The FatKat Kronicles

I'm Gonna Be a Football Star

2011-08-22T12:25:00.001-04:00

Mommy made me into her fantasy football team mascot!

We're the MC Mad Catz!

If this doesn't work, she's going to delete this post so you probably won't see it anyway!

But if you do, that means it worked and we're happy!

Hi Everbuddy!

2011-02-10T16:39:00.003-05:00

Hi guys, it's Scooter!! I know it's been a LONG time since I blogged, but we've been busy at our house. The main reason I'm jumping in today is cuz I have an announcement to make...

My Mommy has a NEW BLOG!!!

And it's an awesome blog. You can find her at www.abbygabs.com.

So, head over and follow her there, so you can keep up with our busy lives. Mom decided to combine ALL of her many blogs into just one, so you can bet I'll make appearances on Abby Gabs, too!

Don't worry, FatKat Kronicles isn't going no wheres....we'll be back occasionally to check in and say hi! Hope everyone is doing a-ok!!!

Christmas Mischief

2010-12-17T11:36:00.002-05:00

My Mommy says that Santa Paws can see everything. She says that Santa is always watchin', and that if I'm a bad little Scooter, that I won't get no tooterfish in my stockin' on Kwismas mornin'. According to My Mommy, these are the things I'm not supposed to do if I want to get tooterfish for Kwismas:

1. Chew on the Kwismas tree (including all it's parts...tree skirt, branches, and ornaments.)

2. Beat up on my brofurs, Dizzy, Harry and Pip

3. Climb up on the bookcase in Mommy's bedroom and knock stuff over at 2 a.m.

4. Knock over Dad's robots

5. Climb into the Kwismas tree from the all-too-convenient windowsill access point.

Ummm....does this mean Santa Paws isn't comin' to visit this year?

Scooter's Favorite Christmas Songs, Part One---Jingle Bells

2010-12-06T11:19:00.006-05:00

Mommy: Ladies and gentlemen, we here at the FatKat Kronicles would like to introduce you to our Kitty Cat Christmas Concert Series, Part One. Please sit back and enjoy while Scooter delights you with a few of his favorite Christmas standards.

: : whispers "Scoot, are you ready?" : :

Alright, here we go. Ahem. *Taps director's wand on the stand* And a one, and a two, and a one, two, three, four....

"Tooter Fish, Tooter Fish,

You're my favorite treat!

Santa Claws, won't you please bring

A case or two for me..."

"OHHHH Tooter Fish, Tooter Fish

Santa, do you hear?

I want forty-seven cans

For Christmas gifts this year!"

"Broiled or baked or stewed,

Tuna is my favorite food,

I'd eat it everyday,

If I could have my way....

My stocking is so bare,

And it's just hanging there,

Waiting for Good Ol' St. Nick

To fill it up real quick....

WIIIIIITH Tooter Fish, Tooter Fish

Tooter Fish I say!

I hope Santa packs his bag

With Tuna Christmas Day!

"OOHHHH Tooter Fish, Tooter Fish

Santa, hear my tune.

Please oh please bring Tooter Fish

'Cuz I've been good since June!"

: : Scooter takes a bow. : :

Happy December, Everbuddy!

2010-12-05T08:18:00.004-05:00

Hello, friends! It's ME, Scooter! Remember me? It's been a SOOPER-DOOPER long time since Mommy and me wrote a blog for our bloggy pals. We've been kinda busy.

See, our Daddy got sick. And he had to go to the vet a lot.

*whisper whisper*

OH. Daddies don't go to the vet, they go to the doctor. Sorry, Mom.

Anyways, so, Daddy got sick and had to go to the doctor. And then, in October, he and Mommy were gone for a whole week, and our Auntie Tina came to feed us and sleep with us at night, cuz Mommy and Daddy had to go the Hospital so the doctors could cut open Daddy's tummy and take out the big thing that was makin' him feel bad. It was pretty scary. My brofurs and me were super-worried.

But eventually they came back home, and even though we couldn't make biscuits on Daddy's tummy for a long time, he's back to feeling like himself, and the doctors say he's 100% better!

So...Mommy's been taking care of Daddy a lot, and they've been visiting the doctors a lot, and she hasn't had too much free time to help me keep in touch with my bloggy fans. BUT--we're back in action again, and we even have a Kissmas Tree up so we can celebrate the holiday together! See?

Yay. There's no place more comfy to sleep than underneath the Kissmas Tree.

Oh, hey, Mommy said when I was done talking she wanted to say something. Let me get her. HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.....MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM I'm done TALKINNNNNNNNNNNNNN....

"Thanks, Scooter. I just wanted to say hi to all our blogosphere friends and to tell them that your Daddy is cancer free! It was a big scare to us all here at FatKats, but he's on the mend and we're hoping that 2011 will be a less stressful year for our family! We're preparing for Christmas here, so blogs may not be daily, but we'll try to keep everyone posted on Scooter and his brothers on a more regular basis. Merry Christmas everyone!"

& Mom

No More Visitors

2010-07-12T10:11:00.003-04:00

Hi everbuddy!! We're back from our "staycation." Mom and Dad had some visitors last week, and they brought teeny little human beans with them. Baby beans are loud. And grabby. And kinda cute...not mancat flooftastic cute, but human bean with messy faces cute.

Harry and Dizzy weren't so keen on the little beans, but Pip really liked them cuz they drop their food on the floors a lot. And MY job was to snoopervise and make sure everbuddy was A-OK.

Baby beans also come with lots of "ak-sess-o-ries." Just LOOK at the mess they made in our living room!

BUT---one major plus about the baby beans---they have SUPER fun toys, like these awesome Super-Sonic Laser-Beam Mancat-Goggles I found! Lookie!

MOM: Honey, those aren't Super-Sonic Laser-Beam Mancat-Goggles. They're Mr. Potato Head's glasses. See?

Whatever, Mom. Whatever.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-30T10:08:00.001-04:00

Scooter's Scary Situation

2010-06-29T12:46:00.003-04:00

WOAH, Mom. WOAH. That's SCARY!!!!

MOM: What's scary, Scooter? The thunder?
No.

MOM: The lightning?
No.

MOM: The wind?
No, Mom.

MOM: The rain?
No, Mom.....it's the monsters.

MOM: Monsters? What monsters, Scoot?

The Monsters Dad just put up in my window, Mom. WOAH.

MOM: *snort*

House Guests and Baby Pictures

2010-06-28T10:57:00.003-04:00

Mom says to say SORRY for not being around too much the past few days. We're havin' COMPANY for a couple of weeks soon, and she and Dad have been movin' a whole buncha stuff around tryin' to get ready. So today's post won't be too long, and we're not sure how much we'll be back before July 11, but we'll try to peek in every now and then to see what's going on in your worlds.

The FUN part of the story is, though, that Mom bought some cool picture frames and she thought it would be nifty to put kitten pictures of us in them, so she can look at our cute kitten faces everyday, too, not just our handsome adult ManCat faces. So she thought she'd share those pictures with you!! ENJOY!

Wednesday Matinee

2010-06-23T10:39:00.002-04:00

Uh, hey guys. It's Harry. Yeah, Harry. And Mom got a really embarassin' movie of me yesterday enjoying some sour cream from her spoon. She says to be sure I tell you to turn up the volume on your puter REAL high, so you can hear me smackin' my lips. Happy Wednesday!

If you can't see the video, CLICK HERE!

Mom's Future Career

2010-06-22T10:56:00.005-04:00

Hey gang! Scooter here! I got to thinkin' today about Mom's "Maybe Job" in the future. See, she's talking about going to get her teaching license so she can be a Teacher to little humans. I mean, that's all fine and dandy or whatever, but I think she should consider being a Comic Book Writer Person. I mean, she did write all those super-cool comics lately with me in them, like The Adventures of Supa Kitteh and Inspector Scooter. Right?? So let's ask her. Mom!! MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Hey Mom?

MOM: Yes, Scooter?

Mom, so, I was tellin' the peoples that you should be a Comic Book Writer Person when you grow up. What do you think??

MOM: Well, Scoot....I'm not very good at drawing.

PSHAW, Mom. Let's see what you've got!! Look, I'll even stand REEEEEEEEAL still so you can draw a picture of me. Ok????

MOM: Well, okay, Scoot. I guess I can give it a shot..........*Scribble, Scribble*..........Okay, Scoot, what do you think???

......... ........... ............. So GUESS WHAT, you guys! Mom's gonna be a TEACHER!!!

MOM: *face palm*

Super Model Pip

2010-06-21T12:15:00.003-04:00

So, Mom thought it was about time we told you guys about Pip's diet. Back in January, Mom and Dad loaded Pip into the dreaded blue box and took Pip to the doctor for his yearly check-up. The doctor said Pip was getting too F-A-T, and that we had to start feedin' him some special food. It's called r/d:

Well, Pip must really like the r/d, cuz he eats it real good, and Mom and Dad found out a couple of weeks ago that Pip's already lost five whole pounds!!!!

PIP: Yep. It's good. I'm skinny.

SCOOTER: Pip, you'd better be careful with poses like that. Mommy's gonna wave her magic 'puter wand and make you look silly if you pose like that!!!

**POOF**

SCOOTER: BWA-HAHAhahahahahahahHAHAHAhahahaha....

PIP: What? I'm sexy.

To Dad, With Purrs

2010-06-20T20:39:00.003-04:00

Fanks, Dad. Fanks for always bein' there when we need a snuggle....

And fanks for teachin' us hows to play video games....

Fanks, Dad, for always knowin' when it's naptime....

And fanks for always sharin' your side of the bed, even when you only have a sliver of room left for yourself, and you're twisted into shapes sorta like a pretzel, but you don't move cuz you don't want to disturb our rests...

But most of all, fanks for bein' our dad, Dad.

Happy Father's Day!!!! Want some tooter fish???

Saturday Naps

2010-06-19T13:40:00.004-04:00

SCOOTER: Gee, Harry, isn't this nice? Just to be totally lazy and stuff on a Saturday?

HARRY: Yeah. Yeah, Scoot, it's pretty great.

SCOOTER: So, why is it, do you think, that Mom has to ruin all our peace and quiet with the flashy box?

HARRY: Dunno. Your guess is as good as mine, lil' brother.

AND

Friday Afternoon Dreams

2010-06-18T13:09:00.003-04:00

Short but Adorable Post

2010-06-17T10:38:00.003-04:00

Yeeeeaaaaah.....what can I say. I'm cute.

Toy Repair Tuesday

2010-06-15T10:54:00.004-04:00

Er. Em. Ok. Ahem. This is Harry reporting for Scooter on the FatKat's blog. Yeah. That's right. Harry.

MOM: Honey, it's ok. I know you've never blogged before, but you'll be FINE. Don't worry so much! Just tell the readers your story.

Sure. Yeah. Ok, Mom. My story. Ahem.

So, anyways, this is Harry, NOT Scooter. And I want to tell you what happened. See, a couple of weeks ago, we got this AWESOME toy. I think it was supposed to be for Scooter to test, see, but, well, as it turns out, the Rockstar Guitar is, like, the one coolest thing I've ever seen, ever. So, like, it became MY toy. Right? Right Mom?

MOM: That's right, honey. You play with it all the time, and sometimes you even sleep with it! Why, just the other day, I watched you take it away from Scooter!

Well, DUH, Mom. It's MINE. MY guitar. Anyways, so, naturally, as you can tell from my pictures, I'm a little on the husky side. You know. Like. I'm a big boy, or whatever. So, when I play with the guitar, I sometimes get a little rough. Ok, kinda more than a little rough. Ok, fine, a LOT rough. And as it turns out, I sorta kicked it with my hind feets too hard, and I blew out the back panel on my awesome Rockstar Guitar.

OH. Man. Even the pictures make me feel a little green, Mom. It was such a sad day. My. Poor. Guitar. *Pout.*

But, see, what happened was, Mom, being the awesome Mom that she is, decided she was going to fix my super-awesome guitar so I could play with it some more. Mom doesn't really know how to sew too good, but she can do a few basic repairs. So, she whipped out some black thread and a sewing needle, and she sewed up my guitar for me!!

YES! Thanks Mom.

Ok. I'm done blogging now. I'm gonna go play with my guitar. This has been Harry for Scooter on the FatKats blog. Uh...erm....well....ok. Harry, out.

MOM: If you'd like your very own rockstar guitar, you can get one from the Casbah Kitten on Etsy! It's our most-favorite toy shop!!

Mom got PURResents!!!!

2010-06-14T11:13:00.005-04:00

Yesterday was our Mommy's birfday!! She got lots of purresents, too!!! Nothing particularly awesome, like our Rockstar Guitar or a catnip cake, but she did get some neat things. Like this bamboo arrangements from my super-fans Sam and Ray:

And she got this really heavy rock thing from Mimi.

MOM: It's a mortar and pestle, sweetie. So I can ground up your catnip once it's dried.

COOL!! She also got that jug of stuff in the background...cucumber lemonade. And a big bottle of brown stuff. What is it, Mom?

MOM: It's Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka. Mixed with the cucumber lemonade, it makes Mommy's favorite cocktail---Crazy Arnolds!!!

What's vodka, Mom?

MOM: It's like catnip in liquid form. For people.

OOOOHHHHH.

Mommy also got a pretty candle from HER mommy....

But the BESTEST purresent our Mom got was this awesome blue cat bed, just for US!!! Grammy said she thought Mom would like it cuz it's blue, and cuz of what the fabric says....

I just like it cuz it's PRIMO for hide-and-seek games!!!

PS: Mom changed my signature---what do you guys think???

Behind the Scenes of the FatKat Comics

2010-06-11T10:48:00.002-04:00

Happy Friday, everybuddy!! We've gotten so much awesome feedback from our comic books--thanks, guys! Mom says there's a lot that goes into each edition, and she wanted to share some behind-the-scenes stuffs with ya. Just like the extras on the end of a DVD, huh, Mom?

MOM: That's right, Scooter! I just thought some of our human readers might get a kick out of seeing some of the pictures and things that DIDN'T go into our comics, Rockstar, Supa Kitteh and Inspector Scooter. Sometimes, our leading man-cat isn't up to cooperating for his photo shoots. Take this picture for example...Our Rockstar, sleepin' on the job:

Oh, c'mon, Mom. Being a Rockstar is HARD works. I REALLY needed that nap.

MOM: Yes, honey, I'm sure you did. You're not always so willing to participate in the necessary photo shoots for the comics, though. Of course, I DID wake you up from a nap in order to get some shots for the Inspector Scooter comic, and you can definitely tell that here:

*Snort.* Yeah, if that picture had a cap-shun Mom, it would say, "Mom, did you seriously just wake me up for this cuz I was nappin' hard and now here I am, in a strange place under a BLANKET instead of in my comfy spot in the sunshine in the living room where I WAS sleepin' before you woke me up.....

MOM: Ahem.

Oh. Sorry Mom. That's sort of a long cap-shun, huh?

MOM: Maybe it should just say "Diva-cat at work."

Diva-cat? Isn't that for girls?

MOM: Anyway, sometimes the boys are more than willing to participate in photo shoots...in fact, sometimes they get TOO comfy with my ideas for a shot. For instance, I knew it would be easy to get Scooter to "look" for the missing floof in the ottoman, because anytime we open the lid, he's ALWAYS up for some snoopervision. After I took the shot of him peeking inside, I took my camera, came to the computer, and sat down to get to work. About an hour later, I found our Investigator and Sir Pip in a most compromising position:

The Ott-O-Mon is the awesomest place for a nap, EVER, Mom.

MOM: They stayed in there for the rest of the afternoon. I just didn't have the heart to run them out so I could shut the lid. *Giggle.* So there you go, folks, a quick behind-the-scenes look at the shots that DIDN'T make the cut for the FatKat Comics. Here's hoping that another good idea strikes me soon!

Yeah, Mom. Those comics are FUN!!

Have a good weekend everybuddy! We're takin' the weekend off cuz it's our Mommy's birfday and we've gotta bake HER a tooter-fish birfday cake!!! BYE!

Inspector Scooter and the Case of the Missing Floof--Conclusion

2010-06-10T13:11:00.002-04:00

Inspector Scooter and the Case of the Missing Floof, Continued

2010-06-09T16:42:00.003-04:00

Inspector Scooter and the Case of the Missing Floof

2010-06-08T12:25:00.004-04:00

Will Inspector Scooter find the neanderthals who ruthlessly stole Pip's floof? Or will our victim remain floofless forever? Stay tuned to find out!

Busy Weekend

2010-06-05T10:03:00.005-04:00

It's Caturday!! YAY for that! Mom says we gots LOTSA stuff to do this weekend....like watch the birdies outside.....

And pick the tommie-toes from our garden..... (Mom: That would be tomatoes, Scooter.) That's right, tommie-toes.

And we gotta do some more bird watching....

Not to mention nappin', sleepin', snugglin', and of course, loungin'.

OH!! And Thursday was our Grammy's birfday! Mom says she's gonna go over to Grammy and Pop's house tomorrow to cook Grammy a yummy dinner, and maybe even bake her a special birfday cake! Is it gonna be a tooter fish birfday cake, Mom?

Mom: Um, no, Scoot. That would be icky. Grammy really likes Chocolate, though, so I'll probably make a Chocolate cake of some kind.

Man. She'd like a tooter fish cake better. And don't forget to take her a catnip toy! That's what WE gets on our birfdays.

Mom: Ok, Scooter. I won't forget. *snort*

♥♥ HAPPY BIRFDAY GRAMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥♥

Scooter whispers: Mom, that kitten in that picture isn't nearly as cute as me. Why can't you work your computer magic and make a picture of ME holding a cupcake for Grammy? What? You're busy?? How can you be too busy to make me hold a cupcake adorably? Mom? MOM???

Oh well. Sigh.

Friday School With Mom

2010-06-04T10:03:00.003-04:00

Today, my Mom says we're going to have school. I'm not sure why we're having school, since we've never played school before, but Mom says she has something really cool she wants to teach me about. So, let's hear it, Mom. Let's play school.

Mom: Scooter, do you remember a couple of weeks ago, when Daddy took the suitcase and I told you he was flying to San Diego for the weekend?

You mean when he was gone furever and ran away from home? And you said he was going there in a big machine that flies in the sky? (Yeah right, Mom...I'm not STOOPID....*snort*.)

Mom: (Note to self, lesson in airplanes for next Friday.) Yes, Scooter, that's what I'm talking about. Did you know that while Daddy was in San Diego, he went to the San Diego Zoo?

Like the zoo you and Daddy go to in Columbia, Mom? With birds and tigers and giraffys?

Mom: Yes, but MUCH MUCH bigger. Daddy saw lots of amazing animals while he was in San Diego and I'd like to show you a video he took of one in particular. Would you like to see it?

Oh BOY, Mom! You never said school was just like movie time! Let's see it, let's see it!!

WOW! What kinda mancat is THAT, Mom???

Mom: That's a snowy leopard, Scooter. He's bigger than you and all three of your brothers put together! Isn't he handsome?

Well, I guess he's pretty good-lookin'. I mean, not as good-lookin' as me. Maybe more along the lines of good-lookin' like Pip. Or Dizzy.

Mom: He's handsome in a different way. You're still Mommy's handsome little Scooter-Pooter. *Pats Scooter on the head.*

Aw GEE, Mom, now I'm embarassed.

Mom: Don't be. Ok, let's continue with the lesson. Why do you think he's pacing back and forth like that, Scooter?

DUH, Mom. It's cuz he wants scritches under his chin. Or maybe tooter fish. Do leopards eat tooter fish, Mom?

Mom: It would take a LOT of tooter fish to fill this guy up. In the wild, snowy leopards hunt animals, some as big as twice their size! At the San Diego Zoo, they feed most of their big cats a carnivore diet.

Car-Nee-Vorr. Interrestin', Mom. What does that mean? They eat cars?

Mom: No silly---they mostly eat ground beef, beef hearts, and frozen rabbits.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
I'd rather have tooter fish.

Mom: *Giggle.* Maybe you can have some tooter fish tonight for being such a good student today.

AWESOME!! I learned all about snowy leopards, AND I got to watch a cool movie, AND I get to have tooter fish for dinner! Can we have school every Friday, Mom?????

Mom: SURE! :0) If any of your bloggy friends would like to learn more about the snowy leopard, they can click HERE to visit the San Diego Zoo website.

Very smart, Mom. I'm gonna go pretend to be a snowy leopard now, Mom.

RAWR!

Happy Friday, everybody!!

If you can't see the video, click HERE to go directly to YouTube!

Introducin' Mom's Garden!

2010-06-03T09:41:00.006-04:00

Our Mom's got a lot of hobbies. She makes her jewelries, and she writes her bloggies, and she cleans our litter boxes, and she plays on the innernets. But guess what--our Mom has a NEW hobby!

Mom decided this year she was going to have her very first garden!!!

COOL! Mom says our garden is a little different than a lot of gardens. See, we don't have our own yard. And the grasses and dirts that live outside our house get treated with a lot of icky stuff to kill the bugs dead. So she didn't want to grow anything out of those dirts. So instead, she decided to grow the plants outta pots and containers. Isn't it nifty? From left to right, we've got dill, green leaf lettuces, basil, marigolds (I like them best, cuz they're orange like ME!), BIG cherry tomato plants, lemon thyme, coreopsis, and CATNIP!!!!!

WE GOT CATNIP!!!

Ok, ok. I'm calm again.

So the coolest part about Mom putting in a garden is she ALSO has a big cucumber plant. But it's growing out of this turvy-swurvy thing, like you see on tv:

Mom: Aw, Scooter--you like the cucumber plant? Look how big it's gotten! Why, just two weeks ago....

NO, Mom, no. I mean, it's cool or whatever, but I'm much more interested in what you've got hanging from the pole thingy that the cucumber plant is hangin' on!

It's a BIRD FEEDER!!

All us cats are learning how to be bird watchers. So far, we've seen house finches, cardinals, blue jays, mourning doves, and one very special red-headed woodpecker. Bird watchin' is the most fun job we've ever had. ('Cept for bloggin.)

I'll leave you with the promise of future garden blogs, and a short video of our house finch friends! Have an awesome Thursday! BYE!

If you don't see the video above, click HERE to go right to it!

Not-So-Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-02T11:14:00.003-04:00

WOW!!! Thanks to Jane and Alice from the Casbah Kitten, we have TONS of new bloggie friends to play with!! That's awesome!

We just wanted to use one word on Wordless Wednesday, and that word is....

HI!!!!

We Are Happy Cats!

2010-05-28T13:36:00.007-04:00

Hi everybody! And Happy Friday!!! We've been doing SO much work on our bloggy here lately that we're really looking forward to the weekend!

Mom: We?

Ahem...anyways, we wanted to post all about this super-cool award we got from Jane and Alice, our best furriends over at The Casbah Kitten! It's A Happy Cat Award!!

Sweeeeeeet. So with this award, I'm s'posed to tell you all about 5 things that make me happy! So without further ado, here's my

All Time Favorite Happy Cat List of Things To Do!

Numbero Uno: Climbing on my kitteh tree makes me happy!!

Numbero Dos-o: Helpin' Mom wif her Works and her jewelry makin' and her bloggin' and her cookin'....and anything that let's me snoopervise makes me happy!

Numbero Three-o: Boxes of all shapes, sizes and kinds make me SUPER happy! They're like, the coolest toy on the planet ('cept for maybe Supa Kitteh. And my awesome RockStar Guitar.)

Numbero Cat-tro: My newest favorite hobby is watchin' the birdies at the bird feeder. Mom was super smart and put it right outside my favoritest window, so that I can watch them fly around and grunt at them. And gruntin' at birdies makes me happy!

Numbero Cinco: TOOTER FISH!!!!!! Every cat in the whole wide world knows how awesome tooter fish is, and eating tooter fish for dinner makes me the happiest mancat of all mancats in the entire universe!!!

That's my awesome list. It really is awesome. In fact, just readin' this list makes me happy! Does that count as Numbero Six-o?

Mom: Scooter, dear, your Spanish really needs some work.

Really? I thought I was doing good...anyways...

As part of accepting this award, I'm s'posed to give it to some friends! I think the rules says I'm s'posed to give it to six-o friends, but I don't have too many cat friends, yet. So I'm gonna pass it along to:

Sammy and his mama from Lovely Purses

and

Samson and Delilah from The Monkeys

We can't wait to hear what makes you guys happy!!!!

The Adventures of Supa Kitteh versus The FatKat Coalition of Evil--The Finale

2010-05-27T15:31:00.003-04:00

Will anyone help our heroes in this fight against evil??? Let's tune in and see...

The Adventures of Supa Kitteh versus The FatKat Coalition of Evil, Part 3

2010-05-26T12:59:00.002-04:00

When last we saw our heroes, their fate looked bleak! Will someone step in to stop this madness?

The Adventures of Supa Kitteh versus the FatKat Coalition of Evil, Part 2

2010-05-25T11:06:00.006-04:00

We left our hero, Supa Kitteh, in the clutches of the evil Orange Goblin. It looks like doom for him! Except....wait! Is it? Could it be?.....

It's Supa Kitteh's faithful, if somewhat confused, sidekick,

The Addled Avenger!!!

He's just in time to save the day!

Oh NO! Look out Supa Kitteh and Addled Avenger---here comes TROUBLE!! It's The Fuzzy Hulk and The Orange Goblin again!

The Adventures of Supa Kitteh versus the FatKat Coalition of Evil

2010-05-24T10:19:00.006-04:00

LOOK!

UP IN THE SKY!

IT'S A BIRD!

IT'S A PLANE!

NO, IT'S.....

SUPA KITTEH!!!!

He swoops into town just in the nick of time to save the helpless and unsuspecting citizens from the super-villian known as The Fuzzy Hulk!

Oh NO!

Just when it looks like our hero has saved the day, The Fuzzy Hulk's partner in crime, The Orange Goblin, arrives on scene!

The fate of Supa Kitteh lies in the paws of his biggest archnemesis! Will the Orange Goblin and the Fuzzy Hulk come out on top? Or will Supa Kitteh find his inner lion and, as usual, save the day??

....TO BE CONTINUED....

(Thanks to Jane, Alice, and the Momma from The Casbah Kitten for our awesome toy!)

Click HERE to view the video if you don't see it on the post!

Happy Birthday, Pip!!

2010-05-21T10:50:00.006-04:00

It's PARTY TIME at our house today!!!! It's Pip's 8th Birthday! So don your silly hats, grab your noisemakers, and let's celebrate Pip!

Eight years ago, my husband and I brought home the teeniest, tiniest black and white tuxedo cat in the whole world. When I say he was teeny, I'm not exaggerating. His teenyness allowed him to fall asleep in the strangest of places....in the drawer of the kitchen hutch, curled up underneath a throw pillow, even on top of the computer monitor!

Most people who see Pip now don't believe for a second that he was the runt of his litter, and that he started out so tiny in this world. Here's photographic proof that we're not lying---at one point he was, in fact, smaller than Dizzy! :0)

Despite his stature, it soon became very apparent that Pip's personality was larger than life! His funny facial expressions, un-cat-like clumsiness, and silly antics proved that he was meant to be a Chamberlain from the very beginning.

And even though he's always managed to keep us laughing, Pip is also very loyal, loving, and has a huge heart. Pip first welcomed Eddie, and then little Scooter, into our family, and is always first in line for a good kitty snuggle.

Pip is a very special kitty, to us and all who love him! Happy Birthday, Pippers!! We'll be celebrating later with "tooter fish" and presents! :0)

Scoo-Tar, A.K.A, ROCKSTAR!

2010-05-17T11:41:00.010-04:00

My furriends, Jane and Alice from The Casbah Kitten, must think I'm a rockstar, cuz they sent me an AWESOME ice-blue electric guitar toy to test for their shop! So now, I will talk like a rockstar from now on, cuz I am officially a rockstar with my very own guitar.

Ahem.

DUDE. Check out my HOT new instrument, yo!

Sweeeeeeeeet. It plays some pretty rockin' tunes, man.

And you know that rockstars have to pose for posters and magazine covers and stuff, too, right? Here's my best pic from yesterday's photo shoot.

Handsome, right? And check this out....Even my bass player, Harry, likes my new guitar.....he can shred, dude!

Here's a picture of my roadie, Pip, makin' sure my awesome new guitar is taken care of while we're on tours:

Rockin'. That's the whole gang, man. We're so awesome, we're total rockstars, we....

DUUUUUUDE!?!? Who put the picture of the groupie up?? Man, that's totally lame, that's really...

Mom: Scooter, I think you've taken your rockstar fantasy far enough.

But, but, Mom....I'm just showing off my awesome new toy from Alice and Jane.

Mom: Yes, but you're being rude to your brother.

Maaaaaaaan. Ok, fine... Sorry...Dizzy....

Mom: Now, do you want to show the people the video of your concert?

Oh BOY! Do I ever!! I wanna be a famous rockstar!

Ahem...please ignore the high-pitched voices of the humans in the background. They're not as cool as Rockstar Scoo-Tar.

Mom: SCOOT....

Sorry, Mom, sorry..... Here's my video, guys! Enjoy! And thanks to Alice and Jane of The Casbah Kitten for this AWESOME toy! I'm gonna watch my movie, then I'm gonna go shred some more tunes!!!! DUUUUUUDE!

Mom: *Snort, giggle, snort.*

Scooter, Where Are You????

2010-05-08T11:10:00.009-04:00

HI!!!!!

We've just been hangin' out.

Our Mommy's been real busy since January. She and Dad took a vacation in February (we're still getting over being traumatized from the week they were gone.) Then in March, she and Daddy took a lot of little road trips to visit some of their friends. In April, Mom spent a lot of time outside, planting her garden and taking pictures of birds and stuff. Now that we're in May, Mom says she'll hopefully get back into blogging more regular like, since I've been feeling neglected. Why, I don't think Mommy's pointed the flashy box at me for over a week. A WEEK! Sheesh. What's a gorgeous, orange and white, flooftastic man cat gotta do to get some attention around here?

There's at least one blog that you can look forward to in the future. Our best pals Alice and Jane, over at The Casbah Kitten, have chosen me, Scoo-Tar the magnificent, to test one of their new toys!!!! I'm SO EXCITED!!! (I'll bet Mom will have the flashy box ready for that play time session!) I've talked about my buddies Alice and Jane before---their Mommy makes the BESTEST man cat toys in the whole universe...There's the Crabby Crabs...

...and the Fatfish....

...and the awesome Supa Kitteh Superhero (which we think is Mom's favorite, cuz she makes ooey-gooey noises at it whenever it pops up on her computer TV)....

We can't WAIT to see what goodies they send us to test! We're sure whatever it is, it will be the coolest toy, ever!!!

Stay tuned for more fun! BYE!

Daddy's Nose is Broke

2010-01-28T11:13:00.005-05:00

So Daddy came home the other day with a big blue box (more on that later) and pulls out this alien-lookin', noise-makin', water-shootin' thing.

It's called a hoo-middy-frier.

Mom says: "Humidifier, sweetie."

Right, that's what I said, hoo-middy-frier.

Anyways, so I asks Daddy what this thingy is for, and he says it's to help him because his nose is broke and sometimes in the mornings he gets nosebleeds and stuffs, and this hoo-middy-frier shoots steam into the air so he doesn't dry out.

Oh.

Honestly, the box the hoo-middy-frier came in was more interestin'. Although, the blue kinda clashes with my orange floof....

It sure does look nice with my handsome, manly pink nose.

Floofy Friday

2010-01-22T15:41:00.003-05:00

Mom is obsessed with my floof. My tail floof, my face floof, my mane-like-a-lion floof. She calls me Floofy Face and Scoot the Floof and Mommy's Floofy Kitty. She pets my floof and combs my floof and admires my floof.

All that stuff is pretty embarassin', but the MOST embarassin' is when she takes pictures of my floof....

Jeeeeez, Mom...not my toe floof!

Wordless Wednesday---Are We Bloggin' Today???

2010-01-20T11:36:00.001-05:00

Professional Bird Watchin'

2010-01-14T11:15:00.006-05:00

So, we were checkin' in with all our bloggy furriends this morning when we came across the most INNNTerestin' blog. Our pals Jane and Alice over at The Casbah Kitten were talkin' all about the birdies that fly around in their garden.

Well that got me thinkin'. See, we don't really has a garden, but we do has a window that overlooks a big green grassy knoll. And we has some birdie friends that have been living there for 2 winters now. Mommy is always sayin, "Scooter, I need to look up those birdies on the innernets and find out what they are."

'Cept she never did.

But Jane and Alice's blog got Mommy in the bird watchin' mood, and it turns out, our birdie neighbors are called Killdeers, or Chattering Plovers. (Mommy prefers the plover name, cuz killin' Bambi isn't nice.)

They are shore birds, 'cept they don't have to live near the shore. They like living where we live, too. They are funny little guys who bop around the yard with a funny little walk. Mom says they're very brave...she and Daddy have walked right up on the knoll to get a closer look at them, and they just sorta look up at them and tweet.

Of course, that's not MY definition of brave. If it were me, I'd stalk up on them like a ferocious mancat and tackle their ankles.

But that's just me.

Mom found this great website that told us allllllll about the killdeer, and what they like to eat, and how they like to play. It was all very innnteresstin'....but I'm really more happy to lay in the window and watch them myself. That's why I'm a professional bird watcher.

PS: Be sure and visit The Casbah Kitten....it's our FAVORITE blog!

Wordless Wednesday--Pip Goes To The Vet

2010-01-13T12:51:00.001-05:00

The FACE of FatKats

2010-01-11T10:14:00.006-05:00

So, you may wonder sometimes why I, Scooter, am the face and voice behind FatKats. As you can see from the newest addition to our blog (the staff buttons Mommy made yesterday---they're WAAAY over there, see??? --->) we have a four-kitty household. So...why don't we hear from Dizzy or Harry or Pip?

Mommy tried to interview Dizzy about this very subject this morning, but he wasn't being very cooperative...

Right. See? Camera shy. Weirdo. Compare that to THIS:

***Angels sing, the sun shines down and flowers rain from the sky....**

I mean, really. Is there any real comparison? I'm purrfect in everyway. I'm adorable and I take pretty pictures and I'm funny and I'm a HUNDRED times better than Dizzy....

Mom: Scooter. That's not nice. Your brother is also very adorable and quite photogenic...See?

Mom: Awwww....

But...but Mom....Well, yeah, I guess he's pretty cute in a purely big brother kind of way. But does that mean I don't gets to blog no more, Mom?

Mom: Of COURSE not, Scoot. You can blog whenever you want. But maybe...if we can convince your brothers...they might like to start blogging, too! Would that be okay with you?

I GUESS I can share, Mom. So long as I am still the center of attention, always.

Mom: It's nearly impossible for you not to be the center of attention, baby boy. You're too cute to be ignored!

**Scooter grins.**

HEEEEY YOOOOU GUUUUYS....

2010-01-09T13:04:00.004-05:00

It's ME! Scooter!! AKA Scoo-Tar the Magnificent. Remember me?? I've been gone a LOOOONG time. And BOY has a lot happened...

I growed up and gots too big for this box:

And I gots too big to help Mom in the office...

OH! And we had Christmas and SandyPaws came to visit and brought me LOTS of toys, and I spent a ton of time sleepin' underneath the Christmas tree...

...and Christmas was REALLY fun...till Daddy opened up his presents and I figured out that I had growed up too much and can't fit in his toy boxes no more...

So there is a new decree in our house...Mommy and Daddy have to order stuffs from the innernets that comes in big-enough-for-Scooter-boxes ONLY. No more little piddly boxes only big enough for kittens in this house. I'm a MAN-cat now!

So...whatcha been up to??

Chore-Bore No More!

2009-09-08T18:50:00.009-04:00

My Mom and Dad spent most of the weekend away. Mom said it was "Lay-Bore" day, and she was going to go have pickanicks with her family. Everyday is about laying around here, so that's exactly what me and my brofurs did. But when Mom got home and saw how messy the house was, she declared today "Chore Day."

Mom says Chores are a Bore. She doesn't like doing them, ESPECIALLY washing dishes and folding socks. But, she rolled up her sleeves and said, "Scooter, I've got some work to do."

So, rather than nap through Chores likes I usually do, I decided to see what I could do to help.

First she washed dishes. That involves water, which I do not like, so I sat at her feets and watched.

Mom's right. Dishes are boring. Next we washed and folded laundry. Now that kinda Chore is more my speed!!!! The nice clean clothes make a pretty sweet nap-spot...

And those hang-ar thingys are SUPER-FUN to play with!! 'Specially when Mom waggles them around in my face and I get to swat at them. Gee, Mom, why do you think Laundry is a Boring Chore??? It's not, it's a Super-Fun Game!!!

Finally, it was time to make the bed. Personally, I don't understand why my purrents need to make the bed, 'specially since we just get right back under the covers every night time. But, Mom said it needed to be done. So...she took her time and got the covers spread just right....except....What's that lump under there??

Oh wait...that's me! Hee hee!!

See, it's easy to make Chores more fun---just turn them into a game!! Now, Mom's gonna wanna do Chores all the time!!!

Is it Halloween Yet?

2009-09-05T10:22:00.005-04:00

Mom reminded me the other day that Halloween is just around the corner, and it may be a good idea for me to start thinking 'bout what I wanna be. Hmmm.....

Dad suggested I be a yoga instructor, because I'm always finding fun new poses to try out during my daily "work-outs."

Mom suggested that I be a "sec-re-terry" because I enjoy helping her with work so much.

But guys, I think I wanna be...well, I think it would cool...Yeah, I wanna be a TRANSFORMER!!!!

That would be the awesomest Halloween costume EVER, dontcha think???

Finding Ways to Become Un-Bored

2009-08-31T09:41:00.003-04:00

It's been rainin' a LOT here lately. That makes me wanna nap a lot and it can be boring. But to make things a lil' more excitin', Mom and Dad have been getting a lot of packages lately.

And packages mean just one thing to me.

Ways to become un-bored.

Fur instance, there's always the ever-fun hide-and-seek game involving the boxes that the packages come in. I figured Mom and Dad would NEVER find me, but something gave me away. Not sure what, I'm a pretty good hider.

And let's not forget my brand-new favorite game....Makin'-a-Fort-Outta-Weird-Poppy-Paper! This game is great fun!! You can pretend you're a mountain lion livin' in a cave, or the first mancat astronaut on the moon, or an Orange-Floofed Apache Cat hanging out in your Teepee.

What do you do on rainy days to make yourself un-bored?

Proof

2009-08-29T10:06:00.007-04:00

Consider this photograph as proof of three things:

1) Mom IS still alive and does, in fact, know how to work the computer.

2) At least one of us, my brofur Harry, is still actively participating in snuggles wif Mom despite her busy-ness. (Don't worry, the rest of us are, too, there's just no hard evidence.)

3) Mom (and Dad) have spend most of August being sick with the sickies. (But never fear, they're all better now!)

Don't worry, we'll be back in full swing soon!!!!!!!!!!!

Weekend Movie Matinee

2009-07-25T09:39:00.002-04:00

For today's viewing pleasure, here is a video of me and my big brofur, Harry, playing Snake-On-A-Stick with Pops! Stay tuned for a big laugh near the end!!

Have a pawsome weekend!!!

Guessing Game

2009-07-24T09:19:00.003-04:00

Can you guess what I'm looking at in this picture?? C'mon, just guess!!

It is NOT a bug on the ceiling. It's not Mom trying to entice me with my favorite Snake-On-A-Stick toy. It's not even the Red Flying Dot! Are you still guessin'? Any more ideas?? Want me to tell you what I'm starin' at???????

It's Mom's kitty-shaped windchime! She says she hung it on the AC vent so that when the air comes on, it jingles. Well, it doesn't really jingle, but it moves a LOT, and that makes me wanna pounce on it. The only problem is....well....I can't reach it. Mom, can you pick me up so I can swat at those fishies????

We Got An Award...and Stuff

2009-07-23T09:26:00.003-04:00

Hi everybuddy!! It's been a REALLY long time since we blogged. Mom says it's because all her creativity seems to have disappeared lately. But I know my purrents---they've been stressed about something. So I've been doing double duty as the cutest mancat in the house---I've been sitting on their laps a lot, and doing cute stuffs a lot, in hopes of calming whatever fears they are having.

Anyways, when Mom checked her emails this morning, she discovered that Jana from The Devil is Prada gifted us with an awesome award!! So I'm here to tell you all about it!

The translation means "Your Blog Doesn't Stink." Well, we think that's pretty great!! So, thanks Jana!! The rules say that I'm supposed to pass this award onto 5 other blogs, but Mommy hasn't taught me how to do active links yet, so instead, I'll pass it along to any of our readers who think their blog doesn't stink, too!

Meanwhile, I'm supposed to promise that we'll be back in the very near future. Mommy swears we're going to start blogging regularly again!! So, I'll see you soon! BYE!

She Caught Me!

2009-07-10T09:42:00.002-04:00

As you guys know, I love to play with my good best pal, Squirrel, on a regular basis. However, since Mommy and Daddy got their movie-star camera, I've had to try and be sneaky about my playtime with Squirrel, since they're constantly pointing that camera at me and trying to make me look silly.

Well, Daddy managed to get a video of me playing with Squirrel the other day, and Mom's been dying to share it with you. Here it is!

**Warning: If you are drinking a beverage at this moment, you may choose to swallow it before pushing play, as the laughter resulting from this video may cause you to shoot said beverage from your nose.***

For those who might want to see the video, but can't watch it just yet (you know who are, those of you who read Kronicles while at work! Tee hee!) Here's the link to the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXgr1e5Tvc8

We Invented a New Game!!!

2009-07-09T09:43:00.003-04:00

See....Harry gets on one side of the door...

And I get on the other side of the door....

And we try to swat each other's paws underneath the door! It's called the "Swat Harry's Paw Under the Door and Make Lotsa Noise So Mom Can't Sleep Game."

What fun!!!!!

Scoot, I think what you need is a new toy.

No way, Mom! This new game is the ultimate in funness!!! But if you wanted to get me a Fat Fish toy from the Casbah Kitten, I wouldn't complain!!!!

I. Hate. Vacations.

2009-07-06T10:44:00.006-04:00

On Thursday afternoon, Daddy came in the house with those dreaded suit-em-up cases again. I knew what was in store this time. Mommy and Daddy were going to pack up those suit-em-up case and disappear for days on end again.

I was not a happy Scooter.

SOOOoooo...I figured out that some defensive tactical moves were in order. First, I decided the best course of action would be to sit on the stuff Mom was planning on putting inside the suit-em-up case. I mean, they're not gonna go anywheres if they don't have any clean underwheres, right?

Well, that tactic didn't work so well. Mommy just kept scooping me up outta the basket and taking what she needed. Drat. Maybe I should've given this assignment to Pip. He weighs a ton, afterall.

So then, me and my lieutenant, Harry, discussed better defensive strategies. Maybe we were going about it all wrong. Maybe the underwheres weren't the best place to block Mom's advances. Maybe we should put ourselves directly in the line of fire, so we'd be harder to ignore.

So Lieutenant Harry suggested we go straight for the suit-em-up case. Yes, it was dangerous, but somebuddy had to do it, or else Mom and Dad might leave for the whole weekend.

So we scouted out the best places to hide, so either Mom wouldn't be able to pack at all, or where, in the worst case scenario, we'd be included in the packing and get to go on vacation, too.

Boy, did we think that was a better idea!! Till we heard Mom talking to Dizzy in the bedroom. Recon was necessary, so we slinked into the bedroom to find out what was going on, only to discover that Mommy The Evil Genius had already packed a SMALLER suit-em-up case, rather than the big one Daddy brought in for her. We'd been staking out the wrong suit-em-up case all along! Dang it!

So now, Mommy's bags were packed, and we had nothing else to do but sit in her lap and hope to be cute enough to keep her home with us. But alas, it didn't work.

But... I did manage to sneak a spy into her bag, so I'd know exactly what went on while they were on vacation...

You're a good soldier, Sargeant Squirrel.

Helpin' Mom's Creativity

2009-07-02T10:37:00.004-04:00

Mommy had her rocks and things out yesterday, and as usual, I know it's my job to assist in any way I can.

Mom's been having a hard time feeling creative lately, so I had to use my pawsome mancat vibes to get her going. She made some really cool stuffs, though, that you can see on her jewelry blog, Simply Charming in SC!

Sometimes, when she gets her rocks out, she has big, long strings for me to examine and play with. This time, she didn't disappoint!! I got to play with some brown flowers, and I was very careful to make sure I didn't break the strand!

Now I have to admit, while I love watching her while she messes with her rocks, and plays with the chains and tools and things, my FAVORITE part of jewelry-makin' is when Mom sets up the big white light box so she can take my picture.

I STILL think that if she used these shots in her Etsy shop that she'd make more sales!!! Who wouldn't buy Scooter-approved jewelries?

Wordless Wednesday

2009-07-01T10:18:00.002-04:00

Patience

2009-06-29T10:53:00.007-04:00

We've been awfully bored lately, with no blogs to post...

But we're learning to be patient with Mommy. The summer bug seems to have bitten her and Daddy--they're hardly ever home!! But our patience seems to have paid off, at least today---here we are!! Hope you didn't miss us!!

Are you having an awesome summer, too??

Happy International Box Day!!!

2009-06-19T09:27:00.011-04:00

When Mommy read over all her favorite blogs this morning, she discovered that our new friends over at Zoolatry have named today International Box Day!!

All our favorite blogosphere kitties are celebrating boxes today by posting pictures of themselves in their favorite boxes. We got LOTS of pictures of me in boxes, see:

This is me as a kitten using a box as a racecar. ZOOOOOOOM!

This is me as a mancat-in-training helping Mom take pictures of her jewelries for her shop! I'm so helpful!

This is me practicing my international spy skills by using this box as a tunnel to crawl through. Mission Impossible---not with Scoo-Tar The Magnificent! Oh wait, maybe it should be "The name is Scoot. Scoot-Ar." HAHA!

This is me trying to play wif my Dad's robots---'cept when I finally got into the box, I discovered it was already empty. Foiled again!

This is me helping Mom catalog all her jewelries so she can put them up on the innernets. I'm not sure why, but she wasn't really happy with me. She still took my picture though.

"Scooter, why don't we show some pictures of your brothers? They might like to participate in International Box Day, too."

Poop. Ok, Mom, I guess I'll share.

Here's Dizzy, playing Star Wars Monopoly wif Mom and Dad.

Here's Harry helpin' Mom wif work.

And here's Pip...well, he's not really in a "box," really. But the thing about Pip is....well, he doesn't fit in too many boxes. So Mommy had to improvise with this picture. So we'll just pretend it's a box, so Pip can participate in today's festivities.

Happy International Box Day, from us, to you!!!!

Mancat Monday

2009-06-15T09:52:00.006-04:00

I'm BAAAAAACK! Mommy and Daddy had some visitors this past week, and I didn't get to blog. Not even once!!! But Mommy said we're back in action now, so here I am!! I have to say, it's not so much fun for me when Mommy and Daddy have visitors. I mean, I enjoyed getting to meet my Daddy's Daddy and little sisfur, even though she did like to sit in MY spot on MY kitty tree...

WEIRD-O! I'm not sure why this little human girl was interested in sitting on my kitty tree, but Mommy said it was okay so long as she was careful. So I just had to sit by and watch. Anyway, as I was saying, it's not always fun for me when we have visitors come, because I'm not the center of attention anymore. And that is NOT FUN! By the time today rolled around, I was doing anything I could think of to get my purrents attentions!!! Like performing the always-dangerous upside-down look-at-me-please trick from the top of the computer desk......

We mancats know...you've gotta do what you've gotta do. Right???

Helpin' Build a Teeny-Tiny Chair

2009-06-04T12:12:00.007-04:00

Mom brought out a box yesterday, and Dad came along with his toolbox, and I knew right away that we were about to have some fun! See, when Mom has a box and Dad has his buzzy-drill thing, that means we're gonna be putting stuff together. And THAT means a BIG opportunity for Scoo-Tar the Magnificent to do what he does best--snoopervise!

So out of the box came all these wooden pieces, and there weren't very many, and in about 13 minutes, Mom and Dad had built this teeny-tiny chair! I was SURE it was for me...but I couldn't quite figure out how to use it. I stood way up on my very tippy-toes....

...and tried to figure out how to fit in the teeny-tiny seat....

But I couldn't quite climb up there. So I thought, "Hmm...now what, Scooter? Just how are you going to use this strange teeny-tiny chair? It's obviously meant for you, as you are the smallest and most handsome mancat in the house. So HOW are you going to use it? Think, think, think..."

I thought that perhaps gnawing on the teeny-tiny chair might bring me some inspiration...

But Mom didn't like that so much. In fact, she sort of raised her voice and said, "Scooter, NO!" I don't like that word. Sniff.

And then, out of nowhere, she appeared with this little stuffed person. She said the chair was meant for this little stuffed person, and not for me. What? How could that be????

Oh. Well...I guess she is pretty cute. For a little stuffed person.

**Note from Mom: The highchair was constructed for a porcelain doll I've had since I was child! My Aunt Myra created her for me, and also made her twin for my Mom. I actually got the chair as a Christmas gift from my Mom, and have been lax about putting it together. But I'm SO glad I did!! Doesn't she look adorable? Thanks Mom!

Happy Birfday Pip!!!

2009-06-01T10:03:00.003-04:00

We celebrated Pip's 7th birfday yesterday!!! Even Grammy and Pops came over to help us par-tay! Pip got some cool new toys: a Light Flicker Ball, which lights up when you paw it around, and 2 feathery toy balls for him to chase around. (Not that he really chases stuff around so much, he kinda just lays there and watches.)

The BEST part about birfdays in our house is that we get TOOTER FISH!!! It really is the best birfday meal ever in the whole wide world. Mom made us the Tooter Fish while Dad recorded us, so here's a video of us right before dinner!

Wow, I guess we DO get pretty excited about Tooter Fish!!! Dontcha want some???

Nappin' Time...

2009-05-30T16:11:00.000-04:00

...for everybuddy...

TV Thursday

2009-05-28T18:28:00.002-04:00

Mom says she doesn't need any clocks in our house, cuz when it's time for dinner, we let her know. And by "we," I mean "Pip." He starts complainin' about his empty tummy hours before it's time for dinner!!! He yowls and whines and meows until Mom gets up and gives him tooter fish.

Usually, I just witness the whole thing. But every once in awhile, it's hard not to get caught up in all the excitement and voice my opinion, too. Mom caught one of those rare moments on the movie camera yesterday, and it's our feature for TV Thursday! Enjoy!

BYE!!

Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdoifxkXFvk

Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-27T16:32:00.001-04:00

Memorial Day Fun!

2009-05-26T13:37:00.004-04:00

So yesterday was Memorial Day, and Mom and Dad were gone FUREVER! They went to a cook-out at Grammy and Pop's house! Mom said we couldn't go, so we stayed home and napped.

My Grammy has 3 doggies of her very own. They are named Sassy, Zoe, and Roxie. Sassy is a terrier, Zoe is a mutt, and Roxie is a little ankle biter.

"Scooter!!!"

Oh, sorry. Roxie is a yorkie. Her name is Roxie, but everybuddy calls her "Bitty" or "Itty Bitty" because she's so small. Mom took the movie camera with her to the cook-out yesterday and took some movies so I could see all the fun they were having. The first one is of the doggies being on video for the very first time...Ok, Mom, let's watch it!

Ok well, I GUESS they're cute enough to be on my blog...hey, Mom, can I has a big, pink pig to play wif???

The second video is of the doggies outside playing in the sunshine!! Ok, Mom, let's watch this one too!!!!!

Hey, Mom, I wanna go outside and run around, too!!!!! But you really didn't have to make all those kissy noises at Roxie. I mean, she's sorta cute, I guess, but what about me?????

Guys, I gotta go cuz I have a new mission. To make my Mommy make kissy noises at ME!!! BYE!

Note from Mom: Sorry about the loud shrill sound of my voice in the background! LOL

Relaxin' On Sunday

2009-05-24T13:51:00.003-04:00

It's rainy here today. Dad's at work furever and Mom's feelin' all tired from exercisin' hard earlier, so we're watching TV to stay busy. Well, Mom was watching some show called "Ugly Better" and I was super bored, so I asked her if we could watch something more exciting.

"It's Ugly Betty, Scooter."

Whatever, Mom. It was boring. Anyways, so we found a couple of cute kitten videos to share with you on your Sunday. Hope you laugh as much as I did!!! The first one is a funny game some humans created to play with their kittens!! It looks fun, but I'm sure I'd outsmart the game a lot faster than these babies.

Ha ha ha! That was funny!!! Didn't they know they weren't supposed to be trying to come out of the box--they were supposed to be huntin' the stick and pouncin' on it!!!

The next video is a complai...compilat....MOM!!!

"Compilation."

That's a dumb word. This next video is a whole bunch of video clips of funny cats. It made Mom laugh out loud!!!

And this last video...well....it's just the best one of the whole group. Wanna know why?? Because it's my very first appearance in my very own movie!! That's right!! This is a movie Mom took of me when I was a little tiny baby! She filmed me with her celly-phone, so the quality's not so great, and I look a little fuzzy. But that's ok, because I'm NATURALLY fuzzy. :) Hope you enjoy it!!!!

Aw, man. I was cute, huh?

"That you were, Scooter. You know...I've been saving that video for over a year now, in hopes that I'd eventually figure out how to share it with the world."

Aw, shucks, Mom. I'm flattered. And now I'm big blog superstar awesome kitty!!!

"That you are, Scooter. That you are."

Have a happy weekend, everybuddy!!!!! Bye!!

Brotherly Love

2009-05-23T09:41:00.002-04:00

Note from Mom: Please enjoy my husband's commentary. :)

Cloudy Day

2009-05-21T18:32:00.006-04:00

For the past few days, it's been really cloudy and rainy here. And I don't know about you guys, but when it's cloudy out, me and my brofurs think it's the perfect weather for napping. Today was no different....see, we all have places where we like to sleep. Dizzy prefers the Ott-o-man...

Harry usually prefers sleepin' on the floor behind the chair...or Dad's belly....but today, he was also opting for the Ott-o-man, 'cept in a more lounging fashion...

Pip likes to sleep on Mom and Dad's during the daytime, cuz he's less likely to get kicked or nudged into the floor...

And me? Well...I like to sleeps lots of places....like my cubby hole, and the top of the kitty condo, and the kitty bed my Grammy made me for Kwismas and the comfy smooshy chair....but my favorite place to lay is in the computer chair.

That way, when Mom is ready to blog, I'm right there, ready to help!!! Where's your favorite nap spot??

Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-20T17:29:00.001-04:00

What We Did This Weekend

2009-05-18T11:53:00.001-04:00

Harry, Pip, Scooter (and Squirrel) play with the "red dot"

Thankful Thursday

2009-05-14T09:40:00.005-04:00

My mom and dad came home yesterday with an awesome surprise for us cats....we got a new kitty condo!!!!!

It has a cubby hole down below, just like I likes it, but it's also flat on top, so I can lay on TOP of the cubby, too! How cool is that???? Dad has to make a few adjustments---and then it was PLAY TIME!!!

I sure am thankful to have parents who love me so much that they bring me surprise presents when it's not even my birfday!!! Thanks Mom and Dad!!! What are YOU thankful for today???

BYE!

Wordless Wednesday, featuring Harry

2009-05-13T09:35:00.002-04:00

Scooter's Back!

2009-05-12T15:25:00.004-04:00

Hi guys, I am back!! Mom said I had to take a break from bloggin' for a little while cuz I've been sick. It was tough feeling poopy and not being able to run around and play like I usually do. But I've been feeling better, really, since Saturday! Mom said we'd be bloggin' yesterday, but then SHE wasn't feelin' good. But I still stayed close, and helped her with work, even, in case she decided she was ready to blog.

But since Mom wasn't feelin' so good yesterday, I decided to let her have a day off. But today---I'm BACK!!!!!

OOH, and I gots some big news, too! Mom and Dad bought a MOVIE CAMERA!! Cool, right?? Now I'm REALLY gonna be famous! Mom keeps trying to catch me playin' with Squirrel or doin' something cute so she can post it up on our blog. But I....well....I guess I've been kinda camera shy. But don't worry! I'm gonna get used to it soon, I promise!

Gee, it's good to be back. I hope you guys have a great Tuesday!!! BYE!

A Scooter Update from Mom

2009-05-08T13:15:00.005-04:00

Scooter wants me to say hi to all his blogger friends! He made another trip to the vet today, as he still didn't seem to be feeling up to par since his fever last week. I noticed he still wasn't moving around a lot, and seemed to be having some sort of back or muscle pain. He was hanging out in his favorite hidey-hole a lot, and only coming out for food/water and trips to the litter box.

I finally got so worried about him that I had my husband take him back in for a check-up this morning. The doctor says he isn't 100% sure what is causing the problem, but they're treating it like a strained or pulled muscle. He's obviously not in excrutiating pain, just uncomfortable, particularly when he walks. So the doc gave him a thorough exam, made sure he didn't have any broken bones or anything obvious. Since it's not presenting as something terribly serious at this point, our doctor decided that x-rays weren't necessary just yet. He thinks that Scooter has a pulled muscle and that it would probably have healed on its own without intervention. But since we took him in again, Doc's gonna help Scooter get better even faster by treating him with an anti-inflammatory to help the muscle heal a little quicker.

Since our little pal has been home from the vet, I can already see he's making an improvement. He's walking with a little less stiffness, and has been coming out of his hidey-hole periodically just to check up on his brofurs and his Mom and Dad. He's currently napping and probably dreaming about Squirrel. I'll keep all of you posted on his progress, but we may take a short break from blogging for a few days, just until Scooter recovers. We'll be back by Monday, we promise! Hope you all have a terrific weekend!

Hugs from
Mom &

Wordless Wednesday

2009-05-06T10:54:00.000-04:00

Settin' The Record Straight

2009-05-05T13:02:00.004-04:00

So today's blog is gonna be kinda tough for me to write. I mean...for those who read my blog, and admire my floof, and enjoy knowing about my life may be surprised to learn something about me that I've been tryin' to hide, even from my Mom....so, here it goes.

I know in past blogs I've talked about not having much in common with my big brother, Dizzy. Truth is, he doesn't like me much. I thought if I chased him enough, and bit his neck enough, and tormented him enough, he might eventually become my best pal. Turns out, Mom says annoying someone all the time isn't the best way to make friends. Who knew???

But, now that I'm getting older, it turns out that Dizzy and I are actually....starting.....to.....get along. ???????!!!!!!!!????????!!?!?!?!?

I'm just as amazed as you are. Really.

I guess we DO actually have some things in common....like helping Mom scrapbook....

And napping on the ott-o-man...

I guess it's not so bad havin' Dizzy as an older brother. But do me a favor, would ya? Don't tell him that.

Scoo-Tar is BACK!!!

2009-05-02T14:02:00.006-04:00

Hi guys! So Mom told you all about how I got sick and had to go to the doctor's office. Which really wasn't all that bad, cuz the nurses and doctors all cooed at me and told me how handsome I am (which I already knew, but it's nice to hear). The only bad thing is they stole some of my floof! Mom says they had to have somewhere fur-free to put the medicines in, but I was mad that they didn't give me my floof back. That should be illegal.

Anyways, I'm home and feeling better and better everyday!! I've been bugging Mom since Thursday that I really wanted to blog again, but she kept saying I wasn't ready and needed to rest. I tried camping out in the cubby next to the puter....

She just scratched my head and told me I was cute. DUH Mom. So yesterday, I tried to work on Dad, and bothered him while he was rollin' change...

He said what he always says. "Whatever you Mom says, goes, Scoot. She's the boss." Dangit! I really wanted to blog, because otherwise, how am I ever gonna be a famous man-cat??? So this morning, I got up in front of mom while she was writing on HER blog (ironical, I know) and put on my angry cat face and said.....

"MOM! I WANNA BLOG! NOW!"

It worked! :)

BYE!

Another Blog from Mommy

2009-04-30T11:35:00.005-04:00

First of all, I'd like to thank each and every one of you who left such sweet comments on yesterday's post! Eddie was such a sweet cat and he'll always be missed. Blogging about him yesterday was tough, but he deserved to be remembered that way. And Scooter was 100% supportive! I'm sorry I haven't responded personally to each and every comment yet, but I hope you'll all understand by the end of this post!

Scooter gave us a bit of a health scare yesterday. Tuesday night, he was acting very sluggish, inactive, and lethargic. Concerned, I texted my husband about it and he came up with the same thing I thought it might be: Scoot was gearing up for another growth spurt and was resting up for it. That made sense, and for a little while, I didn't worry. That was until I picked him up to give him his goodnight hug. He was hot. I know cats are warm and snuggly, but he was just hot. And he complained when I picked him up, like he was hurting. I stayed up half the night with him, worried sick. By yesterday morning, he seemed to be a little perkier, so I had my morning low-cal hot chocolate and sat down to write my blog about Eddie. When my husband got up, I told him how Scoot had been through the night, and we both went over to where he was laying to check things out. I picked Scoot up again, and he protested with weak "mews," again, like he was in pain. With Eddie in mind, I immediately started crying and fretting, and my husband quickly called the vet. They asked us to bring him right in, as his symptoms sounded like he might have a blocked urinary tract, and that can be serious if not treated right away. So we loaded him into his carrier and rushed him to the doctor's office.

They checked his bladder as soon as we got there to check for inflammation, and to our great relief, that didn't seem to be the issue at all. But the mystery behind Scooter's sudden illness had just begun. As the doctor's were at lunch, we had to leave Scooter behind and wait for the call to tell us what was going on with our favorite orange tabby cat.

The LONGEST 2 hours of my life were spent tidying a house that didn't really have much to be tidied, fidgeting and crying. By 2:30, they finally called to say that Scoot had a high fever (over 104), and while they weren't sure what was causing it, it seemed he had some sort of infection. So they dosed him with 2 different kind of antibiotic shots, and gave him some fluids to help perk him up. They also took some blood so they could run some tests to try and figure out what had caused the infection. We were told we could pick him up at 4:30.

We were at the vet's office at 4:20.

His initial bloodwork came back clean, and he was responding well to the medication, so the doctor said we could take him home, with the promise that they'd call first thing this morning with the rest of the comprehensive blood tests. We brought him home and immediately noticed a difference in his temperament. While he wasn't running about and playing like he usually does, the light was back in his eyes, and he was GLAD to be home. His motor was running from the time we got in the car until well after we'd settled back in here.

And I'm glad to report that, although we still don't know what caused his sudden sickness, Scooter's bloodwork came back this morning with the all clear. I don't know what made the little guy so sick, so fast, but the fever is gone, and for that, we are grateful. We'll be watching our little furball very closely over the next few days, and he wants me to promise that I'll keep you all posted on his health. For now, he's resting and conserving his energy so he can play with Squirrel later.

So THAT'S why I haven't written anyone back just yet. Lots of excitement (not the good kind) yesterday. So I promise to try and write you all back sometime today!!!

In an attempt to cheer Scooter up, I did tell him all about this super-secret award we got...The Hollywood Cat Walk of Fame!! It's a top-secret blog award that is passed from blogger to blogger, and the awardee is only requested to follow one rule: not to reveal the giver of the award! And so, without further ado, we'd like to unveil our awesome award!!!

When Scooter is feeling up to it we may....or may not.....pass this award along to some of our favorite felines. But if we do, you won't know, because it'll be a SECRET! Also, stay tuned for a Scooter account of yesterday's happenings! Big Purrs from Mom and

Remembering Eddie

2009-04-29T10:42:00.008-04:00

Before Scooter came into our lives, we had another special kitten who we called Eddie. He was a bright star in our household. He had a loving personality, and would hop up and sit in your lap without any provocation. He loved his big brothers and could often be found snuggling with them. Eddie died unexpectedly from a heart condition a year ago today, but rather than be sad and talk about the horrible night he died, I'm going to remember all of his fun moments today instead.

I found Eddie in a pet food store. He was a lone little kitten living in a bird cage, and I was instantly drawn to him. I wasn't supposed to have anymore pets, as we already had 3 cats at home, but I couldn't help but coo at him, pet him through the metal bars of his cage, and wish. When I felt myself falling in love with him, I stood up, snapped his picture on my cellphone, sent it in a text to my husband that said, "Wouldn't this make an awesome birthday present?" Then I gathered my purse and started to leave. Eddie started to climb the bars, mewing and almost begging me to take him home. And I couldn't leave him. So that's how we ended up with cat #4.

Eddie could hardly be called shy. He instantly bonded with his brothers. Pip took a particular interest in him as he'd been the "baby" in our family for 6 years. He was very interested in this tiny little ball of fur that was so much smaller than him.

It didn't take Harry long to take a shining to him, either. That's when we realized how mothering Harry is. He'd always groomed his brothers, but with a kitten in the house, Harry almost became like a mother hen: following Eddie from room to room, watching intently as Eddie tried something new, snuggling with him to make him feel comfy when it was naptime. It was such an interesting dynamic to watch!!

Dizzy, as with Scooter, took a long time to come around to the idea of a kitten being in the house, taking all of his attention. I don't think he ever really acknowledged Eddie's presence, unless, of course, it was to look down his nose in disdain. :) But that's our Dizzy. He did enjoy certain perks of having a kitten at home, though...like the presence of new toys and kitten beds to sleep in. He eventually came around and became friends with Eddie, but it sadly it was only a month or two before Eddie died.

Now, you may be wondering why in the world we bought a pink bed for our boy kitten. Funny story there. When I first purchased Eddie (although I still feel like it was rescue more than anything. Who puts a kitten in a birdcage???) I was told by the owner of the store that he was an 8 week old female. As Eddie was still too young for us to really tell, we went with what the owner told us and named him "Suzie." "Suzie" got called beautiful girl, was bought pink beds and girly toys, and treated like a lady. We even took "her" to the vet for "her" first round of shots, and no one caught the obvious. Then, a day or two before "Suzie" was schedule to go in for "her" second round of shots, Brian turned to me and said, "Does Suzie look like she might have testicles?" I was still shocked when, at the appointment, the vet said, "Yep, this is a boy-cat." Oh my. "Suzie" quickly became "Eddie," and we moved on. But he kept that pink cat bed!

I'll end with my favorite memory of Eddie. He LOVED to play on the computer chair. He'd get a running start, leap into the chair, and stand in the middle of the seat, legs akimbo, fur fluttering in the breeze, as it spun in circles. His little half-tail would stand straight up like a flag, and you could almost see a smile on his little kitten face. It was his all-time FAVORITE game. When the chair would stop spinning, he'd sit for a bit, get the dizzies out of his head, and then start over. We'd watch him for hours!

He was such a faithful companion, and I still miss him every single day. But I can't help but laugh when I think of him spinning in the chair. :)

Eddie Chamberlain: April 22, 2007-April 29, 2008

Weekend Recap

2009-04-27T10:13:00.009-04:00

Hi everbuddy! Sorry I didn't blog any this weekend. I was BUSY BUSY BUSY. Mom sat me down and told me all about how we're having visitors this summer. My Dad's Dad and Sister are coming all the way from some foreign land called "Las Vegas" just to meet me!!! She also says her best pal from college, Auntie Jenna, is coming to visit, too. Mom said Auntie Jenna lived with Dizzy for awhile when he was a kitten. Poor Auntie Jenna. She gets to meet me, though, so it'll all be good. Mom also says that we gots to change some stuff around in the house to make sure all our visitors are going to be comfy. So Mom and Dad went out for a little while yesterday, and they came home with this BIG BOX!

Now all us kitties...I mean, mancats... we know that there's no toy in the world as much fun as a big box. Well...you can betcha I was ready to play and explore!!!

This particular box had something called a "foo-ton bed" in it. Mom says it can be a couch or a bed. That way it doesn't take up the whole room when it's not being used. I say, whatever Mom. Let's get on with box fun-ness! This box even has it's very own peep holes, I can see what's inside!

Cool! It's like a window!! It didn't take long for Mom and Dad to start emptying all the stuff out of the box, leaving me with my very own playhouse! That was fun for awhile....until I heard some interestin' sounds coming from the spare room. Hmm...should I investigate?

Well if you've been readin' my blog long enough, you'll know that of COURSE I went to investigate! Mom and Dad were puttin' the "foo-ton bed" together! Dad taught me an important lesson right from the beginning. He said, "Scoot, you can never put together something without reading the directions first." Thanks, Dad. Lesson learned. I'll read the directions first.

So, after many, many hours of work...what, Mom? Ok, ok, fine. I'm supposed to say that it only took them about an hour and a half to put it together, not hours and hours. But it FELT like hours and hours. Anyway, after an hour and a half (she says) of work, Mom and Dad have a finished "foo-ton" bed!

So it's official. I've given it the Scooter Seal of Approval. Yay for foo-ton beds!!!!

Happy Caturday!!

2009-04-25T09:42:00.004-04:00

Caturdays are meant for nappin' and relaxin' and enjoyin' the weekend. That's what Mom says. Which is pretty right on, if you ask me. Cuz nappin' and relaxin' and enjoyin' the weekend is what I'm all about. I prefer sleepin' in my kitten bed that my Grammy made just for me for Kwismas.

It's so comfy, it's hard to stay awake....so, Happy Caturday to all my friends. I've got some nappin' to do.

ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

Waitin' Patiently

2009-04-23T19:06:00.005-04:00

I was SOOOOOOOO excited about bloggin' today!! I woke up, ate my breakfasts, played with Squirrel for a little while, and then I decided to wait for Mommy in our bloggin' chair.

I waited, and waited, and waited....but Mommy never came over to the bloggin' chair. Instead, she answered the phone a lot, and watched the TV box a lot, and took out her shiny rocks and things and made her "pretties" a lot. So I got tired of waitin', and I sorta fell asleep.

So, I'm sorry it got to be so late before Mom finally helped me blog. And I'm too pooped to really say much else. It's been a LOOOOONG day of waitin'.

Bye guys.

Scooter is Confused

2009-04-21T09:35:00.003-04:00

So I has lots of blogger-type friends. There's Tasha and Franklin and Dobby from Mishkat. There's Samson and Delilah from The Monkeys. There's Isabella and Angel (and yes, even the dog, Sadie) from BeadedTail. They leave me messages and write the funniest blogs that I love to read with my Mom.

But every Tuesday, they all post blogs called "Tortie Tuesday." I just has one question.

What's a TORTIE? Mom, do you know what a Tortie is?

Mom: Yes, Scooter. A Tortie is a special breed of cat.
Scooter: Oh. Okay. Am I a Tortie?
Mom: No, Scooter, you're not a Tortie. You're a long-haired orange tabby cat.
Scooter: Mom, how comes you capitalized Tortie, and not Long-Haired Orange Magnificent Tabby Cat the Great?
Mom: Oh, you're right, Scooter. How rude of me. You are a Long-Haired Orange Magnificent Tabby Cat the Great.
Scooter: Cool, thanks Mom. I guess that clears it up. Scooter is no longer confused.

Well, all my blogger friends, I guess that pretty much sums it up. Most of my blogger cat-type friends are "Torties." I, however, am not a Tortie. I hope that means they'll still be my friends!! Mom says the blogs they write on Tuesdays give good man-cat advice. I'll be reading them every single week!!! In the meantime, I'm going to figure out if Long-Haired Orange Magnificent Tabby Cat the Greats have any smart words of wisdom to pass along. Have a great "Tortie Tuesday!!!"

BYE!

Proof I Loves The Camera

2009-04-17T10:59:00.005-04:00

(Mom says ignore the bad quality, the weird noises, and her high-pitched Scooter-lovin' voice...this was our very first video! The next one will be more professional...promise!! Otherwise, it's just proof I loves the camera...see how many times I kissed it??)

BYE!

Blockin' Mom's Light

2009-04-16T10:00:00.004-04:00

So sometimes, Mom takes pictures of these little rocks and things. I'm not sure what they're for, but it's my job to investigate everything in the house.

Oh sorry, Mom. Am I in your way? Or are you trying to take pictures of me for our blog??? Hmmm....you SHOULD be takin' pictures of me, not of these rocks.

That's better, Mom.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-04-15T11:30:00.002-04:00

Gettin' Into Trouble

2009-04-13T10:37:00.006-04:00

Somedays, I get into my Scoo-Tar Mode, and I gets into trouble. Like today. I found a new, fun place to hang out.....

It's WAY UP HIGH, and I can see the WHOLE livin' room from here! And there's fun things to look at, too---like Daddy's robot collection, or the pretty pictures Mommy hung on the wall. (Well, most of them are pretty.....'cept for Dizzy.) In fact, I think I could stay up here ALLLLLLLLL day.

Hmm. Mommy doesn't seem too thrilled that I'm up here, but she hasn't started throwin' stuffs yet. So that's a good sign. Looks like she might let me stay up here afterall!!! Hey, what's this thing?? Is it something important that Mommy put in a pretty frame? Or is it something for me to chew on?

"SCOOOOTERRRR!!!!!"

Uh oh. I guess it was somethin' important, not a chew toy. I'd better get outta here! BYE!

We Gots An Award!!!!

2009-04-11T10:05:00.004-04:00

Shhhhhhhhh.....Harry, shhhhhhhhhhhhh or you're gonna be so loud, Mom's gonna see us on the 'puter, and then she's gonna get mad cuz we're not supposed to be on the 'puter!!! Shhhh.....ahem.....okay here it goes.

Hi everybody! It's Scoo-Tar the Magnificent!! I'm secretly bloggin' today, because I have a big surprise for My Mommy from Duni and Sammy from the blog Lovely Purses. It's a BLOG AWARD!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!! And it's our first ever!!!! It's the World's Best Cat Mom award, see?

Mommy's gonna be SO 'CITED when she sees this blog!!! Hehehe! So yeah, it's really true, she really is the world's best cat mom, cuz she gives us tummy rubs, and tooter fish, and birthday presents, and she sometimes lets me chew on Pip's ear. That's a pretty great Mom if you ask me!!!

Oh no, here she comes! Everybody, run!!!!

Well now, who's been on my computer this morning?? Scooter haven't I told you....oh, wait. A blog award?? From Duni???? Oh this is wonderful! And oh-so sweet!!! Thank you Duni, and thank you boys for blogging about it!!!!

Yeah, that's right. I rock. :) You're welcome Mom!!!

Bye everybody, have a good weekend!!!! And Happy Caturday!

Special Day!!

2009-04-10T18:34:00.003-04:00

Happy Birfday, Dizzy!!! You're 8 years old today!!!!!

Mom, I don't wanna say that, it's embarassin!

Scooter, you'll say it, or I'll take away Squirrel.

MOM! Squirrel didn't do nuttin you shouldn't punish him!

Just say it, Scooter, it's not gonna kill ya.

Fine.

We love you, Dizzy. You're a great big brothers.

Humph.

Happy Purrsday!

2009-04-09T10:51:00.006-04:00

So, really early this mornin, I was tryin' to find my Mommy. It was REALLY early. Like, still dark outside. Normally, when it's dark outside, I find Mommy in her bed, sleepin'. But today, I looked and looked, and all I could see was Daddy snorin' away, and a big lump under the covers next to him. When I looked a little closer, I saw Mommy's hairs sticking up out from under the covers---she was hiding under the covers from me!! And that got me thinkin....everybody needs a good hidin' place. Ya know? I mean, me and my brothers, we've got that hidin' thing down pat!

See, Dizzy hides in the closet....

And Harry hides behind the couch in the spare room.....

And Pip hides under Mommy's bed, behind Daddy's bass guitar.....

And me, well...me, I hides in plain sight.

Oh wait. You can still see my Floof. Hmmm...maybe I needs to rethink my hidin' place.

Where do YOU likes to hide?

BYE!

Short Post

2009-04-07T10:00:00.002-04:00

Mommy says that sometimes, she sees me doing something, and she thinks I'm posin' for the flashy-box.

I don't know what you mean, Mom. I'm just naturally this good-lookin'. :)

Springtime Saturday!!!

2009-04-04T09:46:00.006-04:00

Hey guys! Guess what!! It's Springtime here in South Carolina! Mommy says that's where we live, and that it's a state, and that we live near the ocean which is why it's so hot here all the time. Anyways, Mommy got up this morning and decided it was too pretty outside not to enjoys it, even though we has to be inside all day to work. So she took a Clar-i-ton (some little blue pill she says will help her not to sneeze) and opened up all the windows!!!! And LOOKIE AT WHAT I COULD SEE ON THE FENCE!!!!!:

Holy Huge Bug, Batman!!! Mommy says it's a "Luna Moth" and it's almost as big as my head!!! I want to play with him and be friends, but Mommy says no. She says Luna Moths don't make good friends for man cats. I just wanna sniff him, and maybe bat him around a little with my paw. But apparently, he's very "fragile" so I guess we'll just leave him outside. That doesn't mean I'm not going to watch him though!

I'll probably sit here ALLLLL day and wait and see what my friend the Luna Moth does. So far, he just sits there. Not too exciting. I'm guessin' since he's got wings, he can fly, but he doesn't really seem to want to do that. There must be more exciting things outside, like birds and stuff. So now you know how I'll be spending my Saturday...so long as Mom doesn't keep blockin' my views so she can use the flashy-box thing to take my picture.

MOMMMMMM!!!!!

Ot-O-Man

2009-04-02T11:30:00.003-04:00

So about a month ago, Mom and Dad got us some new furniture. We gots a new couch, and a new rug. We also gots something called an "ot-o-man." Mom says it's for storage, cuz the top opens up. She also says it's for her to put her feet on, so she can kick back and relax. There's just one problem with the "ot-o-man," though......

It's always full of kitties...but you can't blame us, really. It's a totally comfy place to nap, we get to stay in the room with Mom while she's working, AND there's room for at least 3 of us up there, so we can snuggle. But...Mom has a hard time finding somewhere to put her feets.

OH well, Sorry Mom! :)

Wordless Wednesday

2009-04-01T10:37:00.001-04:00

"What? I can be robot. I can!!!"

Scoo-Tar's Back!

2009-03-30T14:42:00.004-04:00

My Mommy is HOME!!! YAY!! She was gone furever, but she finally came back home late last night. Daddy says while she was gone, I spent a lot of time pouting and looking for her. He said he wished he'd had the camera, but Mommy had it to take pictures at the weddin. I don't really know what a weddin is, or why she had to go to it and leave furever. But she took this picture there:

That is Fluffy. He is Auntie Trish's beta fish. I don't think it's very fair that HE gots to go to the weddin and I had to stay home with Daddy and Dizzy and Harry and Pip, but Mom said he was actually there! Mom thought I'd get a kick out of it. I'd like to sniff his bowl and find out just what he's all about. Fluffy. Who names a fish Fluffy anyway?? Weird.

So every since Mommy got home from the foreign place called "Cansus" I've been keeping a close eye on her. And her stuffs.

For some reason, whenever Mommy goes anywhere she takes this green bag. I figure, if I lay on it, she can't go nowhere else. So...that's what I've been doin' all day. Layin' on Mom's bag. And occasionally trying to figure out how to get into her suit-em-up case so I can sniff around.

So, I'm busy, but I'll be back tomorrow. Gotta go continue my bodyguardin' job. BYE!

Um...Not Sure About "Happy" Purrsday...Yet...

2009-03-26T09:52:00.004-04:00

Guys, we has a mystery in our house this morning. Mom came inside wif this big, flowery, box thing that has a zipper on it. I've never seen it before, but Harry says it's a suit-em-up case. I'm still not really sure what it's for, but it's not usually in my living room, so I'm guessing somethin's gonna happen that I'm not gonna like. So for today's blog, we're gonna interview Mommy to find out what is going on.

Scooter: Ok, Mom, let's get right to it. Today is supposed to be Happy Purrsday, is it not?
Mom: Yes, sweetheart, it IS Happy Purrsday. Would you like a scritch?
Scooter: Mom, you're tryin' to distracts me, and it won't works. Now...tell me about the big, flowery box thing with the zipper.
Mom: You mean this one?

Scooter: Yes, Mom, Yes Mom, that's the very one. What is that thing anyways???
Mom: Well, Scooter, it's called a "suitcase."
Scooter: Yeah! Yeah that's what Harry said, a suit-em-up case. What's the suit-em-up case for, Mom? Did you bring it in just so we could plays wif it?
Mom: Well, no, Scooter. Mommy's going on a little trip this weekend.
Scooter: A trip?? You mean like when you go see Grammy and Pops for like 3 hours? That kind of trip?
Mom: No, honey. Mom's gonna be gone all weekend.
Scooter: WHAT??!?!? ALL WEEKEND???!?!??! But Mom, that's like furever!!!!?!??!
Mom: No, honey, it's not! I'll be back in no time, I promise!
Scooter: BUT MOM!??!?!? WHERE ARE YOU GOING MOM??!??!?!
Mom: I'm going to Kansas to a wedding. My long-time friend, Trish, is gettin' hitched. We've been friends since we were 12, and she asked me to write something to read during her ceremony. I can't miss it, Scoot, it's very important!
Scooter: MOM!!?!?! I'M GLAD SHE'S GETTIN' HITCHED, BUT MOM, DO YOU HAS TO GO FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND?!?!??!
Mom: I'll only be gone all day Friday and Saturday--I'll be back before you go to bed Sunday night. And Daddy will be home with you, and so will all 3 of your brothers!!! You won't be all alone!
Scooter: BUT, but Mom, it kinda looks like Harry's gonna go wif ya.

Mom: Don't worry, Fuzzy-Butt, I'm not gonna take Harry with me in the suitcase to Kansas. I promise.
Scooter: Ok, Mom. Does this mean no more blogs till next week?
Mom: I guess that's right, Scooter--so I guess you'd better say bye to all your friends.
Scooter: Ok, Mom. I guess this conclude ours interview. (And please don't call me Fuzzy-Butt in publics no more.) So everybody, now you knows the sad, sad truth. Mommy is running away from home, going to some foreign country called Kansas, and she's leaving us at home with Dad.
Mom: Scooter! I'm not running away! I'll be back by Sun....
Scooter: So from one sad kitty to the world...I guess I won't see ya till next week.
Mom: Will it make you feel better if I bring you a prize?
Scooter: A PRIZE!!!!!! PRIZES MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER!!!!! MY MOM'S GOIN' TO KANSAS AND SHE'S BRINGING ME A PRIZE!!!!! BYE EVERYBODY, HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!!

FatKat Exercises

2009-03-24T09:40:00.009-04:00

So I was reading this great post, "Try Yoga for Fitness and Relaxation," written by my new friend Jane from the Casbah Kitten this mornin, and it made me start thinkin....we FatKats here on THIS blog could stand for some exercise!!! Mom says we each has our own method of exercise...

Pip prefers calees...kalisth....MOM HELP! Calisthenics. JEEZ. That's a hard word, Mom. Anyways, Pip perfers cal-is-then-ics by climbing up onto the top of the refrigerator. It helps him get big calf muscles, and also puts him in closer to the kitten food.

Dizzy does a lot of exercise videos---he stays in good shape, too. I mean, he's at least skinnier than Pip or Harry. Speaking of Harry...

Harry's a lil sensitive about his weight. He's read lots of Mom's diet books, and watched lots of Animal Planet and even tried emailing Dr. Phil. But he's not havin' much luck shedding those pounds. But that's ok, cuz he makes a better snuggler with all that extra fluff!!

And I don't know about yous guys, but all this talk about exercisin made me tired. I'm gonna go take a nap.

Bye! ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......

My Birfday Partay!!!!

2009-03-23T09:36:00.012-04:00

Hi everybody!! It's Scooter! I'm writing this blog as a grown-up, recently-turned one year old cat. I'm all growed-up now, Mom says. Cuz ya know why? Cuz YESTERDAY was my BIRFDAY!!!! I got SO many nice emails from lots of puppies and kitties and peoples yesterday wishing me a happy birfday. I told Daddy last night that I have fans! He didn't believe me, though, so Mom had to show him all my fan mail. He was surprised!!!

So anyway, let me tell you about the party!!! Mom and Dad gave me some awesome presents, like this green mouse:

It has a fluffy tail, like me, 'cept it's green, not orange. And it's got that great stuff, catnip, in it. I played with it for a long time---here's me playin' wif Daddy.

We had so much fun! Well, that is, until Mom scooped me up and started hugging me and kissing me and singing some stupid song about happy birfday to me. Then she made Daddy take a picture...she called it my "Birthday Portrait." How embarassin...

Sheesh, Mom. I'm growed-up now... you gotsta stop treatin' me like a kitten!!! Sometimes I think she forgets that I'm really Scoo-Tar the Magnificent...but, ya know, she's my Mom so I have to let her have SOME lovin...sigh. Anyways, back to the good stuff!!! My NEXT awesome present was this Bird on a Stick!!!!

COOL!!! And get this---the birdie tweets when I smack it!!! And it's got this great tail for chewing...

Sweet! So I was chewing on the birdie, and smackin' the birdie, and dragging the birdie around the room, when I heard Pip meowing in the other room. Now, this is normal around our house, 'specially around dinner time. And this particular meowing was coming from the kitchen. And he sounded more excited than usual. So I had to go investigate!! That's when I noticed Mom had our dinner plates up on the Big Counter, where she makes dinner for her and Daddy! That has to mean something right???!

So then, so then, so then....ok wait a second. I'm gettin' all excited thinkin' about it again. So then, Mom gets out the CAN OPENER. Every cat in the world knows that the CAN OPENER means!! It means....TOOTER FISH!!!!!!! I gots to have TOOTER FISH for my birfday dinner!!!

I don't know if you've ever gotten to taste the terrific tastiness of tooter fish before, but people, if you hasn't....well, you should go get some right NOW!! It was deeeeeeee-lish...

What a great day we had! I mean, it was my birfday afterall. And so, I'm gonna close this post now so I can go play wif my birdie some more. BYE!

Happy Purrsday!

2009-03-19T09:42:00.005-04:00

Hey guys! Guess what!!! My birfday is comin' up!!!! I'll be one year old on Sunday! Mom says it's a big deal, and that I'm gonna get presents and stuff. YAY! I told her all I wanted was some tooter fish with my dinner...and to trade in Dizzy. She said yes to the tooter fish and NO WAY to tradin' in Dizzy. Oh well...I guess one out of two isn't bad.

Mom wanted to share some more of my baby pictures with you today, in preparation for my birthday!! So this will be a short post, followed by lotsa cute pictures of MEEEEE!!! I'm so excited to be turning one years old---now Mom will have to stop calling me her Baby-Kitten-Face. Now I'll be her Grown Up-Cat-Face!!!

Bye everybody! Happy Purrsday!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-03-18T13:49:00.002-04:00

New Toy Tuesday!!!!

2009-03-17T10:03:00.006-04:00

My Daddy brought home a new toy for me to play with yesterday! It's the coolest new toy ever!!! Wanna see???

IT'S A BOX!!!!!!! It was SUPER-FUN to play with!!! First, I used it as a tunnel to run through---here's me scouting it out for the first time:

Other times, I used it as a house. It was really quite comfortable, and I was the only brother who could fit. It was like my own secret play house!!!

I really did fit quite nicely. Thanks for the awesome New Toy, Dad!!!!!

Happy Tuesday, everybody! BYE!

Typical Caturday

2009-03-14T13:44:00.007-04:00

It's another Happy Caturday here in our house!! Mom and Dad have had guests staying here with us, including my cousin, Cali, who's a D-O-G. I had a lot of fun learning what it means to be a D-O-G, and here's what I learned:

1. Dogs are noisy.
2. Dogs are slobbery.
3. Dogs eat weird food.
4. Dogs don't like Dizzy.
5. Dizzy don't like dogs.

I'll miss having a new playmate around, but I'll be happy to get back to my normal Caturday routine, and so will my brothers! Dizzy can get back to playing the Wii with Daddy...

Harry can finally get around to finishing that book he's been reading...

Pip can get back to playing hide and go seek with himself...

And I think I'll help Mommy with making some of her sparkly things...

Or....maybe I'll play with My Martin...

Or maybe I'll take a nap with one or two or three of my brothers....

Either way, it's gonna be a nice, quiet, D-O-G free Caturday for me! Hooray! See ya later,

Happy Purrsday!!

2009-03-12T11:35:00.008-04:00

It's Purrsday! My favoritest day of the week!!! Mom spent an hour or two last night going through all our pictures, looking for ideas for today's bloggy post, and she decided it would be fun to let you all see what me and my brothers looked like when we were little and cute. First comes Dizzy...Mom says she and Dad wanted a fuzzy friend, and so they went to the place called the ASPCA and that's where they found Dizzy. Mom says he was the first kitten in the very first cage, and she held him and cooed at him like she usually does. Then she put him back in the cage and went to look at the other kitties. When she walked away from the cage, he jumped up and latched onto the door and said "WAAAOW!!!

Mom says he really cried, "MOOOOOOMMY!" But I seriously doubt that.

Anyways, here's a picture of him with Mom and Dad, when he was smaller. And probably nicer, but I wouldn't really know cuz I wasn't borned yet.

***note from Mom: you'll also notice that Dad and I are a wee bit smaller in this picture, too. LOL :)***

Ok so next comes Harry. He was already half a year old when Mom and Dad adopted him. Mom says he'd been in a cage so long, his legs were weak and tired. I can't imagine that, though, cuz Harry is strong and fast now!!! This is the only picture Mom has of Harry as a kitten---he looks almost the same, huh?

So next comes Pip. He was teeny-weeny when he was a baby, and Mom says he was the runt of the litter. He came to live with us a year after Mom and Dad got Harry, and that's how I wound up with three older brothers. Pip liked to hide from Mom a lot when he first came home---one day he got lost and Mom couldn't find him anywheres! Finally they followed the sounds of his "mews" and found him in a drawer in the kitchen!! He gots stucks!! Mom thinks Dizzy shut him in the drawer. I bet that's what happened--Dizzy doesn't like kittens!!!

Now---the moment you've all been waiting for! (Cuz let's face it, I'm ten times cuter than any of my brothers---what, Mom??? It's TRUE!) Here's my story: I came to be a member of our family because of special circumstances. Mommy and Daddy had another special kitten before me--his name was Eddie. God came to take him to heaven a little earlier than anyone expected, and Daddy says Mommy was really super-sad. So he came to find ME!!! And I got to come home and become Dizzy, Harry and Pip's little brother, and the cutest cat in the house. Oh, and Scoo-Tar, when I'm excited! Just look how cute and fuzzy I was:

And guess what!! I'm STILL cuter and fuzzier than any of my brothers!!!!!!!

BYE!!!