Don't Get Around Much Any More

People stuff is taking up more and more of my time lately. I simply can't read as many blogs as I used to per day. I'm not purposely ignoring any of you and I will still read as many blogs as I can. I'm sorry if I appear to be neglecting anyone.

KC

Here is a picture of KC enjoying a well-earned nap. I like this picture because it shows off her golden paw and also shows her favorite toy, a camera strap. KC is the kitty the term Tough-A Tortie was invented for. She started life as a feral, was caught and taken to a shelter where she was labelled as unfit for adoption and things looked bleak for her. Two very caring people, Deb and Karen C, got her out of the shelter and found her a new home, where she lives with Missy and Bear. Then when she was spayed, she got a nasty infection, but she toughed her way through that, as well. Now she is happy and active and is a star reporter for the CatBlogosphere.

                                      KC is truly a Tough-A Tortie.
                                      She lived by her wits and was captured through sortie.
                                             The shelter said she was mean
                                             And not to be seen
                                      But Deb and Karen C saved our brave little tortie.

Ayla the Grump

Ayla is an older cat who lives with eight younger cats who seem determined to drive her crazy. She is the matriarch, though, and she rules them with an iron paw. She probably wished she had an iron paw for real when they stole her brand new bed. The whole family recently moved and while Ayla enjoys the new house, it seems cold to her. Here she is after finally finding someplace relatively warm to take a nap.

What makes Ayla such a grump?
She wants to give the Brats a thump.
They grab the best places,
All the nice warm spaces.
It's enough to make anyone grump.

Luna

Here is Luna with some of her snuggle buddies. Luna has one of the most striking faces I have ever seen. The combination of the colors above her eyes and her very blue eyes make her an unforgettably beautiful cat. She lives in Spain and does her blog in both Spanish and English. Luna and some of her Spanish cat friends, especially Anita, are gatorristas, plotting to take over the world. I fell in love with that word, gatorrista, the first time I saw it. I don't know a lot of Spanish, but I didn't need any explanation for it. It just seems the perfect word for a cat with a plan. This limerick is about something that happened to Luna last August. Due to a negligent vet, Luna was lost in the woods for 32 days.

Luna is a Spanish gatita
Whose bad vet let her get perdita.
Everyone looked around
Until at last she was found
Then we celebrated our good senorita.

Beau

Beau is a good-natured cat who does a lot to help out in the cat-blogging community. He has been a steady contributor to the Prayers and Praise blog from its very beginning. He does the Sunday Sermons there and is always on the alert for cats and people who need our help and prayers.

                                       Our friend Beau is a Southern gent
                                       With a kind heart and words well-meant.
                                                He has paws to pray
                                                And connect every day.
                                       He gives sermons full of encouragement.

Cheysuli

The CatBlogosphere is all a-buzz about the upcoming wedding of Cheysuli and Latte. They may even adopt Princess Tara. This is just one of Cheysuli's many accomplishments. She won the Ms Litterbox competition and she is running for President. She does all this and still has time to relax on a pretty rug, looking gorgeous. Many humans would love to know how she does it. I think the answer is pretty simple -- she's a Meezer.

                                               Cheysuli is running for President.
                                               She'll all the kitties represent.
                                                         "A Cat Pres is great!"
                                                         "Cheysuli '08!"
                                               Read the signs of every cat resident.

Sammy

I did Miles a couple of days ago, so now it's Sammy's turn. I really like this picture of Sammy because it shows off his very blue eyes. Sammy is a fun-loving Meezer who likes to perfom gravity experiments in the middle of the night if he needs some attention. He also knows how to turn off the alarm in the morning. Sammy is actually getting two limericks because I know that he lays claim to all the toys, but I don't know just how he keeps Miles from playing with them. Here are two possible ways.

Sammy and Miles are two Meezer boys,
But Sammy's the one with all the toys.
Under the couch, under the chair,
Under the bed, look everywhere.
Where has Sammy hidden the toys?

Sammy and Miles are two Meezer boys,
But Sammy's the one with all the toys.
"Don't you dare touch one hair
Of that mousie right there.
It's mine!" snarls Sammy, when Miles annoys.