Holiday Recap: But What About the Cats?

Yes, the cats loved the attention of having us around the house all day, and Rudy forgave us immediately for staying out all night Christmas Eve.



The tree has stayed upright so far, and only a couple of ornaments have mysteriously fallen off.



I'm going back to lounge on the sofa, now, if Pammy will let me have my seat back.

The Cat Update

Yes, I know you're just dying to know how the other housemates are.
They're fine.

Rudy continues to test gravity at every opportunity and will crawl into any part of any bag available to him.


Pammy is my cyber-protector. Nothing will go wrong with my laptop if I just stop using it. It is her Princess Pammy Pillow of the day..

New Gadget

Last night I brought home a new smartphone that should replace my old cellphone and pda. Configuration is still under way, but you know darn well what I played with first - the camera. It's atrocious by any highbrow standard, and I love it. It's my digital Holga.





Julie played with it, too, this morning.
I wondered why she was putting a penguin on my neck...

Cat Party in my living room

Some mornings you just see strange toms staring in your window.
We call the neighborhood stray Roofus. He's quite agile.

At home

Since we haven't had a random cat pic for a while, here's a confusing scene: Pammy being nice to Rudy.

She usually won't willingly share a full sized be with him, let alone cuddle next to him and groom him. He must have been sick. She always comes and sits on me when I'm low.

Hibernation at Home

Sorry for the 2-1/2 week hiatus. My evenings were filled with frivolity and/or Nyquil for a while. More reports will follow shortly.


Pammy says: When in doubt, crawl deep into the covers and sleep.

Been sick, at home

I'm better now.

But, Pammy, what's her deal?

Our Welcome Home

It's been a while since we had a cat pic day, right?


Pammy inspected everything we touched. Maybe she thinks that's her Elliot Erwitt book.


Rudy was a bit more interpersonal.


Paws lives with our friends. We visited almost as soon as we got home. She eventually woke up long enough to say "hey."

Sunday Recap

How I spent my day:

- sanding, cleaning & painting this firewood rack someone was kind enough to give us for free (along with all the firewood it had been holding) - installing a new door closer on the front screen door - masking Grandmother's metal trunk for it's last round of painting - scraping the bbq and the charcoal chimney so I can repaint them with high temp paint - replacing an outside light fixture - installing a threshold in the bathroom doorway -

How Julie spent her day:

- working her butt off cleaning - running loads and loads of laundry - scrubbing every bathroom surface available - mopping - more scrubbing in the kitchen - drinking much water - reminding me to drink more water - finding places for the things I leave laying around everywhere -

How Rudy spent his day:

- underfoot in the bathroom - undermop in the kitchen - playing with my screwdrivers -

How Pammy spent her day:

- staying out of everybody's way - ignoring our commotion - sitting patiently by the water bowl (in case I would happen to drop an ice cube in it) - stealing my red bandana from me - telling me I smelled bad -