I'm horrified!

I saw Sebastian hanging out by the kitchen cabinets all day, and had no idea what he was doing.  Until I went to cook lunch, and pulled out some cookware out of the cabinet.  That's when I noticed it.  There were mice poop in my cookware!  Ahhhhhhh!  I have a mouse in the house!  Sebastian must have smelt the little rodent because he would not move from the cabinet area.  Everytime I walked into the kitchen, I kept saying to him, "Did you catch the little mousie yet Sebastian?"  Oh man, I hope he catches it.  I hate hate hate mice!  They scare me.

A Gift from the Farmer

My husband's dad, the Farmer, sent us a package in the mail earlier this week.  I squealed when I saw it!  I've been totally drooling over seedling heating mats, but have not wanted to actually buy one since they can be a bit pricey.  This one can fit 4 large flats on it.  It also works great, within a few days, I noticed the celery started to germinate.  Woot Woot!

The first day that we plugged it in, the following morning I found this little guy hanging out on top of the heat mat.  Smart kitty!  I bet his belly is nice and toasty.

All Boxed Up

Little Dante that rascal, loves to jump in boxes.  Okay, he's ready to be shipped out.  Who wants him?  :)

Don't ya just wanna scratch that belly?

Look at Sebastian's belly.  How can you not want to rub that belly?  I love the way he sleeps.  He's so comfortable with himself.  Speaking of bellies, cousin Minna the farm cat has been licking her belly so much that her fur is falling off and now her belly is all bare with no fur.  Does anyone know what might be the cause of this?  Or does anyone know if there are any pet / cat ointments out there that can prevent her from wanting to lick her belly?  It must be irritating her because she won't stop licking the same area.  Any advice would be helpful.  Thanks!

Keeping Warm

It seems that Sebastian has found another heating vent. He sat here nicely as I took the photo. Usually when he sees the camera, he likes to run the other way. I guess he was nice and warm and did not want to move.

A Warm Gift

My father-in-law gave the hubs and I, a funny thoughtful gift.  His and hers Snuggies.  You see, when he was here helping us with rebuilding our garage, he said our house was a bit chilly.  Gulp.  We're terrible, we're frugal with our heat, we keep the thermostat at 63F.  The hubs and I figure we can put on layers of clothing to keep warm instead of pumping the heat.  It's expensive to heat our old 1901 house since it's so poorly insulated.  Since there's only 2 of us that live here, we are fine with having the thermostat at a lower temperature.  Evenmore so now that we have our very own Snuggie!  Hopefully this will keep us warm.

Yaffa really likes the Snuggie too.  She's been sleeping on it everyday.

Cute as a Button

Sebastian has a lot of cute sleeping positions. I have to try hard not to pick him up and give him a big kiss. Look at that face! Here he is sleeping on the hubs.

Smartest Kitty Ever

It has been so cold lately. We've been getting below freezing temperatures with not an end in sight!  Look how smart this kitty is. He found the warmest seat in the house!

Cousin Minna

When we were up visiting the family farm this winter, we saw cousin Minna.  Minna is such a great cat, she has lots of personality.  She especially loves to play on the clothes hanger rack.  She loves to even sleep up there, how she balances herself on the little bars, I don't know.  I think she loves the new fresh laundry.

Cozy Blankie

This is our cousin Rocky.  He is a Russell Terrier.  He is such a sweet dog and has a funny habit.  He has to sleep with a blanket over him.  Can he be any cuter?

So Relaxed!

Doesn't Sebastian look so relaxed?  Mommy Yaffa behind him is grooming him.  Sebastian is 5 years old, but I guess you are still a baby that needs a bath in his mommy's eyes.  They are always grooming each other.  It's way too cute.

Dante is in BIG trouble!

Yesterday, I heard a big bang coming from our bedroom. When I went upstairs, I saw that my tall dresser drawers had fallen over. Apparently, one of the cats...ahem...Dante decided it would be fun to run at full speed and jump on top of the drawers, which gave it enough momentum to fall over. Unfortunately, my spare glasses were on top of the dresser. I was so worried about the little bugger, luckily the drawers did not fall on him, but he was awfully scared. He's still in big trouble though!

Synchronized Biscuit Making

I caught Yaffa and Sebastian making biscuits at the same time. This is the first time that I've ever seen them do this. So cute!

I'm Not Afraid of You

I was vacuuming in the living room the other day and the cats did not even flinch. They slept right through it. There was a time when the cats were really afraid of the vacuum. But not anymore!

Oh My Kindle

Last week, the hubs and I went to his work holiday party.  It was a lot of fun, good food, open bar and best of all, good company.  Every year, they have the party at a fancy catering hall and we have to buy tickets to attend.  It's pricey at $60 a ticket, but it's the holidays so it's okay to splurge once in a while.  There is always a raffle that everyone looks forward to.  They sell raffle tickets and raffle off prizes.  Some of the prizes are gag gifts, it's like that game show, "let's make a deal."  If your ticket is chosen, you can pick a box or an envelope.  Sometimes the box is something great, but sometimes it's a goofy prize.  The hubs bought 20 tickets, and during the raffle, his ticket was called.  He chose the box rather than the envelope and won this!  A new Amazon 3G Wireless Kindle!  The hubs was so excited since he's wanted one of these.

He was really, really lucky!  Because the envelope that he could have chosen had a $20 giftcard to Dunkin Donuts.  He got the better deal if you ask me.  He's been really enjoying his new gadget.  He's downloaded some great books and short stories.  This past week, you'll find him in his lazy-boy reading his Kindle with Sebastian Kitty on his lap.  At first, I was pretty skeptical about an "electronic" book.  But I am pleasantly surprised with the screen resolution, it's pretty easy to read.  It also has a really long battery life!  I'll have to look for some gardening books that we can download!

Recuperating from the holidays

The cats and I spent the day recuperating from all the holiday fun.  Hosting my family for 4 days was fantastic but made me completely exhausted.  It's nice to sit on the couch and cuddle with my furries.  We all took a long nap, it felt good to re-charge.  Hope you all had a good holiday!

A Striped Christmas Present

There's a cat in this photo. Do you see him?

No?  How about now?

Still no?  Okay, here's a photo closer.  See him now?

Really, no again?  Okay, here he is!

How about from another angle?  Little Sebastian Kitty is the funniest cat ever.  He spends hours hanging out under the tree.  Even behind all these presents.  He loves it.  The only reason I know he's behind there because sometimes I hear him rustling.  Funny kitty!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone!

Someone really loves the Christmas Tree

Little Sebastian Kitty just can't get enough of the Christmas tree.  He sits there for hours, takes naps under there, he just loves it!  I find it amazing that he doesn't claw at the tree, or try to knock down the ornaments.  What a good kitty!

I'm going to be so sad when Christmas is over and we have to remove the tree.  Sebastian is going to be so mad when the tree is gone.  Shhhh, don't tell him.

Enjoying Some Winter Sunbeams

On this cold winter day, a kitty has got to get warmth wherever he can.  A warm sunbeam is very welcomed.

An "Elf" Helping Me Write Christmas Cards

This year, I've been so busy that I am way behind with writing Christmas cards.  I usually like to tackle this task during Thanksgiving weekend, but this year, I never had time for that.  So today, I finally took the time to write out cards.  Look who helped me.  Yup, it's Sebastian.  He was my "helper", which meant he swatted at cards, stickers and my pen.

Here he is intrigued with the smiley face stickers.

At one point, I went into the kitchen to get myself a cold drink.  When I came back, Sebastian was gone, but  I found his pink ball inside one of the card boxes.  Hehehehe, that kitty makes me smile.