POSH

2007-09-24T13:21:00.000-07:00

2007-08-09T20:10:00.000-07:00

There has been some wondering lately what Tort has been doing since we moved. It's basically sleep, eat, use the litter box, repeat. If the food or water runs out, then he wanders around the house making a nuisance of himself.

Here, he has nestled himself in Mom's boppy pillow:

The other cats are doing pretty much the same thing. Tabi was actually awake on the rug for this photo. Hasn't she grown a lot since we got her?

Fluff doing more of the same... These are Grandma's cats - the calico is Mrs. Kitty, the yellow is Junior (as in Tort Jr, but I promise there is no relation there!),

and the black & white is ABC. David named him.

2007-08-09T07:18:00.000-07:00

New pictures of Tort will be coming soon... Just for you, Jessica! : )

2007-02-28T22:01:00.000-08:00

The cast of Cars seems to think that Tort is a mountain to be driven upon!

2006-10-13T22:33:00.000-07:00

We are now calling this cat "Little One" or "Little Cat," whichever comes out. Since she looks so much like Tabi, David was confused by Taffy. He now calls her Little. Which is OK... he calls Tabi, Patty.

She was friskily playing in the yard with us this morning. She prefers to spend her evenings on the front porch, though. Especially if the porch light is on, she enjoys catching bugs.

Here she is eating again. I've started feeding Little One and Fluff in two bowls rather than watching them fight for it!

2006-10-13T22:30:00.000-07:00

I just had to share! See StuffOnMyCat.com for more great pics!

2006-10-07T22:11:00.000-07:00

TORT FINALLY MADE THE CUT!!!

Click here to see Tort's debut on StuffOnMyCat.com!

2006-09-27T15:46:00.000-07:00

This is Taffy. She came with that name and is not to be mistaken with Tabi, who looks very similar. Taffy is now a resident of our yard and she appears to be very happy there. She is very quick, so I haven't gotten a good picture of her face yet. She is approximately 5 months old, fixed and up to date on all of her medical care. She is very loving!

2006-09-08T20:41:00.000-07:00

I decided it was about time to put up some flattering photos of myself. I've had enough of that other cat!

This is my, "I could catch that fly if I wanted to" pose.

"I'm too sexy for my collar."

"Yeah, I'm bad... I know it...
Don't make me get up to show you."

2006-09-01T20:48:00.000-07:00

Just to let you know, Tabi did not win, but did come in 14th place (out of 20)! She has also been featured with the regular photos. Click here to see: Stuff on Tabi

I'll keep trying to get more pictures of stuff on both of them.

2006-08-21T12:26:00.000-07:00

Tabi's photo made it into the Stuff on My Cat Back to School Contest! PLEASE GO VOTE FOR HER!!!!

VOTE HERE

The cats are featured in alphabetical order, so Tabi is at the bottom and labeled as "TAB"; the voting box is after all the photos. Here is the photo you're looking for:

She's got some good competition. Tort's photo didn't make it to the finals. Voting must be done before Tuesday!!!

2006-08-16T20:11:00.000-07:00

Tort and Tabi have entered the Back to School Contest on StuffOnMyCat.com! If we make it to the voting round, I'll let you know so that you can go vote for them!!!

Here, Tort tries on his backpack and realizes he just might be too fat to pull it off.

Tabi has registered for a full load this semester including Hungarian, Art History and Astronomy! She can handle it, though and is prepared with her thesaurus, calculator, pencil & highlighter and a pack of cat treats in the backpack.

Wish us luck in the contest!

2006-07-01T21:38:00.000-07:00

Tort and Tabi prepare to send their love to Africa...

Tabi tried to change the message.

2006-05-03T21:23:00.000-07:00

Doesn't Tort look happy? I think he was feeling like he looks in this picture. Earlier today, he was walking from the kitchen into the laundry room when David decided that the door should be shut. Tort wasn't moving fast enough & his tail was caught in the door. He screamed like a wildcat! Which then set David screaming & crying. I ran to open the door to save Tort & his tail was crooked, had to catch him to check it out. He lost several good size chunks of fur, but everything (except the fur) went back into place. It's hard to see here, but immediately to the right of his left front paw you can kind of see the skinned tail. Looks a little like one of his stripes.

2006-04-02T20:09:00.000-07:00

keeping an eye on Tabi

2006-02-23T16:03:00.000-08:00

"Somehow" this happened while Mom and David were at the library yesterday. (This is in the laundry/cat room.)

This will give you a comparison of Tabi's daintiness to the boys.

2006-02-21T07:00:00.000-08:00

Dear Pa,
It's about ME!
Love,
Tort

Here I am planning the Great Escape with Heir Zebra.

This is what happens while Pa is at work.

This is my new nemesis. People care that she's better so that I won't get sick. It's really all about me. You can see that she has an evil plot against me, can't you?

2006-02-18T00:50:00.000-08:00

Tabi is doing much better today. She wasn't sneezing at all until I had to give her orange flavored medicine (at least is smells orange flavored). She sneezed some after the wrestling match with the medicine dropper. Her eyes are completely normal, too.

Why in the world isn't cat medicine fish flavored or something?

2006-02-17T21:51:00.000-08:00

It was cold today, so Tort loafed on the couch. (as if he needs an excuse)

Day 2 of life with Tabitha laDiva - she was sick. We got a prescription from the vet & kept her and Tort apart so that he wouldn't get it. She was sneezing, had watery eyes, and slept a lot - even for a cat.

Day 3 with Tabi - The medicine seems to be working as she appears to be feeling much better. Her eyes are not watery today and she's a lot more active... and she wants out of the bathroom! She's still congested, though, so she & Tort are still being kept apart.

Tonight I put Tort in the bedroom & let her out for a bit. She was very happy to have a little more room to roam and to get some serious loving! She had about a tablespoon of milk that was left in a bedtime sippy cup.

More milk, please!

2006-02-15T12:51:00.000-08:00

Yes, Tort, you should have been paying attention! Then you would have realized that this adorable she-kitten was coming to live with you!

Introducing Tabitha laDiva, the newest member of our family. She is a pound rescue and got Dad off easy this Valentine's Day! : )

Here she is on her first exploration of the laundry room. (my red-eye fixer doesn't work on pet-eye) We let her explore that room for a while on her own. When Tort came out for the first time they growled at each other.

Here she is looking a bit startled on top of the dryer. She's 3 mo old - that stage where her ears have outgrown her head!

She is a shoulder cat - perfectly happy sitting on Mom's shoulder! PetCo and Wal-Mart both had sorry selections of cat collars, so we ended up with this basic red one. Next time we get near a Petsmart, we'll get a more appropriate collar for her.

Here is the silly girl sitting on TOP of her kitty cube. She starts purring as soon as I walk up to her!

She also likes the blanket that Mom and Tort curl up with on the couch... Tort was eyeballing her from across the room and got "near" her while she was on the blanket. This picture makes her look pretty big, but she is pretty small. If I can ever get a picture of Tort & her together, you'll see a HUGE difference!

This is Tabi's shaved tummy and you can see the edge of her incision from her surgery. She didn't want to bear all for a photograph, but I can't blame her for that. Tort got very close to her when I rolled her over to look at her incision. Don't know if it's because she was in a submissive position or if he could sense her wound. They're not growling any more, but still haven't gotten very close to each other.

2006-02-14T10:12:00.000-08:00

Mom brushed me a lot last night. Need I tell you how good it felt??? She kept talking about something, but I wasn't really paying attention. I wonder if something's up... Maybe I should have paid more attention, but the brush... ahhhh. And I feel so pretty today! fsssssss...

2006-02-10T21:15:00.000-08:00

Tort here... Mom helped me crop some fat out of this picture. Do I look thinner to you?

This is my friend Fluff. He lives in our yard because I don't like getting long black fur in my food bowl. He thinks he's big stuff. I'm sure I could whoop him if I tried. (You don't have to mention to him that I said that. Please.)

I'm gonna go eat now. I'll need my strenth for the midnight yowl... I mean prowl.

2006-02-09T07:27:00.000-08:00

There has been some grumbling (unregistered comments) about Tort's previous entry, saying that it does not reflect his true personality. Perhaps the caption should read,

"Get this thing off of me!!! What if my food vanishes and my water evaporates while I'm sitting here? What will I eat then? Maybe I should go empty the bowls right now. If I run out, I'll just shrivel up and die... and it will all be your fault!"

Does that sound better?

2006-02-06T21:21:00.000-08:00

I am Tort the Great; a.k.a. Super Cat. You will bow to my mighty voice; your will will bend to mine. ...in the middle of the night ...when I require attention.

2006-02-05T10:47:00.000-08:00

Meow.