Kizmet and Cooper Murphy enjoyed the wrapping paper more than the presents!
Kizmet and Cooper will be participating in the Feline Friday blog hop hosted by messymimi’s meanderings. To do the same, click on the badge below.
I have not completed the Friendly Fill-Ins, but I may include them with tomorrow’s Caturday Art.
Thanks for dropping in today. We pray all of you had an excellent Christmas.
All of us here at The Cat on My Head, including Dad Tom and me, wish you a purrfect holiday, whichever one you celebrate. We are thankful for each of you who follow the blog, comment and join our Sunday Selfies blog hop.
I finally finished addressing cards and got the remainder in the mail yesterday. For those on our snail mail list, your card will be slightly different. I ordered them prior to the kittens joining the family.
We’ll be participating in the Thankful Thursday blog hop hosted by Angel Brian. To join us there, click on the Thankful badge.
Thanks for stopping by today. Your friendship and support mean the world to us.
Best wishes, Janet, Tom, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey, Raleigh, Gibbs & Tali
I know this is supposed to be a wordless post, put the following letter to Santa from 2014 has become a holiday tradition. Whether you have seen it before to not, Kitties Blue and I hope you enjoy it and have a chuckle or two. A postscript has, however, been added to this year’s letter.
Yours truly, The Cat
p.s. Please don’t bring us any more kittens!
© Janet Buickerood Blue – Novemeber 25, 2014
Stinky is always happy to see Periwinkle, but today is super special, and he is having trouble containing his excitement. Today is Periwinkle and her alter ego, Noelle’s, Gotcha Day. Stinky has asked Periwinkle to meet him at their cottage where all his fursibs and hers will be waiting. With so many kitties needing to use the teleportation tunnel, Stinky has gone ahead to the cottage early. He already spent a good portion of the weekend decorating.
Thankfully, all the guests are in place and are waiting for Periwinkle when the teleportation tunnel begins to vibrate, and Periwinkle pops out in a whoosh. Stinky catches her before she can knock kitten Gibbs on his bum. They spend several minutes whisker kissing and paw hugging.
When they come up for air, Periwinkle is surprised to see their families. ”You didn’t tell me we were going to celebrate Christmas today,” she exclaims.
“We are doing that, but the celebration is really for you and Noelle, as it is your Gotcha Day,” replies Stinky.
Periwinkle throws her paws around him and gives Stinky a huge hug. “Thank you, you are the best fiancé ever.”
Stinky’s mom has helped him prepare their lunch, but Periwinkle heads to the kitchen with Stinky to help him bring the food to the table.
While they do that, all the others take their seats. Noelle and Lisbeth help Tali and Gibbs into high chairs.
When they come back to the dining room, Periwinkle notices angel Astrid and says, “I am so happy Astrid could join us from the Rainbow Bridge. I wish all our angel fursibs could be here.”
“Yes, that would be great, but I think we would need a bigger cottage,” replies Stinky.
Everyone grows quiet as they feast on all the nummy food. When they have eaten everything, Cooper Murphy leaves the room and comes back with a huge cake for Periwinkle and Noelle.
The two ladies “ooh and ahh” over their cake. In unison, they say, “Thanks, Cooper, it is gorgeous!”
Gibbs and Tali have never seen anything like it. They squeal and clap their paws together. Stinky has to hold Gibbs back from attacking the cake. Though everyone is super full, none of the cats turn down cake.
When finished all the kitties head back to the living room where Stinky hands out gifts to everyone. Each contains a new catnip-filled toy. All the kitties play with their toys. Kizmet tries to keep Tali from stealing her new toy.
As they quickly grow tired, each cat curls up for a nap.
While everyone is napping, Stinky tells Periwinkle to close her eyes. Then he takes her paw and leads her to the backyard garden, which he has decorated.
When Periwinkle opens her eyes, she squeals with delight, “Stinky, this is so beautiful. You know what I like best about our garden?”
“No, what?”
“I like that it is never cold and the flowers are always in bloom.”
“That is because it is magical,” Stinky replies.
“I love it here, and wish we could stay all the time,” Periwinkle tells Stinky.
“Maybe we can after we are married,” Stinky replies and winks at Periwinkle.
“When do you think that will be?”
“I don’t know. I think our moms have to plan that. Let’s ask them about it when we get home tomorrow.”
“Oh, that is an excellent idea, and I am super happy we get to spend the night here,” Periwinkle says.
“Me too, let’s go inside and wake everyone up, so they can begin heading home.”
“I like the way you think, Stinky!”
Once everyone is awake, Periwinkle and Stinky see them to the front porch, hug each kitty and thank them for coming and then watch as they take turns leaving through the two teleportation tunnels.
Once everyone is safely away, Periwinkle and Stinky clean up the living room, dining room and kitchen.
They are both exhausted after such a busy day, and decide it is time to head for bed.
The tabbies snuggle together and tell each other “I love you,” before sharing some whisker kisses and paw hugs. After saying “good-night,” they are fast asleep.
The End
Periwinkle and Stinky wish everyone a very, Meowy Christmas!
Periwinkle and Stinky will be participating in the Happy Tuesday blog hop at Comedy Plus. To join them there, click on the Happy Tuesday badge.
A sun-kissed Kizmet is here today so we can celebrate her Gotcha Day, which was on Friday.
If you stop by regularly, you know we have been on a mini-break. Though our quickly growing terrorists are down from eight to six in number, they are just as much work, especially as we are giving both groups time to play in the bedroom, laundry and bathroom. It’s a two-ring circus with Tali and Gibbs and a four-ring one with the others. Some of the adult Kitties Blue are occasionally reluctant observers! But enough about them … for now!
If you didn’t know or have forgotten, Kizmet was Dad Tom’s and my Christmas present to ourselves during COVID in 2020. Her original name was Janet, and I first saw her on PetFinder. She was six months old. Because of the pandemic, we weren’t even allowed to hold her until after we adopted her.
This is her first photo (and selfie) after arriving at her forever home. It was week #332 of the blog hop. Neither she nor any of the rest of us had any idea she would turn out to be a super meowdel!
We have a card for her.
Cooper Murphy baked her a Gotcha Day/Christmas cake.
We have lots of beverages as well.
As we did not post yesterday, Kizmet has a puzzle for all the jigsaw fans. Hope you enjoy it.
So, it is now time for you to snap your own selfie and hop along with us. We always enjoy seeing your sweet faces each week. Now, we know it is a busy time of year for everyone, so if you cannot get by today, we understand. As always, the hop remains open through Thursday, which is also Christmas Day. So, if you want to dress your selfie up with a special frame that would be cool, but not mandatory.
Whether you are hopping today or not, Kizmet, all the other Kitties Blue and I hope you will party with us for a while.
We are reminding you a day early about our Tuesday post, as we will be taking another day off tomorrow. This will be a special adventure, as it is Periwinkle’s Gotcha Day on Tuesday. We know you do not want to miss that, as we are pretty certain Stinky has planned something special for her. And, you will be able to find them right here.
Thanks for joining us today. Have an easy Sunday and a terrific Monday, and we’ll see you Tuesday.
Kitties Blue and I are feeling a bit overwhelmed right now, so we are doing something unprecedented for us.
Right now, this is just for a couple of days. We will be back for Sunday Selfies, as we have never missed any of those. We will also celebrate Kizmet’s Gotcha Day, which is the 19th, on Sunday. If we decide on Sunday that we need a bit more time off, we will let you know then.
Thanks for understanding!
Kizmet will be participating in the Wordless Wednesday blog hop at Comedy Plus. To do the same, click on the WW badge.
Thanks for dropping by to see us today. We’ll be back tomorrow with some thankfuls and probably a poem as well.
Yesterday brought both a sad and happy ending to us.
The newly named, Oliver (left) and Oscar (right), left us for their forever home with their new mom, Pam. I will definitely miss these little boys, but you can see how happy their new mom is. They will join her other kitties, Winston and Allie. Dad Tom and I know they will have a wonderful life, and Pam has promised us updates.
Their last official duty as tiny terrorists is to participate in the Awww Mondays blog hop hosted by Sandee at Comedy Plus. To join them their, click on the Awww badge.
I wanted a Spark that would match today’s Awww moment, and I thought the following fit purrfectly.
Appropriately, I have paired the Spark with an end-of-the-day sunset photo by Dad Tom, which he took on Saturday.
The author of today’s Spark, Randolph Severn “Trey” Parker III, is a 56-year-old, American actor, animator, director, producer, songwriter and writer. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series, South Park, and Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon.
Sparks is the creation of Annie from McGuffy’s Reader. It began as a blog hop, created by our friend. Annie stated when she began Sparks, “I believe we are meant to be lights in this world. If we allow our light to shine, we can see where we are going. It is then that we can begin to truly see each other clearly. Together, we can light up the entire world.
Oh goodie, it’s time for another adventure with Periwinkle and Stinky. Periwinkle is in charge of planning what they will be doing. If you want to join them, and I hope you do, you can find them tomorrow at Friends Furever. I know these two fun-loving tabbies will be looking for you, so please don’t forget to drop by and share in the fun.
Thanks for joining us today.
Do you remember this little terrorist? If not, the following photo might help to refresh your memory.
I thought he looked just like Grogu (aka Baby Yoda), and so shared him for Halloween. He is now about three months old, and will be heading to his new, forever home (along with the other ginger tabby) in just a day or two. They are the sweetest little boys, and I will miss them terribly. But, as they will be going home with someone I know, I hope to get updates as they grow up.
It is now you opportunity to share your selfie. Dress it hope for Christmas or Hanukkah if you like. The first day of Hanukkah is actually tomorrow. We know everyone is busy during the holiday season, but that’s not a problem. If you cannot join us today, you can do it tomorrow or anytime through Thursday.
You know how much Kitties Blue and all your other friends enjoy seeing your adorable face, so we hope to see it here. But whether you hop or not, thanks for visiting us today.
Kitties Blue and I will not be staying up tonight and will join the hop in the morning when we get up.
Now, go enjoy an easy Sunday, possibly beneath the Christmas tree.
Gibbs and Tali and the two little ginger kitties, which should be with their new mom in just a couple more days, have been having play time in the big bathroom. During one of those sessions, Dad Tom snapped this photo of Gibbs. What he is looking at is a stuffed hedgehog cat toy.
To turn Gibbs into art, I used the LSD effect from Painnt. To that I added the Flower Power filter from piZap at 100 percent. If, like me, you were in your teens in the 1960s, you know that LSD, flower power and psychedelia with its kaleidoscopic colors were all tied together. Finally, the frame is another from the favpng app.
Gibbs does have a puzzle for you who are fans of jigsaws.
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Psychedelic Black & White Cat
Gibbs will be participating in the Caturday Art blog hop hosted by Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty. To join in the fun, click on Athena’s badge.
Wow, only a couple more Sundays before we start a new year of selfies. We have been doing this now for more than 11 years, which I find rather mind boggling. I cannot think of anything I have done for more years than this blog and selfies, other than going to school, being a USA Volleyball National and International Scorekeeper and being married. I don’t think our Sunday Selfies will top any of those, but it is still a rather impressive record. And that is all because of YOU! Your dedication and willingness to participate have kept it alive all this time. So, thank you!
With all that said, Kitties Blue and I hope you’ll be back tomorrow and join us for week #591 of selfies. You’ll have the opportunity to see just how much one of the now not-so-tiny terrorists has changed since arriving here two months ago. Until then …
Thanks for stopping by to see us today. Have a meowvolous Caturday.
Join our two adventurous cartoon tabby cats on Tuesdays (alternating between The Cat on My Head and Friends Furever).
Winner of Multiple Certificates of Excellence from the Cat Writers’ Association & a 2024 CWA Muse Medallion for Part CCXXII – “National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day”.
