The Monkeys

Mancat Monday

2010-03-22T00:01:00.000-04:00

We had a busy weekend here and Mommy and The Ball Guy got rid of a lot of stuff to prepare for the move. They were sweating and saying bad words when they took away our old sofa.

They wanted to get rid of this old chair too, but I told them I needed to inspect it first to be sure that it was no longer useful.

Sorry Mommy! This chair still is still good.

If I sleep on it, they won't be able to throw it out...

Samson
xoxo

Fuzzy Friday

2010-03-19T00:01:00.001-04:00

Do not adjust your computer screens - it's Fuzzy Friday!!

We're very excited that it's Friday and Mommy says she's looking forward to getting a little 'fuzzy' herself tonight! I don't know what that means but she's happy, so that's all that matters to me.

Have a great Friday!

Samson
xoxo

Tortie T(h)ursday

2010-03-18T00:01:00.002-04:00

It's Sweet Pea again for another Tortie T(h)ursday.

When Daddy brings me over to my future apartment, or Samson and Delilah's current apartment, I am usually very busy scoping out all the new smells and planning my future hiding places. I have no time to socialize or even be nice. This is a bit of a sore spot for Samson and Delilah's Mommy. Whenever she picks me up to try to be friends, I hiss and growl. She says I sound like something she heard when she visited Australia - a didgeridoo!

You can hear me growling and see me using some excellent defensive moves in this video.

She gets pretty upset about it, but I'm over there on a mission. I even hiss and growl at Daddy when I'm over at Samson and Delilah's house, so she shouldn't take it so personally.

Sweet Pea
xoxo

Note from Mom: No kittens were harmed in the filming of this video, the only thing that was hurt was my pride!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-17T00:01:00.000-04:00

Tortie Tuesday

2010-03-16T00:01:00.009-04:00

Samson was ignoring Mommy yesterday because he thought it might keep her home. I know better! I know she has to go out to hunt and catch the chicken and fish for our food, so I don't mind if she goes out to do that.

I'm ignoring Mommy too, but it's for a very important reason - she opened the balcony window and there are Spring smells out there that must be sniffed!

It's very important to absorb every smell and I have to concentrate very hard.

Spring smells delicious!

Delilah
xoxo

P.S. We are so happy to have won a really cool prize from The Kool Kittie Krew yesterday for going to their birthday party!! We won a bottle of Chat Noir catnip. Thank you guys! We love you!

Mancat Monday

2010-03-15T00:01:00.003-04:00

After the wonderful weekend Mommy and I had snuggling, I do not understand how she can just go to work! Sometimes I like to give her the furry shoulder and let her know how much I protest.

Just go, Mommy. I don't care! I've got plenty of things to do here at home.

Just once I wish that approach would work!

Samson
xoxo

Finally Friday

2010-03-12T00:01:00.002-05:00

We're very happy that it's Friday!

Mommy has a big weekend planned of shopping and packing. We're just happy she's going to be home!

Deli and I will probably just sit around and snoopervise. This place is a mess!

We hope you have a great weekend!

Samson
xoxo

Angel VSquillions

2010-03-11T00:01:00.010-05:00

Mommy was very excited to receive our Angel VSQuillions the other day, and she will be putting them in our sidebar soon.

The first one is Muddy, or The Mudman. Mommy has written about him before, so if you want to read about him, you can click here. Muddy died shortly before we came to live here in August of 2006 and, of course, Mommy misses him every day.

Next was Desdemona. She was with Mommy for 15 years and she was a crabby Torbie. Actually, she wasn't crabby with Mommy, but she was the only one Desi was nice to. Mommy said Desi used to be really nice until her love, MoMo (see below), died and Mommy adopted Muddy. She never was the same after she lost sweet MoMo. Desdemona died of kidney problems in 2004 on Mommy's birthday. Mommy had found her 15 years earlier on her birthday as a tiny kitten under a parked car, so she thinks it was appropriate that she left on that day too. Mommy misses her very much.

Last, but definitely not least, is MoMo. He was a thin, short-haired tuxie. He was a very special gift to Mommy from a friend of the family. The little girl, Kimberly, gave Mommy her own cat MoMo when, after a visit, she noticed that MoMo and Mommy were crazy about each other. Kimberly died a few weeks later in a car accident with her two brothers. She was only 13 years old. Mommy thinks the little girl instinctually knew something was going to happen and that's why she was so insistent that MoMo go live with Mommy.

MoMo, like Kimberly, died far too young at 9 years old. He was having surgery to prevent his crystals when the vet found that he had cancer all throughout his body. The vet suspected that it may have been caused by the food he was eating (Science Diet), because at the time it contained an ingredient called Ethoxyquin, which is a rubber stabilizer and a known carcinogen. Mommy sometimes still cries about MoMo and he died in 1997. She said he will always be in her heart and she misses him like crazy. She hopes that he is with Kimberly again.

We are so happy to have adopted these three so we can keep an eye on them. They paved the way for us to be spoiled and loved, and we're very happy they're here...even Desi, the crabby torbie!

You can adopt your own VSquillions here

Samson and Delilah
xoxo

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-10T00:01:00.000-05:00

Tortie Tuesday

2010-03-09T00:01:00.000-05:00

It's a little embarrassing, but I feel I must bring attention to a very serious matter. I am expected to single-pawedly come up with new blog material at least once a week, yet the only recent picture of me in the 'Blog' folder is of me playing with a Christmas nip candy cane. It wouldn't be so horrible if this photo had been taken around Christmas time, but this is a recent photo.

Mommy has packed a lot of our toys and has been lazy about buying us new ones, so I was forced to play with this Christmas one. Don't get me wrong, it's a great toy, it's just that it's March!

Because of my weekly post, I expect to have the latest and/or holiday appropriate toys to talk about. I discussed this with Mommy and she said that she had already thought of that, and there is an order on the way from The Casbah Kittens that is both new AND holiday appropriate, but I would have to wait until it arrived to know what it is. She said that she is going to let all of you see it before me by posting a link after I've finished blogging for the night (pssst, click HERE to see Deli's new toy). Of course I know you will all tell me how awesome it is, right?

Delilah
xoxo

Mancat Monday

2010-03-08T00:01:00.006-05:00

I've never hidden my love for boxes, so with our moving date coming up soon, you can well imagine that we're overrun with them. It is cat heaven! Any clear space on the floor is covered with boxes, some sealed up, and others, like this little gem, still open and just asking for a cat butt to sit in it.

Deli likes boxes, but doesn't love them like I do, so I've pretty much got my choice around here.

Oops, I forgot about Sweet Pea!

That silly kitten always has her lasers on, even when her eyes are closed.

I guess I'll look for another box. She needs to relax and not be so defensive around here!

The Goddess of Floof, Fin is hosting the Acatemy Awards again this year, and I'm entering one of my many films of the year. It is rated 'AC' (adult cat) and is not for kitten eyes, but I feel it is the best example of my romantic Mancat side.

You might have noticed that I'm holding Delilah's paw as we smooch. This is my signature move! It also helps to ensure that the ladies don't run away!

Samson
xoxo

Fuzzy Friday

2010-03-05T00:01:00.001-05:00

It's time for Fuzzy Friday!

We hope you have a great weekend!

Samson, Delilah and Sweet Pea
xoxo

Tortie Tuesday

2010-03-04T00:01:00.001-05:00

You may have noticed that it's not Tuesday! I noticed that too. You may have also noticed that Mommy didn't help me post on Tuesday! She told me that she wasn't 'feeling it' and that we'd do my Tortie post on Thursday. She wasn't feeling it? The last time I checked (and believe me, I have), she was not a Tortie! Of course she wasn't feeling it!

I will make sure this kind of behavior doesn't happen again. When it was snuggle time when she was going to bed, I snubbed her. I wasn't feeling it! I've also been glaring at her occasionally so that she asks me what's wrong. As soon as she speaks, I look away.

She'll get the furry shoulder for a few more days, and I can guarantee there will be no more Tortie Tuesdays on Thursday!

Delilah
xoxo

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-03T00:01:00.000-05:00

Mancat Monday

2010-03-01T00:01:00.002-05:00

It's still a little hectic around here and I can't imagine it changing in the next couple of months. There are boxes and packing and loud hockey games.

I've got to make sure I don't get forgotten in all the chaos. Looking cute in a box should do the trick!

Mommy was jumping around yelling at the television yesterday. She wanted me to say congratulations to the Canadian men hockey team for winning the gold medal and thanks for making her day so exciting!

Samson
xoxo

Flashback Friday

2010-02-26T08:01:00.002-05:00

We have our computer back, but we lost a lot of pictures and Mommy has been pretty down about it. We still have a lot backed up, but she just hasn't gotten around to digging into them and making some available in our 'blog' folder. We are going to tolerate only ONE more Flashback Friday. Here is a post from way back in April of last year when Mommy was off work after surgery:

Mommy is still off work which means she's home for snuggles, but it also means that she is ALWAYS on the computer! She doesn't let me sit on her tummy or lap anymore because she says it hurts too much so I've lost one of my favorite sleeping places - the computer chair!

I've employed a few methods to get it back:

1.) I strategically place myself incognito behind something on the desk so as soon as she gets up for something, I pounce on my chair! Here I am hiding behind a Perrier bottle:

2.) The next method is a little more aggressive - I sit right in front of her so she can't see the computer:

3.) If all else fails, I take the only route left - I sleep on the part of the chair she's NOT on. Sure it looks a little uncomfortable but at least I've got my chair back :)

Have a great weekend!

Samson
xoxo

Tortie T(h)ursday

2010-02-25T00:01:00.002-05:00

Hi! Sweet Pea here for another installment of Tortie T(h)ursday!

I heard Samson and Deli's Mom talking to my Daddy about me. She says that when I come over here, I'm a 'tough girl' and I'm always growling at everyone, including her and Daddy. In my defense, I came over here the first time and I met two gigantic cats who hissed and whapped me constantly for the first 3 or 4 times I visited. Now, suddenly, they want to be 'friends' and I'm supposed to be nice? I think I'm owed an apology! Delilah walks around here like she owns everyone and everything in this apartment! Okay, maybe she owns that big black and white dude, but she doesn't own me!

To prove I'm not afraid of her, I'm sleeping on their new hairy blanket.

See how casual I am? I'm not afraid of you big, furry cats!

I'm not sure why I growl at Samson and Delilah's Mommy when I'm here. I think it's just because I want everyone to know that I mean business!

One day, I'll be the head Tortie in this place. Deli better watch her back!

Sweet Pea
xoxo

Medal Ceremony

2010-02-24T07:00:00.003-05:00

Since Sweet Pea and I are the 'fetchers' of this family, I thought we should present the medals together. We aren't friendly enough to be right beside each other yet, but we can still be in the same photo!

First, we want to thank the beautiful Fin for organizing the Cat-O-Lympics

Now for the bronze medalists! We had a tie for bronze. With 5 votes each, Merci from Jan's Funny Farm and Ellie from Cory's blog! Congratulations, you two!

The silver medal goes to Milo! We thought for awhile that Milo would take the gold or tie with his brother, Alfie. It was a very close race!

The gold medal goes to Alfie! These brothers are awesome fetchers! You can see their winning video entries here

I asked Mommy for live doves to release for the ceremony, but she said no. So Sweet Pea will now release the celebratory lasers!

Thank you, Sweet Pea. Those lasers are pretty strong for such a small Tortie!

We want to thank everyone who participated! We had a ton of fun!

Delilah (and Sweet Pea)
xoxo

Tortie Tuesday

2010-02-23T00:01:00.002-05:00

I finally tried out our new hairy blanket and it's great!

It takes me awhile to try new things. Samson is the tester in our family. If he likes it, I might try it.

This blankie is pure heaven! Peggy is the best!

Delilah
xoxo

P.S. We'll be announcing the medal winners for the fetching contest tomorrow because our blog secretary (Mommy) went to bed before the polls closed!

Mancat Monday

2010-02-22T00:01:00.000-05:00

Sweet Pea has been coming over every time The Ball Guy comes by so both Delilah and I are beginning to tolerate her.

She's a very pushy kitten and she never knows when to stop. She's always trying to get closer to me.

I think she might have a kitten crush on me! She's trying to hold my paw!

There's no way I can let Deli see this. I better hiss at Sweet Pea so she doesn't get the wrong idea.

Silly kitten!

Samson
xoxo

P.S. Don't forget to vote for your favorite fetcher! The voting stops tonight at midnight EST.

Fetching Contest

2010-02-20T11:11:00.008-05:00

I'm pretty excited because Samson and Delilah are letting me blog to announce the finalists for the fetching contest!

Daddy has been helping me train fetching soccer balls since I moved in, so I'll definitely be ready for the next Cat-O-Lympics! Deli thinks I have 'potential' but I have news for her...I'll whip her furry butt next time! I'm a natural!

Now to the contenders:

1.) The multi-talented Ellie from Cory Cat Blog

You can look at her fetching entry here

2.) Virgil from The House of Cats is showing off his mad skills here

3.) & 4.) Milo and Alfie from The Cat's Meow have been training for this event since they were kittens. They're so good, we're giving them each their own entry on the poll. Check out their entries here

5.) The totally adorable and talented Merci from Jan's Funny Farm is representing doggies and showing us kitties how it's done here

6.) Dushi, from Cats in Trees was trying to learn to fetch with treats and he fetched an even better surprise! You can see what I mean here

Deli was a little mad that she was not entered, but her Mommy said that because she was a host of the event, she was just supposed to demonstrate. Next time both her and I will be competing!

We have set up a poll on the sidebar so that you can vote for your favorite. You can vote once per day until February 22nd at 11:59 PM EST. We'll announce the medals next week. Good luck!!

We all want to thank the lovely Fin and her Mom for organizing the Cat-O-Lympics! They always make things so fun.

Sweet Pea
xoxo

Flashback Friday

2010-02-19T00:01:00.004-05:00

We are still having computer problems, but the good news is they have sent the new hard drive to us for Mommy to install, so we should be back in business this weekend! The bad news is, a lot of the most recent pictures on our computer were not backed up and there is no way to retrieve them. Mommy is devastated. Even worse, some of them were pictures of Sweet Pea in her first couple of months, so they're priceless. At least there are pictures from the blog! I'm trying to keep Mommy and The Ball Guy positive.

Because of the lack of recent pictures, we are going to dig back into the past and pull out one of Mommy's favorite 'Finally Friday' posts. If you've seen it already, we apologize, if not, we hope you enjoy it!

Delilah
xoxo

Friday means that Mommy comes home in an even better mood than usual and she pours herself a drink in this funny-shaped blue glass.

And sometimes she has more than one and starts laughing at things that aren't even funny!

When she has three glasses, it gets a little difficult to watch.

She gets even more snuggly than usual with us so, despite her silly behavior, we really love Fridays!

Ummm don't you think you've had enough, Mommy?

Samson
xoxo

Thankful Thursday

2010-02-18T00:01:00.003-05:00

Some of you may know that our Mommy used to smoke. She has quit a few times in the past, but she says she never really wanted to quit. Last month, for no apparent reason, she just decided that she wanted to stop and she stopped...just like that. Delilah and I are very thankful for this because we want our Mommy around for a long time. Now that it's been over a month and she's not afraid to jinx it, we can finally tell her how happy we are that she quit!

I tried smoking when I was a kitten, but it was just so I could look tougher for Delilah. She didn't like it so I quit right away!

Don't forget to enter our fetching event for the Cat-O-Lympics! Delilah is the athlete of our family. BUT, if there's a medal for spectating, I'll definitely win. Check out my spectacular spectating moves...

Samson
xoxo

One Line Wednesday

2010-02-17T00:01:00.001-05:00

I think I broke my mousie!!!

Cat-O-Lympics

2010-02-16T00:01:00.004-05:00

I was totally shocked that Samson and Mommy 'bowed out' of The Cat-O-Lympics this year because we don't have access to all of our pictures and videos. I have been training for years for this and I definitely do not want to let down our gracious host, Fin! I am officially withdrawing Samson and Mommy's withdrawal AND, not only will I be competing in an event, we are going to be hosting an event, too!

First, to our event. Because the games are open to all species, I thought it would be great fun to add the event Fetching. Since fetching is more often a dog event, this will give our doggy friends more of an incentive to participate. Of course if you're a cat who fetches, you're welcome to compete also. In case you've never fetched and want to try, here's a video of me actually doing it. Doggies, pay attention - you may learn something!

To participate in our event, you will need to follow these directions:

1. Post a picture or video on your blog and let me know you did it by posting a comment here or on our blog.

2. Provide your blog address so I know where to go to judge your fetching.

3. Sit back and wait for the results!

Now, I'll show you my entry for the High Jump event hosted by Cats in Maryland.

They did not mention in their rules if videos are allowed as an entry, so I'm not even sure yet if this is a legal entry, but here I am peforming my high jump:

My jump would have been a lot cleaner if the shelf hadn't been full of so much junk! If you had the sound on, you may have noticed that I made a little sound like a karate or tennis player before I jumped. This 'grunt' is how I release my natural adrenaline so that I've got a jolt of extra power.

Wish me luck in my competition!

Let the games begin!

Delilah
xoxo