Change of Season

The countdown to the end of summer is on...and its in the air. Nights are cooler, days are too and grow shorter in daylight.

Soon we will be putting away the sandals, the shorts, and all paraphernalia that is linked to the summer and the hot and humid weather that so many love. We are now pulling out the hoodies, the sweaters, the sweatpants and the socks...long banished into the back of the closet. We start to snuggle down onto our couch with a cup of hot chocolate and get ready for all the new shows and continuation of our favorites...Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, CSI, CSI Miami...(hey its my blog...so I'm naming MY favorite shows).

It was a wonderful summer...no shortage of hot weather or heat alerts. I enjoyed the pool at my building complex...now empty of its inviting cool water. There are less people outside hanging around...its grown quieter. As I sit at my computer, I can smell someones fireplace from one of the houses down the street...awwwwwww its almost fall, soon to be followed by winter.

I admit that winter is not my favorite season...but its a time of cuddling close to the ones you love...or in my case, my furry roommates. (In actual fact they do that in the hot and humid weather anyways...thank goodness for air conditioning).

There is soon to be a change of season!

Whatever!

Happy Anniversary!!!

Today is our 1st Anniversary - I adopted my two girls, Lizzie and Ellie, from the Humane Society.

Happy Annivesary!!!

Whatever!

How was your weekend? By Lizzie

So how was your weekend? Mama spent Friday with other family and not us...which didn't make us too happy. Then on Saturday Mama spent the whole day with us, but she had a migraine and slept for a lot of the day...so we did too. Then Sunday she spent some more time with us. Then yesterday she spent the whole day with Aunty Dill and cousins Alyssa, Faith and Sarah. But she brought Aunty Dill over and she pet us...she liked me ...she said so! (That's cause you were all over her! - Ellie) (Was not - Lizzie) (Was too!!!-Ellie)...Oh be quiet!!!-Mama

Mama says she was feeding little birdies out of her hand...she should have brought one home and I would have fed out of her hand too...(Bad bad Lizzie!! - mama)

For pictures you have to go to mama's "my space.com" cause it takes forever to load just one picture here...

So what did you do for the four day weekend?

Whatever!

Where have all the bloggers gone?

So where have all the bloggers gone? There once was a time when I could daily stay in touch with Nadia, Helder, Dill, Linda...but now I can only read what Chelsea or Jake or Jessie have written. Cute but where are my cousins? Ellie and Lizzie appreciate having the freedom to write in this blog...but it still is mine. (Truth be told...I write their blog..they simply dictate what they want said...its too hard for them to type with their paws...or so they tell me..hmm).

So I challenge you former bloggers: push past the cobwebs, flex those fingers, reenergize those brain cells and WRITE A BLOG FOR PETE'S SAKE!!

I dare ya!!

Whatever!

Mama came home!

Mama came home! Although we loved having Aunty Carmen come up and play with us and pet us...we were happy that mama came home...of course we made sure we ignored her at first . Hummph she left us for a whole week after all! Then little by little she broke us down (well Ellie broke down first...wimp) and we were all over her in no time. She looked nice and tanned and very relaxed. We are very very happy our mama came home. She better never leave again.

Lizzie (with minor contribution from Ellie)

Meow!

What's happening? by Lizzie and Ellie

What's happening mama? Why are you throwing clothes into a suitcase? Have we been bad? Are you running away from home? Mama we love you...don't go! We don't understand why you would want to swim in saltwater...throw salt in the bathtub...you know we love coming in the bathroom when you are taking your bath. Sand...why on earth do you want to lie in the sand? Okay throw that in the bathtub too. Sun...what do you mean you want sun? We get sun all day long...and if you stay, you get to pet us all day long in the sun. Wouldn't that just be the best vacation you have ever had? No mama...don't go on the plane (says Lizzie).

What's a plane? (Ellie asks with her head sideways).

Baby that is a big bird that flys in the sky and takes people places (says mama).

Like the birds flying around here??...just let me at em...I'll take care of those birds or planes (says Ellie menncingly).

Mama please don't go...(Lizzie starts whinning).

Aunty Carmen is coming to take care of you girls... (says Mama hoping to distract her little ones).

Aunty Carmen?....Yipee....we love Aunty Carmen (Lizzie&Ellie in unison).

She gives us lots of treats (says Ellie).

You are such a porker (says Lizzie)

Am not! (says Ellie)

R too (says Lizzie)


MAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (both in unison).


(And they wonder why I want to go to Cuba for a week's vacation...sigh (says mama).

Whatever!

It's a snow day! Yipee! by Ellie

It's a snow day and mommy is taking a "float day"...I'm not sure what that means cause she is not "floating" around...she is walking on her two big paws like usual (beats me why humans walk with only two paws and not four like me...they are weird)...

Anyways, mommy called into work and took a snow day so that she can stay home and pet me all day long. Poor mommy has to go to work five days a week and misses spending all her time with me...oh and Lizzie too...sometimes....but I'm her favorite cause I'm so cute and I don't bite her like Lizzie does sometimes. I mean who could resist my sweet face...I'm obviously the counterpart (feline version) of my cousin Chelsea. I could be a supermodel too!...although I don't have a T-man...not sure what that is anyways.

Hope you like my picture of me watching my favorite show on tv...

Bye for now,
Ellie

I am not happy - by Lizzie

I am not happy...mommy is always laughing when Ellie or I do something silly. Like the other night...you see mommy likes to take bubble baths when she gets home. She says it relaxes her. Ellie and I like to play with the bubbles...I used to be afraid at first, but then I watched Ellie who isn't afraid of anything and she was having lots of fun. Sometimes she would fall in...silly girl. Well Monday night both Ellie and I were on the edge of the tub and mommy kept saying in Portuguese (we are bilingual you know) "tu vai cair" (you are going to fall). Well it's not the first time we walked around the tub...but wouldn't you know, I slipped and fell in. I was in shock...my bottom half was in the bubbly water. Mommy did try to help but putting her foot under my body, but I was in such shock I couldn't get out...so she finally lifted me out. When I came out, my tail was covered in bubbles...then it happened. The worst sound any self respecting feline dreads...that laugh. She laughed so hard she almost ran out of breath (serves her right)...I couldn't stand it any more and took off out of the bathroom. I didn't even come near her for at least half an hour....the indignity of laughing at me. Huff...see if she laughs again...at least I hope I don't fall in again that is.

Whatever!

Our sleeping arrangements

I was not a happy kitten last night...because of the colder days mommy puts her hands under the covers. That makes me very unhappy cause she can't pet me while I lie down beside her. I think mommy is being a tad selfish...I mean she does not need to sleep all night..she should be petting me. So just to show how ticked off I was, I went and slept in Lizzie's bed. She slept on the edge of mommy's bed and I slept in her bed...well if was only for a little while cause for part of the night Lizzie chased me (we jumped on mommy a couple of times...she wasn't too happy...heehee)....Lizzie even chased me up on top of the china cabinet but I showed her cause I'm really good at jumping (okay so I fell off the china cabinet yesterday and almost landed on mommy's head...and Lizzie wasn't even chasing me...). It was fun running around, moving all the little area rugs (drives mommy crazy). Well there wasn't much else to do since mommy took the magnets off the fridge and hide them (again)...so I had to find something else to drive her crazy.

Whatever...meow!
Ellie

Ellie has something to say

Lizzie says that mommy leaves her in charge when she goes to work...well I just want to show you what she does when mommy is gone...yes she sleeps. She curls up with her teddy bear and sleeps.

I, on the other hand, am left to guard the home. Yes, me, Ellie, has to guard all manners of scary creatures from the home...magnets on the fridge...oh they may look harmless, but in truth they are not. They stick...the clog up the fridge door. They are a danger and must be caught. As for the toilet paper and paper towel...well they aren't even recycled..need I say more. Yes little me has to protect our home.

That's it for now!
Ellie

Lizzie and Ellie taking over the blog

Hello all,
My name is Lizzie and my little sister's name is Ellie. Mommy said we could use her blog cause she doesn't have time to start a new one.

We received a rather distressing email from our cousins Jake and Jessie (they are dogs...poor things). They miss our mommy's blog entries. So she said we could write them insead...she might post now and then.

I am a three year old cat and Ellie is now 9 months. That's our picture (I'm brown and Ellie is grey and white) but mommy took that picture in the summer and Ellie is kind of bigger now. When mommy goes to work, I'm left in charge. That's cause Ellie is very silly. She just likes to play with her toys, look for pieces of paper (paper towel and toilet paper are the best she says) to shred and take the magnets from the fridge to play with (this drives mommy bonkers). We also like to jump high on the china cabinet, look out the window (see picture) and nap. Yes we definitely like to nap. Ellie also loves to eat. She always hogs up my treats. Mommy gives her a few and me a few...she comes and eats mine and then goes and eats her's. She's lucky I don't really care for them.

Anyways, now that most of you have fallen asleep bored to tears, I'll just sign off. You see us cats don't really care what you think. So there...

As mommy likes to say "Whatever"!

Licks and purrs,
Lizzie (oh alright you can sign it too Ellie).
Meow