Merry Christmas!!!

We's FINALLY maded it to Grammies howse. (We gotted heer yesterday, but we wuz to tired to post.) Things are a little hissy rite now....hopefully they will settle down soon.

We just wanted to wish all y'all a very Merry Christmas!!!!

Anofer qwik post

We gotted owr secret paws pressie today!!! It wuz from Willow. It wuz full of ALL kinds of cool stuff....rattley fever balls, a nip 'nanner, more nip toys, temptations, and a book fur Momma to read to us!!! Momma gotted pic-shur and sum bideos, but we might haf ta wait to post 'em as we are in the middle of moving. We gotted ta play wif a couple of the toys, but Momma putted all but one away fur us ta haf at owr new howse. She didn't want them to get lost.

Found unner Momma's dresser: 13 hair elastics, 14 Q-tips, & 1 sharpie. All put there by Kiara. Momma wuz wonderin' where all her hair fingies went to! Kiara decided that it wuz time to play wif all of them again at 5:33 this morning....Momma wuzn't amused.

In-va-shun!!!

We haf been in-va-ded by a hed-less alliun!!!! AACKKKKK!!!! Wait, what's that Momma? It's just Daddy's flight helmut? Nufin' to a'scared of? Whos' scared??? Not me!

Momma & Daddy after hearing the GRATE news 'bout Daddy!
(They look really "sad" 'bout it, don't they?)

See....I'm not doin' anyfing but layin' unner the tree Momma.

With regards to the "M" werd. We will be doing it a'fore Christmas! But, we get to go bisit Grammie on the way!! We's gonna spend Christmas wif her & Grampie.

Efen qwicker post

Daddy gotted heli-copters. That means that the M-werd WILL be invoked by the end of the month. More to come tomorrow... We DO know that we will "m"ing to Alabama.


pee ess- Auntie Jennifer is doing FURRY good after her hed sur-gery (efen if'n Momma didn't get to help). Momma's niece & nef-eww gotted to see their mom (jen) tonight.

Quick Post...

Just wanted to let y'all know that owr Daddy is FINISHED wif this phase of flight skool!!! Wooooohoooooo!! Momma & Daddy are ALL the way a'citied! We'll find owt next Wednesday around 2:00ish what he will be flying next in skool...AND if we are mooving or not. Momma is FURRY nervous/a'cited waiting to find owt. She's a planner, and hasn't been able to make ANY plans yet.

pee ess....Owr "real" Auntie Jennifer (Hannah's Momma) is hafing surgery on her hed on Monday. If'n y'all could say a prayer fur her, that would be grate!! Fanks!!

They're Back!!!

Woohoooooo! Momma and Daddy are back home wif us! They hadded a grate time in San Antonio, and sed they will post a few pics soon (and/or make a linkie to all of the pics). Auntie Alicia looked beautiful!!! So, we guess that means we just gotted a new "Uncle"..... we sees Uncle Jon alla time a'cause he lifs where we do (but not wif us), while he is learning to fly planes like Daddy. We won't see Auntie Alicia until Christmastime. That make us (and Momma) kinda sad.

We hope efurrycat hadded a grate Turkey Day, and fanks to those who stopped by.

Happy (Early) Thanksgiving!!

We wanted to wish all y'all a furry Happy Thanksgiving!! Enjoy the turkey bird, ham, & all of the ofur grate foods. Momma and Daddy will be gone, which is why we're posting this today. They are going to San Antonio fur Auntie Alicia's wedding!!! (Momma sed we can post sum pic-shurs when she gets back). So, again, anycat that has too many beans or sticky people at there howse are welcome to come chill ofur heer.

Happy Turkey Day & safe travels,
~Meeko, Kiara, Momma, & Daddy

Snowy (Pict-shurs) Sunday

Heer are sum pict-shurs frum Colorado Springs and Oklahoma City. It's the closest we'll get to snow this year! Enjoy!!

What Momma and Daddy WON'T be doing anytime soon!!

(This wuz a'fore Momma gotted her new coat and sweet goggles!!)

Momma "trying" to shovel owr front walk in C. Springs.

Owr back patio in C. Springs


Owr howse in OKC after all the bad ice storms.

"Real" icicle lights on owr howse!!

'Kay...that's all we gots fur now. Hope y'all hadded a grate week and enjoy the short week ahead!!

pee ess- The following is a note frum Uncle Dan that he leeved in the comments. We wanted to make shur that y'all gotted to see it!

Hey, guys, this is Uncle Dan. Thanks so much to Meeko and Kiara for the post and to all others for the thoughts and prayers. My grandpa was buried yesterday at Quantico, VA, and while I was not able to be there for that, I was glad to be able to be there Monday for the service and viewing. Chaos sends his love and is glad to have his Dad back home after the long weekend. He has expressed this repeatedly by running around the house at full speed every time I leave a room...

Stalking/Silly Saturday

What a day we had!!! Ferst....we gotted to stalk the silly squirrleys owt back. Check owt the picshurs....

This wuz this mornin'...

This is frum a few days ago...when it wuz sunny.

Yes...he is right owtside owr door begging fur pecans frum Momma!

Then...we gotted silly wif owr nip plant that Momma broughted inside fur us!!!

Kiara checkin' it owt REAL good....

What happens when you check owt the nip TOO closely...

Meeko playin' it cool...

Then, this afternoon, Momma wuz silly and putted up owr owtside Christmas lights!! Can you a'lieve it?!!? She sed a'cause it wuz nice owt today, and they are going to be gone most of the next week, why not do it today. They aren't lit yet. Momma and Daddy are goin' to San Antonio fur Thanksgiving fur Auntie Alicia's wedding!!! Momma is in the wedding too. But she's not getting married, only Auntie Alicia. So if anycat has too many bisitors at their own howse, feel free to come ofur heer. Ms Amanda will be taking care of us, so there will be plenty of food and water and maybe sum treats. Owr V-E-T gived owr Momma sum Temptations fur us when she boughted owr special foods the ofur day. Maybe we'll break those owt too!!

Purrs needed!!

Hi y'all! We are askin' fur prayers fur owr Uncle Dan. Him's grandpa wuz killed in a motorcycle accident the ofur morning. Uncle Dan is in Mississippi goin' to flight skool (like Daddy), his brofur is in CA, sisfur in FL, and his parents are in Indonesia continueing their missionary work there. His dad and brofur aren't going to be able to travel back to VA for the services. If y'all could keep them all in yur prayers, that would be AWESOME!! This am his bloggie. BTW...Uncle Dan ALSO rides motorcycles, and has 2 in his garage! His Mom isn't too a'citied 'bout that right now.

We'll try to do a post this weekend, but don't make any promises!! Hope effurrycat has a grate weekend!

We gots bideos!!!

Kiara wif her nip. If you listen...you can heer her purrs a little bit.

Meeko not wanting to share wif Momma...her's is in two parts.

Part 1

Part 2

Hope y'all enjoyed owr bideos!!

Stoopid Thursday!!

Stoopid Facebook/My Space.....they've stolen owr Momma!!!

Stoopid flashy box....it's holding owr bideos hostage and won't let them go so we's can post them!!! (they were GOOD too! Us playing wif owr new nip scratchy box).

That's all we got today. Hope y'alls isn't STOOPID too!

Sad Sunday

Wul...Momma's sad today. This is what she WANTED to fly today, but can't. Her beloved Cubbies losted last nite after having such a promising season. Who sez there's no crying in baseball??

Thoughtful Thursday & sum help

Meeko thinking, "Is that Daddy's metal birdie flying ofur owr howse?"

We need y'alls help. This flutterby has been around owr howse, But we don't know what kind it is. Does anycat else?? We also have Monarchs migrating through heer now.

(Sorry this one is a little blurry, Momma wuz takin' threw the front door window.)

Tummy Tuesday!!

Ummmm....

Hi efurrycat. Lookie what Momma broughted home after day hunting. I'm checking it out. Meeko hasn't been near it yet. We'll *try* to keep y'all posted about owr "progress"

pee ess- Auntie Laura and Uncle Jonah's compartment howse in Houston wuz fine. Only a few trees blown ofur and a fence, too.

pee pee ess- Uncle Dan gets to fly a bigger plane now!! Concats Uncle Dan! Hi Chaos!! (Chaos is his kitty, but he doesn't haf a bloggie...yet!)

Update Sat. AM- Someone used the Breeze a couple of times last night!! Momma wuz way a'cited!

Invasion!!!

Oh, halp us!!! We's been invaded by a *woofie* !!! Auntie Laura & Uncle Jonah hadd to ee-vac-u-ate frum Houston a'cause of Ike, and they broughted their woofie Grace. She's been heer a'fore, but we's still not so keen on the idea of her being heer. Hope efurryone stays safe wif this stupid hurry-cane. We might efun gets lots of rain frum it!!

We STILL Remember ~ Sean Patrick Tallon

Note: This wuz originally posted 9/11/2006....we wanted to repost it. We'll never forget!



When aircraft crashed into the World Trade Center's twin towers, it was New York City's Bravest that did what they did best - head directly in to danger, in order to save lives. Firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs - side by side - as was the case so many times before.

Together with members of that city's Finest, they made their way to the heart of the tragedy. Grabbing their gear, the firefighters began rushing into the gigantic structures to assist with their safe evacuation, while the paramedics and EMTs began tending to the injured below.

It was while doing those jobs - in the kind of rescue that they had performed so well, so many times - that their lives were taken from us. (Taken from here)

Sean Patrick "Charger" Tallon was one of those such men. At 26, he had only a month or so left of being a "probie" (a probationary firefighter). Sean was one of the first responders, along with the other members of Ten House. Their station was right across the street from the World Trade Center. On the way up the stairs of Tower One, Sean helped a fellow firefighter that was having a heart attack, then he continued up with two more of his fellow firemen. They were trapped when Tower One collapsed.

Sean led an active and varied life. He was a Marine Corps Reservist. He also loved Irish music and playing the button accordion. He would practice for an hour or more on many evenings. The steady, easy flow of sweet hornpipes, tasty reels, and lively jigs would fill the house.

This is part of a song that was written for Sean, and was played at his funeral:

"Up the stairs boys, running to the top

Without a thought to slow or stop

Upstairs boys on 9/11 and they kept on going

to the gates of Heaven.

With the men of Ten House was Sean Tallon...

Although he wasn't the first, he wasn't the last...

With love of God and Country he never thought he could

see such acts of hate...

As we remember our Charger and the others

and shed a mournful tear for all his fallen brothers,

Although we didn't know them all,

we knew them well enough to know what they were made of...

And that was hero stuff.

written by Dereen and Marian Griffin

Sean left behind his parents, grandparents, sister and brother-in-law, and extended family in the United States, England, and Ireland, along with many friends. He is greatly missed by all.

May you rest in peace Sean Patrick Tallon. I would like to offer up this blessing:

Traditional Irish Blessing

May the road rise to meet you,

May the wind always be at your back,

The sun shine warm upon your face,

The rain fall soft upon your fields,

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

Thank you for all that you and your brothers do and have sacrificed for all of us! You and yours will be in my prayers. ~Rebecca Buchenot Sain

Check out these cool links (not sure if they're still avail):

2,996 Memorial List ~List of ALL the blog memorials!

Ten House Homepage~ They have an AWSOME site!!

Fire Store ~ Cool Stuff!

Finally a post!!

Hi y'all!!! No, we didn't fall off the face of the earth.....it just seemed like it! Momma has been crazy busy wif werk. They hadded floor set and inbentory all in one week! She werked 11 days straight after she gotted back home frum Beantown!! Daddy is doing well wif flying. We don't see much of him....he leafs in the morning and then comes home 12 hours later. He DID get to fly solo a couple of weeks ago. Here is a link to all of the pict-shurs (and Momma's trip too!) We'll let them post 2 heer for now....(OK...free so we can haf Auntie Alicia at her skool).

Since that's the update on the beans, now onto US!! We've been napping lots, watchin' the birdies and squirrleys, and keeping an eye on fings around heer. We's been keeping up wif owr friends, efen if we haven't been commenting. Hope efurry is safe wif all of the hurry-canes goin' on.

Now fur sum pict-shurs of us!!!

Meeko missin' Daddy.

Kiara talkin' to Momma.

Solo?!?!

Well, owr Daddy *might* be flying his metal birdie all by himself sometime this week. We say might a'cause the weather hasn't been furry co-operative with flying. Momma is sad that it hasn't happened yet, a'cause she leaves tomorrow to go to Boston to bisit Auntie Alicia. Her wedding shower is this weekend, and since Momma is her Matron-of-Honor, she (momma) really wanted to be there for it. AND Momma's friend Leslie (who wuz momma's maid-of-honor) is getting married this weekend. This wuz just announced, so that's why Momma isn't going to that. Things will be pretty quiet around heer.

Hope y'all are hafing a good week!!

Violette Noelle

Most of y'all haf already heard the mostest terrible news. We have no werds. We just pray that God will comfort the entire fambly during this time. Owr hearts go owt to them. Go wif God little Angel.

~Meeko, Kiara, & Fambly

Bisitors!!!

We's got bisitors again!!! This time it's Grammie and Grampie!! WhooHoo!!!! Momma am all the way a'cited to see them. They are gonna be heer in a couple of hours and stay 'till Tuesday. We's been sleepin' on their bed, so that they won't miss having kitty fur on the bed. They gots 2 kiities too, but they are NOT coming.

Hope efurryone has a great weekend!!

Breaking news & Pic-shurs - Part 1

This just in....Momma gotted a jobbie at Bath & Body Werks!! She's still waiting to heer frum the skool district tho. Whoohoo!! (The only hospital in town isn't hiring fur her position. It's a pretty smallish hospital, and there aren't any surgery centers around.)





This am the birdie that Momma caughted tonight. We're not sure what it is, but it eats nectar frum the hummie bird feeder. Momma wuz sitting in the lifing room when she heard sumfing crash into the front screen door! She wented to 'vestigate, and founded the birdie hanging on to the screen window beside the door. It looked kinda stunned. Momma gotted it off the window, and it perched on her finger. She wented to go get it water frum the birdie bath, 'cause she couldn't get to the nectar that wuz hanging and WUZN'T about to bring it into the howse wif us. After a little water, it chirpped and flew into the tree. Momma is gonna keep a eye owt for it.

This is a different birdie (maybe the male version of the ofur one?) that has been eating wif the hummies. Not sure what it is eifur. Momma finks it's in the oreo family. But none of her birdie books say anyfing about oreo's eating nectar...so we're pretty stumped.

Kiara chillin' in her ham-mick. Sorta doin' the Q (with a twist).

Us sharing a bed. We NEFUR do this. EFUR. Momma wuz shocked.

Momma here: They are always hissing and growling at each other. The ONLY other time they did this was when we were moving and in unfamiliar territory. Kiara was on the bed first. While I was petting her, Meeko decided that she wanted up too. They stayed this way for a couple of hours, even changing positions. I knew no one would believe me if I told them, so I had to get pics.

pee ess- See post below fur more pic-hurs!!!

Pic-shurs -Part 2

This am one of the 6, yes 6, hummie birds that we have. of course, any time Momma tries to get a pic-shur of all of them...they fly off.

Kiara heer: This am the lizard that I catched in the hall. He had already lost him's tail a'fore I gots ahold of him. Momma tooked him away, tooked his pic-shur, and then SHE LET HIM GO!!! I fought fur sure that I was gonna have a tasty snack! But , NOOOOOO...mean momma!

These are the froggies that live under owr patio. We counted 6 of them! I (Kiara) like to stick my hed down in their hole to say hello! Momma sez that that isn't polite. They might think that you are trying to eat them. Besides she sez, you never know what kind of bad things could be in that hole....like snakes or big, scary spiders!

These are the silly squirrlys trying to eat the bird seed. Nevermind that they've got their own peanuts to eat. One of them was efun eating the hummie birds food!! Momma hadded to move it to the front yard. Momma fought that it wuz funny seeing one squirrl upside down wif anofur one watchin' him! Beans are easily amused sumtimes!

Lookie!!!

This am Momma's ferst attempt to upload a video....be patient. This am Momma & Daddy's niece Hannah. Mimi broughted this bideo in her flashy box when she camed to bisit us this weekend. She just lefted to go back home. Hannah ALMOST gotted to come too. But....Mimi didn't fink she could handle a 2 yeer old in the car, by herself, for 7 hours. Maybe next time. Hope y'all fink Hannah is a adorable as we do!!

Edit after bideo upload: The sound is not synced wif the bideo (at least on owr view). We's not shur why it's nor rite....but, at least y'all get the idea of what she's trying to say.

Bisitor!!!!

Owr Mimi am coming to bisit tommorow!!! SHe am going to stay fur the weekend. She's not bringing Hannah or Caleb tho.(Them is Momma & Daddy's neice & nef-eww). That am a Good Thing. Grammie & Grampie are coming to bisit in a couple of weeks.

Daddy did good on hims test today and only missed one question. He gets to fly wif the birdies in a week!!

Ferst 100!!!

Whoohoo!!! Daddy gotted his ferst 100 on his test today!!! We am all the way proud of him. So is Momma. He starts in the pretend planes tomorrow.

On the "buffet" front, we gots 3 hummingberds!!! Momma saw all 3 of them at once, that's how she know's it not the same one. One of them efun buzzed her while she wuz sitting owtside talking to Grammie on the phone!! (Hi Grammie!!). Momma finks that they were fighting ofur the feeder. There are 2 ofur birds eating owt of the hummybird feeder. We's not shur what they are, but fink that they might be Common Yellowthroat, or a Yellow-headed Blackbird. She needs to get a better view of them to figure it owt. But, she finks that there is a pair. She saw one boldly marked and another not so much. We fink that they all look YUMMY!!!

We'll keep y'all posted. And try to get pic-shurs.

Kiara heer- I gotted to chase a squirrley yesterday!!! I wuz owtside wif Momma when one came frew the yard lookin' fur food. I fink I surprised him!! He ranned up the tree, and then I started to eat the grass instaed. Guess I'm not all that good of a hunter!

Happy Anny-bersary!!!

Today, June 30th, am Momma and Daddy's 1st anny-bersary!! We lufs y'all bof, and wish you many more yeers together! With us, of course!

Purrs and nose kisses,
~Meeko & Kiara

Finally Friday!!! (and a post!!)

Hi y'all!!! Sorry that it's been fur-efur since we posted, but things haf been furry crazy. 'Specially wif Daddy startin' skool, and coming and going odd hours. He's doing well, and passed his ferst MAJOR test!!! Whoohoo!! Momma actually started a blog fur them (so they'll quit hogging owrs!). You can find it heer: www.insainadventures.blogspot.com. Uncle Dan has his own bloggie too. It's heer. The links werk now....hehe. He's doin' the same fing that Daddy is, but he's a little bit ahead of Daddy. In ofur news Momma & Daddy's new nef-eww has arrived!! His name is Caleb (pics to come later).


ENOUGH about them....that's why they have their OWN BLOG!!! Hint, hint....


Lookie at this silly dove. We've nefur seen a dove trying to eat frum a feeder! He's furry entertaining to watch!!




This is owr backyard buffet!! Y'all are all welcome to come and enjoy. There's usually more, but Momma couldn't get them all in one shot!

THIS wuz in OWR backyard yesterday!! Can you 'alieve it?!?! Not one, but three woofies!!! AND another one came later!! They're Momma's friends dogs, and the ladies were all in their kiddie pool and brought the dogs ofur. The woofies wented in their little pool. You can see it in the background. Momma sed that two of the woofies gotted in the "big" pool wif them!

Haf a grate weekend efurryone!!!