Happy Purr-thday, Leo Cat!

It's October 7th, and you know what that means!

What? You don't know what that means?

Well, it means it's LEO'S BIRTHDAY, of course, silly!

His 2nd Birthday, to be exact. And so I must exclaim:

HAPPY PURR-THDAY, DUDER!

For birthday numero dos, Leo got a cool mousey toy, which is more of a jingle ball with a mouse face, but he thinks it's pretty neat-o. However, the best present this year was his new bed! 

Isn't that pretty fancy-pants???

I brought it home, removed the tags and plopped it on the floor next to my desk. He immediately went to it, sniffed briefly and then curled up and snoozed—as shown above. Score for the Human!

This evening he has been extra silly, so I think he knows it's a special day. Although, at the moment, he is a calm sentry lying in the doorway threshold. 

Happy Birthday Number Two, Little Boy. You go ahead and enjoy a relaxing evening on your special day. You sure continue to bring this Human so much joy, and I love you to pieces!

— E & L

Boredom Killed the Cat

The Dude in his favorite snoozing chair.

My poor Duder.

I can't help but feel like he is bored out of his wits during the day. I mean, no one is home until after five o'clock, and you can only stare out the window or bat around your mousey toy so many times.

Of course, this may just be me worrying too much. He is probably purrfectly content to snooze in the afternoon sun.

I do know that he seems to be extra needy lately as far as affection and food goes. Leo is supposed to be on a diet, and now he cries for food and treats. He also follows me around, rubs on my leg and mews at me.

"Hey, Human! Down here! Remember how soft and sweet I am? Pet me, pet me!"

Although, I have to say, it is awfully sweet to be loved by the fluffy guy so much. And I love when he greets me at the door when I get home from work. Sometimes he's just there, other times I open the door, shout, "Duder, I'm home!" and here comes the jingle, jingle, jingle of his collar as he runs to see me. Unless he is snoozing in his new favorite green chair, then he simply lifts his head up and looks at me in acknowledgment.

"Oh, good, you're home," he'll say lazily.

::strrreeeetch::

Then the constant mewing begins and does not end until he gets his dinner.

Spoiled rotten little thing.

I hope he will get used to the schedule and being in a new place, then he won't be quite so needy.

Or, I'll just need to get another kitty or dog to keep him company...

Yeah, I'm not so sure he'd go for that. Maybe if I mention it he'll quite his silly mewing and moping in the hopes that I'll change my mind.

Hmmm...

— E & L

Meowy Christmas and a Happy Mew Year!

Holy moly! Leo and I have been so busy these past couple of months. Between birthdays and holidays, we are worn out!

But, we did want to take a moment to let everyone know that:

We wish you all a very Meowy Christmas,
and the happiest of Mew Years.
*ahem* Leo wrote that himself.

I should mention, December 18th marked the one-year anniversary of Leo's adoption day! Sick, little "Jinx" has turned out to be the best Christmas gift ever.

This year, we had a lovely Christmas...even a white one! That is pretty rare here in North Texas. So, we snuggled in for the day, and Leo Cat thoroughly enjoyed spending his day either playing in the paper, bags and boxes on the floor, or curled up contently on the couch next to me as I vegged out.

Pretty purrfect, actually. Wouldn't you say, Leo?

"What? Oh, yes, pawsitively!"
::leaps into a pile of crinkled paper::

Silly kitty. All of the mousey and fishy toys in the world, and he still prefers the left over wrapping paper.

That's okay. He's very easy to shop for.

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

— E & L

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There's a First for Everything... Including Birthdays!

Please Note: There is no way on God's green
Earth that I could ever get a hat on Leo.
So, please accept this cute picture as a substitute.

*ahem*

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEO CAT!!!

One year ago today, a little, orange fur-ball was born. Two months later, he would be a sick kitten, and up for death row. Until one Sunday in December, when two humans would take pity on the little guy and bring him to what would become his fur-ever home.

So, happy first birthday, buddy. I wasn't convinced about you at first, but I sure do love you, and can't imagine life without you.
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This morning, I picked him up, gave him a big hug and said, "Happy birthday, Duder!"

"What's 'purrthday,' mama?" Leo asked with confusion.

I explained that it was the very first day that he came into this world, and that we humans like to celebrate that special day every year.

He wasn't too terribly convinced about all this, that is, until he received some cool presents and some tasty, new treats. He loves everything! He immediately rastled with his new crinkle mouse. Then he pounced on his new tweeting bird. Ate a few nummy treats.

And then, then I slipped the ring of his new bouncy mouse around the curled leg of the table.

Woohoo! That sure is fun to pounce on and rastle with! However, that darn cognitive thinking took over again, and he realized that he should be getting rid of the string. So, he began biting on it. But, then he also realized that all he needed to do was simply slide the ring off of the table leg. He sure came close to getting it off of there! I wonder just how long that toy is going to last?!

After all of that morning excitement, the birthday boy is currently enjoying a well-earned nap. Later tonight he'll be getting cuddled with and loved on even more, so he better rest up!

Happy Birthday, Little Duder Boy!

— E & L

These are a Few of My [Leo's] Favorite Things

Leo is a very playful guy. When we first brought him to his fur-ever home he was a sick dude, but even then he was ready to have fun.

When we brought him home, we brought with us a small arsenal of kitty necessities as well. Among the list was, of course, toys.

Balls —

One of the simplest was the jingle  ball. Simple, yet very useful when developing your stalking technique. Which means, in a kitty's mind, jingle ball=fun!
Leo and I developed this game early on:

I would get behind the ball, he would run over to a spot of his choosing and crouch down in pounce position. I would then kick the ball to him. He would pounce and leap on the thing, then quickly run and take cover in his next spot. I would kick the ball to him again, and etc., etc. Lots of fun for us both. In fact, we still play this game, though not always with balls. We will use other things that are handy, like a mousey toy, or pecans. Wait, what?