely Miss Peach too! :) It's all so purrfect... Now where did that 'nip banana go?

Sorry for Isis nutty behaviour, but it was her first time on d'nip and it kinda went to her head! ;) As Tigmut'hep pointed out, there's not much to get in it's way between her ears... I think he's being a bit hard on my little 'sis, but have to agree she was a bit of an airhead over the weekend! ;)

My Mummy and family gotted back just like they said they would and helped clean up d'bits we'd not managed to do ourselves without tellin us off! So thanks to everykitty for helpin' us tidy up the worst of it... :) What My Mummy doesn't know won't make her all grumpy and cross! ;) In fact she even cooked us all a roast beef dinner with loadsa yummy gravy, so we had the purrfect end to the weekend... :)

The only down side is that my eye is still not doing well, so I'm back off to the VET this afternoon... :( But My Mummy says I can go in the posh, luxury PTU and take Isis with me to hold my paw, 'cause I'z a big fraidy cat when it comes to gettin' poked by peoplez I don't know! Specially in de eye... Well I can see 'em comin, so what does she expect?! ;) So for now I'll go sleep off some of d'nip we finished off last night... I may have a puffy eye, but at least I don't look as rough as Tigmut'hep and I'd like to keep it that way, thank you very much! ;) Just look at him, he's sufferin with a bad 'nip hangover...

PARTY!!!!!

Ok, the coast is clear the 'nip is ready and so are we! :) Karl is already here so come on everykitty and join in before Tigmut'hep hogs all the good 'nip and scoffs all the food... ;)

Finking Friday...

Oh boy do I have some finking to do this Friday! Firstly I'z got to make sure that we'z got every thing we need in for d'party tomorrow... Lots of 'nip, lotsa meat, stinky goodness and our yummy chicken jelly with extra fresh 'nip added! :) Plenty of places to nap and relax on and of course the cat run for fun and games, likez my fave game of how'z d'squirrel! ;) I really must try and grow my tail furs more fluffy... Then I'd make the purrfect mega big squirrel! :)

Den I'z gotta fink of a good hiding spot so'z My Mummy can't find me at free O'clock when she wants to take me and 'sis to d'VET! :( I'z not told 'sis yet, cause I's didn't want her getting all upset and worried, but I'z going to get her to join me in a game of "Hide and Sneak" later when My Mummy starts lookin' fur us!

I finks it's time for my annual rejection from the VET and even though I'z hears we'z going in the big, huge, mega luxury PTU together I knows it's still goin' to be real torture... Just look at us, does we lookz like we needs a trip to the VET?! What do you mean one of my eyes looks a little bit sore and I need my booster shots... I'z purrfectly fine and it doesn't matter how much the VET likes seeing me I dozn't likes seen herz! :( I'z dozn't fink Isis needs a microchip to ID her, I'z can sniff her out where ever she hides, can't you?! What doz you mean you can't sniff her furs like that and tell it's my 'sis? You'z beans are mighty strange even if you'z My Mummy! ;)

Thursday's need for nursing...

It seems Dad's given the boy his germs and now My Mummy has him home in bed for the day! Again this means us kitties has access to the bedroom and the urge to snuggle up in bed is getting really hard to fight... Isis is grumping though as the boy has kept his slippers on to keep her off his feet for once! ;) Seems the boy is smarter than he looks...

Hopefully My Mummy won't get Dad's germs, 'cause if she gets sick we won't get the level of service we like around here! ;) Oh and she needs to make us our celebration jelly! :)

Here's the recipe for those of you who have Mom's who'd like to try it out:

Chicken and 'nip Celebration Jelly

1/2 lb (aprox.) of chicken meat (brown meat is actually best)
1 small carrot - adds vitamins as well as a bit of roughage (dietary fiber)
1 small handful of peas - adds vitamins and roughage too
1 packet of gelatine
Water
1 egg cup full of Cranberry Juice (added for Tigmut'hep's sake - it helps sufferers if FLUTD as it acidifies the meal somewhat)
1 small handful of fresh 'nip leaves

Cube the chicken and put it in a sauce pan, add the carrot and peas and cover with water - at least 1/2 pint (1 Cup). Bring to the boil and simmer for at least 1/2 hr - this makes the meat very tender and yummy! Now take 1/4 pint of the liquid and put it in a bowl and dissolve the gelatine in it, stir and make sure it's fully dissolved. Now take a few of the cubes of chicken and put them into two flat containers (preferably ones that have lids), the rest of the chicken, carrot and pea mixture should be liquidised with the rest of the fluid and add it to the gelatine mixture to make it up to about 1 pint (add extra water if needed) put the fresh 'nip and cranberry juice in now, and stir to make sure the 'nip, meat and gelatine combine evenly and pour over the cubes of chicken in the two containers. Now leave to cool for about 1 hr and then put the lids on the containers and carefully put in the fridge to set - about 1-2 hrs. Once this is set it's time to PARTY! :)

It's just so good! It really will take a lot of will power for us all not to start eating it the second it sets... Though well be good and save it for us all to share at the Party to mark the joint Gotcha Day's of Tigmut'hep, Donny, My Marie and me! :) Each of us found our furever homes in late November and thought it would make the Party extra special if we could all celebrate that fact! :)

Wonderful Wednesday!

It's me Isis! :) I've been busy keeping Dad warm in bed while he was feelin' all yucky and icky, seems he got cat flu or something nasty like that as he says his head feels like it wants to 'splode and his nose is certainly 'spoldin' lots! But he's been a good ickle sick kitten and let me look after him's properly... :) I'z done sitting on him to warm him up, while groomin' the little furs on the back of one of his hands all nicely! He must have liked that as he fell off to sleep and let me groom it for a good 30 mins, when I was done it looked lovely and pink and clean! :)

Then I followed him downstairs and watched TV with him, perched on the back of the sofa and purrin' in his ear as hard as I could to make him relax! This must have worked as he soon was up and about doing stuff for work on the computer, all wrapped in a blanket I made a nice nest on his feet and groomed the furs on his legs next! Honest I'z never groomed so hard in all my life and soon his ankles was looking mighty good and pink too! :) Mummy kept bringing him mugs of coffee, which like a good Momma cat I tested to make sure it was good and not too hot for my paw 'ickle sick kitten Dad...

I'z is going to be the bestest every kitten Momma, 'cause today Dad got outta bed and went back to his work! All my attention and nursing efforts must have worked real well... :) He's all fixed and better and told Mummy he was sure he'd feel better at work as he was sure he didn't need any more of my intensive nursing efforts! It's obvious from his comments that I'z done my job real good and I'll be just as good a kitten Momma as my big sister Noodle is! :)

When I'z bigger I'z going to be just like her and go and visit Dan (not for Napoleon's eyes) and come home with a belly full of kittens all my own! :) Mummy says I can play Momma cat and ickle baby kitten all I want then... I'z can clean 'em and feed 'em and snuggle with 'em 24/7 and they'z going to love it all and not complain like my big brother Ramses does about how humiliating it all is, specially when I start with the cute 'ickle baby talk to him! ;)

Anyway I've had enough time day dreamin' about kittens and now I need to go clean up any stray cat bikky those messy boys have dropped around our food bowls! Then I'd better check all the cat toys and make'z sure they'z good enough to play with, once that's all done I think I'll check out all the cat beds and other prime napping spots and make sure they'z good enough for guests! :) It's a busy life being the only girlycat in a house... Those lazy boys seem to need me to do everfury thing for them! ;)

Mancat Monday - More party planning!!!! :)

Well it looks like quite a few cats will be here partaking in the 'nip and feasting on all that's not been nailed down! ;) We've got the house to ourselves for nearly a full 24 hrs so any who want to sleep over can... :) Marie my sweet, I'm saving you a spot on My Mummy's bed as I'm sure it's the warmest, comfiest place there is!

Now who needs what to eat? We'll have vishus deer for those who'd like to sample it, a large amount of premo roasty chicken with gravy, some beef and turkey too. Plus a large bowl of some really good stinky goodness tuna fish! :)

We've got fresh nip, home grown dried nip and some good commercial stuff too. There are plenty of cat toys for all, including furry rats and mice, feathers and the whirly bird toy! Plenty of scratch pad and post, not to forget a cat run to play in and climb around! :)

Last, but by no means least Tigmut'hep has promised not to grump or sit on the pile of 'nip and hog it all for himself, since he'll be on his best behaviour with his beloved Bonnie here! ;)

Oh and it's from Saturday afternoon until Sunday breakfast time! So clear your calender and make it a date to remember - if through a mist of nip and gluttony! ;)