Today

Awww she was on shift again, and did a supermarket run before heading home, so I only just got my dinner before midnight!!!!  So me and mum will head to bed soon, shift tomorrow so us girls can have a sleep in.  Only two more days of work, then she gets a four day Easter break and dinner at a normal time.

Working Week

The working week has begun again for mum, although she got to chill out and spend the morning with me.  The sun was shining so us girls opened the windows and doors and let the autumn breeze in.  Mum had a late shower and then crawled back to bed to finish off her book.  She did laugh, as I lay down with my back paws against her arm.  You know the kitty rule - I can touch you but if you lay down and touch me, I will get annoyed and run away or roll over.

So that means mum gets to head to bed tonight and start a new book before bed.  Middle aged lady joy.

Relaxed Sunday

This Sunday was dedicated to relaxation.  Mum made sure that there was no alarm clock to wake up to this morning, especially as her early night last night turned into a 2am go to bed.  So waking up at 9am was very nice.   A few chores were done, and even though the weather man said rain and thunder, the clouds cleared enough that washing was dried on the line outside.

Mum had a veg soup and bagel for her brunch and made a beef/rice/veg all in one dish for dinner that she said was tasty.  I begged for treats (I am on the Friskees treats at the moment), and had my fancy feast for dinner so our tummies were full.

Mum got to relax, read her book, watch a movie (Pompei - a bit silly but entertaining) and now is watching the cricket.  It is not looking great for our Kiwi team, we are getting outplayed by the Australians, Oh well - we did good to make it to the final.

Hope you are all relaxing, setting aside the chores and taking some me time for toady.

Casual Caturday

Mum was all revved up last night to head to bed early, but the sleep wouldn't come so she tossed and turned and read her book til close to 3am before her eyes closed.  She had somewhere to be this morning, and it was a rude awakening for her to be up at 8am, but she enjoyed the morning, having brunch with a bestie and going to see A Little Chaos at the cinema.  By this time the rain was swirling, and so the girls enjoyed their day out.

Mum then went for  a wee afternoon walk and a visit to the supermarket.  So addictive when it is at the end of our street.  She got  a few treats for tomorrow - for Sunday is the Cricket world cup final Australia Vs New Zealand, and the first time ever that New Zealand has made it to the final.  Twelve hours of fun!!! The game that is.

So the plan for Sunday is to stay home as the weather is meant to be dismal.  Housework in the day time with a few breaks for food and book reading, the then we will camp out to watch the cricket.

She is feeling drowsy now as she resisted the urge to nap this afternoon, and I have already taken myself off to bed at 7pm, as the bedroom is quiet and peaceful for a few hours and my tummy is full after fancy feast dinner.

Enjoy your Caturday everybuddy.

PS - we saw the neighbour today, so he survived the big fight during the week, although the girlfriend is not around, so maybe she has been kicked out?  They are both in their sixties, and should know better.

TGIF

Thank goodness it is Friday.  From a cloudy morning, it then turned sunny and mum was glad to have washing on the line.  She went to the movies to see The Theory of Everything and loved it.  She got to meet her lovely niece and drink Mexican Cola and share some tacos.  The niece got a gift of a Lindt Easter Bunny and some vitamins - essential fare for a university student.

Me I got some rest and relaxation in while mum was out and am now camped on her bed.  Sweet dreams everybuddy.

Neighbours

Our house is very close to the house next door.  Last night at about 10:45pm mum got a call that she had to head back into work, and at the same time the neighbours came home.  He is older and used to work at mums workplace, and she seems new, mum hasn't seen her before.  They seem to like a little drink or two or ten, and mum had seen them heading off somewhere around 5pm as she returned from the library.

Well, the noise was rather loud as he wouldn't let her in the house and she was screaming at how evil he was, and how she wouldn't put up with it, and he was yelling back.  He told her to quiet down as he had nice neighbours, and she replied that she couldn't care less what the neighbours thought.

Well this neighbour lady was pretty close to calling the police, but she had to go to work for an urgent job.  When mum got home the house next door was quiet, and she did peek over the fence to check there was no bodies or blood lying around.  Scary huh!!!  Don't worry, mum would have no hesitation in calling the police if she thought it was necessary.

Wordless Wednesday = Grey

Camping

Sometimes it is good to take it easy and camp out.  Mum sat up late and watched the Kiwis play South Africa in the word cup cricket semi final tonight.  It was nail biting stuff, and she felt like crying at the end it was so emotional - and she doesn't usually like watching much sport.  After all that adrenaline from watching she hopes she will sleep well.

Snoozefest

After three nights of disruptive sleep when mum has been on call, tonight we get a chance to turn the lights out and snuggle down.  Since the winter bedding has been on the bed, I have spent each night sharing with  mum, although I do prefer to sleep in her spot, and the minute she moves I dive in beside the pillows on the flannel sheet.

Slow Sunday

So after sunshine yesterday, the clouds and rain returned today, which made both of us feel not the slightest bit guilty about being super lazy.  That and the fact that mum was at work til 4am.  So us girls took it easy, and mum took a slow shower at 10am and moved from the bedroom to the couch soon after.  She caught up on watching the Downton Abbey Christmas Special, is up to date on the Walking Dead and a few other shows.  She read her book and was very relaxed, which was good as the phone goes back on for on call in ten minutes time.

Hope you a had a nice slow Sunday too.

Caturday Chores

  1st Chore - Check that your mum can pull the sheets up properly.  Mum you missed this corner!!

 2nd Chore - Sniff the new bed linen to make sure is smells right and wil suit us.

 3rd Chore - Bunny kick the new bed linen to show it who's the boss.  I'm the boss!!!!

4th Chore - Pose on the new bed linen like a model and show mum where the blankets must go.

Today was a warm and sunny Caturday, so mum pumped through a few loads of washing.  The nights are cooling down, and so the summer bed linen got washed and put away and the bed layered up with some winter warmth.

Mum then spent the afternoon going for a walk, and a visit to the library and enjoying the warm afternoon sunshine and got home in time to get the washing in before it cooled down and to feed me my feast.

Hope you all had a lovely Caturday too!!

Friday Night Movie Night - Didga the Worlds Best Skateboarding Cat

The mumster is busy working tonight, so she thought she should treat me to a movie.   Check out this cat Didgas tricks - awesome!!

Autumn

Last night we got a taste of the autumn season, as temperatures dropped.  Our heater had to be on in the evening, and I even creeped into mums room for a snuggle between the quilts for about two hours.  Mum quite likes the cooler evenings at sleep time, but she struggles with being cold when heading for the shower in the morning.

Tonight was a quiet one, mum was glad to have been able to buy some yummy foods as the cupboards were almost bare.  Tonight she made herself a small steak with a spinach/orange/cucumber salad and made me a fancy feast.  Tasty!!!

Now we are watching a couple of shows and mum is waiting to see if I want a snuggle again tonight.

Wordless Wednesday - Southern Lights over Wanaka

             Source : Liz Carlson / NZ Herald

St Patricks Day Bad Bling Fail

Beware of this cautionary tale of bad bad motherhood - enter if you dare!!!

The mumster bought this expensive St Patricks day bling bling to wear today, and thought in her middle aged wisdom that I might look lovely in it for a picture.  I did look lovely, but I am not trained like many of my costumed friends, so I took off through the cat door wearing the bling bling.  Mum tried to entice me in to take it off, but that made me run faster and round the side of the house and down the stairs.  In fact she had to wait two hours for me to come back so she could take the bling bling away.

Now mum feels real bad - she did not want me to get stuck in the necklace or get hurt.  She is normally very careful with such things.

So she went into town to meet her niece and tell her about our afternoon adventures - boy did she laugh!!!

Chilled

Well our city only got a bit of rain, and the wind has picked up tonight, but it was just a usual autumnish day for us.  It was a pleasure to have mum home all day and all night, and we parked ourselves on the couch for most of the day, with some books and tv shows it was relaxing and just what mum needed.

We hope you have a relaxing start to your week too.

Bunkering Down

Well the end of the busy weekend has come and almost gone.  Mum worked a couple of busy shifts, but they went well and although they were steady the time went fast.   The family arrived and it was lovely to spend time with them, although mum is a bit dog tired, as there were a couple of late nights.

I camped out the back most of the time, although I was brave and came in and slept on the couch last night and even stayed there when big uncle got up out of bed to use the bathroom and walked right by me.  I also sat on my sister in laws knee this morning, until I sniffed her and realised that she wasn't my mum.  Go me!!!

So there is a bit of a big cyclone - cyclone Pam  heading towards NZ tomorrow, the one that has already caused a lot of devastation in Fiji.    They are not forecasting  too bad a weather where we live, and mum is lucky as she has tomorrow off, so is planning to stick to staying home, although if it is fine in the morning she may attempt to head out for some quick jobs.  Luckily we have lots of supplies at home, so feel quite happy to stay in the house if the weather is terrible.

Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are looking forward to the week ahead.

Hiding

The family have arrived for a visit, and even though I popped in and said hello last visit, I am  being a shy girl and hiding from them tonight.  Luckily there is a big pile of biscuits and water out for me, but mum wishes I was tucked up and snoozing where she knew I was safe.

Thursday

Thursday has rolled around again, and it is almost the weekend.  We will be a bit busy this weekend with work and family, so forgive the secretary if we don't get to post.  I'll be hiding under the deck probably.

Middle Aged Lady Brain

Mum is not impressed with her middle aged lady brain.  She went to put the rubbish out tonight, but no rubbish bags.  At 9.15pm.  Luckily there is a supermarket at the end of the street.  Which mum was at after work.  Not impressed.

Then after hiking down the 45 steps outside our place to get the bags, going to the supermarket and climbing back up the steps, she will then have to take the bags out.

Seriously not impressed.

Me - I'll just have a nap while she gets busy.

PS it is 11pm almost and mum is just putting out the rubbish now.  On her supermarket run she bought two lots of rubbish bags, some new plastic containers for fruit, stock,  insect spray, some crackers, some pears,  moisturiser and a new wok.  Mum thinks you shouldn't shop when tired, but oh well it was nice for her to get some fresh airs.

Just chilling

Just chilling on the couch.  Mum found these tea towels at a funky home store, and now she uses them on the arms of the couch to keep them clean and stop me scratching them.  I likes to lie on them and snooze.

What?

What do you think of my seepy disturbed face - not the usual Poppy Q face is it?  Mum loves it just the same.

What she did not love was the 6am work alarm clock this morning, and the prospect of the 5am wake up call tomorrow.  Luckily she is dog tired, and may hit the sack before 10pm tonight.

What she liked today was that for the first time ever at the supermarket there were tellers at each counter and no lines - A M A Z I N G!!!!  She also had good company at work today that made the day go faster.  The sun was also shining when she got home, so sheets were put on the line and all the washing is just about done, including summer quits, that can now be folded and put away for the cooler months, and the winter stuff aired out so it is ready to use.

Hope your week has started off well.  Think of us at 5am.

Sun Loving Sunday

As often happens this time of year, after the thunder/lightening/downpour combo of yesterday, the clouds cleared and the sun shone today rather nicely.  The menopausal bladder left mum alone this morning, and instead a headache awoke her at 8am, and after staying up late till 2am she felt surprisingly good after a solid 6 hour snooze.  She is also proud that she has resisted a Sunday afternoon nap, and hopes she will sleep ok tonight.  Me - I sucked up the sunbeams and rested where I could.

Mum toyed with the idea of going for a walk but she was a  bit sandwiched in today.  The the south of us was the local festival, full of cheap stalls and loud hipsters drumming their little beardie hearts out.  North in town was a all day three day rock/hip hop concert favoured by boy racers and girls with low self esteem.  So mum chose to spend the day chillaxing with me and doing lots of washing, finishing her book and being inspired by Nigella for an easy pasta dinner (zuccini, bacon and spring onions).

She had been meant to meet a bestie, but the bestie was poorly, and actually mum says it has been nice not to have to rush out and have the windows open all day and the breeze blowing through.

So hope you all had/have  a lovely Sunday and get some sunbeams to enjoy.

Cosy Caturday

Hi Caturday Kitties, mum was relieved that the work alarm clock did not blare out at 6am, and she could get up at a respectable 8.30am.  She just wishes someone could send her menopausal bladder the memo - as that seems to like to awaken her at 4am each morning.  The good thing about that is she passes by the living room where I am sleeping at night and gives me a pat which I enjoy.

So with the weather predicting rain, it held off long enough for mum to walk the to the local independent cinema this morning.  Where she and one other patron enjoyed Still Alice, in a cinema fit for forty elderly bottoms.  A great if slightly unnerving movie about Alzheimers.

Mum then did a little wander around town before the skies darkened and the rain started.  Mum dashed home between showers so didn't get too wet, and there was a bit of thunder and lightening this evening.
A few suburbs were flooded, but we are on a bit of a hill so the water runs off and away from our house.

So us ladies are having a quiet night at home tonight, just enjoying being on the couch and relaxing.  Hope you are all having a relaxing Caturday too.

Finally Friday

We are glad that Friday has finally come to our town today.  Mums sleep has not been great this week, averaging only about five hours or so sleep each night when either her alarm or her bladder wakes her up to get up.  This morning she was glad to be up at sunrise, as the sky was a beautiful coral and pink colour, Signs that the clouds and rain would arrive later in the day.

Her work day went well, and she was pleased as she left work, that miss Belle texted, and mum asked her if she wanted to come round for dinner.  So the girls had chicken and chips and salad for their dinner with little cheesecakes for pudding.  Miss Belle and mum had a good laugh, and then miss Belle headed off to visit first the supermarket and then her friends.

So I had my feast early and hid under the deck for most of Miss Belles visit, but came in half way through to sniff her shoes.  As she will be round lots more, mum hopes I will remember her more and be a bit more social, but she knows that I am a shy girl.

So some of the chores have been done and mum is feeling tired, and looking forward to hopefully getting a better nights sleep tonight.  Hope you all do too.

Haircut

Today was a lovely late summer/early autumn evening.  The sun was shining with a slight breeze and it was gloriously warm.  Mum finished her work at 4pm and had time to come home and scoff some steak and salad before heading down the hairdresser to get her mop chopped.  It was entertaining conversation, and mum was home at a reasonable hour to feed me my feast.

Some television programmes were watched and now to bed for her, and to the little chair in the living room for me.  The nights are not yet chilly enough for me to spend every night pinning my mum to the bed.  Those will arrive soon enough though.

Wordless Wednesday

Typical Tuesday

Today was another typical Tuesday.  Well better than usual, cos mum had a late start which meant us girls could laze about on the bed.  We took it easy, and as mum had to start work at midday she had her soup and bagel at 10:30 am with me.  Then she headed out the door, and made it back just after 8pm.  Reheated leftover chicken/veg and noodes for her and a feast for me.

 Now some quick jobs are done before Greys Anatomy is on.  Mum is back to watching it again although she finds it super annoying.  Real doctors don't spend all their time whining or moaning about their relationships, especially in front of patients.  Still - we know it is all make believe.

Hope you all have had a good Tuesday - typical or not.

Mini Me or Mini You Monday

 Mum was looking on ETSY and she found these fabulous felines made by Olga Mareeva in Montenego.

                                          Such honeys, they remind me of many of my friends.

                           Please visit her little shop to check out all the wee cuties that she has hand made.

                                  Thanks Olga for giving us permission to show the pictures on the blog.

                                        We love the whole gang.

Hello March

Hello March - we welcomed you in today with a lovely late summers day, all hot and sticky, mum was feeling the hots and had to come and lay down and rest this afternoon.  Me - well I have been camped on the little chair lately and mum gave me the bathmat to snuggle into.  I loves it!!!

Mum took her niece out this afternoon for a wander round which they enjoyed, and she has had a nice relaxing weekend.  All ready for the week ahead!