Kristin is having a first knitting anniversary contest. Leave her a comment about how you learned to knit by noon CST, Wednesday, November 22.
Danielle is having an unusual vegetable contest (yup, you read that right). You have until Wednesday, November 29, to complete your unusual vegetable mission!
Lucia (Rhymes with Fuscia) is having a contest – answer her question and support your answer and you could win some sock yarn.
Last night I went over to Jeanne’s house to knit and was surprised to find Deb there – and presents! An offer from Jeanne to knit the fingers and thumbs of a pair of gloves for me (my dislike of knitting thumbs, particularly the 10 “thumbs” required for gloves, is well known)! Flourless chocolate cake! Candles! Pinot noir! Cats! And even a tricky package from MrsPao and Pao, all the way from the UK! I will share more details (and pictures) of the wonderful things next week, after I’ve had time to actually take some pictures. My heartfelt thanks to all of them for starting my birthday two days early! 🙂
Work has definitely calmed down. Whew! Also, on Monday, the locksmith (who was cute!) replaced the lock guts and no kitties missed their feeding time. I was glad to find out that it wouldn’t have helped if I’d put graphite in the lock, which I’d been meaning to do for weeks…
Ok, I know you’re all waiting for the acrobatics… I’ve mentioned that May fetches and catches toys. Yesterday, for the first time, I got pictures of some of those feline acrobatics. Go, May!!
Wow! Now that is fetching! I amazed you could even catch it on the camera!
You pre-b-day sounds like so much fun! I can’t wait to hear more about it!
May –
Russia – 9.6
Germany – 9.8
U.S.A. – 10.0
France – 10.0
Australia – 9.8
(bonus points for the triple-twist landing.)
Happy Birthday a few days early! May gets full marks for her feline display of skill. 😉
Hooray for May! A true Flying Wallenda if ever there was one!
Oh, and HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, Chris!
Wheeee! Look at me!!! I can fly Mom!!
Well, a very happy early birthday to you! Enjoy, celebrate and be proud all that you’ve done so far in life.
(Good thing I haven’t gotten off my butt yet to mail your package…hee hee!)
HOly crap look at her!
Was it your birthday? Early or late, hope you have a Happy Birthday!
Bravo, May!
I can’t believe how that little fluffball May has grown.
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday Chris!!
May is definitely a contender for the next Feline Olymic team!
HAHAHA!
Nice job. The only one i ever got of Elmo doing is the one where you just get his rear in the shot!
I wish I was a cat. Life at your house looks like fun if you’re covered in black fur and have a tail.
She flies through the air
With the greatest of skill
The daring young May
With the iron strong will
The boys, they all love her
The toys she does kill
While Chaos just snoozes away!
May is quite the gymnast! I can see the stealth tabbyness too. Little cutie.
Aww she’s so graceful! I love that she fetches. Neo used to do that before he became too cool for school! Thanks for posting about my contest.
How fun!!!! Part of me misses those kitten days. The other part of me is just happy to not have my house torn to pieces.
My daughter loves the kitties! 🙂
Happy Early Birthday! So much fun to share with friends.
I will not get a kitten, I will not get a kitten, I will not get a kitten…
The Meezer is impressed!
Happy Birthday!
(((Hugs)))
Happy Early Birthday!
Love May’s acrobatics; I bet I could get one of mine to do the same thing if they weren’t so darn fat. Oh well – at least I can imagine it 😉
she needs to try out for the Moscow kitty circus! you can really see her tigress stripes when she moves.
Go May! I’m sure Chaos is just sitting back… watching the foolish youngster :o)
Boy – a friend who will knit your thumbs and fingers for you! Priceless! I can’t even bribe Kaity to do that!
Such a pretty kitty! Love the kitties that play fetch…they really know how to train us, ‘eh? 😉
Happy Birthday!! Glad you liked your surprises!
I love your photos of May – you can really see the stealth tabby action going on 🙂
Fantastic action shots!! I still can’t get over the fact that she does that!! 🙂
Love those action shots!
Wow, May is sure one high flying cat!
Kitty blur!!
Love all those action shots!
Wow I”d give her 10’s all around. She’s quite the gymnist.
Great shots! She really can fly! And Happy Early Birthday!
Whoa, look at May go! I think she deserves all 10’s too but the Russian judge always scores low.
Happy Birthday early!
What a great birthday surprise!
Arthur used toplay fetch like that, but now he’s just old and grumpy.
Twas fun indeed!!
May’s getting her PT on. I betcha you could watch her for….minutes.
Isn’t it nice when companies send over eye-candy to do repair work?
Wow, she’s an active girl, it probably makes
Chaos tired just watching!
You are so right in the comment left on my blog,
Pearl’s activities are sooo different to May’s. LOL
Oh my god, we need a cat like May around here to get our lazy cats moving.
There’s a package headed your way from sunny Florida.
Wow, that is some serious frisky freaky kitty action. Very impressive May.
Hey! Happy Birthday! You know you have to post these things so we can all gush birthday wishes on you! That May, I love her. She’s awsome.
ahhhhh what wicked pictures! Funny but cute 🙂
I think Sockies would have a stroke if May was doing that here.
*insert the thinkings of Sockies brain*
Ummmm excuse me miss, around here we like to take it easy…. see *Sock rolls onto her back with feet in the air.*
3 hrs later……. Sock is still in the same position!
GREAT pix!! they show off her subtle coloring, and how young she is… i remember when my babies used to fly through the air too (with the fishing pole type toy).
Ah the acrobatics of kittens…
It is almost your birthday here!
WOW! Amazing actions shots!
Fantastic! I think the last shot is my favorite!
Even the Russian judge gave May a perfect 10 for those acrobatics. Like the U post. Hope work calms down so you can enjoy your birthday.
whoa- great action shots..
rock on Mayhem
Wow, that’s quite the acrobatics!
Those pics are awesome! I have a friend with a cat who fetches and DH thought that was hillarious. I’m sure DH would think May was super cute (for fetching if not for her adorableness).
the flying cat pics are awesome!
Happy Birthday and welcome to the forties! They aren’t as bad as you may think from the 30’s side of 40.
Great shots of May–you can really see her stealth tabby markings!
trish