BBArtisans Challenge: 2016 Hopes and Plans

It's the last Friday of January so we're just squeaking in our post for this month's Blogging Business Artisans challenge which happens to be the one our mommy came up with. She challenged the BBA team to tell us their hopes, goals, travels or plans for 2016. Mommy's hope is to go to Alaska and finally see a moose...

When she and Daddy went on an Alaskan cruise in 2014 they saw lots of eagles and whales but not one moose. Even on a three day land tour from Seward to Fairbanks including an 8 hour bus tour into Denali National Park they saw caribou, Dall sheep and even a snow shoe hare but not one moose. All the other buses in their group saw a moose and even a bear but not their bus! In hopes of seeing a moose they're spending 10 days in the Kenai Peninsula area of Alaska this June...

You know what that means for us? Our Grandpa from Kansas will be here spoiling us giving us awesome scritches! I'm thinking we got the better end of that deal! Anyway, see this other book that I'm pointing at here...

It's a cruise book. Mommy's going on a cruise with our Grandma from Vegas this year too. They're both looking forward to that and of course we're looking forward to a a week with Daddy spoiling us catering to our every whim! It seems that we're all going to have a pawesome year! 

Do you have anything exciting happening this year?

Hope you have a fabulous Friday and wonderful weekend!

Isabella and Angel

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Can't see the forest for the cat trees...

And we wouldn't have it any other way!

Happy Wednesday!

Angel

Tortie Tuesday

I got all situated in the cat tree and even made sure to show my Tortie toesies but it seems I'm a little late for the sunpuddles today...

It's taking awhile to figure out the sun's schedule now that I'm not sleeping all day. As much. It's a tough job being a bright eyed Tortie but I'll figure it out!

All that sleep has certainly made me beautiful!

Hope you have a sun filled Tortie Tuesday!

Isabella

Lazy Rainy Sunday

While a lot of our friends on the east got snow this weekend, we got rain. Well, we get rain pretty much every day this time of year but when it rains on a Sunday, that means we get a lazy day making biscuits...

On Mommy's funky pants...

After I get enough biscuits made, it's time for a nap. The best spot is on her thighs, at least until she starts complaining about all the needles in her feets from them going dead...

Hey, Mommy, you know what would make this even better?

Yep. Pets and scritches...

I love lazy rainy Sundays!

How was your weekend?

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Angel

Finally Friday

After a long week filled with some play and lots of work, it's time to relax watching Birdie TV in surround sound...

And nap in front of the big screen...

Of course there'll probably be some snuggles and cuddles too! 

Do you have any plans for the weekend?

Hope you enjoy some relaxation too!

Angel and Isabella

Wordless Wednesday - Peek A Boo

Tortie Tuesday

I may have turned 10 years old 8 days ago but I've been feeling more like a kitten every day. I play a lot more than I have in a very long time. I've even apprised my favorite game much to my mommy's dismay. You see, I like to lay in the hallway downstairs and meow in a squeaky, crying type of meow over and over and over again until she comes looking for me...

No, it has nothing to do with all the boxes behind me. It has everything to do with my favorite catnip jelly bean!

I love my jelly bean! I made it easy for Mommy this time because usually I put it under the closet door and then stick my paws under the door to try to get it back. Oh how she loves this! This time I just laid at the bottom of the stairs and cried meowed until she came down...

Oooo, it always gets me so excited when she wiggles my jelly bean...

Oh my Cod, I can hardly stand the anticipation!

She tosses it up the stairs and it seems to float in the air! I run up to watch where it lands...

Of course I then have to just sit there until she leaves because she can't watch me bat it around and then gum it bite it and carry it back downstairs. That'd spoil all the fun if I was watched! We play this for hours! I can't believe I haven't played this game in so long because it's so much fun! I know she has fun too even if she tries to act otherwise.

Do you have a favorite game you like to play?

Hope you have a fun Tortie Tuesday!

Isabella

Weekend Wrap Up

We had a lazy kind of weekend where I enjoyed the peace and quiet snuggling against Mommy on the back of the chair...

That is until someTortie came along making all kinds of racket...

Bella! Can't you see we're relaxing here?

Angel, can't you see I'm playing here?

She picks the most inopportune times to express her Tortitude! *sigh*

Hope you had a peaceful weekend!

Angel

Fright Night

One of my jobs is keeping the bed monsters at bay when Mommy changes the sheets but who knew I'd have to keep stringy spiders at bay too...

Can you believe that stringy spider scared the beejeebers out of Mommy? Okay, to be fair, it was night and we only had our small lamp on so it was a little scary looking when the sheet was unfolded...

But I whapped it...

And whapped it again...

I'm pretty sure it's deaded now...

It's a tough job battling bed monsters and stringy spiders but somekitty's got to do it! What would Mommy do without me?

Hope you don't have any fright nights this weekend!

Angel

Wordless Wednesday - Sunpuddle

Tortie Tuesday

What better way to follow up my 10th birthday than with Tortie Tuesday! Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes yesterday! I appreciate them and they helped make my birthday really special. My little sisfur helped make my birthday special too by letting me have the box Mommy brought home from Costco...

Angel thought it was perfect for me...

Isn't she the sweetest little sisfur ever?

I hope you have a lot of goodness in your Tortie Tuesday!

Isabella

It's SomeTortie's Birthday Today!

It's my 10th birthday today! I can't think of a better way to enjoy my birthday than in a sunpuddle...

Well, it could be better with whipped cream. Just saying.

Since I'm the birthday girl I also get to make wishes. I wish for furever homes for all kitties and woofies, for plenty of food and warm shelter for all and for everyone to give a chance to others despite our differences. I do hope my wishes come true!

Enjoy a smile and a treat in my honor today!

Isabella

Just a Little Too Little

Way back before the holidays we received this Kong Active Triangle Play Mat from Chewy.com to review. I have no excuse on why we're so late but I'm up for the task today. My first impression is I like the pink animal print...

The inside has a small scratching surface and also a soft plush red fabric that feels good on my floofy paws...

It can fold up and after secured with velcro it becomes a Triangle tunnel!

A very little tunnel...

No way we're going to fit in there...

The theory behind the Kong Active Triangle Play Mat is a good one but it doesn't really work for us. The tunnel is too small for us to enjoy and as a flat mat it doesn't really do much other than provide a soft place for a bath...

We were really surprised and genuinely disappointed about the size of the Kong Active Triangle Play Mat. Even the velcro closure doesn't seem to be able to stand up to rough and tumble play so if we could fit, we don't think it'd stay a tunnel for long. It could possibly work for kittens but since we haven't been kittens for over 9 years we have no way of knowing for sure. Anyway, we give it one paw up because of the soft surface to sit on and the catnip mouse is fun to bat at. We'll be donating the Kong Active Triangle Play Mat to the local shelter. We hope they enjoy it!

Even though this product didn't work out for us, Chewy.com has lots of other products to choose from! We must say that everything else we've ever reviewed or purchased from Chewy.com has been purrfect. If you haven't tried Chewy.com we highly recommend that you do so! They offer automatic delivery, great customer service, quick delivery and free shipping on orders over $49! They also have the bestest boxes ever!

Hope you have a purrfect weekend!

Angel

Disclaimer: Chewy.com sent us the Kong Active Triangle Play Mat for free. We received no other compensation. This did not influence our opinion in any way since we're cats - we only like what we like and have no qualms letting you know what we don't like!

Wordless Wednesday - Got Toys?

Tortie Tuesday

It's the first Tortie Tuesday of the New Year! I'm starting the year out feeling great after getting rid of my bad teefs in November and having no asthma attacks since then! In fact, I was so feisty on New Year's Eve that I played Thundering Herd of one Elephant! I ran all over and was so fast I couldn't get a grip on the slick floor so I even ran in place a time or two. There is no evidence of this other than the aftermath of the Herd resting...

Even on New Year's Day I was in my normal napping spot but was wide awake...

We'll see if I remain feisty the rest of the year or if I've used it all up already. Either way I'll have plenty of Tortieness every day!

Hope you feel a little feisty today!

Isabella

Snow day!

The first two days of 2016 were filled with sunpuddles and yesterday we had snow! Okay, so it barely covered the ground but it was snow! While enjoying cold fresh air whiffs I noticed lots and lots of birdies on the kinda white ground...

The birdies then started flying back and forth from bushes to trees...

I ducked down so they couldn't see me while chattering at them and flicking my tail floofy wildly...

It was the most exciting thing to happen this year! 2016 is going to be pawesome!

Is your New Year off to a great start?

Wishing you much happiness in 2016!

Angel