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Snowball & Happy Hoppy with Alasandra

Our friends at Jan's Funny Farm are having a contest. You can read all about it here. This is our entry even though the only one of us in the photographs is our Mom, Alasandra, so she gets to do the rest of the post (sigh). ~AFSS

Gosh, these pictures are OLD. I was around 4 in the photographs and I am with my very first cat Snowball ( I think Artemisia looks a bit like her), her kittens, and my rabbit Happy Hoppy. I imagine my current crop of cats are happy that I am no longer in charge of naming the pets. When I first saw Snowball she was six weeks old and was curled up in a ball, she certainly looked like a Snowball to me. I got Happy Hoppy for Easter and at Easter my Mom always sang " Here comes Peter Cottontail Hoppin' down the bunny trail. Hippity hoppity Happy Easter Day!, and somehow in my four year old mind that got translated to Happy Hoppy. Snowball lived to be a very old cat and Happy Hoppy grew to be an aged bunny I was a teenager when they went to the bridge, we shared many happy adventures together. Maybe one day I'll tell you about the day Snowball brought a snapping turtle home.......................

~Alasandra

Calling all Clowns by Tuiren

Remember I needs you clown pictures by Feb 1st. The debonair 007 was my very first ~~victim~~ clown. Who is going to be brave enough to join him in my clown tent? CATS you are most welcome to come to the circus and send me your clown pictures. Socks and Scylla have already joined me in the clown tent. Rabbits, Pigs and other critters don't be shy come join the fun. I even found a bear and an elephant to join the fun. And if you needs help dressing as a clown just send me your picture and me and Scylla will get to work on turning you into a clown.

Now I am going to let Frankie Bark at you for a minute as he has some more impawtant announcements to make about the entire circus.

Attention BLOGVILLE and surrounding Areas....

If you would like to Join ASTA in her House of Mirrors please send your PICTURE to

gekroon(at)gmail(dot)com

To enter Madi's Contortionists please email your pictures (no photoshopping) to

candb214(at)att(dot)Net

For entering Tuiren's Clowns email your pictures to

osso(at)cableone(dot)Net

To have your Fortune Read by Molly the Wally ... leave a comment on her Blog at

http://mollythewally.blogspot.co.uk

Folks you will NOT want to delay.... the DEADLINE for all entries is February 1st.

Come ONE Come ALL!!

Come Short or Tall !!!

PLEASE send pictures to Join the FUN.

Everyone LOVES a House of MIRRORS the Ooooohing and AHhhhin over Contortionists and CLOWNs are a Circus MUST HAVE!!! Do you want to be ready for what 2013 will be bringing you??? Molly will lay out your fortune and you will KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT!!!

Also .... be SURE to have added the CIRCUS BLOG to your list of blogs that you Follow..

Here is the URL for you http://blogvillefun.blogspot.com

PLEASE come Join All of US !!! It will be Easy and F U N !!!

Now I wants to bark at you about some of my cat & dog friends.

First is the handsome Snowball from Cats of Wildcat Woods. They are having a auction to help with his vet bills, Snowball had a urinary blockage. For those of you unfamiliar with the blog Mom Cheryl cares for a number of feral cats (Snowball is one of them), so they also has to deal with trying to medicate a freaked out Snowball. Visit Snowball's Auction Blog here.

Sallie the Romance Puppy is also having an auction to help with her vet bills. She had complications from diabetes and is now blind you can read about Sallie here. And go here to visit Sallie's Auction.

Graphic by JFF

~Annie Tuiren

Wildlife Wednesday

The baby geese are all grown up, the family will probably be flying away soon. We feel privileged we were able to watch them grow up.

We realize from some of the comments that lots of you inside cats and doggies have no idea how ferocious geese can be. We assure you you would NOT chase them. More then likely they would chase you. Geese are very scary birds. So while we all enjoy watching them we all maintain a respectful distance from them. And if they happen to come near us we remain respectfully still and wouldn't think of raising a paw to them. If they are acting hissy (yes geese hiss) we would run as fast as we possibly could, even Mommy would run from them.

In fact there are lots of birds that can hurt/kill cats and dogs owls, eagles, etc.

Even mockingbirds, woodpeckers and bluejays can inflect damage. We will tell you the story of Snowball the cat, Sir Lass the doggie and a bluejay.

Once upon a time a long time ago ............... Mommy had a solid white cat named Snowball when she was a little girl and a Border Collie named Sir Lass. This bad bluejay tormented Snowball horribly and pecked her behind the ear so much she had a bald spot. She spent most of her time hiding under the slide from the bluejay but one day when she was walking to Mommy the bad bluejay was dive bombing her and Sir Lass caught it and killed it (yes doggies can kill birds). He was very proud of himself for protecting Snowball and carried his prize around for days until Grandpa took it away from him.

~ATCAD

Tallulah Skye on Thursday

They are finally letting me do a post, I am very new at this so I hope I do OK. I guess I should tell you a bit about me. I am at least 30 years old and Mommy's Grandma Agnes made me for her. I spend most of my time in the bedroom napping.

Today I will tell you a silly story about Mommy's first cat. She was half Persian and had beautiful long white hair and green eyes, her name was Snowball. When it was cold outside Snowball would come in the house and stay in the bathroom in front of the wall heater. See back in the old days they didn't have central heat and air like they do now. And when she was thirsty she would jump in the bath tub and get a drink of water cause the faucet leaked. So one day Mommy was taking a bath in the bath tub (they didn't have showers back in the old days either) and Snowball went to jump in. You should have seen the contortions Snowball did once she realized the tub was full of water. Somehow she managed to twist around in mid air so she didn't land in the tub full of water, but it was very amusing.

~Tallie

RIP Handsome Snowball

Snowball from Cats of Wildcat Woods has gone to the Rainbow Bridge. We know Mrs Cheri and the rest of his family miss him a lot so if you get a chance to go by and pay your respects. They did a lovely tribute post for him.

Feel free to use the graphic if you would like. ~ATCAD

Tallulah Tuesday

It turned COLD here, it even snowed at Grandma's house in Central Mississippi, so Charybdis decided to spend the day snuggling with me. I told her a funny story about Mommy's first puppy Sir Lass.

Sir Lass was a Border Collie. Did you know dogs can catch birds? See there was this pair of blue jays a male and female and they tormented Mommy's cat Snowball. They pecked her behind the ear every time she was outside in the spring and summer. She had a big bald spot behind her ear they pecked her there so much but they never paid any attention to Sir Lass. So one day when they were tormenting Snowball, Sir Lass jumped way up in the air and caught the male bird in the air and deaded him good. He was so proud of catching a bird that he carried the deaded bird around for weeks until the Grandpa took it away from him.

~Tallulah Skye

Requiem for Whiskers

Whiskers

Whiskers left us a year ago today. My heart is sad that he is no longer with me but I hope he is having a wonderful time with Snowball, Dingo and Squalling Baby. And one day I hope we are all together again. Whiskers you will always be a part of my heart. I miss you my darling boy. For those of you unfamiliar with it you will find the poem Rainbow Bridge below.

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together

~Author unknown

Thursday Thirteen ~#17

Thirteen Things about Pets

Snowball - My first cat. I got her when I was 4 and she died when I was 15.

Happy~Hoppy - My first & only rabbit I got him when I was five and he died when I was 16.

Sir Lass - My dog, he was a Border Collie.

Sugar - my first and only pony.

Lady Red - my first horse, she was a great jumper.

Red the First - Lady Red's son.

Red the Second - He survived being bit by a moccasin.

Dingo - Mine and Hubby's first cat together.

Peter- a stray cat that adopted us. Shining Celebi named him.

Trash - another stray we adopted.

Whiskers - named by Shining Celebi. We got him when Sining Celebi was was 6 years old. Shining Celebi is 18 now. Whiskers was murded by Menu Foods contaiminated pet food, March 9, 2007.

Sockie-Pooh (aka Kitty) - He was named by Lord Epa. Luckily Sockie-Pooh survived the Menu Foods poisoning of pet food, and is still with us.
Scylla & Charybdis two orphans we adopted when they were four weeks old. They are six weeks old this week.

Scylla Sunday

I am a Happy Girl

I am dreaming about dancing with Brian. ~Scylla

Pawtant announcement

Thanks for letting us know Brian, please see Two Special Wires for more details. We will be remembering Whiskers, Charybdis, Peter, Trash, T2, Dingo and Snowball (Cats), Samantha and Sir Lass (Dogs) and Golden Storm (Horse).

Caturday Art the Kitten Edition

Word Art Challenge

Wild About Styles since the style was black and white Mom asked Oreo and Hershey to help.

Use it All and all of us cats got in on the action here. Even Mom's first cat Snowball.

Signature Challenge

Memory Mosaic Mini Kit with the kittens.

Aimee Harrison Mini Kit, aren't the cats included in the kit pretty.

Jumpstart Designs Mini Kit

This is the Daily Download Challenge.

Template Challenge

And Connie Prince's Mini Kit Challenge Fenris helped with this one. ~ATCAD

Tuiren Tuesday

I am very worried about Socks, he had to go to a specialty vet in Louisianan, and they kept him over night. I sure hope he gets to come home today.

I am thinking about him and crossing my paws for him, I hopes you will too. And healing purrs would be much appreciated.

It was so hot yesterday Mommy gave me some ice.

I loves ice.

Mommy said she ate something called snowballs when she was little and my ice is kinda like a snowball.

I just know it is refreshing.

What Mom, oh yes everyone thanks for coming to Socks' birthday party yesterday. We are very sorry Socks had to leave during the party to go to the vet.

Now I has to get back to my ice.

Would you like to come eat ice with me? There is plenty to share.

~Annie Tuiren, reporting for Alasandra, The Cats & Dogs

Thanks you Athena

Athena, Cat Goddess gave us this pawsome award. Thank you Athena.

"The Liebster Award is an award given by bloggers to fellow bloggers on the rise, but with less than 200 followers.The rules are as follows: answer 11 questions posed by your nominator, post 11 questions to your nominees, post 11 random facts about yourself and nominate another 11 blogs meeting the afore stated criterion. " The 11 Questions posed by Athena and that we will answer.

1. What is your favourite colour? Tuiren - Pink, Scylla - Purple, Socks - Green and Fenris - Blue

2. What would you rather do, sit indoors in front of a warm log fire surrounded by your beloved animals, or lie on a warm beach alone? Well we likes to be outdoors. Ideally Mommy would like to be outside surrounded by us, Mommy isn't really fond of the beach. So given those choices we are going to say indoors in front of the fire.

3 What's your favourite music? Or favourite recording artists? Mommy likes a little bit of everything currently her favorite song is "Back to You" by Perrin Lamb

4. Any embarrassing moment from your past you would like to share. Well we thinks Mommy stepping on Who and breaking his leg is pretty embarrassing. Mommy's life is full of embarrassing moments we don't have time to elaborate.

5. Top 3 favourite books? Lord of the Rings by J. R. Tolkien, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, and Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

6. Any famous person you wouldn't mind being trapped in a lift with? Hugh Jackman

7. The name of your first pet. Snowball

8. Has your pet ever done anything to embarrass you in public? Mommy embarrasses us all the time.

9. One thing that you think is wrong with this world? Daylight Savings Time, we don't care what time the clock says it is we cares what time our tummies say it is.

10. What's your favorite movie involving animals? Lady and the Tramp (Fenris & Tuiren) The Aristocats (Socks & Scylla)

11. If you had a time machine, where would you go? That is a tough one as there are lots of places and periods of time we would like to visit. But since we likes indoor plumbing, well at least Mom does she says we has to stick with the present.

11 Questions we would like you to answer:
1. Name of your favorite TV Show?
2. Where would you go on vacation?
3. Do you prefer cats or dogs?
4. What is your favorite St. Patrick's Day Dish?
5. What is your favorite scent?
6. What is your favorite flower?
7. What is your favorite tree?
8. What is your favorite bird?
9. What is your favorite gemstone?
10. Does your human remember your birthdays?
11. If your human could choose any type of vehicle they wanted what type of vehicle would they pick?

11 Random Facts about us
1. Mommy was born with jet black hair, what there was of it.
2. Mommy has two human children, both are boys.
3. Mommy and Daddy have been married 25 years
4. Mommy & Daddy were both born in Meridian, MS
5. Mommy homeschooled the boys.
6. Mommy used to have horses.
7. Mommy loves to read
8. We loves flowers and being outside.
9. Mommy drives a Honda Fit
10. We has 3 Honda Fits in the driveway, only one belongs to Mommy though.
11. Mommy used to be shy.

Now we are going to deviate from the rules and say anyone who wants the award can take it and answer the questions. Please leave a comment if you do so we can come by and read your answers.

World Cat Day

Well everybody knows cats rule the world, we even has our own special day to prove it. Big, little, short or tall, purebreed or mixed, longhaired or short we all ROCK!