Hey, how about Tuxie Tuesday

Caesar:

Hello everybodee.
This is me with some pretty flowers my biggest sister got from her boyfriend. I really wanted to chomp on them, but she let me sit next to them for a minute.

Have a restful day.
headbutts and tail flicks
~Caesar

Spring is nature's way of saying
~Let's Party!

My turn.

Mom told Caesar (finally) not to blog today. It was my turn.
Well.... here's me.
Princess. mom calls me Prinnie, and Prin-rin.

I have not been up on top of the cabinets, like I am here, for a few months now. My back legs are bothering me and I just do not like taking chances. Once I tried to jump up onto a bar stool and I missed and fell! That was so upsetting, I have just stopped getting up on most things.
Mom made me some steps to get to my favorite places though.

Today is a sleepy Sunday, and it is a sunny Sunday too.
I spent most of this morning up in my room (that I am forced to share with my silly brother) in deep snooze. This is me with my favorite bloo blankie. Sometimes mom, for no reason at all, swipes my blankie away from me and puts it in the noisy shaking machine and makes it all wet (just awful) and then puts it in the heat machine for a really long time. On these days I walk all over the house and cry really loud until I get my blankie back.
I have my blankie here, sometimes I share it with my brother.
My other favorite thing to do is get in the shower room with mom... I do not get all the way in, but I stand at the edge and let the sprinkles get on me. Then when mom gets out, I carefully get in and lick the tub. Sometimes my mom fills a little cup with water and lets me drink while she is in the shower room. I love fresh water!

Downstairs in the eating room, if my water is not fresh enough I use my paw and dump my bowl. I love doing that! Mom got mad so she finally put my bowl in a tray!

The little girl, Blizzie, used to be my very very favorite, but now she goes away from home for a long time... so now I have been very close to mom and dad. A long time ago, I used to sit on Blizzie's lap while she played the piano. I loved that too. . . and while she did her homework.... *sigh*

Here is something bad I did.....once or, maybe a couple of times. I um.... when I was a kittengirl, I ... chewed off all of Caesar's whiskers, . . . . andthey, nevergrewback!! O_O

:::blush::: I didnot know that would happen!!! (if you click and biggify the picture in his blog beeelow of Caesar, you will see... not a stub)

I am going to end here because :::yawn::: I need a nap.
I think that all of you kitties in bloggieland are really pretty and special. I love reading your blogs and reminiscing the fun and games Caesar and I used to get into when we were kittens.
*blinks* and purrs~ Prinnie

Love is, above all else,
the gift of oneself.

Frooooootbat Frideeeeee

Caesar:

Hello and tail flicks from me again.
Prinnie really wanted to be in the Frootbat Friday but too bad. I barged in here, and put my picture up before her. If you click to biggify it gets really huge and you can see my tiny furs in my huge guybert ears

Prinnie is very mad at me now, and mom is still in too much of a daze to notice anything going on. Here's why:
1. She got her blades sharpened and skated yesterday... and all she talks about is "edges" and how wonderful her skating is and more skating skating, edges and skating...
2. the big girl came home from college to visit, and she and mom talk a lot. Prinnie could not get her attention to inform her that I am using the computer, haha. (4 years ago I made the big girl promise to take me to college with her, but she broke her promise so I never got to go to college)
3. the little girl is coming home from college today.
4. and then, more attention to her wonderful sharpened skate blades ad nauseum... so, I barfed on the stair landing last night just to warn her of her obsessive behavior

I hope you have a wonderful sunny Friday.
here it is raining... no sun! and I thought I heard the man on the tv say "snow"
Meeyowls and headbuts: Caesar

Dream what you want to dream;
Go where you want to go;
Be what you want to be,
Because you only have one life
. . . unless you are a kitty, then you get 9 . . .
And one chance to do all the things
you want to do.

A polite request from Caesar

Um, mom.....

Could you please move your stuff?


I would really like to lay around
in the sun... uh, um... right here.

much better.
Thanks mom <3

Hi everycat. I know, Prinnie wanted to start blogging, but
guess what?
Meowwwwww I beat her meeee-owwww
In one month, just about (April 15th) I am going to be 16 years old. (Prinnie too, she is my littermate)
Can you believe it?
Look at me. don't I look great?

I hope you have a great day.
Mom has been busy. we have been really making a mess of the place, but that big green ball is not mine.

Bye for now.
purrrrrs and headbutts, Caesar >^..^<


Here is a quote, as promised - deal made with mom... because she is a quote freak. Really... she is.

~Set lofty goals~
then
*achieve them*

Sunday Evening

Such a busy week-end... and the Daylight savings time change (spring ahead) is a huge adjustment for me. I have a hard time getting up in the morning and I am still too peppy at night... I need to go to bed early tonight!

Friday, hubby and I went to my mom and dad and we had a great time all day and even stayed until dinnertime. Then we all went out to dinner to a Greek restaurant in downtown Annapolis. Hubby and I dropped my parents off at their house after dinner and came home at around 7:30. Caesar and Princess were very happy to see us home again. The house was dark but the classical music was playing on the radio.
Yesterday... we did a lot of chores and a few errands and we also went for a long walk in the neighborhood.
Today, we did not go to church... instead we went for a drive (drive church, we call it) and we looked around the area of Fairfax, McLean, and Falls Church areas very close to us, closer to the city. We drove around for about 3 hours (yes, we looked at houses and neighborhoods)!! then we came home and rested and had snacks and then I went to bell Choir. We play in church next Sunday...

tomorrow I am going to Cabin John rink to see my friends, oh yeah, and skate too.
My bruises are okay. The knee one is feeling much better and the elbow one is numb ! Both of them are only a little purple.

here are a lot of pictures of a fun day on Friday.
Lunch with mom and dad
yes, I had a half of one of those salty herrings and two pieces of bread with butter and chocolate.










That is just how you eat it.
Bread with chocolate is really really good.



a nice fuzzy picture of my dad and the cookies.
Mom is in the background
LOOK AT ALL OF THE COOKIES!!! 4 types!




Last picture. My dad took this of us at the Greek place. This is before my dad and I got very very very very tipsy, redfaced, loud and downright silly.






I am going to end here.
I hope you had a beautiful week-end.
This is going to be a very busy week.
<3

Be well, you are loved

Happiness is a grateful spirit,

an optimistic attitude,
and a heart full of love.

A better day, sort of

I was hoping to wake up happy and peppy but oh well. I was hopeful, anyway.
I did force myself to go to the rink, even though I was feeling grumpy, tired and lazy. I skated okay. The new pattern is easy. I was showing something to Edwin and next thing, I klinked my blades and went straight down (footwork is annoying). This time I banged my elbow into the ice. I have never done that... my elbows just do not get in the way... but wow that hurt for a minute... then it was okay. Now I can not tell which bruise is bigger today, my knee (from Tuesday) or my elbow. I think the knee wins. Anyway, nothing serious, but I hardly every fall. Falling is good though. The more you fall the better you fall... or something like that. That sounds believable anyway. Yeah, you fall better...

I am still mad, but I will get over it. I go through this every 6 months. I take hubby with me because I do not pay attention.

This morning, I woke up early so I had lots of extra time before I had to leave for the rink. Yesterday was such a dreary gray day. We had snow all day... just fine snow and then in the afternoon it started to pile up... but we only got around three inches... Anyway, Caesar and Princess were not happy with the sunless day. Today it was great to see sunshine again and the kitties were very happy to lay around in the sun coming into the family room. I found some cosmic catnip (have to hide it in the cabinet in triple bag) and sprinkled some on Caesars favorite toy and rubbed some on his fur. Prinnie came downstairs later and hahahaha it was very funny to see those two. Even though they are getting old and they are kind of slow... they like catnip.
Here is a shot of catnip boy. When I came home this afternoon, both kitties were konked out on the couch.. didn't even open an eye when I stood over them... until I yelled "Hi kitties, what's new?"

Thank you for your understanding and caring thoughts. It is very comforting to know I have people I do not even know that well, care. I really really appreciate it. Most of the time I am very strong, but sometimes I am impossible.


Yes we had video-chat last night even though I was tired and grumpy.
My parents love video-chat every Wednesday night. These chats last a long time, sometimes waaaay over an hour. We have a good time.
That is me and hubby and Caesar in the corner, wow I do look tired!!

I have decided that I am going to drive out to see my parents tomorrow. They live an hour away, in Maryland.

I was all ready to put up a Frootbat Friday pic, but I can save it for next week...
I hope you have a lovely rest of the day and a
groovy Friday :-)
I love all of you. I love reading your bloggs.
Your kitties are adorable.
I love tiny tigers.

Most of the time,
the only way out
is through.

tired and bummy

I do not know really why. Probably because this medical stuff makes me anxious.
The tests are "the same". I wish the doctor would say, "you are fine, you are dismissed of my care" but he doesn't, he didn't and he did say "You and I, we are connected forever" or something like that. Dr. Rajendra is a really nice doctor but he needs to clean his saltwater aquarium. Aren't they supposed to be really clean? There were as usual lots of cancer people in the waiting room. They always look brave and confident.
Anyway... the tests are the same. All of the cancer markers are good/okay, but there is something called immunoglobulin M that stays really really high. So... it has been two years since I had every part of my body x-rayed (except my hands, feet and head), so I have to get a ... oh yeah, a sonogram of my liver spleen and kidneys lymph nodes and whatever just have an sono- fest... and I have to get a chest x-ray and more blood tests (every six months) I am sorry to depress you with all of this news. For me it is better to unload. I know there are other people suffering that are far worse off than me... Sometimes I joke around and say "I'm a walking time bomb" Like isn't everyone, sort of, in a sense? Anyway... I am feeling tired and bummy now, but I am the sort that snaps out of it eventually. Right now I am still heart poundy...
I do not know when I will get the radiology tests done. Dr. Rajendra said no hurry, just before my September visit... so maybe I will wait until it is warmer out. I don't know. I do not want to think about it.

Prinnie has been asking if she can have a blog. (Caesar has no interest in sharing his certainly not profound thoughts with the "innernets") Prinnie cannot type. She has a very difficult time expressing her feelings but she is a smarty. Is there a good "typing for cats" tutorial around? I have not been able to find anything for her. At first I thought she was interested in my comfort and company because she missed Blizzie so, but now I realize she has just been hanging around me to learn about my MacBookPro. I should get some pics of her in photobooth some day. anyway... I will think about a blog for her, this might be a whim, so I will see if the interest persists.

We have a camera and we have video-chats every Wednesday evening with my parents. They are quite computer savvy. My hubby taught them quite a lot but my dad is very intelligent.
So, I usually take screen shots while we talk. I must try to get happy and peppy for the chat this evening.

I hope you had the very best day.
I think tomorrow will be a better day for me. I just know it.
I know I will go to the rink and practice the new pattern. I do wear kneepads (because I love my knees very much) but yesterday I fell right on my left knee and I guess the knee pad shifted (not so good huh?) during the lesson. It did kinda hurt but I went on as usual. When I woke up this morning I discovered an owwie bruise. Maybe I need tighter fitting knee pads....

<3 you are loved by me
Be well

Life is divided up
into the horrible
and the miserable.
~~Woody Allen

I am going to uppie~date tomorrow. today... I skated (again) had a lesson with Nick (it was easy/hard), then went to Trader's Joe (that's what my dad calls it :-D) and bought a whole lot of carbs and goodies (the girls are coming home next week for springggg break [yippie]) played very bad piano for 90 minutes, did scales for 20 minutes, danced to jazzy music for .... 15 minutes... and now I am here on the couch in a sweaty tired heap.

tomorrow I have a doc appointment at 9:30. I have to go to a cancer doc because they found some cancer floating like flotsam in my blood, so I have to go and get my blood checked every 6 months. It is scary and even though I am a nurse (totally retired since dino-days).... I am in that wonderful safe place called de Nile. Hubby comes with me to my appointments so I do not have to pay attention to that awful stuff. I usually do sudoku's while they talk about treatments and drugs and icky stuff. So far... they cannot find anything to treat. Anyway... that is a big worry... so when I come home I will uppppp date and hopefully be feeling much more at ease, because right now, I feel like throwing things.

I just want to say... I love you. All of you make me so happy. You kitties and beans are just the most wonderful thing I have discovered and I am happy I did.
<3 <3 <3 Rosie-mary

>oh! if you would like me to put you on my bloggie roll... please tell me. Say, "put me on your blogggrollll"
*please send me some good vibes*

When you are through changing,
you are through.
~Bruce Barton

Busy busy Day

I love Mutts:

I just completed a zillionbillion slave duties around the domicile.
Now I am grabbin' my stuff and going to the rink.

have a happy Monday.
You are loved
<3~ Rosemary

Frootbat Friday

Caesar is always in my face, ... or on my lap, at my heels, on my chair, or inside my fleece jacket...
He knows he is loved.
<3

"To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable,
because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you."
~C. S. Lewis