Tuxie Toosday With Abby

Tuxie Toosday With Boo

Tuxie Toosday With Abby And Boo

Not the friendliest of greetings.
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Tuxie Toosday With Abby

Mom is tryin to be 'artsy'
I sat there and thought why are you down on the floor with
that stupid flashy box and then
only showing part of my furs?
Can you figure them out?
I know I can't figure out the Moms.

purrs,

Tuxie Toosday With Abby

Surprise!!!
purrs,

Tuxie Toosday Seeing Double

Ok Mom yes we're on the same bed and even on the same blanket, but we'll never like one another.

Homer's Odyssey

Mom has been a follower for some time of author Gwen Cooper, the lady who is Homer's Mom and author of Homer's Odyssey. Many of you may be familiar with Homer, he is a blind kitty who picked Gwen as his Mom when he was only a couple of weeks old. Mom knew some of their story but did not know all of it, at least in any depth, she didn't. Well she finally got Homer's book and read it all in one day. She said she give it 5 paws. She knew that Homer's Mom, Gwen was a good Mom but as with so many things it is so much more complex.

In one story,Homer's Mom moved from Miami to NYC in January of 2001, she was lucky enough to find a studio apartment not far from the Twin Towers. On 9/11 she had gone home to feed the kitties (she has three -- Homer, Vashti, and Scarlett -- unfortunately Vashti just recently went to the Rainbow Bridge) because her office was not far from her home, and then left to go back to her office. After returning, as the nation and world watched madmen took down the Towers. She was cut off from returning to her home and she was so afraid that the destruction had impacted her apartment building and all she could think of was her three cats and especially blind Homer with broken windows throughout the building. Early on during 9/11 no one knew what was going on and she like millions of other New Yorkers were forced to leave Manhattan. But once they realized the 'danger' had passed, people, including Gwen tried to get back into Manhattan. She was turned away countless times, but after three days she was finally able to appeal to some soft hearted NYC police officers who had been stationed at blocked off points and make it to her apartment building. She did find that the building was undamaged, which for her was the first major relief. Then she had to climb 31 stories in a dark building to Homer, Scarlett and Vashti. They were all fine, scared I'm positive but fine. She was able to take them all out and everything worked out. I was especially struck by the rising fear in her heart while she retold this story, because it is one of those situations that all of us kitty Moms worry about. Our babies being stuck someplace where we cannot get to them. I sat with Abby on my lap and tears fell from my eyes as I placed myself in her shoes.

Homer's story is one of great resilience and it makes you realize how much better cats adapt to being 'physically challenged' than humans do. Homer is older now but he is still the same spirited inspiring kitty he has always been. I truly encourage you to read this book because it will make you laugh and cry and most of all it will inspire you.

Tuxie Tuesday

Gorgeous Boo with the luscious green eyes.

Tuxie Toosday With Abby

Everything I know
I learned from my cat;
When you're hungry:eat.
When you're tired:nap in a sunbeam.
When you go to the Vet:
pee on your owner.
~Gary Smith

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Tuxie Tuesday

Momma what is the stinky yellow thing?

My Kitty Hawk

They're back.
All the noise and banging..
we are gonna need a niptini when
all of this is over.

Purrs,

Tuxie Toosday With Boo

Beautiful Miss Boo enjoying her sunpuddle.

Two Tuxie Toosday

Miss Boo & Abby

Tuxie Toosday With Abby

May I serve you
... a tray full of Abby?

Guilty Pleasures

We have one fast food that makes all of us go kittykrazy and that is when Dad brings home a bucket of grilled KFC chicken. You would not believe that all of us beg for bites and Gracie is the only one who normally begs for anything, but this chicken is so good we ALL beg for it and eat it up as quickly as Momma will shred it for us. So how about you, what is your guilty pleasure?

Tuxie Toosday With Abby

Tuxie Tuesday: Abby

WARNING: May be too intense for younger kitties.

Tuxie Toosday

We wanted to let efurryone know that I'm feeling grrrreeeatttt!
Momma gets so worried when she sees me a little puny.
I have a furry sensitive tummy and when it gets wonky I get tired and grumpy.
It only took a day for me to start feeling better, and a day after that I was back
keeping efurryone in line here at casamanx.
Yep, when I start bossing efurryone around, I feel better.

purrs,

Abby Up Close

I miss Mom she's gone today...
purrs,

Tuxie Toosday: Wistful Abby

We send out special purrday wishes to our Granddad bean!
A furry happy purrs!