Okay, the site has been moved over to the new host, and the DNS has had time to propogate. Hopefully you guys are seeing the site and the pictures okay, and now that we’re not dependent on my suck-ass internet provider, perhaps there will be fewer issues from here on out.
The lesser sites (so-called because I hardly ever do anything with them – crookedacres.com and onefatbitchypoo.com) haven’t been moved over yet but will be soon enough, maybe this weekend.
If there’s an issue with the site, please let me know. But know also that I won’t necessarily know how to fix it!
Yesterday, I was cleaning the kitchen. The cats were wandering in and out, as they are wont to do, and after I wiped down the counters, I glanced down at Elwood, who was flopped on the floor near the air vent in a corner of the kitchen.
(There are air vents on either side of the kitchen, at floor level. When it’s hot – ie, all summer long – the cats like to flop down there to keep cool.)
Near Elwood was a chunk of dirt. The cats love to bring chunks of dirt and pecans in from the back yard and bat them around the house, because of course they don’t have enough TOYS in the house, right?
I grabbed a piece of paper towel and leaned down to pick up the chunk of dirt, which is when I realized that said dirt HAD EYES. That, my friends, was not a chunk of dirt. It was a mouse head.
No wonder Elwood looked so smug.
Not two hours later, I was vacuuming and paused briefly to go into the kitchen for a drink. Kara was surrounded by Bookworms, and as I got closer, I realized that she had a bird. I thought at first that it was dead, but after I grabbed her by the scruff so she’d drop it, the bird turned its head and looked at me. I didn’t have any boxes handy (we usually put captured birds in a box in a dark place for a little while to see if they’ll recover), so I took the bird outside and put him on top of a fence post. Ten minutes later, he was gone.
All I know for sure is that he didn’t come back into the house, so either he flew away or Newt or Maxi got him (though I didn’t see either of them hanging around).
I prefer to think he flew away.
Something about grocery day really gets the Bookworms riled up. They love to hang out on – and in – my reusable grocery bags and fight with each other.
Melodie’s face is cracking me up. She’s like “I SEE what you’re doing over there. STOP. IT. NOW.”
“Who me, bite? Never! Come closer…”
Moxie, up close.
I’m a little impressed that Elwood managed to get up here. Even more impressed that the cabinet didn’t collapse under his weight.
Previously
2009: The fact that several weeks after our favorite little gray cat died, two little gray kittens have shown up on our side stoop, well, kinda seems like a sign, doesn’t it?
2008: No entry.
2007: “Muff the magic pussy, lived by the cheeeeeeks!”
2006: I also thought my brother made up the word “fart” when I was a kid, so apparently I think he’s a real trend-setter.
2005: You know who really just completely repulses me?
2004: The only way it’d be better is if we could call and vote on who’s the most annoying.
2003: No entry.
2002: No entry.
2001: Wouldn’t it have been ironic if I’d made assurances to the spud that we would probably all live for a long, long time, then promptly tripped over the cat, fallen down the stairs, broken my neck, and died?
2000: Man, I’m so unmotivated today (nothing new there).
Can you believe its been a year since Jake and Elwood appeared??
Happy Jake and Elwood anniversary. I love that face Melodie is giving you. Your pictures and captions crack me up.
Despite the mouse head – I’m very glad Jake and Elwood arrived at your place, they both crack me up, happy gotcha day boys!
Also – the new host has been working great for me. No “page cannot load” messages at all.
RE the mouse head: I had the same experience the other day, except that there was the bottom half of the mouse left too. Yikes. TG, hubby was home and cleaned that plus the throw up remainders of the mouse the next day. Dutch hasn’t done this in a long time, so I don’t know what got into him. Our other cat, RC, LOVES plastic grocery bags.
No problems with the new site-it looks gorgeous as do your photos (as always). Happy Elwood/Jakeaversary-can’t imagine Crooked Acres with out those two handsome mischief makers!
Ackk @ mouse head!!! Running around uselessly flapping my hands in solidarity!
Oh and the site looks gorgeous with no issues here!
xxJenn
Your feed isn’t showing up in my Bloglines — is that an issue on your end or mine? Fred?
Re your hunters, I saw in the paper an article about a “cat bib” that’s made to prevent a large number of wildlife deaths. This blue bib is on the cats neck and if it creeps forward to pounce it seems to trip itself before the deadly strike. I haven’t tried it as Billie Jean is an inside cat.
Not judging,
Pat
Bitchypoo looks good from here, too. Hee!
I’d like to think that the poor, traumatized bird flew off, too. But, if not, I gotta figure that cats will be cats and there’ll be plenty of dead, decapitated creatures left behind.
All the “Previously” sentences made me chuckle today.
Melodie has my mother’s “you are in big trouble” eyes! I sent it to my sister and she agreed. We both saw that look a lot when we were little.
Thanks for posting it! 😀
LOVE the 2007 entry for today’s date about Muff the Magic Pussy! That Fred can shine!!
I am getting a gray bar instead of the subhead under BITCHYPOO in the banner….
otherwise, looks great!