Letters to Santa Paws

Dear Santa,

It's me, Moe.

I hope that this letter is not too late to get to you. I know that you are busy with your lists of wishes from all of earth's creatures. I will make this quick.

You know that this year has been difficult all over the world. People are out of work and have had to give up their furry friends because they could not care for them. I on the other paw am very lucky. I have a wonderful home and lots of food and treats. Please do not stop here this year. Give my gifts to those creatures who need it more.

Love,

Moe

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Meow to you Santa,

It's me, Carmela.

Please pay extra attention to all the cats in the blogosphere. They have been very inspirational and many special cats have gone to the bridge this year. Give them all extra catnip in their stockings.

Have a great evening!

Carmela

Monday stuff

Dear Friends,

We apologize for the lack of posts. We had to keep our momma warm as she was icky-sicky all last week. She is better now and back to work for a few days before she is home with us for Santa Paws and the New Year.

We have received our secret paw gifts and will be sending ours our ASAP.

Carmela and Moe

Finally Friday

Hello everyone!

We just wanted to extend our condolences to every family in the cat blogosphere who has lost a family member this year. We know how if feels and have found it hard to talk about. We still have not posted much about what Lucinda went through with her kidney disease. We will save that for another post. Now we want to offer you all some hope.

Someday, while you are still grieving, you will feel something brush against you, but there is no one around. Out of the corner of your eye, you will see the tip of a tail that vanishes. You will hear a familiar meow while you are in a place where there are no cats. If any of this happens to you, just clear your mind and understand that your cat, dog, person, is trying to let you know that it's okay to be sad, and that they are still with you.

Trust us. This happens.

Moe and Carmela

Thoughts on Thursday

Hello everyone!

It's been quiet around our house. We have been doing our normal routine:

*wake up Momma at 5:00 AM for breakfast
*snuggle up in our warm bed
*leave buried treasure for Momma in the box
*trying to ignore the local news (it's hard when the scandal is on every local and national channel)
*begging for treats
*keep Daddy company during the day
*make sure that we get rested up for the nighttime games of pounce and chase
*think about our sweet Lucinda (we miss her very much)

Have a great day!

Moe and Carmela

Wordless Wednesday

Two cats on Tuesday

Double Mocha Burmese Delight with a Twist!

Momma caught us sleeping this way a couple of days ago. Moe and I are the best of friends and are never far away from each other. Momma calls me Moe's Beau!

Carmela

Meezer Mancat Monday

Momma, please don't leave me! Don't you want to stay home and pat my soft tummy? Don' t you want to snuggle with me and Carmela.

What's that? If you don't go to work there won't be any treats or chow?

Oh, well in that case, can I help you with your coat?

Moe

Finally Friday - a PSA

A message to all the kitties who are not feeling well:

A spoonful of tuna helps the medicine go down,
the medicine go down,
the medicine go down.
Oh, a spoonful of tuna helps the medicine go down
in the most delightful way!

Please take your meds!

Carmela

Thirteen things that make us go PURRRRR!

1) Stinky goodness for breakfast
2) Momma's warm lap
3) Scritches from Daddy
4) Our heated cat cup
5) TREATS
6) An unattended Italian Sausage
7) Mornings in the bathroom with Momma
8) Stinky goodness for dinner
9) Bacon
10) Kisses
11) Warm sunshine
12) Burrowing under the covers
13) Weekends

There's more, but we'll leave it at that. We may do things that make us go GRRR, but there aren't that many.

Meow for now!

Carmela and Moe

Wild and Wooly Wednesday

Our momma saw this (tasty morsel) caterpillar at our local arboretum, but did not bring it home for us to (eat) play with!

C&M

In Honor of Rememberance Day and Veteran's Day

Our Momma's daddy was drafted at the end of WWII. He was about to be shipped out overseas, when the war ended. He instead processed the men coming back. Our Daddy's daddy flew bombers over Germany. We never got to meet him, but he never forgot what he saw and relived it every day.

Moe and Carmela

Dona Nobis Pacem

Let us find peace in all we see, feel, hear, and touch.

Moe and Carmela

Wordless Wednesday

Moe

Wednesday fun

Psst!

Someone dropped a mousie in Momma's slipper, but we aren't say'n who!

Carmela

Two cats on Tuesday

Good morning everyone!

Moe thought I needed a bath, so here we are in the bathroom. He likes to make sure that I am nice and shiny with clean ears and other parts. I return the favor and clean up the parts that he can't reach.

Just so we are clear, Momma, we never, ever want to have a bath with water. Okay?

Momma: Yes, Carmela. But I've got shampoo just in case!

Oh no! Moe lick faster!

Carmela

Meezer Monday - snuggle time

Hey everyone!

It's suddenly gotten chilly here in Chicago. We can be found in our heated bed, on our bean's bed, or on a bean's lap. Here is an old picture of all three of us on Catdaddy. He is very warm and is always happy when one of us jumps up. I, Moe have taken over Lucinda's role as shoulder percher/chest sitter. Carmela will only sit on Momma.

It's going to be freezing here tonight. I hope that Momma has good food tonight, so I can be warm from the inside out. We can't wait for the electric blanket to be put on the bed. That is the best!

Stay warm (or cool)!

Moe

P.S. Momma has her own blog! http://dgrit.blogspot.com

Sunday stuff

Momma and Daddy have been sicky this weekend. Of course this means more snuggle time! I am sending get well vibes using my high beams!

Have a great rest of your weekend.

See you tomorrow!

Carmela

Wide-eyed Wednesday

Someone's in the kitchen with momma!

Finally Friday

4:30 AM

Heard from the dark: MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! MOOOOOOOOOOM Wake up!

Heard from the bedroom: What is it Audrey? I mean Moe?

Again from the dark: Feeeeed Meeee! Feeeed Meeee Noooow!

From the bedroom: No, it's too early. Go back to sleep. Oh goody, you are on my nightstand. Don't sit there, you'll knock my....glasses off. Great. And you've woken Carmela.

Heard from Carmela: Come on Mom. I'm hungry too! Moe, keep knocking stuff off and I'll walk on Mom. She'll have to get up now!

5:00 AM - Radio alarm goes off.

Moe and Carmela (racing to the kitchen): Yay, she's up. Where's the chow!

Mom (slowly making her way to the kitchen): It's coming. You know, the least you two could do is make me coffee.

Moe: Yeah, we'll work on that. (snort)

And so the morning begins at the G house!

Thankful Thursday.

Catmomma is thankful that my kittymomma took me by the paw and showed me how to use a scratching post. See how worn it is at the top? Moe and I are going to ask Santa Paws for a taller post, so we can really stretch our muscles and keep our claws in tiptop shape.

Meow for now!

Carmela