Jimmy and Rod - the Blogging Cats!

Kitty Pictures

2009-01-10T21:07:00.001-05:00

We like to snuggle in the Mama's bed...

Happy Belated Holidays from all of us!

Shoes

2008-07-03T13:39:00.002-04:00

I love Grandma's Shoes!

Snuggly...

2008-02-24T15:30:00.003-05:00

Mom's not sure how I got here like this. It's not like me to be inside and under the blankets. I'm like a corndog :) I like to keep Mom guessing...

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-27T21:16:00.001-05:00

Here's us on Christmas! We were just lazing around watching everyone open presents...

Photo Shoot

2007-11-24T19:23:00.001-05:00

Come winter time, Mom knows that we sleep together a lot on the heated blanket. So, she takes that opportunity to take some pictures of us. Photos shoots are hard...it's so hard to stay still!
Here is Rod yawning...

Then...Jimmy yawning...

Then Rod can't keep his tongue in his mouth!

Then neither of us can keep our tongues in our mouths!

But, finally, we got a good one!

Aren't We Handsome?

2007-07-15T17:44:00.000-04:00

Mom decided that we needed some new pictures taken of us... just of us... kind of like a "head shot" she said. Whatever that is...

Here's Jimmy's:

And here's Rod's:

Trying...

2007-06-23T22:45:00.001-04:00

We have been trying to update the blog, and put up some new pictures, but for whatever reason, blogger.com is not responding to our request to put up our pictures. We wait and wait, and nothing happens. So, we're sorry we have no new pictures up, but it's not our fault.
Mom put up a screen door to her "Cat Free Zone" so that we can see in when she is in there. She has also let us have "supervised visitation" in the room. Today though, Jimmy messed up and was eating one of her plants. She sprayed it with some disgusting tasting spray though, and he hasn't gone near it again.
Love, Rod (and Jimmy)

Too Long, We Know...

2007-05-20T20:52:00.001-04:00

Rod and I love, love, love the sink!! Faucet water is SO much better than water in a bowl!

Mom thinks I'm the "innocent" one.

Hiding away for a nap!

Love Those Electric Blankets!

2007-03-04T14:41:00.000-05:00

Here we are enjoying Mom's new electric blanket. She turns it on and it's like a homing device...we come right to it! We love it when Mom is under it and we can sit on her lap.

Lazy Cats

2007-02-05T20:35:00.000-05:00

We apologize for not writing. We don't have any excuse really...
Here are some photos of what we've been doing with our time:

Keeping Mom on her toes...always gotta knock stuff over so she has stuff to clean up!

Kisses for the Mama...

Helping Mom with the laundry (not!)

Gotta love the sink!

Posing for the camera with Mom... gotta love that timer feature on the camera!

New Pictures

2006-11-08T20:15:00.000-05:00

I love Grandma!

I think Mom got this box just for me!

A new hiding spot...

Oooh....Grandma!! You know the right spots!

Some Old Favorites (Pictures)

2006-09-29T23:26:00.000-04:00

If I can't see her...she can't see me!

I never understood these boxes that flash in my eyes! Maybe if I bat at it.... nope, it still flashes in my eyes!

What??? You mean, I'm not SUPPOSED to touch my brothers butt?

Matrix Kitty!

I want to dedicate my newest album to all my home boys...

Best Buds...

2006-09-03T16:08:00.000-04:00

We are the best of friends...
Mom calls us "her Halloween Cats" since we are Orange and Black. We are lucky to have Mom, but she is extra lucky to have us!
~Jimmy and Rod

Just Hanging Out

2006-08-13T07:12:00.000-04:00

Go TIGERS!!

Jimmy always drinks out of the sink, so I thought I'd see what all the fuss was about...

Mom opened the closets!!

2006-07-30T18:45:00.000-04:00

Mom opened up the closets to put away clothes... I got one closet...

And I got the other!

We Thought Grass Was Illegal?

2006-06-24T15:50:00.000-04:00

Mom grew us grass! I was a little confused at first.... but then got into it.

I knew right away that I had to eat this stuff! Ummm... amazing....

And we both got our own! Even better!

To Shea and Brian - You Asked! :)

2006-06-03T16:50:00.000-04:00

Mom said you requested that we wear the hats you got us in Mexico. I did better than expected. But, quickly after this photo was taken I had enough, and decided it was a toy!

Mom says she will work harder to get a better picture of me with my hat. I just figured she was trying to play a game with me and I kept moving my head!

Nice Box...WAIT! It Has A Lid?

2006-05-27T15:58:00.000-04:00

I love boxes. I got in this one and Mom shut the lid! I sure fooled her...I just relaxed and got comfy. She took my picture and then let me out. - Jimmy

How Nice of Mom!

2006-05-21T09:21:00.000-04:00

While Rod was at his trial today, Mom was nice enough to set out some nice, clean laundry for me to sleep on! I chose these nice black pants. They compliment my beautiful orange stripes. -Jimmy

* Rod, by the way, was judged to be unable to stand trial based on his insanity defense, so he is a free cat!

The Crime Scene

2006-05-13T10:18:00.000-04:00

The Crime Scene: Note upper left corner of puzzle.

Close up of crime scene.

Super close up of crime scene.

The evidence. Bite marks match those of one "Rod - 'T' is for Trouble - the Cat."

The suspect will be on trial this week.

Happy Birthday Jimmy!

2006-04-29T22:56:00.000-04:00

Rod: Today is my big brother's birthday. He turns 5 today. Mom sang happy birthday to him and gave him extra scratches today. But, then I fell asleep on Mom and took some of Jimmy's birthday time. Hee hee...
Jimmy: I'm 5.

Our "Friend" Smokey

2006-04-22T17:07:00.000-04:00

Rod: Although we've never met Smokey, Mom talks about him all the time. She helped Smokey's person, Mindy, give him a bath last week. We are SO glad that Mom doesn't give us baths. Smokey is kind of old, and fat, and can't clean all of himself by himself. Jimmy and I are vowing to lead an active life with a good diet, so we will not have to succumb to baths later in life.

Rod's Cone

2006-04-19T19:51:00.000-04:00

Rod: Just wanted to post a couple pictures from when I had my cone... thank goodness that thing is LONG gone!! I know it was a flexible cone, and not one of those horrible plastic ones but... it still SUCKED! Below is my bare belly... First they made me wear the cone, then they shaved my hair! I had to have an ultrasound. Thank goodness it was normal!

Mom's Favorite Pictures

2006-04-12T17:51:00.000-04:00

Rod!! Your Breath!!

Mom and us...using the timer for a photo...

Rod looks up to his big brother!

Am I in jail?

Mom just loves this shot...

Matrix Kitty! We actually won an award for this picture! :)

Mom, can't I go with you! I'll hide in your purse! :)

Jimmy and Rod

Rod at Grandma and Grandpa's...

More Pictures

2006-04-06T20:30:00.000-04:00

Rod: Here is one of Mom's favorite pictures of she and I...
Jimmy: Mom loves being able to download pictures! Here I am...my usual relaxed self.

Vacation Photos

2006-03-28T21:07:00.000-05:00

Rod at the "buffet"

Jimmy just chillin'

Yippee!!!
Mom figured out how to put pictures on here!!

We're Back!

2006-03-26T11:48:00.000-05:00

Rod: We are home from vacation. We've been home a week but Mom has been SO busy... she said she needs a vacation from her vacation! I am going to try and import a picture here of me on my vacation at the buffet...
Apparently Mom cannot figure out how to do the import right now. We will work on it and try again later.
Jimmy: We are home... :) We love our Mom. We love her so much she has to wear earplugs at night to sleep cause we make so much noise expressing our love!

Vacation

2006-03-07T21:34:00.000-05:00

Rod & Jimmy: We are on vacation at Grandma and Grandpa's. We survived the car ride... and we remember this house well. We are friends still with Billy Jean and Arthur, who live here. Grandma and Mom are leaving Friday for a "cruise." We get to stay with Grandpa and boss Billy Jean and Arthur around. They have not figured out that they have claws, and we don't. We aren't telling. We will be on hiatus for awhile since we are on vacation. No blogging. Plus, Grandpa doesn't know how to log us in. We'll check back in when we are back home.

Mom's Craft Room

2006-03-03T07:13:00.000-05:00

Rod: Mom has converted an area of the computer room into a craft area. Jimmy and I are not allowed in this room without supervision. We are not happy about this, since we cannot have unlimited access to the internet. So, I apologise for not writing sooner. Mom has been busy getting ready to go away on a "cruise." Jimmy and I are not sure what this is, but we are worried that we have to spend a week with Grandpa, We like Grandpa. We don't like the car ride required to get to Grandpa. For those of you wondering...my health has been much better since my trip to emergency several weeks ago. I finally have my face healed so I don't have to wear that ridiculous "cone of shame." (Although I do have a ring around my neck where my fur seems to have permanently adopted the shape of the cone.) I have not been puking, thanks to some ultra expensive food that Mom has to buy me.
Jimmy: I am glad my brother is healthy. The whole time he wore that cone I wasn't able to "show my love" to him since his neck was otherwise occupied. Now we're back in a regular routine. We are plotting ways to avoid the trip to Grandpa's though. Rod and I are quite sure that within a couple days we will have finished our "beam me up Scotty" invention so that we can just twitch our whiskers and arrive anywhere we want!

Spent the Day in the ER

2006-02-04T19:18:00.000-05:00

Rod: Just got home from a trip to the ER. I have continued vomiting for the past 3 days so the vet sent Mom and me to the ER for an ultrasound. I'm pooping. Just puking, too. Ultrasound is normal. The specialists think I have Irritable Bowel Disorder (kind of like humans and Irritable Bowel Syndrome). I have to eat low residue food and take some anti vomiting medication. And hopefully, cross your fingers... that IS it and Mom can stop taking me to see those vets. It's cost 1200 bucks so far too... so I know it isn't cheap. Thank goodness she loves me and does anything for me that I need.
Jimmy: Rod came home smelling weird. So, now I hiss at him again.

Problems In Paradise

2006-02-03T08:46:00.000-05:00

Rod: Someone puked last night. Twice. And Mom doesn't know who. And she doesn't know if it is run of the mill puke, or puke that I puked up because I've eaten something bad again. So, Jimmy and I are separated so that she can see who is pooping, and who is puking... but... I get the room with the computer! So...only I get to blog today! My face is also worse. It healed and now it is back. Mom called the vet today about it (I hope I don't have to go back there!) Hopefully he will have some suggestions or be able to come out to the house and help without taking me with him. It's going to be a long boring day stuck in a room alone. I guess I'll sleep!

Another Day in Paradise

2006-02-01T18:53:00.000-05:00

Rod: It's been a lazy, lazy day. Mom left (as usual) and Jimmy and I had all the neighborhood cats over. We wanted to show them that despite my recent illness, we were still the hot spot party place. So, we entertained for a bit, then all fell into a blissful sleep for the next 8 hours. We snuck the guests out just as mom was walking in. Thank God for those easy to open sliding windows! And now we're just logging in for a bit of a browsing session.
Jimmy: While Rod was sleeping, me and a couple of our guests raided the catnip stash. I figured out how easy it is to get into the cupboards and eat through the plastic container that Mom puts that stuff in. So, I've been higher than a kite all afternoon :) Think I'll head back for more once she's asleep.

Rod Pooped!

2006-01-25T21:33:00.000-05:00

Rod: I finally gave it up. I pooped. Mom still can't figure out what I ate (I'm so clever that way). It looked sort of like carpet maybe...or yarn. I have pica and eat anything so it's hard to tell. I also got my cone off yesterday, so Mom let me keep it off, and my face is doing fine. Jimmy is not mad at me anymore, now that I'm not wearing that cone. Mom sprayed for those little tiny brown ants yesterday, and locked Jimmy and me in the bedrooms all day. The ants are gone though. She is happy.
Jimmy: Thank goodness Rod is not wearing that cone anymore! I thought he had died and was coming back to haunt me with that ugly blue cone around his neck!

No Poop

2006-01-23T20:05:00.000-05:00

Rod: I still haven't pooped. Mom called the vet today and he said not to worry just yet, since I had two enemas and that might be why. I have to be separated from my brother now though, to make sure I poop, and mom knows I poop. That's ok, because Jimmy is still hissing at me nonstop. I think once this stupid cone comes off it will help. My face is healing now that I can't itch it.
Jimmy: He still looks weird with that cone, and smells weird cause he can't bathe properly. So, I keep hissing at him.
Erinn: Thanks for all your thoughts. I'm dealing with Rod's health problems, and also an invasion of ants into my home. It's bad. And of course, extermination is OH SO FUN when you have animals. Grr...

Rod is Home

2006-01-21T15:49:00.000-05:00

Rod: I'm home. Mom shipped me off for two nights to this place where I had to be in a steel cage while some guy stuck things down my throat and up my a**. Apparently there is still stuff in there but the vet is confident I can poop it out myself (still haven't though) and has sent me how where he thinks I'll be more comfortable. Duh. However, I have to wear this plastic blue cone thing to keep myself from touching my face, which is apparently not a mite, but the vet doesn't know what it is, so he wants to see if it will heal without my itching it.
Jimmy: I've been hissing at Rod all day. He looks weird with his blue cone. Not like my baby brother. This will take some getting used to.
Erinn: Thank goodness Rod is home. Thanks for all your thoughts! :) Hopefully he will poop soon!

Lonely and Confused

2006-01-21T07:33:00.000-05:00

Jimmy: Rod has now spent two nights away from us. I'm confused about what is going on. I miss my brother. My mom is going to write some more now....

Rod has apparently ate something he should not have. The vet has tried putting barium down the front end, and has done an enema from the back end.... as of yesterday afternoon, no luck. His xrays show that he has a large amount of stool that doesn't seem to be moving. So, unless this enema and barium work, it looks like they will have to go in there to get stuff out. I am going this morning to visit him, and to see the vet and get an update. I'm worried. I miss my baby, too. Jimmy is confused and is not eating. Jimmy needs to eat, he is already underweight. I hope that Rod can come home soon. I'm crossing my fingers that he somehow passed whatever it is overnight and can come home soon. Keep us in your thoughts. -Erinn, Mom to Rod and Jimmy

Rod's Sick

2006-01-19T21:53:00.000-05:00

Jimmy: The vet came and took Rod away. He has been puking for three days. And his face is not right. The vet said Rod has probably swallowed something that is making him vomit. His face thing is probably something totally unrelated. He thinks he might have a mite of some sort on his face. That's not the serious thing... he has probably swallowed something and will have to have xrays and possibly an operation to get it out. Mom is crying right now and a bit hysterical. Please keep Rod in your thoughts.

Photo

2006-01-17T20:19:00.000-05:00

Someone commented to post a picture of Rod's face... and I (the Mama) just wanted to let you all know that I have no idea how to post pictures into my posts. I barely figured out how to get the picture on this blog (and that was eons ago...) I will get a picture taken though, and transfer it onto here, and perhaps you can email us with suggestions as to how to post the picture. Or, just leave the suggestions on here as comments! Thanks!
Erinn (Mom to Jimmy and Rod)

Rod's Face

2006-01-16T20:56:00.000-05:00

Rod: My face still has weird patches of missing hair...but maybe it's getting better. Mom isn't sure. But it isn't worse. She remembers reading that if you have scars, hair doesn't grow, and hopes this isn't the case for me, or I'll have a very odd profile. It doesn't bother me, and I'll do anything not to wear the "cone collar of shame."
Jimmy: I'd pay a million pounds of catnip to see Rod wear the "cone collar of shame!"

Making Mom Worry

2006-01-11T18:21:00.000-05:00

Rod: Mom is worried because I have a wound on my face. It's just little but she doesn't know where it came from and apparently she is upset that I might be rubbing my face on things to itch it as it tries to heal and therefore it keeps opening it back up. She is not sure that I am doing this though because she has not caught me in the act. I keep telling her that it doesn't bother me, and not to worry, but she will not listen. She's a worrywart.
Jimmy: Mom thinks that I probably injured Rod while we were "wrestling" and now as his face tries to heal, he keeps itching it. If it itches, ITCH! :)

Strange Male Humans

2006-01-08T20:12:00.000-05:00

Rod: Mom is searching out a "mate" as we like to call it. While Jimmy and I don't really understand this since we had our "neutering," we hear that it is quite a search. Mom keeps bring strange male humans in to meet us. I usually protectivly get between the male human and Mom. I don't like other humans near her. Jimmy is a sucker. He doesn't care whose lap it is, or who pets him, as long as it happens.
Jimmy: Rod doesn't know my secret. I go get high on catnip (I steal into the cupboard and chew open the plastic bags) before the male human arrives so that once he is there, it's not so hard to take. I don't want to share Mom either!

Happy Holidays!

2005-12-30T08:01:00.000-05:00

Rod: Sorry it's been so long... we've been entranced in the whole "holiday season" and haven't had time to write. We've been too busy messing with that large fake tree that Mom put up in the living room. It conveniently has toys for us hanging on it. Mom even put them up extra high so that it would be an added challenge! She says it is coming down this weekend so we have to get as much time in with it as possible.
Jimmy: I have spent the holidays high on catnip. Mom says I need a 12 step program. What's that?

So...It's Been Awhile...

2005-11-27T07:03:00.000-05:00

Rod: We've been busy. We haven't written. We've had to take care of mom, who was heart broken once again. Thank goodness she has us. We love her even when she doesn't clean the litter box in a timely manner!
Jimmy: But Mom... PLEASE clean the box in a timely manner!

Christmas in October?

2005-10-16T17:04:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom came home today with tons and tons and tons of bags... full of STUFF! She said "I'm done with my Christmas shopping." Pardon me, but isn't Christmas in December? And what is Christmas anyway? And what presents am I getting?
Jimmy: All I care about are empty boxes to play in.

Has It Really Been that Long?

2005-09-25T13:19:00.000-04:00

Rod: Oops... we haven't written. We've been lounging the summer away. I've gained 2 pounds this summer! That shows how much lounging has been going on. I have a bit of a belly now... but, it was all so that Jimmy would stop losing weight.
Jimmy: My weight is stable now. I lost weight just so mom would have to start feeding us wet food.

Labor Day Weekend, What's That?

2005-09-01T21:43:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom is raving about having three days off of "work" for Labor Day Weekend. What Jimmy and I want to know is "what is a weekend?" And how hard can it be to get in that "car" every day and go to work? Doesn't she know how hard it is being a house cat? Sheesh!!
Jimmy: I only slept 22 hours today... I'm feeling quite exhausted.

Nice Schedule

2005-08-25T22:15:00.000-04:00

Rod: Now that Mom has a new job...we have a great schedule! It's so nice! Yesterday Mom came home from work 4 hours early because the power went out at work, and we were SO surprised! We didn't even come out to greet her when she came in! Of course, once we realized she was home, we harrassed her for food... but she made us wait till the normal time.
Jimmy: I am still consistently knocking all the stuff off of mom's shelves at night. She keeps putting more and more on them, and I still keep knocking it all down! HAHA!

Weight Stable

2005-08-08T20:14:00.000-04:00

Rod: Jimmy's weight has not gone down more, although he still only weighs about 8 1/2 pounds. But, it's still hot. I, on the other hand, have gained 2 pounds. I'm now up to 17. Yowzers! I'm not fat (I'm a big boy), but I'm well on my way!
Jimmy: You are too fat, Rod. You have a gut now.

The Waiting Game

2005-07-31T19:18:00.000-04:00

Rod: The vet told us to wait two more weeks (it's been one so far) especially since the weather has cooled off a bit. He thinks maybe the hot weather made him lose some weight. It takes a lot of energy for us to keep ourselves cool with all this hair! If, after two weeks he has lost more, or not gained any back.... the vet will come draw some blood. He wants to take xrays too, but Mom doesn't want Jimmy to have to leave the house unless absolutely needed. He gets quite aggitated and that won't help the weight loss situation to spend a day with Dr. Mark! The blood can be drawn right here at home, and Jimmy will just be upset for a little bit.
Jimmy: I'm still eating! I'm trying! I'm happy... just skinny.
Mom's Note: Thanks for the advice about the thyroid. Perhaps the vet will check for that if we end up needing to get blood work done. So far Jimmy is 100% fine with the exception of the weight loss. It's really bizarre.

Another 3/4 of a pound

2005-07-25T20:40:00.000-04:00

Rod: Jimmy has lost another 3/4 of a pound. Mom called the vet to find out what to do. Jimmy is eating a lot... even though I try to eat his "special" food and Mom doesn't let me. He is down to 8 and a quarter pounds...down from 10. We are worried.
Jimmy: I'm eating, I'm eating!! I feel fine! I'm acting totally normal and naughty as usual!

Gosh It's Hot!

2005-07-24T18:54:00.000-04:00

Rod: We haven't been doing much around the house... this summer in Michigan has been horribly humid. Mom doesn't have air conditioning, so we make do with lots of fans. We only run around at night. (It keeps Mom awake!) She says maybe next year we will have enough money for air conditioning. We're just happy she has us, we don't need the a.c.!
Jimmy: Mom has been feeding me special food. The VET (I hate that man) came and told Mom that I am underweight. So, every night I get to go in a room all by myself and get special food because Rod is too fat and doesn't need special food. Rod weighs 15 pounds (and really isn't fat, just BIG)... I only weigh 9 pounds. The vet said if I lose another 1/2 pound then we will have to see if something is wrong. I'll keep you posted.

Sammy the Snail has Passed

2005-07-15T08:22:00.000-04:00

Sammy the Snail has passed on. His private garden service will be held Saturday, late afternoon. He will sadly be missed by Erinn, Rod, and Jimmy.

Mom is better

2005-06-21T21:37:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom has been feeling so much better lately. We have been spending lots of time with her so we have not been on the computer much. She is starting a new "job" tomorrow and says we will finally have a set schedule! She will go to this "job" at the same time every day, with no weekends! She seems pretty excited about this, so we are too.
Jimmy: I think Mom should stay home with us all day. We have so much fun sleeping and making a mess. But, she says she has to "put food on the table." Food is important. So we let her go.

Great Day Yesterday!

2005-06-04T20:15:00.000-04:00

Rod: Yesterday Mom decided it was "stay in your pj's all day and do nothing day!" it was awsome. she didn't leave the house, and we got to hang out with her all day. we liked that. it's not normally something she can do, but she decided that she needed a restful day.
Jimmy: Of course, I slept all day... and then kept Mom up that night trying to play! Can't she learn that we are nocturnal?

Sorry We Haven't Written

2005-05-23T20:32:00.000-04:00

rod: sorry we haven't kept up to date... fyi... i'm the black cat, jimmy is the orange tiger.
our mom is going to have surgery in the near future for her ruptured disc in her neck. she has been a bit stressed lately and not doing a good job of letting us get online! we have been doing our best to support her.
jimmy: i sit in mom's lap when she is stressed and help her calm down. a purring cat is good at that.

Mom's New Blog

2005-04-30T19:53:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom wants us to promote her new blog... so... her new blog site is:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/erinn822/
She says that you can make anonymous posts there, like you can here, and she likes that!
Jimmy: Only cats need blogs. What can a human do with a Blog?

Happy Birthday!

2005-04-29T17:10:00.000-04:00

Jimmy: I am FOUR years old today! I am older than Rod by 11 months so it is so nice to be FOUR and not three anymore. Now just Rod is three.

Rod: Age is just a number.

Mom Was Dancing!

2005-04-20T20:06:00.000-04:00

Jimmy: Mom was dancing around the bedroom. I was trying to sleep and she just keep dancing. I haven't seen her EVER do that...
Rod: Mom is possessed by something... She is not herself today. Yesterday she cried a lot. Today she was dancing. I think she is stressed. Thank goodness she has Jimmy and I to keep her busy!

We Have A New Playtoy!

2005-04-15T18:57:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom is feeling better. At least she isn't crying. But she's sad. We are doing our best to keep her happy.
Jimmy: We got a new thing called "bar height dining room table and 4 bar chairs." It's the best toy ever!

Mom is Sad

2005-04-08T18:18:00.000-04:00

Jimmy and Rod: Mom is sad. Something about that guy named "Bill".... we guess he won't be coming here to see us anymore. We are trying to make Mom happy.

Change in Status

2005-04-06T18:04:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom is wondering if Jimmy and I have had an alpha cat change. We haven't. I still am the alpha cat. I've just mellowed out and matured. I did turn three last month after all! I let Jimmy sleep on the cat condo because I'd rather be with Mom. I've discovered that being a lap cat can be a lot of fun. Plus, I keep tabs on Mom this way... she's been having some health problems and this way I make sure all is well.
Jimmy: Rod is alpha and I don't care. I get to sit on the cat condo and watch birds all day long.

Spoiled Rotten

2005-03-31T07:21:00.000-05:00

Rod: I turned 3 this month and I decided it's time to be a grown up. So, I have mellowed out. I am spending much more time with Mom, in her lap, on her bed... and less time worrying about being in charge. Jimmy turns 4 next month and I think he is worried that I am just in a phase and will come back to my dominant self. I don't know. I kind of like not having to do all the worrying!
Jimmy: Rod has left me in charge. Except for the food. Fine with me. I can handle this place. Mom's easy to control and take care of.

Long Time

2005-03-14T22:10:00.000-05:00

Rod: Mom has been quite busy with the new boyfriend. Plus she has been having a lot of tests lately to make sure she's ok. She has something called "numbness" on her right side, but so far it seems like it is a virus and the doctors are going to fix it. I, myself, am going off of my asthma medicine. We are going to try it and see if I wheeze when I run. I did when I was a baby, but I haven't in a long time.
Jimmy: Mom finally got us new windows! And new windowsills! No more drafts!

Mom Has A New Boyfriend

2005-02-03T20:11:00.000-05:00

Rod: mom has a boyfriend... we're not online as much. but mom is really happy.
Jimmy: I'm not happy... I harrass mom whenever she is home... telling her she is not paying enough attention to me!

Note from Mom: One of our comments mentioned my having diabetes.... The person mentioned ketones and shots. I would love to chat with you because I am on an insulin pump and it is the only way to go with diabetes control. Please email me... erinnfoley@hotmail.com and we'll chat :) -Erinn

It's been a LONG time...

2005-01-09T21:24:00.000-05:00

Rod: Mom finally is getting some time to let us back on the computer again! We had a very busy holiday season. A man named Tony came and visited us a few days so we wouldn't have to take a car ride with Mom to see Grandma and Grandpa. Mom got us good presents and Grandma got us a remote control mouse! YIPPEEE!!
Jimmy: I am back on schedule, heckling Mom at night. She had a break. Now it's back to work for me!

Let Mom Sleep

2004-12-09T09:31:00.000-05:00

We've decided to give mom an early xmas present and let her sleep most of the night through for the month of december. We can't let her sleep the WHOLE night.... that would be too much, but we only wake her up once now.... Of course, this has thoroughly confused her and she is wondering why we are letting her do this...

Christmas Tree

2004-11-28T21:43:00.000-05:00

Jimmy: Rod is eating Christmas.

The Holidays

2004-11-26T21:09:00.000-05:00

Rod: Mom has been busy. She has been writing holiday cards, and shopping... and last night she and our Uncle Brian put up the Christmas tree and all the holiday decorations! Mom just doesn't realize how tempting this is to Jimmy and I. We LOVE to get things off the tree and bat them around, or eat them.

Jimmy: I like to sleep on the tree skirt under the Christmas tree.

Lazy Day

2004-11-19T21:52:00.000-05:00

Rod: Mom's been home all evening. She cancelled her PT today and came home to spend time with us! We asked her and she said that PT stands for "Physical Therapy" and she is almost done with it! Then we can have more time with her, and more time to log onto the computer and post our blogs!

Jimmy: I have been driving Mom nuts lately. I like to meow all night long, much more than my average meowing... she is getting mad. Then, she gets up to catch me and lock me in the bathroom and I run and hide! It's great fun. Rod thinks I'm nuts. He just sleeps all night. How boring.

PT?

2004-11-10T21:43:00.000-05:00

Mom's been busy lately. She hasn't had time to log us onto our web log. She is often at something called "PT." And of course there is always "work" that takes up so much of her time. We wish she would stay at home with us all day and lay around. We think she wishes that too sometimes.

Rod and Jimmy

Rod is a Whimp

2004-10-28T20:37:00.000-04:00

Rod is afraid of the bread machine.
Jimmy

Yikes

2004-10-16T21:44:00.000-04:00

Yeah... Mom has been busy. She has been sick a lot this year and spends a lot of time sleeping, and the rest of the time working. We worry about her, Jimmy and me. We love her and try not to make too much trouble for her... however... it's hard to be too well behaved when she goes and does things like put liners in our litter box! what a pain! we hate them. well...i do anyway.... i try and try to dig through them, but i can't. but, today i did put a hole in it! mom says she is going to go buy more. foiled again!
Rod

Boxes

2004-10-05T21:10:00.000-04:00

Jimmy and Rod: We love boxes. Mom has some boxes right now that she is going to use to mail stuff... We keep getting in them and chewing on them. Mom finally gave up and let us. She says she will just have to tape around any damage we do!

Mom Had A Busy Weekend

2004-10-03T20:06:00.002-04:00

Rod: Mom was out late both nights this weekend... but she still played with us and snuggled a lot when she was home. Now it's dinner time so I am not going to write much.

Jimmy: Mom is trying to figure out a way to keep me off her dresser and shelves in the bedroom. So, far it hasn't worked. Mouse traps don't even scare me!

Mom's Been Sick

2004-09-29T19:57:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom had the flu/bad cold for over a week! She took time off work and everything! It makes me nervous when Mom is sick. I let her have lots of time to herself and get lots of sleep. Jimmy cries all the time when Mom is sick. He gets very worried. Now Mom is better and we are happy! She is back to regularly cleaning our litter, too, which is GREAT!

Jimmy: I was very worried about Mom. She was sick and not feeling good. I cried a lot but now she is better and I only cry my normal amount for attention.

We're Back!

2004-09-17T21:41:00.000-04:00

Rod: We were so busy at grandma and grandpa's that we didnt' have time to write! Mom didn't either. She had six of us to take care of and that big house! I was the dominant of course. I had a large territory to take care of and i made sure that those other cats were in line. Blossom was a bit of a trouble maker but i kept her in line too.

Jimmy: Blossom is my new girlfriend.

We're at Grandma and Grandpa's house

2004-09-03T22:11:00.000-04:00

Rod: well, we arrived safely to grandma's house today. i'm amazed we got there safely in that horrible lurching room that we have to ride in to get there! It's horrible. Jimmy and I cry, but we still have to get there somehow. Now we're here with the 4 cats that live here. I've taken control once again and have taken my place on the counter above the fride to show my "dominance."
Jimmy: After the awful ride here, we were bombarded with 4 cats! I forgot how hard it is to share things. I am used to just sharing with Rod. Rod is on his "high horse" about being dominant. While he's been doing that, I've secretly been campaigning to be dominant myself! Hehe...

Grandma's House

2004-09-02T01:08:00.000-04:00

Rod and Jimmy: We are leaving on Friday to go visit Grandma's house! We hate driving in the car, but once we get there, it's great fun. There are four other cats there. We take over the joint and show them who's boss!

Rod and the Vacuum

2004-08-30T20:15:00.000-04:00

Jimmy: Rod is a whimp. He is supposed to be the "dominant" cat. Hah. Whenever mom gets that vacuum out he heads for the hills!! He won't come out from under the bed for hours after she is done! I just sit and watch. Granted, I don't like it when mom comes at me with that big black monster of a vacuum, but I still want to know what is going on.

Rod: Jimmy just doesn't understand that if you get too close to the vacuum it will eat you. I would rather be safe than sorry.

Mom's Neglecting Us

2004-08-28T22:51:00.000-04:00

Rod: So far we are not too impressed with this Chris guy that Mom is dating. He seems nice enough, but he comes here smelling like DOG. that is not cool. And he takes up all of mom's time. We do not like that. He tries to act like he likes us, but we are suspicious. You can never tell with someone who lives with a DOG.
Jimmy: Mom keeps locking me in the bathroom. Heehee... my evil plans are working. Everything will be in place soon.

Mom's Feeling A Bit Better

2004-08-25T21:08:00.000-04:00

Rod: We got email from Grandma saying we had to be nice to mom because she hasn't been feeling too well. Her blood sugars are all over the place she says, so something must be going wrong in her body somewhere. She doesn't tell us much because she doesn't want us to worry. So we are trying to be on our best behavior, although Jimmy keeps crying at night. I try to tell him to stop but he bites me.

Jimmy: I like to cry at night. Then mom wakes up and pays attention to me. I will try not to tonight since I know she doesn't feel good. We love you mom!

Happy Birthday to Mom!

2004-08-23T20:14:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom's birthday was yesterday. She was sick. But she still went out and celebrated. We got to see Grandma and Grandpa, and Uncle Brian. Today we got in a fight and there was some hair in Jimmy's mouth. Black hair. MY hair. It was not very nice. We both hissed. Mom was concerned because we don't usually hiss at each other. But now we're lounging on the bed, so we're friends again.

Jimmy: Sometimes I have to show Rod who's boss. He is 5 pounds bigger than me!

Mom's Been Home All Night!

2004-08-20T20:47:00.000-04:00

Rod and Jimmy: Mom has been home all night with us! We are very happy because she has been very busy lately. She is doing laundry. She actually washed her sheets! She says next week she'll do towels. We think she should just concentrate on the litter box.
We get to see Grandma and Grandpa on Sunday. It's mom's birthday then too! She will be 27.

Mom's Never Home!

2004-08-18T18:26:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom insists that she supervise us when we are online... and she is NEVER home! so... we haven't written in a couple days. She's not happy with us because yesterday morning jimmy woke her up by knocking over a shelf in her bedroom. it was loud. i ran away. he scared me too! he's such a trouble maker.

Jimmy: So...I like shelves. So sue me.

Lazy Sunday

2004-08-15T20:27:00.000-04:00

Rod: mom spent most of the afternoon with us....she finished a blanket and jimmy and i slept.

Jimmy: i have made a nest in the blanket from the couch. i have taken to snuggling up there lately.

Grrr....

2004-08-14T23:44:00.000-04:00

Rod and Jimmy: Mom left us alone all day. We are not impressed. We are in a sulking mood. We will keep her up ALL night to repay her for this!

Mom's Back

2004-08-13T20:08:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom is back from her 36 hour time away from us. Jimmy insisted on having a catnip party while she was gone. Cats from all over the tri-county area showed up. It was hard to keep it contained, and the litter box issue was horrendous! Plus, we had to have it all cleaned up by the time "Tony" came in the morning with our breakfast. It was rough, but we made it through.
Jimmy: Party on!

Mom's Leaving Us!

2004-08-11T20:12:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom told us today that she is going away for 36 hours and leaving us!! This guy, Tony, is going to come feed us while she is gone. Tony is weird and always says to us "Hey Cat, Where's it at?" We're not too sure aobut him... but I guess if he feeds us... But we will have to think of something to get back at mom for leaving us for a day and a half. Although, it is better than having to ride in the car!!

Jimmy: I've got a keg of catnip coming in from Jersey for the party... everyone's invited!

Mom Was Gone All Day On Her Day Off

2004-08-10T22:00:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom was off all day and she was gone all day. She says she spent most of the day with Uncle Brian... he came and visited us for awhile so I guess we believe her....but she still should have visited us on her day off!! Instead we got stuck in the house doing nothing. But, she did fill the bird feeders which was nice... I love birds. I can mimic them quite well if I do say so myself!

Jimmy: Mom has started sleeping on the couch on the weekends... from 6 a.m. (when she feeds us) till she gets up for the day. She does this to see if I'll stop crying so much. Just to confuse her, I do stop crying. Those humans... so easily baffled.

Hot Lazy Summer Day

2004-08-09T19:24:00.000-04:00

Rod: It's very hot. I have so much fur and it is very hot. I enjoy just laying on the cold floor for most of the day. Once night comes, it cools down. That is when Jimmy starts his howling... I think it's because he has finally woken up! Grandma visited today. It is always good to see her. I guess we have to go to her house next month for "vacation." Funny how whenever we go there, Grandma and Grandpa are never there for long... I wonder if we scare them away?

Jimmy: I like to cry at night. It makes mom pay more attention to me.

Mom's Feet Hurt

2004-08-08T21:30:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom was gone all day and came home from "softball practice" with sore feet. She has been hobbling around here for a couple hours and moaning and groaning. But, she gave us extra food for a bribe...hoping Jimmy and I would let her sleep in. Yeah right!! I always wake her up at 6 a.m. It's my duty.

Jimmy: I love green peas!

We like to confuse Mom with our antics...

2004-08-07T20:02:00.000-04:00

Rod: I pooped on the stairs to the litter box... Mom got this new litter box, that is supposed to cut down on the amount of litter i spread around the house, and it has steps. i don't like the new litterbox. so...i pooped on those silly little stairs. that'll teach her!

Jimmy: I don't understand why Rod can't just go in and poop. Who cares about the stairs? Litter is litter. Sometimes I just don't get him. It's quite obvious that I'm the OLDER brother.

Lazy Day

2004-08-05T20:43:00.000-04:00

Rod: Jimmy and I were home most of the day alone so we spent it being lazy. Well, mostly every day we spend being lazy but today we were EXTRA lazy.

Jimmy: I love to sleep!

Mom's Gonna Be Fine!

2004-08-04T21:08:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom got word today... the biopsy was fine. Nothing wrong. Jimmy and I are happy. We don't like it when our mom is worried.

Jimmy: I love it when Mom takes showers. I like to sit in the bathroom and talk to her while she gets clean. I still don't get going in water to get clean though. Tongues work just fine!

Mom Was Gone ALL Day!

2004-08-03T22:03:00.000-04:00

Rod: Mom went to work early today and then she came home briefly and left again with some girl named Brianna. Brianna is nice but she is allergic to us and always has to wash her hands after she pets us. But, we don't mind. As long as she keeps petting us! Mom is back home now and she wants to go to bed!! How rude...
Jimmy: I slept all day. I wish there were more bugs in the house.

Bad Day For Mom

2004-08-02T19:43:00.000-04:00

Rod: Jimmy and I have decided that we will each write... and not just me. I was doing it all before. Jimmy wanted in on the writing too. Mom is having a rough day. She went to the hospital and came back with ice packs on her boob. She had a biopsy. We hope she is ok. The doctors think she will be fine. She also heard bad news from her work...but she will see what happens tomorrow before she jumps to any conclusions. I had a good day. Sleeping in the heat is always fun. I also got to see Grandma which i always enjoy. It was good having mom home for three days too.
Jimmy: I layed around today. I looked at a lot of birds. Mom filled the bird feeders yesterday. I love birds.

It's August and It's Hot!

2004-08-01T16:01:00.000-04:00

Hello!
We spent today mostly laying around because it's SO hot...and humid. Mom went out for awhile but while she was home she did leave the windows open for us...but even that didn't entice us much, with it being so hot. We just layed around.
Mom went to the "pool" and came back smelling like chlorine. Can't imagine why anyone would want to take a bath in water anyway. A tongue works just fine!
Back to napping, later!

Mom's Doing Laundry

2004-07-31T21:48:00.000-04:00

Mom's doing laundry and the whole house is HUMID! it's already humid and now it's worse. thank goodness she is almost done. she has been playing a lot of nintendo lately as well... she sits on her bed and just looks at the screen and plays games with bad graphics from way before we were born. we don't get it.
we'd like to thank those of you who have emailed us! we love getting email! today we got two emails and mom didn't get any.... so, email mom too so she'll be happy.
our grandpa saw our blog today... mom showed him. we hope he was impressed.
Love, Rod and Jimmy

2004-07-30T16:39:00.000-04:00

Hello! Welcome to our blog! We finally got our picture up! Mom had to help a little... but just a little. We've spent the day at rest, waiting for mom to come home. It's finally the weekend so we get to see her more! That is...if she stays at home. We hope she will. We like it when she is around. We're gonna see if we can get a picture onto here now... into our post... here goes:

Hmmm... figuring it all out

2004-07-29T20:20:00.000-04:00

Mom finally let us get our own blog...now we've gotta figure it out!!
So far today mom has been home, which is unusual for a Thursday. She mentioned something about a "low census" at work, but we're not sure what that is... we're just happy she's here to cater to our every whim.