Caught in the Act!

We were left alone this weekend while Mommy and Daddy went to garden centers. They were supposedly looking for plants and veggies so imagine our surprise when we found this photo on Mommy's phone...

One of the nurseries they went to has a cat on duty. Yeah, okay, that's fine and dandy but  apparently somedaddy couldn't resist it...

He's giving that cat OUR scritches!

Oh yeah, we totally know that feels so good...

Obviously some blissed out nursery kitty does too...

What were we doing while all this was going on? Nothing. We had absolutely nothing to do...

We're thankful they came home with only tomatoes and peppers and we both got lots and lots of scritches from Daddy! He's forgiven.

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Angel and Isabella

Reception Disruption

Earlier this week we had sunshine and warm temps so I decided instead of napping, I'd watch a little Birdie TV...

Trouble is, for the full three minutes I was awake in front of the window, not one birdie showed up.

Mommy, something is wrong with this channel...

She had no idea what was wrong since everything was in good working order. Later when she was pulling out of the driveway, she saw what was causing the disruption...

That poofy tailed guy runs across our roof to the tree then jumps into the bird feeder. If he sees us in the window he gets on a branch, taps his feets quickly and gives us quite the lecture. I'm sure if I understood squirrel, I'd be offended. He's definitely a squirrel with an attitude! 

Do you have squirrels with attitudes in your neck of the woods?

Hope you have a disruption free weekend!

Isabella

Wordless Wednesday

Tortie Tuesday

Tortitude.

I got lots of it. I got lots of cute too. Just saying.

Happy Tortie Tuesday!

Isabella

Weekend Wrap Up

We hope you had a wonderful weekend! We had a mostly sunny weekend which meant our peeps started cleaning up the yard. This can't be done without my snoopervision...

I meowed lots of direction and of course Mommy answered me back. Daddy is sure the neighbors wonder what kind of weeds are actually growing in our yard. Anyway, it was tiring work so I spent the evening cuddling with my sisfur...

Daddy took that picture of us and he was under the impression we'd look at him if he made funny noises. Uh, yeah, no. 

Anything exciting happen over your weekend?

Happy Monday!

Angel

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Flashback with Angel Sadie.

We're celebrating an early Sadieday on Cinco de Mayo because, well, we can. You'd think since we're half Mexicats that we would've been prepared but we're not thanks to the one who's responsible for us being half gringa. Oh well, we hope you enjoy this la repeticion from cinco years ago!

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Hola amigos!  It's Sadieday and it's also Cinco de Mayo so I'm feeling a little festive today...

Since it is Sadieday, I came up with cinco ways to celebrate the holiday:

Uno)  Live it up with cinco treats given every cinco minutes.

Dos)   Enjoy cinco strolls this holiday weekend.                 

Tres)  Take cinco naps.                        

Four)  Relax with cinco belly rubs.         

Cinco) Limit yourself to cinco niptinis or Bark-a-ritas...

As you can tell, I thought of the last one a couple of Bark-a-ritas too late.

Anywoo, I hope you have a great Sadieday and a fun Cinco de Mayo weekend!

Angel Sadie

Wordless Wednesday

So Close...

Imagine my surprise when I spotted a delicious cute little birdie on our deck! Unfortunately there was glass between him and me...

He just sat there calmly while I chattered and went bonkers. I made such a commotion Daddy came to see what was going on. Instead of letting me have him, he told spoilsport Mommy. She was afraid of the neighbor cat getting it so she dumped the grape tomatoes into a bowl, made Daddy hold me while she opened the door (because I really wanted to get to that birdie) and she scooped the birdie up in the container... 

I knew exactly what to do with the birdie but they didn't so they called a local rescue who didn't answer the phone. Mommy then asked Maggie and Cammie's birdie expert mom what to do. She said it was a MacGillivary's Warbler and probably just stunned. Sure enough the birdie eventually began trying to fly in the container so Daddy released the little guy near my birdie bush and my breakfast flew away...

Dagnabbit anyway. That was so close but yet so far. It did make for an exciting weekend though!

How was your weekend?

Happy May!

Angel 

Friday Tail, uh, Tale

This bench thingy serves many purposes in our house. It's providing me an extra step down from the bed via the cedar chest. It's the perfect spot for a nap in a sunpuddle...

My little sisfur loves to scratch on it so much it sounds like popcorn popping. Daddy loves when she does it in the middle of the night...

Whoa there, chica! You're getting a little close to my Tortie tail...

Second strike, girlie! Don't make me move hurt you!

*WHAP WHAP WHAP*

I warned her, Mommy. Twice. She started it so why do I feel sorry for her?

Kinda takes the fun out of it when she pouts but don't worry, I didn't hurt her. Anyway, did you see how fast I moved? I still have plenty of pep in my Tortie step!

Have a great weekend!

Isabella

Wordless Wednesday - Birdie Watching

Tortie Cosequin Review #ChewyInfluencer

Ever since I was a youngin', I'm pretty sure I got more napping genes than jumping genes and as I'm now 10, it's becoming more apparent. I have a hard time jumping down from higher places and I even have an occasional limp on my back leg. When we got an opportunity from our friends at Chewy.com to try out Nutramax Cosequin Joint Health Cat Supplement I was up for it. Well, okay, I was woke up for it...

Cosequn helps support cartilage production and protects existing cartilage from breakdown. It's been proven safe for cats in published, controlled U.S. studies. It also helps keep our joints healthy so we can jump, pounce and play. One Cosequin capsule was sprinkled on my food in the morning and another one sprinkled on my food at night. I tried it for two weeks and let's just say, there might have been a night or two of a thundering herd of one Tortie. Hard to believe, huh?

Anyway, I need to try it for a longer period of time to see if it helps me jump a little better. Thank Cod I don't need anything to help me nap better!

If you'd like to try Nutramax Cosequin Joint Health Cat Supplement or anything else from Chewy.com, be sure to check them out! We love the fast delivery of our foods on a regular basis with auto delivery. Plus delivery is free on orders over $49!

Have you tried Cosequin or any other supplements before?

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Isabella

Disclaimer: Chewy.com sent us one box of Nutramax Cosequin for free in exchange for our honest opinion. We received no other compensation. This did not influence our review in any way. Cats are not shy about telling it like it is.

Weekend Wrap Up

We're adjusting to our new schedule around here although I get a bit confused when Mommy doesn't even go into the office for days at a time now. I follow her all over the house to snoopervise whatever it is she's doing and am grateful when she stays put for awhile...

We were able to rest Friday when Daddy took her to her happy place - Cape Lookout...

When I think of a happy place, it's filled with birds, fish and nip but she enjoyed it which is what matters.

Do you or your beans have a happy place?

Hope you have a great Monday!

Angel

Finally Friday

Tax season is finally over and we're off every Friday for the rest of the year! Yay! We spent the week enjoying much deserved relaxification. *yawn*...

Mommy has been doing things around the house that she's put off for months. She also went with a friend to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest...

The rain held off long enough for them to enjoy the 40 acres of tulips and seeing many different varieties...

Today is supposed to be our nicest day of the year so far with sunny skies and a high near 70. We'll be sure to soak up some sunpuddles before they give way to rain once again this weekend. 

Do you have any weekend plans?

Happy Friday to you!

Isabella and Angel

Wordless Wednesday

Tortie Tuesday on Tax Day!

The rain has returned and our mommy is falling into her usual after tax season funk so I thought it was the perfect time to remind her of my wise advice from way back in 2012. Here's a rerun which she needs to hear again. Okay, maybe I'm hoping she makes another cake so we have frosting. A Tortie can dream! Anyway, hope you take my advice to heart too!

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Yay it's Tortie Tuesday and it's also Tax Day! We had to help Mommy work an extra day this year since yesterday was the Emancipation holiday in Washington, DC so the whole country got an extra day to invest in their IRAs and to file their taxes today...
But now it's time to get back to normal around here. One of the things Mommy doesn't like about tax season is that so many things get put on hold because she's working so much. My wise Tortie advice is that life is too short to be put on hold! I even convinced Mommy that it's okay to take a cake decorating class she's always wanted to and she listened! Here's her first cake that she made last Thursday:
She said it was more stressful than a 6 hour tax return but she did have fun. We love the buttercream frosting and can't wait for the next 8 weeks of cakes!
Huh, what's that Mommy? Why are the next cakes going to Daddy's work? Can we at least have some frosting?

Anyway, today's lesson is: Life is too short, enjoy the frosting!
If there's something you've always wanted to do - do it!

Hope you have a very Happy Tortie Tuesday!
Isabella

Weekend Wrap Up

We hope you had a great weekend! Ours was filled with sunpuddles, relaxation, a little beady goody making and of course movie night. I'm not sure what Daddy watched but here's some highlights of the show Mommy watched...

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She said it was her favorite show ever! Of course she says that every time but by the squee-o-meter, this show was ranked pretty high! 

How was your weekend?

Happy next to the last day of tax season!

Angel

Fishin' Friday

We effectively wrapped up our tax season yesterday since all returns not done at this point will be extended by Tuesday's due date. With no tax returns to prepare, Mommy decided to go kitty fishing. As you can see by the smidgen of white floof in the background, somekitty wasn't biting...

Nope...

Okay, maybe a nibble...

Without much action on the desk, she decided to go bottom fishing and hooked a Tortie...

Amazingly, no sound was made nor was there any mention of fishing but Isabella woke up from her usually uninterruptible nap to come in and play. It's kinda like when she can tell that someone is eating cereal or ice cream in a bowl as opposed to something like soup or chili. Must be her Tortie superpower!

Do you have a superpower? 

Have a great weekend!

Happy Easter too!

Angel

Almost Over

Less than a week to go until the end of tax season and I am so ready. I'm beyond bored with being in the office every day. I'm tired of cat trees, scratchers and tissue paper. I even tire of having the window open quicker than usual...

Mommy does play with me every day and she'll follow me into another room for no particular reason other than I cry and want her to. Still, I can't wait until we spend more hours out of the office than in it.

If you're wondering what Isabella thinks of tax season, well, let's just say she's very well rested from sleeping through it!

Hope your day is a good one!

Angel

Weekend Wrap Up

We had a few sunpuddles this weekend. Our winter has been colder and more rainy than usual so we're looking forward to a spring filled with warmer temps, more sunpuddles and relaxification...

SomeTortie is not looking forward to is when the flannel sheets are put away until next winter...

One thing is for sure though, there may not be cats on the sheets but there'll be a cat in the sheets.

Is spring springing in your neck of the woods?

Happy last week of tax season!

Angel and Isabella

Finally Friday

We're so glad it's Friday! After today we work just one more Friday for the rest of the year! Oh, and of course we only have one more week of tax season left! Speaking of which, we're winding down on our work so it's been much more relaxed the past few days...

It's nice to not have to work so hard and just be cute...

Having sunshine this week has been nice to. Life is good!

How's life in your neck of the woods?

Hope you have a great weekend!

Angel and Isabella

Tortie Tuesday

My Tortie Tuesdays have been few and far between lately but I had to kick off April, as well as the last two weeks of tax season, with some Tortiliciousness...

We're in the home stretch and the end is in sight. Not sure if it's the end of Mommy's sanity or of the endless tax returns but either way, it's almost over. We're ready.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

Isabella