Easter Art & Selfies

And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs...

1. My favorite Easter treat is Cadbury mini eggs. This year I'll only be enjoying them if I can find them half off the day after Easter. No way I'm paying current prices! 

2. My life would be different without cats. It would be an intolerable existence. 

3. If I could, I would give an Easter basket full of rotisserie chicken to Mudpie. This is an odd (not to mention messy!) answer but between Mudpie's diabetes (still currently in remission) and CKD I don't feel comfortable giving her rotisserie chicken anymore. It was one of her very favorite treats and it breaks my heart she can longer have it.

4. Is it weird that I prefer cats to people? I don't care if it's weird or not, I freely admit that I do! 

Thankful for Easter Fun

Meows from Mudpie! 

Today we're thankful for our sweet friends Lynn and Precious who sent us this cute silvervine egg. I've been having so much fun with it!

In fact, Mommy had a hard time taking my picture with it because I kept knocking it over to keep playing! 

We don't usually do anything special for Easter at our house so this was a really fun treat!

You May Kiss My Paw...

 

6 Months #SundaySelfie

Meows from Mudpie!

Mo ran off for the Rainbow Bridge 6 months ago today and Mommy still misses him so much. 

Now that the weather is getting a little nicer and we have the back door open more she finds herself falling into a familiar pattern of glancing out when she's in the kitchen to see if that sweet little face is looking back in. 

Many times last summer and early fall Grandpa would say he didn't look forward to another winter of worrying about Mo out there in the cold. As it would turn out neither one of them would see the winter, which breaks our hearts.

We're joining our friends at The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop! 

Caturday Art

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And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. My plans for this weekend include running errands on Saturday and watching the NASCAR race on Sunday. My typical weekend.

2. I meant it when I said I was frugal. This purse I wanted so badly when I saw it at my local Hallmark store a couple weeks ago finally hit Amazon. I already had an almost $34 gift card balance in my Amazon account, and I cashed in my Fetch app points for a $25 gift card, so I paid $5.30 for a $60 bag!

3. I should probably go out to the garage more often so that I know what's going on in there. My neighbor's cat Aria was trapped in my garage for 2 days! I opened the garage door yesterday afternoon to take out some trash and instantly heard a cat screaming. I didn't think anything of it because she's loud anyways. Then my neighbor came running over and said Aria had been missing since Wednesday. She had even put flyers up around the neighborhood. Aria had pulled every curtain out of every window and had even been digging to get out the side door even though the floor is concrete. She must've been frantic, not to mention starving. I felt horrible!

4. I will never jump on the reality TV trend.

Looking Shocked #PetPhotoFails

Meows from Mudpie!

Thank you for joining us for this month's edition of the Pet Photo Fails blog hop!

Do I look shocked in my blurry photo today? There's a good reason! 

Mommy brushes me a lot and I love it, but she rarely tackles my chest and tummy. I can't reach them all that well so I've developed a lot of knots. Every day when Mommy rubs my tummy while I'm on her lap she says we need to do something about those knots. 

Yesterday I was sitting in front of her and she could even *see* the knots on my chest, so she grabbed a comb and when I climbed into her lap she went to work. Look what she got off!!! I was shocked! 

Mommy says my tummy feels so much softer now. Good thing warmer weather is coming or I might freeze to death! As it is I'm pretty sure I lost a pound in fur.

 That's my blooper...let's see yours! 

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Mudpie on Video Purring!!!

Meows from Mudpie!

When Mommy first adopted me she would joke that for a tortie with a BIG voice, I had the quietest purr! That didn't last long. Now I purr like a motorboat. Make sure your volume is turned up! 

 

Mommy Needs a Chill Pill #SundaySelfie

Meows from Mudpie!

Poor Mommy. Last week she went to change the name on our homeowner's insurance policy over to hers, only to find out it wasn't as simple as that. She needed to get a whole new policy in her name. The broker was able to get her an amazing deal on a bundle with the car, but now she's worried that a new policy is going to trigger an inspection and if that's the case, what else will she have to fix or replace. 

Then on Monday I wasn't feeling well. I spent most of the day in the bedroom by myself and didn't want anything to do with cuddling. By evening Mommy thought I pulled away when she touched my face, and then was convinced my cheek looked swollen! 

Thankfully, by the next day I was fine and acting like myself again.

Mommy really needs to calm down. 

We're joining our friends at The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop! 

Caturday Art

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And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. The longest I have been without electricity is around 24 hours. It was during the big ice storm in January 1998.

2. I am so tired of waiting for just about everything. I'm a very impatient person.

3. I can't believe I still remember the day President Reagan was shot. I was only 3.5 years old! Mom had her soaps on and was suddenly so upset, saying the President had been shot. I kept right on playing, not knowing it was the biggest news story of my life at that point.

4. I wish I could go back and experience meeting Mudpie for the first time again.

Feline Friday Flashback: A Bad Picture of Mudpie? Impossible!!!

Meows from Mudpie!

Mommy snapped this picture of me years ago when I was snoopervising her down in the basement. I have no idea what I was trying to do, but it still cracks us up! 

Feline Friday is simple to join. All you have to do is:

Post a picture, drawing, cartoon or video of a cat (They may be silly or cute). 

Happy St. Catty's Day 2026

 

Close-up from Mommy's Lap #SundaySelfie

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Caturday Art

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And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. My favorite kind of pie is Mudpie. Did you really think I would choose anything else? But for pie I can actually eat, pecan is my favorite.

2. I will celebrate St. Patrick's Day by eating cabbage. I don't like corned beef.

3. I was correct when I predicted that there would be a ton of things to take care of after mom and dad were gone.

4. I didn't see losing Truffles at such a young age coming.

Unboxing February's CatLadyBox

 The theme of February's CatLadyBox was Purr Love...here's what was inside!

Featured Cat Lady Artist:

Abi Go Lucky

Cat Lover Supersoft Tee:

Wear your cat love proudly! I love the pink.

Here Kitty Kitty Woven Tote:

Whenever I'm out and about I have my eye out for cats, so this is very fitting!

Mini Meow Ramekins:

These are the CUTEST!!! I have just about everything imaginable with cats on it, but these are my first ramekins. I plan to use them for things like guacamole and salsa. I might give one to Mudpie for her squeezie too :) 

The Last Slice & Thomas the Teddy Catnip Toys:

Such adorable toys! I'm trying to get a photo of Mudpie with her paw wrapped the teddy while she sleeps, and as a pizza fanatic I'm particularly partial to that one. Love the heart shaped pepperoni. Little cat faces would've been a nice touch too though!

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Cuddle Session

Meows from Mudpie!

I slept with my head cradled in Mommy's hand for a long time the other day. Her heart melted.

She loves how this picture shows my paw up her sleeve!

We sure have been cuddling up a storm this winter!

 

Sunday Selfie from My Cat Tree's Forever Home

Meows from Mudpie!

This week I thought I'd take a selfie and share a couple more photos from my cat tree's forever home :) 

Last week Mommy spent lots of time rearranging the living room (and decluttering at the same time) to make room for it in the front window right next to the couch. Mommy was so proud of me and how I immediately figured out how to use the back of the couch to climb to and from the tree. 

Truthfully, I haven't spent a ton of time on it yet mostly because it's still been chilly and I prefer Mommy's lap, but I have a feeling once better weather settles in I'll be using it much more often. 

We're joining our friends at The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop! 

Color Splash #CaturdayArt

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And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. I don't donate money to any charities, but I appreciate those that do.

2. Lately, I can't get enough pizza. Actually, I've never been able to get enough pizza! LOL 

3. Getting very sick after eating baked ziti scared me away from ricotta cheese. I have no proof that ricotta was the culprit, but it was the only ingredient I had never had before, and I haven't had it since.

4. Dad forced me to learn how to drive a stick shift. It didn't go well.

Thankful Thursday: Medical Update

Meows from Mudpie!

I haven't provided a medical update in a little while so here goes...

When I was having my tushie troubles in January there were a few occasions when I peed small amounts on the living room carpet, something I had never, ever done before. Well, I'm kinda embarrassed to admit that over the past couple weeks I've been doing it on a regular basis in the same area. Not small amounts either, but emptying my entire bladder there. Mommy was very patient with me (even though she told me it had to stop), and laid down a piece of plastic, puppy pads, and a baking pan as a temporary litter box. I would always do my number twos in my litter box in the bathroom, but I rarely peed there. 

Mommy was convinced I either had a UTI or my diabetes had come out of remission, so last week she brought a urine sample to the vet for a urinalysis. We got the results on Tuesday and there was no infection present, and no sugar either, which was pawsome news! 

With no apparent medical reason for my "accidents" Mommy knew I was peeing on the floor because even though she cleaned it up immediately each time, I could still smell it and the plastic and puppy pads were telling me it was OK. She went right to the store and got some Nature's Miracle Urine Destroyer, Dr Elsey's litter attractant, and a brand new litter box. Yesterday morning she picked up the plastic and puppy pads, thoroughly cleaned the carpet, and put the new litter box back in the same spot. (Not ideal to have a litter box in the living room, but better than using the carpet as a toilet!) 

So far, it's working! I gave the whole area a big snifferoo and hopped right into my new litter box. Mommy was very happy that I remembered how to potty like a lady! 

On another note, the vet wants me to try a prescription kidney diet but Mommy is very apprehensive because it has a much higher carb content than Fancy Feast. It's a catch 22 - by trying to protect my kidneys the diabetes could make a return appearance. For now Mommy is putting some Kidney Gold in my food each day and we'll see if that makes any difference in my bloodwork next time.

It's no fun getting old! 

Dr. Seuss Day 2026

 Why fit in when you were born to stand out? 

--Dr. Seuss

Dramatic #SundaySelfie

Meows from Mudpie! 

When Mommy first helped me snap this selfie we both thought it was destined for the blooper reel, but the more we looked at it the more we realized how cool the contrast is between the sunlight and shadows. It makes me look so dramatic! 

We're joining our friends at The Cat on My Head for the Sunday Selfies blog hop!   

Caturday Art

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And now our weekly answers for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, hosted by 15andmeowing and Four-Legged Furballs!

1. I rue the day I didn't remain at the ER the night Truffles died. 

2. One thing I wish I had closure with is Truffles' death. I was unable to get back to the emergency vet in time to be with her at the end, and 10 years later I still don't know if she passed on her own or if they had to put her to sleep. 

3. The basement recently took a turn for the worse when the new furnace went in. I had to move so much around it'll be a miracle if I ever manage to find anything ever again! On the plus side, in one week I made 3 trips to Goodwill and one trip to the landfill with stuff I no longer needed or wanted! 

4. My living room has improved thanks to Mudpie's new cat tree. I've had stacks and stacks of old VHS tapes piled up in the corner (without even a working VCR) but those had to go to make room for the cat tree. I have kept all my DVDs though, and even finally hooked my DVD player up to the new TV I got back in late 2024. 

What a Face, Mudpie! #PetPhotoFails

Meows from Mudpie!

Woohoo, we've almost made it through meteorological winter! It's supposed to be in the 40s tomorrow (heat wave!), then in the 20s on Sunday and Monday, then climbing back up through next week. We're not out of the woods yet though - our area is notorious for getting a big storm in mid March. We did manage to escape the northeast blizzard without a single flake, thankfully. We still have a lot of snow on the ground from previous storms though. It'll be quite awhile before any grass pokes through! 

My blooper this month is a real doozy. Not only is it blurry, but what a hideous expression on my normally precious little face! I have no idea what was going on to illicit such a reaction. More than likely Mommy was denying me a snack.

That's my blooper...let's see yours! 

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