Out of the sack, cat! Sleeping with pets carries disease risk

I don't agree with this and Mom doesn't either....
  

Staph infections, plague, meningitis have been spread to people by animals, study shows

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41235440/ns/health-pet_health/?gt1=43001

Mom Was Surprised Overnight!

She woke up during the night, got up and took care of something, then went back to bed and back to sleep.  When she got up, she found me laying next to her but not curled up – I was on my back like a baby!   She would’ve liked to have gotten a picture of that, but knew she couldn’t get her camera without disrupting the moment. 

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

To err is human, to purr is feline.  -  Robert Byrne

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.  -  Terry Pratchett

This Evening

Mom did something very bad.  She grabbed me and took me out in the den and showed me the big doggie.  He was out on the patio but he was barking and he was loud.  It scared me and when Mom put me down, I made a beeline back here to our bedroom.  I went up under the bed because I thought that the doggie might come after me.  

I gave Mom grief for a couple of hours - I stayed under the bed for most of that time and ignored her.  I wanted her to feel bad for doing this to me.  She did - she really tried to make up with me and I let her feel bad for a while then when I figured she had suffered long enough, I finally came out and let her make up.  She has been careful around me since then. 

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. - Ellen Perry Berkeley

I'm Back....

Mom's letting me on the computer this evening.  I have a few comments to make....

Friday night Mom watched our LSU Tigers play in the Cotton Bowl.  We were both very happy with the outcome as LSU won over Texas A&M 41-24.  Mom was up till nearly midnight.

Our housemate's daughter came in to visit.  She was running in the Mississippi Blues Marathon on Saturday.  She only stayed overnight - she left Saturday afternoon.  It was something to do with some bad weather that was expected.

Today Mom and our housemate didn't attend church after they got ready to go.  It seems that there has been some bad weather in the area although I really haven't noticed.  Mom got some pictures of some ice, I thought I'd share one with you.

This is a shot of a hollyberry bush out in front of our house.  The leaves have ice on them.  Mom says it's cold outside - she says it's 30 degrees with a wind chill of 19.  I haven't noticed, I'm nice and toasty warm in here.

Hello Again!

Mom has let me get on the computer this afternoon so I can write a little.  Today is her day off from work.  I woke her up around 6:00 this morning and she decided to go ahead and get up sometime after 7:00 since she couldn't go back to sleep.  She did her devotional and Bible reading - I let her alone while she did that.  Then she got up and went and had breakfast.  She got in the rain closet for several minutes and then got out and put some clothes on.  I'm glad we cats don't have to wear clothes - they're a lot of trouble as they have to be washed every so often.  

Mom got ready and went out - I don't know where she went, but when she came back, she had some bags of stuff with.  But, all she did was drop that off, grab something out of her camera and then leave again.  Eventually she came back and she had another bag with her.  She left it here in the bedroom too and disappeared for a few minutes.  

Then she grabbed my restroom and went somewhere with it.  I don't know where she took it, but when she came back with it, it had been cleaned and had fresh litter.  Thanks Mom!  Then she grabbed the 2 baskets with those dirty human clothes in them and I'm guessing she went and washed them because later on she brought them back and some of them were on hangers and she put them in the closet.  

Later on she and I took a nap.  You know we cats love to take naps!  I don't know why humans want to take naps, but I let Mom sleep - at least she wasn't hassling me.  When she woke up, she did want to pet me.

I guess this is enough for now....

Mom's Diary & My Notes

Mom has decided to create a diary for herself to post things she wants to talk about and let me have this one to myself.  I'm happy about that!  

This morning I was fussing at Mom.  Why?  Because she forgot to feed me!  She soon realized her mistake and corrected it.  I also needed a drink, so she gave me some water.  

Now if she would just change out my restroom....

Mom's Pedometer Plan and Today

Our housemate gave Mom a pedometer for Christmas [along with a beautiful sweatshirt].  She's been wearing it for the past several days.  She said she plans to start a new diet on Monday and start walking for exercise again [that's tomorrow Mom!].  She gave me the list of her readings and I think I'm going to share them....


12/26  2501
12/27  7316
12/28  7600
12/29  7049
12/30  6492
12/31  5007
01/01  3206
01/02  3188 [thus far]


She went to church this morning - she took her car because our housemate wasn't ready to go when she was.  She had gotten a call from her son.  He and his family were driving down from Oxford for the day to visit with her and would be in town in time for lunch.  


Mom didn't tag along when our housemate got the call to go met her family for lunch.  Instead, she stayed home and watched NFL - she's got the Sunday Night Football in America game on TV now.  That's the St. Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks.  They say that the New Orleans Saints will travel to play whichever team wins this game next week.  Mom is pulling for the Rams as she likes Sam Bradford.


This is all I've got to share with you for now....

New Year's

Happy New Year everyone!  It turned into a rowdy New Year's Eve.  There was bad weather in Central Mississippi.  Mom and our housemate were gearing up for the possibility of tornadoes.  The TV weatherpeople were on talking about the bad weather and showing where it was and where it was headed.  Thankfully none materialized in our neighborhood.  All we got was heavy rain, thunder and lightning.  Mom and our housemate had to deal with a flooded garage, but they were happy that was all they had to do.  

We went to bed before the midnight hour.  Mom got up around 7:15 AM and hung out at home all day. Our housemate went out to meet some friends for brunch.  Mom was invited but declined to go.  She wanted to watch the college bowl games - particularly Mississippi State vs. Michigan.  I know she's a LSU Tiger, but she also loves Mississippi State - as long as they're not playing LSU!

The weather improved today - the rain and storms cleared out of the state.  Mom says there were tornadoes in the Byram and Pearl areas.  They're south and east of Jackson.  I'm glad we don't live in those places.  I want nothing to do with tornadoes - as I've said before.

Good night!!