Month: August 2014

Belle of the Bayou

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Meowllo evewpawdy meez back!!!  What a gweat time we all had on ow latest cat scout twip to da bayou.  It wuz non stop fun fwum da word go.  First handsum Andy flew down to meet me so me wuldn’t hav to fly alone.  Isn’t hims just da sweetest?  ♥  When we arrived all da scouts got tugedder fur a foto of course and then it wuz on to da Riverboat.  OMC Dat wuz amazin’.  Da view wuz spectacular and da boat wuz so cool. Ow accommodations wuz 5 star all da way.  And that night we had a costume dinner pawty.  All da ladycats dwessed up like belles or saloon hall girls and da boys like gents or gamblers.  After da dinner we went dancin’ and Andy played a tune on his sax.  Hims be quite talented.  🙂  What a gweat day.    

Da nex day we went further into da swamps and stayed in what looked like a cweepy run down shack, but wuz weally a vewy nice lodge.  Sum of da scouts decided to sleep in tents and take their chances wiff da cwocs. But dat wuz after a night of gweat food and ghost stories and a scary movie.   So of course meez stayed in da lodge as did Andy.  We had sum coffee and a nice quiet visit in me room afur callin’ it a night and hims weturnin’ tu hims room.  (meez not dat kinda kitty girl)  

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We all met early da nex meownin’ fur bweakfast and ow twip home.  Altho meez hated it to end, there’s no place like home.  And meez glad to be back wiff mommy and Lexi.  Andy flew home wiff me afur headin’ home himselff  and me did invite him to come down and see me sumtime and hav a nice meal.  Mommy be a weally good cook so me knows hims wuld enjoy it.  Yous know me will be honest and tell yous meez not so handy in da kitchen.  After all, meez a southern belle.  Yous posed to hav peeps cook fur yous.  MOL  And hopefully weez will hav da floors in ow pawtment fixed by da time hims visits so he can take da giant cat bed in da livin’ room and will stay dwy.  Sammy planned a pawsum twip and me can’t wait to see what hims plans fur us nex.  🙂  Fank yous so much Sammy, yous da bestest.  And Pete and Raz made da bestest gwub any kitty cat kuld ask fur.  Weez got sum gweat fings comin’ up in cat scouts so ifin yous still not joined, weez wuld luv to hav yous.  Da Belle of da Bayou be signin’ off fur now, but weez hope to post all da amazin’ awards weez wecently weceived on ow nex posty so stay tuned. 🙂  

Til da nex time………………Be Blest!!!  

This story in it’s entirety with the exception of the reference to our floors is fictional and occurred in cyberspace.

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses ♥♥♥  

  Dezi

Blest Sunday and Writer’s Tour

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Meowllo to yous all.  As you know me is in da bayou wiff da Cat Scouts dis weekend havin’ a pawsum time.  Which might be a good fing as mommy and me hav gone wound and wound ’bout who shuld write fur da writer’s tour.  Ow wunnewful furiends fwum Kitty Cat Chronicles invited us to pawticipate.  As yous know this is meez blog but of course me can’t type so mommy always helps me and finks hers shuld write da posty.  Bein’ da good girly me is me decided mommy wuz wight and hers shuld write it, so here’s me mommy.      

We have enjoyed reading all the posts on the writer’s tour and hope we’ve learned a few things from each of you.  Now there are a few rules here, the first is mention and link to the blog that invited you, check.  Two is answer 3 questions, I’ll get to that in a minute.  And 3, invite three other bloggers to write and link to them.  So I’ll start with the questions, and I’m going to answer them a bit out of order and explain why.  In order to answer question 1 and 3 I think I should first answer question 2.                  

2.  Why do I write what I do?  

The girls are my world, and being disabled they allow me to continue to live independently through their training as Service cats.  Due to the ADA making changes to the definition of Service Animal and therefore leaving every species and service animal off accept seeing eye dogs and search and rescue dogs, we decided to write and educate as many as we could reach about the wonderful abilities of other animals.  I get asked a lot why write in “CAT SPEAK”?  I guess the best way to answer that is that I wanted the girls to have a voice and tell the stories through their eyes.  I also wanted readers to feel like they knew and understood the girls personalities which I think comes across better by using cat speak.  We also want to have a bit of fun so we don’t just limit our writing to Service stories as our life is pretty monotonous and you would quit reading after awhile.  MOL  

               

1.  What am I working on?  

Wow, what a question.  Well we’re getting caught up now, so we’ll be back to our regular schedule with some new stories and goodies.  We’re in the process of making some changes to our story format on the blog to include more with Lexi.  And at some point in the future as we expand, we may include some fictional stories just for fun.  We’re still very new to blogging so we’re kind of just trying a few things and trying to find what works best for us.  You know if all the blogs were the same their would be no reason to follow more than one.  There are a few things since joining the blogosphere that we have joined and really enjoy doing.  The Pet Parade, Bacons’ Shopping around the world and occasionally Athenas Caturday Art are a few of the things we have joined and will continue to do.  We try to always make a Blest Sunday post just to remind us all that no matter what’s going on the fact that we have each other makes us truly blest.   We are also going to be writing a regular column for The Daily Mews, a monthly web newsletter.  And I’ve been asked many times if I had thought about writing a book, so……we’re starting one.  The hope is that we will be successful (meaning I figure it all out and get it written) and you all and many others will buy and enjoy it.      

         

3.  How does my writing process work?  

Well I’m not sure I have a process worth writing about.  I watch the girls and write down ideas as they come to me.  We write about events that happen in our daily lives and things that have happened.  We try to stick with truths that way I don’t have to remember tales or lies.  MOL   I try to always let the reader know up front if we’re going to be telling any fiction.  I am a control freak and very organized and at one point had our posts written in advance, but things happened and now we are here every night trying to get our post out so we can get into bed before 3 a.m.. MOL  And although I have notes of things to write about usually I can’t find or think of them when I sit down to write so I’m scrambling at the last minute and asking the girls to do something funny, cute or endearing so I can write about it.    So I’m not sure I have a process, I just write because I enjoy it and love sharing my girls.  I’m not the type to sit down and read a fictional book (I’m the crazy person who reads dictionaries, phone books, etc.), but every day I look forward to reading all of your blogs and seeing the photos of your fur babies.  

           

Now for the three blogs we invited to continue the tour.  The first is: Timmy and his dad Pete from the Tomcat Commentary.  Timmys blog was the first one we ever followed and is the reason we have a blog today.  Timmy is not the only cat in the household.  They write a lot of fun blog posts and each cat gets a turn at blogging.  They are adorable and if you’re not already following them, you should go by and check them out.

         

The next blogger I invited is: Sushi from Sushi’s Diary.  We met Sushi at Cat Scouts and think she and her mom are just amazing.  They live in the Philippines.  Sushi (a Himalayan) also goes by Sassy Sushi, so that ought to tell you a little about her personality.  Please go by and tell them hello.

     

And we aslo invited the Canadian Cats Shoko, Kali and their mom Jean.  Shoko is another friend we met at Cat Scouts. They are both adorable Siamese cats that keep their mom on her toes.  Please go by and say hello to them.  

         

And that would wrap up our post on the Writer’s Tour.  It might have been a better post if Dezi had written it. MOL  I spend so much time on the computer as Lexi or Dezi that I sometimes catch myself writing and speaking cat to other humans.  So without further ado I will turn the blog back over to Dezi.            

Here's me and Andy at da bayou lodge where where we all stayed last night. Sum of da scouts camped in tents, but Andy and me stayed in da lodge. (seperate tooms of course.) Meez not dat kinda ladycat.
Here’s me and Andy at da bayou lodge where we all stayed last night. Sum of da scouts camped in tents, but Andy and me stayed in da lodge. (seperate tooms of course.) Meez not dat kinda ladycat. ♥ 🙂

Fanks mommy.  Well as always weez got each udder and all of yous so weez be twuly blest this Sunday.  Meez suwe hopes yous will visit meez furiends and check out their blogs.  They awe gweat kitties and pawsum hoomans,  Meez will be comin’ home fwum meez twip to da bayou tuday and can’t wait to tell yous all ’bout it and show off meez bootyful suddern belle ball gown.  Wait’ll yous see Andy in hims suit.  Andy wuz such a genltmancat and we had so much fun.  But as wiff any twip, there’s no place like home. 🙂  

       

 Till da nex time………………Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses ♥♥♥            

Dezi

Extwa! Extwa! Read All ‘Bout It!

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Oh My Cat there is so much to tell yous weez not weally even know where to stawt.  So me guesses we will stawt wiff da blog hop weez join evew week and wuz featuwed on afur. Yous know da one, Rascal and Roccos Pet Parade.  Tuday be da 52nd Blog Hop of da Pet parade.  Fur anypawdy dat didn’t count dat up, dat means it’s da one year Anniversary!!  ConCats tu yous and da udder co-hosts.  We awe so purroud to be a pawt of da Pet Parade evew week.  Fanks fur bwingin’ so many of us tugedder.  😀          

 

Dis be da cawd weez made tu celebwate their anniversary.
Dis be da cawd weez made tu celebwate their anniversary.

Ow nex news is dat da Cat Scouts awe takin’ anudder twip. Weez goin’ down to da swamps on a Riverboat.  Wait’ll yous see me in da bootyful Belle of da Ball dwess wiff meez handsum date, Andy.  Weez havin’ a costume dinner da first night and evewpawdy is gunna look so amazin’.  Weez will be leavin’ while yous read this posty purrawly.   Andy and meez awe flyin’ down tugeddew.  He’s gunna fly fwum Ohio to Oklahoma to meet me and then weez will continue on tugedder.  Isn’t dat sweet of him?  Anyways, can’t wait to tell yous all ’bout it.  Weez will be gettin’ home Sunday. There’s so many fings goin’ on at Cat Scouts ifin yous haven’t joined up yet, what awe yous waitin’ fur?  

 Dezi and luggage 2

Ow nex bit of news concerns da awticle we wrote fur The Daily Mews.  Ifin yous still haven’t read it, head on over now.  Course dat’s not da news as it’s alweady happened.  So da news yous ask?  Weez gunna be writin’ a regular bit fur The Daily Mews.  It’s a monthly publication, and weez gunna be writin’ fur them evew munff.  A little of this and a little of that, so ifin there’s sumfin’ in purrtiular yous wuld like ow take on, let us know, or ifin yous hav any questions, just ask.  Yous can send us an email fwum da menu on ow blog.  And don’t furget to subscribe, there’s so many wunnewful fings included in da mews-letter there’s a little sumfin’ fur evew one.  🙂              

The Daily Mews
The Daily Mews

As ifin this isn’t nuff news…….there’s mowe.  First, mommy dusn’t know ifin it’s cuz she can see again or WordPress made sum changes, but evewfin’ here at me blog looks bigger.  MOL  And while readin’ sum blogs and comments weez learned lots of yous not like long postys dat yous hav to go all da way back to da top to paw da comment button so yous can make a comment.  Weez not fink dat be sumfin’ weez can change wiff out changin’ themes, but ifin yous “like” ow posty, then a link will show up under da like button dat will say, “comment on this post/blog”. Then yous can paw dat and go wight to da comment form.   And weez been given sum pawsum awards dat weez will be postin’ in da vewy near future; and ifin yous evew wanted to know ’bout ow writin’ processes, stay tuned cuz weez joinin’ in da writer’s tour.  Be lookin’ fur dat posty nex.  

 

Well, meez better get off here now and make suwe meez all packed and weady tu meet Andy.   Meez hopes yous hav a pawsum weekend.  And don’t furget tu check out da Pet Parade, da Daily Mews, Cat Scouts and check back wiff us and read all ’bout it all.  🙂        

 

Til da nex time………………..Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses                  

Dezi

It’s Roses and Sour Grapes

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Well here it is Wednesday and we’re finally makin’ anudder posty.  Hope yous all enjoyed ow awticle in da Daily Mews.  Just in case yous missed it, paw here and hav a read.  Don’t furget tu subscwibe tu da mewsletter while yous there.  It has a little of evewfin’ so meez suwe there’s sumfin’ there fur you.  We just might be makin’ a wegular appearance there.  Not sure yet, we still hav to iron out all da details, but we will let you all know.  So what did ya’ fink ’bout da title of tudays posty?  Bet yous all wunnewin’ just what exactly it means wight?  Well let me tell you.  First and most impawtantly, mommy can see again!!!  Da laserin’ went fine and tuday…..well let me just tell yous how it happened.          

Meez not goin' too faw away fwum mommys lap.
Meez not goin’ too faw away fwum mommys lap.

Fur munffs now yous know mommy hasn’t been able tu see so well.  And since da flood ow house is kinda a mess. Fings be sittin’ in plaes they don’t belong and da cawpet be pullin’ up and is a weal twip/cwash hazard.  So this meownin’ like evew meownin’ as we stawted down da hall tu da kitchen mommy sed, “Careful girls mommy can’t………OMC  girls!!! Mommy can see!!!”   See (pun intended) evew meownin’ now fur a kupple weeks we been runnin’ oovew fings and intu fings cuz mommy kuldn’t see tu move them or tell us tu turn tu miss them.  But this meownin’ we didn’t hit or run ovew ANYFING!  Mommy wealized dis meownin’ hers kuld see and it wuz wunnewful.  Yesfurday after da llaserin’ hers eye wuz dilated so even tho’ it had been fixed she still kuldn’t see till that wore off which wuz sumtime duwin’ da night. There be A Rose.        

Now fur da 2nd Rose in Roses.  Da management company hired a new distwict supervisor and she wuz here tuday tu renew ow lease!!!  Altho’ it didn’t go off wiff out a hitch, da new lease did get signed.  And after all, what’s a rose wiff out a foo thorns, wight?.  And since da lease is signed and that stwess iis gone now and mommy can see again, we can spend all day tumowwo gettin’ all caught up on yous blog postys.  🙂  We be sum happy kittys now fur suwe.  We hav sum weally cool fings comin’ down da pipe fur da blog in da weally near future, so stay tuned.         And weez not member hoo it wuz, but sumpawdy had wanted to a close up of ow Nip bwitches toy that Marty sent us, so here it is.

Meez playin' wiff mr. Nip bwitches.
Meez playin’ wiff mr. Nip bwitches.
This be mr. Nip bwitches. Da toy Marty sent us wiff da nip sheet stuck in hims bwitches.
This be mr. Nip bwitches. Da toy Marty sent us wiff da nip sheet stuck in hims bwitches.

 

Now fur da sour gwapes.  This new supervisor came down to look at da cawpet and sed she fawt it kuld be saved.  Yeah, mommy wuz not a happy mommy and let her know what da actual purrfessional cawppet people sed.  (she’s only been in pawtment management fur a kupple years and admitted she knew nuffin’ ’bout cawpet)  Then hers asked fiin mommy kuld be happy wiff just da livin’ room cawpet bein’ replaced.  Yep, yous guessed it.  Mommy wuz seein’ red.  Mommy told her dat da company had or wuz posed to hav insuwance to cover da cost of these fings and da bedroom flooded da same as da livin’ room.  And dat sour smell she wuz smellin….dat wuz ow house.  This only stawted after da flood ovew da last kupple of days.  Mommy also mentioned that they needed to make adjustments to da pawment conditions cuz da tiled floors wuz no doubt going too mold as water had seeped under them where the seams were, and it wuz rusted where mommys file cabinet, fweezer, washer and dryer, da stove and fridge had sat in da standin’ water fur days.  Then she suddenly stawted talkin’ ’bout seein’ ifin she get all da floors replaced.  She sed that they wuld put down planks in da hallway and cawpet in da livin room and bedroom.  These planks she’s talkin’ ’bout be cheap an wuld look llike wood floors.  But they WULDN’T actually be wood floors.  She sed it kuld be a while afur she knew anyfing cuz she wuld hav too get a bid and contact da “big boss” at Belmont to see ifin she kuld replace da floors.  And in da meantime….still no cawpet monster.  Yuck!!!  Mommy and us awe so tiwed of da filffy floors.  Stepin’ in wheat that’s been twacked fwum da pawdee boxes and evewfin’ els.   😦  

So, Roses and Sour Gwapes.  MOL  But at least we be gettin’ sumwhere and makin’ a dent in all these fings that be causin’ mommy so much stwess.  That means ow massages will finally help mommys migwaines again.  At least till nex munff when mommy has tu figger out where tu get da extwa $30.00 fur ow rent cuz it went up.  Anyways dat’s it fur now, we will be visitin wiff yous all later tuday.  Meez so excited tu catch up wiff you all.  🙂              

Til da nex time…………………..Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses        

Dezi