FACT: Cats like Nachos!

He stole it.. and he ate some of it. Who would have thought?

Happy Valentine's Day To ME

Just braggin' because they're so pretty!



Even though we drive eachother nuts sometimes, he's still my sweetie.

And surprisingly, he still sends me flowers even though he knows they'll be dead soon.

(P.S. Not all girls know what to do with them when they get them.... cut stems? What? Remove leaves? What the? Plant food? What the heck is that? I'm learning.)

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New Furniture

We did it! We finally broke down and bought some new furniture for the living room! It's the big, comfy squishy kind. And you have NO idea how long we've been waiting for this stuff! Let's see here.... I believe we ordered it in late November! That's Roomful Express for you! Ok, ok.. so I understand they were backed up over the holdays... that's why when they told us "late December", I accepted with no problem. However, late December came and went and we were then told January 6th. Ok, ok, again, no biggie, only 2 weeks! Well (you guessed it!) Jan. 6th came and went and we were told Jan. 20th! (yep! you guessed it again!) Jan. 20th came and went and FINALLY, I said FINALLY on Feb. 10th our furniture arrived! It's about time funiture people!!

Awwww.... Poor Kitty!

Just until we make sure.... black cat needed to get rubber claws put on his feet. Haha! I actually feel kinda bad? Not only did we take his "manhood" but now we're taking his self defense. (Well, he does still have teeth!) It's just temporary until we make sure he doesn't scratch the furniture. They're funny because they're like artificial nails - literally - you glue them onto the cat's real nails and you can even buy them in different colors! Haha! (And - NO - I wouldn't do that to him!) That is why he got "clear".
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Catz R Kool

For all of you "dog people" out there - you don't know what you're missing! Cats are cool. I've never laughed so hard in my life at the crazy things they've been up to. And we've been having some fun with their names too!

Thompson & Tuxy (their real names) a/k/a:
T-Diddy and Kitty-Cent
Jack Bauer and Kitty Dubaku (for those of you who are 24 fans!)
Orange Cat & Black Cat

Trick & Treat
Snuggle Bug & Love Bug
Sweet & Sinister

&

"The Boys"



Tuxy a/k/a Whoobas, Mortemer, Blacky, Stupid, Little Mister, Mister Pickles, etc.
Thompson a/k/a Tomilson, Sweetie Cat, Snuggle Bug, Fluffball, Li'l Lion, Orangy etc.

(Can't really see it in this pic but Matt's coffee mug says, "Real Men Like Cats!" Haha... it was his Christmas present from Tuxy.)

But no matter what we call them - they're still "mischievious". So the other day I was hanging out in the living room when my sixth sense warned me something was up! I walked into the dining room only to find black cat standing next to a pink plastic cup on it's side and a puddle of water. At the same time, Thompson managed to knock over the entire container of cat food! The little furballs are smarter then you think let me tell you! Because despite the fact of how mad I was at them - it was partly my fault! Orange cat just happened to be a little hungry (since I hadn't fed him yet that day) and black cat's water dish was empty. Darn cats. How dare they try and teach me a lesson!
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Victory Rewind: Congratulations, Pittsburgh Steelers!

I know i'm rollin' a little bit backwards here (due to my bad procrastination habit) but I thought I'd post these pics anyway just in case!

For those of you who couldn't make it to the victory parade.... you didn't miss much. This is what I saw....

(Me and my work friend Christina - aren't we cute?)

Did I really see Santonio 3 times! Or, was it just my imagination?

(Next year guys please wear your jerseys.... I can barely recognize you with them on let alone without them from the view of the city-county bldg. steps!)

Oh yeah, here is my video of the stage.... ha! Funny.

Lesson here: If you were upset because you couldn't take off work and you thought you were going to miss something important.... you didn't.

lam

No Power, No Problem!

Since the "class 2 hurricane-like winds" managed to take out our power last Thursday night… what better thing to do then prepare to "camp" in our own freezing, cold, scary dark house! (Or at least Matt thought so!) After I was late for work Thursday morning, got stuck in traffic on my way in, called the electric company only to find out we were stuck like this until Friday the 13th (go figure), Matt decided to come home from work Thursday night, light about fifty-million candles, accuse me of trying to burn the house down, build a fire in the fireplace and ask me if I wanted to blow up the air mattress so we can sleep next to it. Really? Both of our parents live within like 3 miles of us.. (and both offered for us to spend the night). But what could be more exciting then trying to rough it out ourselves? (Especially if you're a boy.) Fine. I'd better get used to it. Like my Dad says, "We live in an area that when the dog farts the power goes out." (In our case it's when a cat farts.) So we made macaroni & cheese (gas stove), ate, put all of our perishibles into coolers and packed them with ice (which in turn Matt thought would be a good time to CLEAN the fridge), strung flash lights in the bathroom, got showers, and chilled (literally) by the fireplace…. Until about 9:00…. When the neighbor called and asked us if we knew the power was back on since all of our lights were still out! My reaction: "Yes! I don't have to wake up at 6AM and drive to my parents house to get ready for work!" Matt's reaction: "Aww, man!". Apparatly he was having a blast? We sat there for a minute until he finally said in a somewhat disappointed voice, "just turn the lights on". No problem! And I didn't even miss "The Office!" Can it really get much better than that? Yes, it can. Matt said he was going to go down to the basement and check the furnace to make sure it came on… well, when we woke up at 6AM with ice cubes for noses he realized - he never did check it. His response: "Well, I said I was going to but I didn't really think I had to." Really, now? You didn't think you would have to check to make sure the furnace came back on in the middle of the winter?
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The "New" Kitty

Hmmm…. Where do I start?! First of all, we've been seeing this kitty around the neighborhood for quite a few months now. He is a very sweet and friendly orange tabby. Although not exactly fair to the cat with no-name… or, "The Cat" we named him "Thompson". He is really one of the sweetest cats I have ever met. Here's the story: Monday, January 5th, 2009: it was a cold, breezy Monday night when Thompson came to our porch. We were making dinner and from the kitchen we heard these strange crying meows coming from outside. Low and behold, he was back. We knew he was around but hadn't seen him for about a month or two. This time, he had a bloody red patch on the side of his face. =( We shared some of Cat's food with him and put a warm bed and blanky on the porch in case he needed a place to stay warm for the night. (Our hearts wanted to bring him in but unfortunately, our minds couldn't exactly agree on it.) We really didn't know what to do because we both have really big hearts when it comes to animals. We kept pacing around the house stressing ourselves out by talking about our different options while Thompson slept on his bed on the porch (and ate every morsel of food!). I told Matt that night that instead of us getting all worked up about it we would just leave it up to God and he would help us make the right decision. (I wanted to ease Matt's mind because I knew how much he was worried about him - he's such an animal lover… it's so sweet.) The next day Matt called me at work and said he felt guilty for not bringing in the orange kitty. We both knew he was in need of veterinary care and most likely a warm, loving home too. That night we put food out on the porch and called for him but he never came back. We really thought we weren't going to see him for another month or so. The next night (Wednesday, Jan. 7th) he did come back! Either God answered our prayers or he must have taken a liking to us or both. (I'm not quite sure yet why God wanted us to go broke though! $250 in Vet appointments later... and more to come...) I'm sure there's a lesson there. Anyway, we brought him in and made him a kitty haven in the basement with yummy, chicken and fish flavored morsels, fresh, cool water, warm blankets to lay on and a few toys to bat around. Can it really get much better than that? He was one happy (and lucky) cat that night! By Friday Matt had taken some time off work to take him to see the Vet. We found out the poor kitty needed antibiotics (for the cut on his face), worm medicine, flea medicine, a variety of vaccines and a plain ol'darn good checkup! Niether the Vet nor us are exactly sure what happened to his face? He could have gotten hit by a car and slid across the ground, or, gotten into a fight with an another animal? I'm mean really we have no idea where he's been or what happened to him but we do know he definitely needed that checkup. The Vet did say cats can travel as far as 10 miles or more! Over the next couple of days we came home from work and took turns spending time with him in the basement. See, here's the reason he is in the basement: According to the Vet, there is a possibility he could have feline leukemia or feline aids which could take 6 months to show up positive in a test if he would have gotten it say maybe from that cut on his face like if he got into a fight with another cat that had it or something like that. (It is actually more common than you think.) So, in order to protect black cat's health we got him vaccinated for feline leukemia but since it takes about two months for the vaccine to get through his system we need to keep them separated until at least March 13th. And trust me, i've been counting down the days! It is really hard to see Thompson living in the basement. He likes to snuggle us and be petted so we know he wants to be upstairs with us in the worst way! It's definitley a work in progess but eventually we will (hopefully) have two happy and healthy cats in our lives! They are both so different and have such unique personalities that they really are great additions to our little family of two. I posted some pics of Thompson. His cut is looking a lot better since the day I took the pics. The anitbiotics have really helped it heal. There is a part of us that worries he is someone else's pet and that that person misses him very much. We did check Craigslist and the News Stations' lost & found pet sections online. And the neighbor's house since we started seeing him about the same time she moved in. (But since we found out she is in jail right now she isn't getting him back even if he is hers.) On that note, we found nothing! I just hate the thought of knowing I possibly stole someone else's cat! Sounds silly - but true! But I also hate the thought of knowing that he had spent most of his time outdoors bearing the frigid, wintery weather conditions in need of medical care. Even though the basement isn't the warmest room in the house it has to be better than the cold, wet snow! At this point, we're just hoping for the best and looking forward to introducing black cat to his healthy, new orange brother =)
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