Happy Birthday, Tibbles!

Tibbles is two years old today.  He’s been living with the old guy since he was around nine weeks old and has it pretty good.  He now weighs close to 15 pounds and is bigger than most of the dogs in this park.  Rich bought him a cup cake to help celebrate.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIBBLES!

Tibs' Takes a Ride on a Magic Carpet

I spend a lot of my time snoozing now that I'm all grown up, but I still enjoy playing, especially with Rich.  Last night he gave me a ride around the house on his towel.  All kinds of fun.  Let's do it again.

Don't Push Tibs Too Far!

I’m usually a pretty laid-back kitty, but Rich sometimes just goes a little too far and then I can be one really mean pussy cat.  Last night, I was having some innocent fun in my Chili’s-to-go paper bag when Rich started bugging me.  Then he got all bent out of shape because I was able to draw a little blood.  What did he expect?  He keeps teasing me with that stupid red light and it’s driving me up the walls.  The old guy says he thinks it’s time I got my claws clipped again, so I guess I’ll be going to the vet pretty soon and trying out my new pet carrier.  It will be nice to see where we’re going instead of being stuck inside that old cardboard carrier.

Tibs' New Cat Carrier

It’s been quite a while since the old guy helped me write a blog, but there really hasn’t been much happening lately.  Rich has been gone quite a bit and the old guy doesn’t do much except sleep, eat and take his pills.  Of course, I can’t really complain.  Now that I’m no longer a little kitty, I like to sleep a lot and just lay around.

However, miracles never cease!  The old guy finally broke down and bought me a decent pet carrier for my trips to the vet.  The old cardboard carrier was getting pretty worn out and I was getting much to big for it.  I was afraid I was going to fall out of the bottom, but I think this is going to be a lot better.  I’ll be able to see where we’re going when they put me in the car and it’s actually big enough for me to stretch out and even take a snooze if I want.  I’m almost looking forward to my next visit to the vet

Laser light fun with Tibs

You'd think I would have learned  by now, but I just can't resist chasing after the laser light when Rich starts shining it on the floor.  I know I'm never going to catch it, but I have to keep on trying.  At least I get a lot of exercise and I get to convert the living room into my very on playground.  I don't think the old guy really approves, but he seems to get a kick watching me.  I guess I've got a pretty good life.

Tibs is conserving his energy.

The old guy's back has really been hurting a lot lately, so he's been taking it easy and not doing much of anything.  I hope he starts feeling better soon.  Meanwhile, he does try to keep me occupied and broke out a paper bag and my old red cube for me today.  Frankly, I wasn't much in then mood to exert a lot of energy either, so my heart wasn't really into it,  but I did try to play with them for a little while.  Rich will probably be home later and he plays rough, so I'm saving all my energy for when he starts messing with me.  I had a pedicure at the vet a few days ago, so I can't do as much damage to him as I would like.  I did get some good news.  I've lost a little weight since I was last there and the vet says I'm in good shape.  Maybe that means I can starting getting a few more snacks again.

Tibs helps make the bed.

It's kind of tough for the old guy to change the sheets on his bed, so Rich and I decided to do it for him.  It's kinda fun,  but I don't think Rich fully appreciated my help.

Rock-a-bye Tibs

It's been a while since I've played much with my cube, but Rich dragged it out of the corner yesterday and we had some fun with it.  I'm definitely not as wild as I was when I was a little kitty, but I'm still pretty agile and Rich makes things interesting.  The old guy gave away a lot of the Hartz toys that we won, but I still have quite a few stashed away and he brings out a couple of new ones every once in a while.

Rich hung a bird feeder outside the living room window the other day, so I'm hoping it will attract a lot of birds that I can watch while I'm stretched out on my kitty condo.  Maybe the old guy will be able to make a video if they show up.

This is about exciting as out gets

I don't know what's gotten into me lately, but I sure don't want to do much of anything except sleep and eat.  Is this what it's like when you grow up?  I feel fine and still play with Rich once in a while, but life has certainly slowed down.  Rich got his new computer bag from TimBuk2 the other day and it came in a nice package, so I got to hang out in it.  The old guy says maybe he should just ship me back to TimBuk2. That's not very nice.   Maybe I'm just bored and will get some more energy when something exciting happens.

Tib's Long Weekend

I’ve gotta admit that I’ve been pretty lazy lately and the old guy has been getting on my case because he hasn’t found anything worth putting on my blog.  I guess I’m no longer a little kitty and most of the time, I’m just content to lay around and take it easy.  It’s particularly nice now that I have my new cat condo.  I can just chill out on one of the upper levels and watch the birds outside the window.  There are a couple of sparrows with red breasts that have been hanging out in the tree and really giving me the eye.   Of course, the stupid crows are still out there, disturbing my naps.  I’m going to have to find a way to take care of that.  Meanwhile, I’m just planning on a nice quiet long weekend and lots of sleep.   I’m sure the old guy can relate to that.

The old guy says I'm getting boring.

The old guy says it's pretty hard to come up with new posts when I just lay around.  He says I'm getting fat and lazy.  Ha, he should talk!  It's true that I haven't been doing much lately, but I'm really enjoying my new condo and just looking out the window at what's going on outside.  There are a couple of obnoxious old crows out there that are squawking all the time and ruining my naps.  I'll need to find a way to take care of that.  Meanwhile, I think I'll just enjoy soaking up some sun and fresh air.  Maybe I'll get more active soon and surprise my fans with a new fun video.


 

Tibs checks out his new pad.

The old guy finally broke down a few days ago and admitted he really needs a walker to get around.  He and Rich went to Costco and picked up a nice one that even has a seat and a cup holder.  They also had some cool cat condos on special and Rich talked the old guy into getting one for me.  Thanks, Rich!  I know the old guy well enough to know he wouldn't have bought it without your persuasion.  Rich put my new condo by the living room window so I can look at the birds and other wildlife out on the slope.  The old guy says he's seen coyotes, raccoons and roadrunners out there.  There are also a couple of ducks that like to visit.  I'm still getting used to it, but the top level is a nice place to hangout when I want some peace and quiet.  The old guy took this video of me, but it's kinda shaky because he can't keep his iPhone steady when he isn't sitting down.  Maybe he'll use his walker next time.


  

Tibs having fun with Rich.

The old guy hasn't been feeling all that great lately, so he's been kinda lazy about helping me with my blog.  It's good that Rich is around to keep things exciting.  Last night we had some fun when he teased me with some of my toys from Hartz.  I think the angry birds are still my favorite.  I'm hoping the old guy will get busy and help me write some more blogs now that he's feeling better.

Tibs On A Lazy Sunday Afternoon

It's kind of a cold and dreary Sunday afternoon and I'm bored.  The old guy is working on his computer and not paying attention to me.  I don't really feel like doing much of anything, but I thought I might be able to have a little fun in the paper bag.  The old guy says he's going to stop helping me write my blog if I don't start doing some more exciting stuff, so I guess I'll need to drum up a few new things to do.  Maybe I can convince him I need some new toys, but I've really got more than I know what to do with these days.  I'm hoping Rich will play with me when he gets back from the beach.

Tibs helps Rich assemble a new dresser.

Rich brought back a couple of big boxes from Ikea the other day.  It turns out that he bought a new dresser, but he had to assemble it.  I never saw so many little bits and pieces in my life.  What fun for me! I don't know why, but Rich didn't seem to want my help even though I was more than willing to select some of the hardware for him.  It took a couple of days for him tho finish putting it together, but it looks really nice now that it's finished.  Now he finally has enough drawers to stash all of his stuff.

Having fun with spaghetti

Last night, the old guy cooked spaghetti for dinner again.  It's one of his favorite meals and he makes some really good meat sauce to go with it.  I was able to grab a few strands of pasta out of the colander while it was draining and had all kinds of fun playing with it.  It's also pretty tasty so I'm able to eat it after I get through playing.  I don't think the old guy was very appreciative when he saw how much I had grabbed.  He's still finding pieces under the dining room table.

Getting' into stuff.

The old guy is really slowing down these days and, when Rich isn't around, things can get kind of boring.    I try to find some fun things to do and there's usually something new laying around the house.  Today, I played with a rubber band, tried to see what goodies were in my toy box, and got to mess around with Rich's clean laundry before he got a chance to put it away.  Those nice warm clothes fresh out of the drier are a cool place for me to hangout, so I hope he leaves them on the dining room table for a while.

A Lazy Egg Role

Today was Easter, so to celebrate, the old guy cooked up some soft boiled eggs for breakfast and a couples of hard boiled ones to make egg salad later.  The old guy says soft boiled eggs are really popular where he grew up in the UK and he still likes them a lot.  He has some special egg cups for them and eats them with thin slivers of bread and butter that he dips in the yoke.  It doesn't sound very appetizing to me, but whatever... I do enjoy playing with the hard boiled eggs and the old guy put one on the floor for me.  I guess I was still kind of tired, because I really didn't have much energy to play with it.

Tonight, Rich went to Boston Market and bought us ham and turkey dinners for Easter.  I got to sample a little of both of them and they were really yummy.  To say "Thank You", I left a couple of extra presents in my litter box for them.  Enjoy!

My Pedicure.

Last night, I got my claws caught in the old guy’s sweater and we had quite a time trying to get me loose.  Anyway, he had Rich take me to the vet this morning to get a pedicure, so it’s going to take a while for my claws to grow back out.  That’s okay, but it’s a little hard to grab my favorite piece of string when I’m playing.   I’ve still got some pretty sharp teeth, so I’ll have to start using them more.  While I’m at it, I think I’ll start practicing a few new moves on Rich.  I know better than to try that kind of stuff on the old guy.  He’s the one who feeds me.  He says I’ve got to start doing some more exciting stuff so he can help me post some new blogs.  Do any of my fans have suggestions on some new things to do?