Happy New Year!

The Astor Cats (Midnite & Stray Kitty) and Mom wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Happy New Year to you!
May every great new day
Bring you sweet surprises--
A happiness buffet.

Happy New Year to you,
And when the new year’s done,
May the next year be even better,
Full of pleasure, joy and fun!

May 2009 bring joy and happiness to all the cats, kitties and families of the Cat Blogosphere.

Holiday Spirit

Here we are checking out our fake tree last Christmas. Mom has decided not to put up the tree this year and is trying to get in the holiday spirit but she can't seem to. We are saddened that we won't be able to climb the tree and play with the lights but we understand. May the Christmas season bring you joyful moments, warm memories and very special happiness!

HEAVY HEART

It is with great sadness that we tell you that our beloved "Nanny" (our mom's mommy) died suddenly on November 26th. She was 85 years old and had some health issues but she was rallying after fighting off a round of pneumonia . Mom's eyes have not stopped leaking and we are trying our best to comfort her. Our Nanny and mom lived together since 1989 and they were very close. Our mom took Nanny back to Virginia for burial and left us here alone. We honored Nanny by being good and not trashing the house while mom was gone. Mom says we can have a celebration of Nanny's life (maybe with house trashing?) and then maybe mom will feel like getting back to helping us with our blog.

A New Tail

• This is what mom brought home from the vet. Can you believe it - after years with just us cats, mom went and did the unthinkable. Her name is Tipper. She has four white paws, a patch of white on her chin and some white on her chest. We didn't even get a vote on whether there should be a new addition. Guess there's nothing we can do about it now. She is starting to grow on us a bit. Maybe we'll give her a chance.
• She was born on March 18, 2008.
• She is tiny - mom could hold her in the palm of her hand.
• SK seems to like her some.
• Midnite is still deciding but right now Midnite swats at her when she get close.

A Trip to the Vet!

I had to go to the vet for my regular shots. The vet stuck me twice and checked me over real good and thinks I'm in pretty good shape. More important while we were at the vet mom picked up something! Can you guess what it is? Some clues:

It is mostly black - just like me - but has some white like Stray Kitty!
It's a girl - just like me!
It's very small!
It won't get a lot bigger - probably not as big as me!
I can tell you already I don't care too much for it!
It whines a lot.

We're OK!

We're OK - we've even gotten a little closer since all the stuff with the neighbor started. Mom has been very busy with taking care of our Nanny (she's 85 and gots lots of human ailments which translate into a bunches of trips to doctors and all sorts of different tests). Not a lot of other things happening - we do have some things to tell you about but we won't try to tell all today. First, the neighbor continues to act "stoopid" but we are just ignoring him! We think he is following the court order to be on his meds and check in with his shrink. Nuf said on that subject! Other things we got to tell you about:

• trip to the vet
• birthday/a year younger
• weight gain
• treats
• toys
• a new tail

Justice

The neighbor's trial was today. Mom's brother consulted with the State Attorney and the results were almost everything we hoped for. He was fined for the assault, ordered to attend six months (twice weekly) of anger management training (at his own expense) and is subject to periodic unscheduled reviews for up to one year to ensure that he is taking his medications and seeing his therapist. The No Contact order was also extended as an added protection against him bothering us again. Mom is relieved and hopes that we can begin to get back to normal. The stress of this situation has added a few more gray hairs to mom's head. We are going to take this weekend to unwind, maybe watch a little football, and let our hair down. We want to thank everyone for checking on us and for your prayers. We are very greatful for all the support and caring and hope to get back to regular blogging and commenting.