Friday's Feast

Appetizer - How are you today?

Zoey: Elated! I hid from Mommy so well that she had to cancel my v-e-t appointment. Now I'll just have to do it again next Friday.

Mommy: Stressed! I had to cancel Zoey's vet appointment because I couldn't find her. I know that she was in the house because I saw her sleeping on the bed. I went to get her ZoomGroom to brush her before we left so she wouldn't shed quite so much. But when I came back she was gone. I checked all her hiding places but I couldn't find her. After a half-an-hour I gave up and called the vet to reschedule. I guess they are used to it and didn't seem upset at the late cancellation, but I felt terrible that I couldn't keep the appointment. Good thing it was just a check-up and I was able to reschedule for next week.

Soup - Name 3 television shows you watch on a regular basis.

Zoey: I do not watch TV. Cha-Ching and Smoke will occasionally watch tv. Cha-Ching seems to partial to the news. Smoke does not have any preferences.

Mommy: I confess I am tv-aholic. It's on almost all the time I am home. Do they have a 12-step for that? Anyhow, my three most favorites would have to be: Survivor, the original CSI and Desperate Housewives. Eureka, Kitchen Nightmares, Top Chef, NCIS, the Unit, Simpsons, Jeopardy, Dr. Phil, CSI: Miami, Law and Order, Heroes and almost anything on HGTV, DIY or the Food Network (in no particular order) are all close in the running.

Salad - What’s the scariest weather situation you’ve experienced?

Zoey: I do not like thunderstorms, any of them. I hide.

Mommy: When I was about 12, the family took a road trip and ended up in some town in Texas. It was the first time I had ever been there. My sister and I were sleeping on the bed in our van and my parents were sleeping in a tent when the worst storm I've ever seen hit. It poured down rain and the lightning seemed like it was on top of us. Mom and Dad ditched the tent and we all hunkered down in the van. I remember being so scared that I wouldn't touch anything metal for fearing of being struck by lighting. We got up the next morning and the locals acted like the storm was nothing special. We left Texas that day and didn't go back! Well, for several years at least.

Main Course - If you could wake up tomorrow morning in another country, where would you want to be?

Zoey: Hmmm.... maybe Germany so I could visit Dragonheart and see his new brother at the cattery.

Mommy: Is this to stay, or just to visit? If it's to stay, I would pick Canada. I already know the language and I love hockey! If it were just a vacation, I would pick Mexico. My parents go to Puerto Vallerta every February and Matt and I went with this year. It's was a lovely trip but I'm always ready to come home when the two weeks are up.

Dessert: What do you usually wear to sleep?

Zoey: Nothing!

Mommy: My glasses. Ha ha! That's because I almost always fall asleep while watching TV.

Friday's Feast #152

Mommy's bored so she's agreed to help me with today's post again. Well as long as I don't mention food. So I thought answering the Friday's Feast would be perfect.

Mommy: Zoey you have a cruel streak at times and you forget that I control your Temptations. This isn't Auntie Michele's where Perla will just get them for you...

Zoey: Okay, I'll be good.

Appetizer - On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest) how much do enjoy watching sports on television?

Zoey: I don't watch sports so I guess that makes it a 1. I do however like the lap time I get when Mommy and Daddy watch them.

Mommy: Depends on the sport. Probably around a 8 for hockey and NASCAR and then down rapidly after that.

Soup - If you could completely memorize any one work of fiction, which one would you pick?

Zoey: The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. First I love rhymes and second well what isn't there to love about a cat that's into everything?

Mommy: Hmmm... That's a tough one. There's some really great books out there. My first instinct was Charles Dicken's a Tale of Two Cities. From "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." through "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known," I think it is certainly one of the most special books I have ever read.

Salad - What is your favorite breakfast food?

Zoey: Beef Temptations of course!

Mommy: Hmmm... I'm not big on breakfast and right now thinking about food isn't so good so let's move on.

Main Course - Name something fun you can do for less than $10.00.

Zoey: Nap!

Mommy: Hmmm... Well Matt and I drove up into the hills to get away from the city lights and watched the Perseid Meteor shower (for those in the Northern Hemisphere, it'll be back on August 13) and that was lots of fun. Of course with the price of gas nowadays, it's close to the wire whether that is less than $10 now.

Dessert - How long does it usually take you to fall asleep?
Zoey: zzzz.....zzzz.....zzzz

Mommy: (whispering) Far too long.

Now that Zoey is napping, I'll finish out this post by announcing that Cha-Ching has happily settled in with the rest of the family. Although he was never ruffled by the hissing and growling front that the furballs and Zoey sometimes put up, he has truly become a furball in the past five days since he was released from his quarantine. The furballs don't hiss at him anymore, unless they are trying to hoard food or a feather toy, and have even started playing with him. He's a little frustrated that they are physically capable of going some places that he can't get to yet, like on top of the bookcases and the plantshelf, but it won't take him long to figure it out and gain the size and strength necessary to keep up. Over the last couple of days we've even caught the first signs of their friendship, like this one with Chewie.

Then today I was able to capture this one of Smoke and Cha-Ching when they came to visit me.

And I snapped this one of them playing on the floor with a shared toy.

Then I caught the the most growly furball, Gandalf, cuddling up to Cha-Ching for a nap on the bed this afternoon.

I haven't got any pictures of Cha-Ching with Zoey yet, but I'll keep my camera on and my fingers crossed. Now I'm tired so I'm going to go nap with Zoey. Have a lovely Friday and weekend. Oh and happy belated birthday to Dragonheart. I meant to post a card on Wednesday, but I was a little under the weather. Zoey wanted to add a picture of Dragonheart but I wouldn't let her because I noticed that the pictures are copyrighted and I never got around to asking for permission. So it's my fault is a little blah for such an lively little mancat!

Friday's Feast #149

Appetizer - Name a funny habit you have.

Zoey: I only like to drink water from places that Mommy doesn't want me to, like the floating candle bowl and the pond.

Mommy:

Soup - If you could instantly know how to play a musical instrument, which one would you pick?

Zoey: Piano. I've played one at Grandma and Grandpa's but no one liked my playing.

Mommy: Ditto.

Salad - How long is your hair?

Zoey: My furs are medium length but there's a lot less of them today after being petted with my Zoom Groom yesterday.

Mommy: Slightly longer than shoulder length.

Main Course - When was the last time you forgave someone, and who was it?

Zoey: I'm working on forgive the beans for adopting the furballs. I'm not quite there yet though.

Mommy: Wow, this is a hard one. I can't think of it anything, which either means that I don't forgive people or don't think anyone's done anything to me that rises to the level of needing forgiveness. Oh now I know, I forgave the idiots at the Rose Garden for taking my group's money for a skybox at Women of Faith and then telling us it wasn't guaranteed. Of course, I only forgave them after they confirmed that we would in fact be getting a skybox (two demand e-mails later). That was last month.

Dessert - What is your favorite kitchen appliance?

Zoey: The can opener. It's a throwback to the days where my food required a can opener to open.

Mommy: My Kitchenaid because I joke that Daddy only married me to get his hands on it.

Mommy told me that she mailed off the secret paw pack (and a special thing for DaisyMae Maus too) today. Yea! This is lots of fun!

Friday's Feast #148

This week I again asked Mommy to share in the answers with me.

Appetizer - Fill in the blank: The best thing about where I live is ________________.
Zoey: Mommy and Daddy.
Mommy: All our immediate family is close by.

Soup - Create a new name for a deodorant (like “Flower Fresh” or “Shower Scent”).
Zoey: Catnip clean
Mommy: Spring shower

Salad - What was the last piece of software you installed onto your computer?
Zoey: What?
Mommy: Photoshop Elements.

Main Course - If you were to receive a superlative award today beginning with the words ”Most likely to…”, what would the rest of the phrase say?
Zoey: Smack a furball
Mommy: Smack opposing counsel

Dessert - What two colors do you like to wear together?
Zoey: Black and white of course.
Mommy: Black and red.

Friday's Feast #147

I have asked Mommy to answer these with me today.

Appetizer - What do you consider to be the ultimate snack food?

Zoey: At the risk of repeating myself, beef Temptations.

Mommy: Peanut M&Ms

Soup - On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 as highest), about how popular is your last name?
Zoey: What's a last name? Is that the word that Mommy tags on when she's yelling at me for doing something wrong?

Mommy: Probably about a 9.

Salad - Who is your all-time favorite sitcom character, and why?

Zoey: Is Itchy the mouse or is that Scratchy? Whichever one is the mouse, that's the one I choose. He looks delicious, I mean, devious.

Mommy: Fonzie. Who doesn't love the Fonz!?! Plus, we had a cat named after him when I was young. He was good cat and let me dress him in baby clothes and carry him around in a baby carrier. Now that's love.

Main Course - Do you shop online? If so, name some sites you like to browse for goodies.

Zoey: Does a cat purr? Amazon.com, Ebay, Petco, Petsmart

Mommy: Absolutely. 1-800petmeds, Petco, Petsmart... holy cow, I don't have a life.

Dessert - Fill in the blank: I think ___________ should be ___________.

Zoey: Mommy says the sentence cannot contain the words "beef" and "Temptations." Geez, that ruined what I was going to say, so now I have to start over. I think my bowl should be full of bee.... (sigh) ... I think every meal should be bee... (heavy sigh) I think I should be able to eat be... geez, I think this question should be easier to answer than this.

Mommy: I think the world should be over Paris Hilton. (Eight hours of being trapped in a car listening to talk radio where she's the main subject will do that to a person. Isn't there something else of importance going on in the world?)

Friday's Feast #146

• Appetizer - Name something you think is “the best.” - Of course my answer is beef Temptations, but then I feel that you are going to think the only thing I care about in life is beef Temptations. So, here's the second best thing - getting brushed by Mommy (when the furballs aren't around)

• Soup - On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 highest), how stressed are you today? - Gee, I've been laying all day on big over sized chair that I've completely broken in over the last five years after filling my tummy with my KD kibbles and real salmon flakes and sleeping in with Mommy this morning. I guess that makes me about a 1.

• Salad - What kind of cleanser do you use to wash your face? - Kitty spit.

• Main Course - Tonight is a blue moon! What is something that you believe only happens “once in a blue moon.” - If once in blue moon equates to roughly once, I pray that it's Mommy bringing home furballs. Please God, please, please, please.

• Dessert - When was the last time it rained where you live? - About a week ago.

Friday's Feast #145

Appetizer - Name a sound you like to hear.
The shaking of the Temptations bag.

Soup - What is your favorite kind of cheese?
I don't like much cheese. McKenzie and the furballs like cheddar with mozzarella a close runner-up.

Salad - Do you sleep late on Saturday mornings? Why or why not?
Usually. Mostly because my beans often do.

Main Course - When was the last time you forgot something? What was it, and how long did it take to remember it?
I've never forgotten anything. I've the memory of an elephant. Mommy, on the other hand, forgets things all the time. Just today she remembered that she forgot to mail Uncle Jason's birthday card. Apparently it was on the calendar at work and she doesn't work on Fridays so she didn't have a reminder. She only remembered when Daddy came home this evening and they were trying to decide what they wanted to do this weekend.

Dessert - Fill in the blank: I notice ____________ when _____________.
I notice that Mommy yells at Chewie when she tries to the eat the leaves off the canteloupe plant Mommy's trying to grow.

Friday's Feast #144

Appetizer - List 3 emotions you experienced this week:

Joy, sorrow and anger

Soup - Name a car you’d love to have:

An RV towing Smoke's NASCAR car.

Salad - Describe your typical morning routine:

Turn off the snooze at least two times, roll out of bed, shower, do make-up, brush hair, dress, go to work, wake up two hours later.

Main Course - Have you ever emailed someone famous? If so, who, and what did you say to them? Did they reply?

Robin McGraw because they cut off the line to get her autograph about two hours before she even got there! I told her that we loved what she said at Women of Faith but we were very disappointed that we didn't get her to autograph her book that we bought for Grandma. She never replied.

Dessert - Do you listen to podcasts? If so, which ones?:

Nope.