What? You're Not a Cat!

What?, originally uploaded by CoriK..

My birthday is right around the corner and I wanted to let you guys in on a little secret...I don't just celebrate the day, I celebrate the entire month. I have parties and dinners to attend, karaoke to sing and Thanksgiving meals to prepare. I'm just plain ol' busy up until December 1st. All this is to say, don't let the sound of crickets chirping everytime you come to the boys site scare you away. The hiatus is only temporary. The boys are doing great, active and ridiculous as ever. We've had some silly firsts at the Livermore-Knight household and I can't wait to share...I have a little contest planned and I'll try to squeeze it in next week. Until then, have a wonderful week and enjoy the fabulous November weather!

Bubba Update

Albert, originally uploaded by CoriK..

Hey guys and gals, Albert here! Just wanted to let you know that the vet said my attention hog brother is going to be just fine. His test results were excellent...he always was the teacher's pet. He is down to one pill a day for three weeks then down to one pill every other day for three weeks after that and then done to none! This is good news for him but bad news for me...sympathy please? Every time Mom gave Elvis a pill she gave him treats afterwards and then gave me some too so I didn't feel left out. Ahh, the good ole days.
Anywho, now that Elvis is better it's back to your regularly scheduled programming...ME! Try to contain your excitement.
P.S. I'm really glad Elvis is ok. It would be no fun at all with out him. But you didn't hear that from me!

This one is doing just fine!

Elvis, originally uploaded by CoriK..

Elvis finished his last round of steroids this morning. We have an appointment at the end of the week to see if he will need more or if we are in the clear. Something tells me we are good to go. His energy is at 120% and he and his brother are playing together instead of fighting. If you look at his right(our our left) paw, you can see where the hair is finally starting to grow back from his blood transfusion. It's ALMOST like he was never ill in the first place.
Right now I'd like to put a little gratitude out into the Universe...Thank You for our continued health, happiness and everything else we are blessed with on a daily basis.

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat, originally uploaded by CoriK..

We've been ready for a whole hour now. Where's all the candy!

Halloween Scritches

 

Real scritches...

                                              Invisible scritches

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

albert scary, originally uploaded by CoriK..

Rituals

It's become a morning ritual for Albert and Elvis to wake me up well before my alarm goes off. You know, because they're STARVING. These two have it down to a science... from the kneading and the head swatting to the constant mewing. Albert is probably the worst. He's puts his wet nose right on my eyelid until I can't take it anymore. I squint into the darkness ready to shoo his furry butt away, but it's too late. He knows I'm up and the meowing turns to howling and the kneading turns to frantic prancing. "Okay," I think. Just get up, feed them and go back to bed. So I do. At 4:30 every morning, I stumble in the dark to the food bowl, trying not to crush Albert as he runs back and forth between my feet. Elvis, never really that hungry in the first place, has curled into the warm spot on the pillow where my head previously rested.

I'm such a sucker.

Edited to add: I just realized that I drew this entire picture with my right hand. I'm left-handed. Can you imagine? I spend so much time on my computer that I don't even know which hand I write with anymore... What does that say about me? Jeeze.

Winter Pants

cat dance 014, originally uploaded by CoriK..

Please disregard the gigantic spider for now and check out the fur-ocious fur pants Albert is sporting. He's got the fluffiest 'tocks I've ever seen.

Seriously!

Cats Halloween 044, originally uploaded by CoriK..

Cats: "Enough with the picture-taking, lady! The constant clicking is interrupting our noms. Why don't you go outside and play with your own species for a while? We'll let you know when it's time to come in...*snicker*...maybe."

Window Watching

Last week, two men came and painted the trim around all of our building's windows. Between the ropes hanging down from the roof and the men swinging by on harnesses, these two didn't move for hours.

Disgruntled

Disgruntled, originally uploaded by CoriK..

Do you see this face? This disgruntled, put out little face. I just don't get it. Albert really is just the sweetest thing and in person has the most precious pout. Why can't he smile? Is this his "Blue Steel?" Lord knows he's been making this face since I started taking his picture. Is it me? Does my dear sweetie-puss...dare I say it...hate me? Well guys and gals, I did some digging and take a gander at this little gem from Al's IBKC days. Is that the beginning of a baby snarl? Guess he was just born that way! Though I wouldn't mind more photographs like this.

Two Pills Are Better Than Four

                        

Elvis Update: Had a check up with the vet on Saturday and Elvis is now 100% better. Can I say that again? 100% BETTER! He is officially off of his antibiotic and instead of 4 Prednisone pills a day, he is down to 2. Obviously I see him doing better every day, but to hear the vet say so is just super. There is still no real diagnosis other than he had some weird auto-immune spell. Hopefully we can wean him off of the steriods and he will be ok. If not, well now I know the signs and I can prevent him from getting to such a drastic place.

The boys and I spent the weekend getting ready for Halloween. That was fun. Expect to see Albert in his finest attire/costumery(Elvis gets a pass this year ;)) and an awesome flashback to their IBKC days. I love this time of year and I'm glad I have these two little furballs to share it with. And you guys too!