Mondays With Meredith Ann

The Holiday Season is over.

Look what they did to me.

Bows on my furs.

I was not happy.

I did match my eyes to the lights of the tree though.

I'm just talented that way.

I helped Mom clean up all the mess.

The tree is gone.

The ornaments are back upstairs.

The Puppy has been here for a week.

We cats are staying upstairs

or looking at 'it' on the other side of the gates.

Maddy Jean and Jodie Belle are getting along.

Maddy likes to play with Jodie.

Jodie likes to chew the furs on Maddy's tail.

And that as I say is the report for this week.

~ Meredith Ann ~

Note From The Mom ~ The puppy is doing well.

The cats are coming down and watching her.

Some have tried to be in the same room.

Jumping over the gates very quickly to the other rooms.

No problems so far.

The floor needs to be fixed but who does that

when they know they're getting a new puppy.

I figure things to do when you're too old

to have anymore dogs.

Happy New Year !!!

JC and The Purr and Fur Gang

it spoke to me ...

We bought our 2009 Holiday tree. It's a six foot instead of our usual eight. The boys decided they wanted to be able to put the top star on without getting a ladder. It was fun. Like it usually is. I walk around the lot .. several times .. seeing this one and that .. the three times I walked by this tree .. it spoke to me. You know how they do that. So, now it is my lovely Holiday tree. I will enjoy coffee while watching the lights in the meowning. I will sit by it and read by the the fake fireplace. I will put my beloved cat ornaments on it ... I have several of them but two are in memory of my Siamese Girls ... I truely enjoy putting my tree together.

I'll post pics of what it looks like all dressed up .. later .. til then ... just imagine what fun I'm having today ... on this still frozen Sunday meowning ...

Aren't I lucky ... the life I live ... Wow Meow ^,,^

Coffee in my ...

It's Saturday Meowning.

I'm having coffee in my Swan Lake cup

The weather outside is a warm 22

Up from that devilish 12

Did some Holiday shopping last night

Mr. Boatman & I had a sort of date

We got our two kids done .. we think

I got a few items for the cats & dogs stocking

A catnip mouse here

A  bone there

In Holidays colors .. of course

Going to get our tree in a while

Have to set it up today

Mr. Boatman has to go down to check

On the beach house

Was eight there this week

He wants to make sure everything is fine

Still have more decorations to do

Mr. Boatman said he would help

With getting them out of the attic

So what are you doing today ?

Cold

It's a lovely TWENTY degrees outside

No SNOW

Just COLD

Got a bit of Holiday shopping done

Not enough though

Been having LOTS of headaches

Cats have been SUPER cute

Meredith is in love with the heater vent

Going to start on my Holiday Cards

Ashton helps ...

Holiday Photos

Meredith Ann helped me with the Holiday lights

This is what I've gotten done so far

Thought I'd show you what my new candleholders look like

Aren't you glad you came by to visit ...

 

I'll just do what I can reach ..

Off to Costco I go to get that wreath I saw last weekend.

I meant to just get the wreath and a few other items on my list.

While walking over to the paper towels area,

THEY jumped in my cart.

I am now the owner of two ceramic candle holders.

They have snowflake designs.

I haven't bought myself anything for the Holidays or Winter

In FOREVER

Fun

I got home and hung the wreath up.

It doesn't look too bad.

Hope the birds don't eat the fake red berries this year.

Last year, I had a berry wreath and they did.

I got some of the front yard lights up.

Just enough so when I get up in the meowning

The darkness is cheery.

It's frozen out.

Nothing like walking the old dog in the tundra.

Today, I'm going to put more lights up.

Mr. Boatman put out the extension cords late last night.

He's been Mr. Invisible.

His new job keeps him late at work.

I think I will be doing all the lights and the decorating.

Which I'm fine with.

It's just more fun when we do the lights together.

This year I won't be doing the trees down the driveway

Like we usually do or the house

I'll just do what I can reach ..

I kicked it ...

On the ever popular list for yesterday

was get the holiday lights
 out of the upstairs attic.

As the day went on,
 I got most things done but there it was

at the bottom of the list.

So, around six in the evening I forged a path to the door.

The bonus room as it's called is really a

puter nerd/teenage son's storage area.

Add in a few book cases, several very old chairs

and an even older tv cabinet and you have it.

Now that you have that image in your brain,

 imagine me moving this and that to the side.

I open the door and with shock ...

and I was really ... there the box was.

Last thing in the attic .. first thing out.

That was way too easy.

Course the box was piled with tangled lights.

Too heavy to pick up, I kicked it ... slowly ...

across the path I'd made.

Into the hallway ...

that also has a few items from the bonus room

 that tried to make an escape.

There the box sits.

 Top of the stairs.

Enough room for a cat to sit by it.

Wouldn't want to ruin Riley's ..

peer down at the other cats on the stairs ... routine.

I was so proud of myself.

When Mr. Boatman got home, I announced my accomplishment.

No real praise was given.
 Did he not realize what I'd just done ?

So, on today's List is detangle holiday lights.

Maybe just maybe
 I'll actually get some put out in the front yard.

Wouldn't that be nice ...

So what's lighting up your world ?