Turn the Sun Down #SundaySelfie

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

Inked Mudpie #CaturdayArt

Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's Caturday Art blog hop!

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

Mommy's answers:

1. My ability to work from home was a pleasant surprise. I never thought I would be as productive out of the office but that hasn't been the case.

2. Sitting in cat puke was a not so pleasant surprise. Many years ago I came home from shopping with my parents, sat down on the couch (wearing shorts), only to discover our cat (I can't remember if it was Patch or Sebastian) had puked there. I've never jumped up so fast in my life!

Mudpie's answers:

3. I can’t help but purr when I'm about to eat a squeezie.

4. I wish people would stop asking me if I'll ever get my fill of squeezies.

Happy 15th Gotcha Day, Angel Tara!

15 years ago today I brought Tara home. With the exception of the 6 weeks after she passed away before I adopted Truffles, and the month after I lost Truffles so unexpectedly before finding Mudpie, I've lived with a tortie for 15 years now. That's a lotta tortitude for one small house!

In honor of her Gotcha Day I thought it might be fun to share her PetFinder profile. I actually met her "in the fur" at the PetSmart adoption center before I went home and looked her up on PetFinder, which I'm really glad about because I don't think the posted pictures did her justice at all.

And yes, her name at the shelter was Kelly. My mom is the one who suggested naming her Tara because of our mutual love of Gone With the Wind...

Kelly

Cat

Dilute Tortoiseshell Mix

Size: Large

Age: Adult

Gender: Female

Notes: Kelly is a beautiful short haired cat with a sweet personality. As you can see from her pictures, the coloring on her face is half black and half brown and is divided at the nose. She is a pretty big girl who loves to sleep (even in her litter box if it is clean). Kelly would like a home where she has a big bed to curl up on and a person to give her attention. Kelly sleeps through most anything except when another cat goes by her cage, for this she will even get up and tell the other cat to back off. Because of this Kelly needs to be the only cat in the household.

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What has come to amaze me over the past few years is how much of Tara I see in Mudpie. Many times I even refer to Tara as Mudpie's "grandma" even though there's no way they could possibly be biologically related. They're built the same, they like sleeping the same way, they react the same to other cats, their coat is the same...so many similarities. 

Tara was a middle-aged ladycat when I adopted her so we didn't have a lot of years together, but the memories she left behind will remain with me for the rest of my days. 

Remembering Tara

Adopted May 20, 2007

Rainbow Bridge July 7, 2013

Waiting for Mommy to Finish Work

Play with me, brush me, love me!!!

Vroom Vroom #MewsicMovesMe

The theme of this week's Mewsic Moves Me blog hop is "songs about cars and racing"...you know we had to participate in that!

Buckle up!!!

We hope you enjoyed our choices this week!

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My "Trying to Be Patient" Face #SundaySelfie

 

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

Flower Child #CaturdayArt

Visit more artsy kitties at Athena's Caturday Art blog hop!

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

1. If you see me up early in the morning it means I absolutely have to be. I'm never up early by choice.

2. I am feeling apprehensive about the future.

3. I wish I could go back and relive the moment when my parents decided not to take me to NY to see Conway in concert in November 1992, fearing the weather could be bad and saying I would have other opportunities. If I'd known that was my last chance I would've moved heaven and earth to get there, even if I had to hitchhike!

4. I would like to swap lives with no one for a day. I'm pretty content just being me.