Happy Tuesday ...

Me lounging on Daddy's lap wrapped up in one of my baby blankets.

Hi there! It is a little cool outside but the sun is shining. I like to watch the bunnies and squirrels playing in the yard from the nice warm house I share with Mommy and Daddy.

Mommy's cousin Carolyn of Chicago sent some fun Halloween photos taken last month that I thought I'd share with you ...

Brandon and Cassie, Carolyn's daughter.

Cassie and Brandon looking a little more serious.

Tony, the lovely young guy who is now living with Carolyn.

Earlier Carolyn sent Mommy a photo taken while celebrating Cassie's birthday. Carolyn got a limo to take Cassie and her friends out for some fun. See photo below ...

Cassie and Carolyn are pictured standing second and third from the left in the above photo.

Have a terrific day! ~ Robert

Happy weekend!!!!

Facing toward the church across the street.

So, this morning we got some snow here in Albert City. Mommy stepped outside briefly once the snow quit falling and snapped some photos.

Facing toward the next door neighbor's yard.

Snow on fall wreath that is located on the front of our house.

When Mommy came in the house to put the camera away, she caught me lounging on the kitchen table. (I love to crawl up here and hang out when Mommy and Daddy are not looking!)

Me lounging on the kitchen table. At the time, I didn't know Mommy was about the catch me in the act.

I turned my head toward Mommy when she told me I wasn't supposed to be hanging out on the kitchen table and said I should get down.

Later, Mommy, forgave me and fed me some lunch. Above you can see me chowing down on my chicken and chicken liver in savory sauce that Mommy fed me.

After lunch, I went into the Family Room and lounged by the antique humidor that sets in one of the corners.

It seems to be turning out to be a nice day around here, despite the snow. Mommy told me it is only 27 degrees outside and it feels like it is 19 degrees. Lucky for me, I get to stay inside where it is warm and cozy. Have a super weekend and upcoming week!!! ~ Robert

It's Saturday ...

It's a beautiful fall day today in Albert City. Above you can see the town's Dala horse has been moved to the yard across the street from our house. The words below it say: "Albert City: How Swede It Is!"



Meanwhile, Mommy put a fresh sheet on the formal living room sofa for me nap on, so I wouldn't get cat hair on the furniture. So, I decided to try it out ...

I was not happy when Mommy woke me up for lunch, so I yelled at her as you can see by the above photo.

When Mommy told me we don't use "that kind of language in our house" and my "back talk" was inappropriate, I cooled it.

I was still not pleased I got woke up though. So, I stuck my tongue out at Mommy as she walked away. Luckily Mommy didn't notice this as it surely would have earned me some "time-out" if she had noticed.



Mommy and Daddy got me some new food to try when we all went to my Vet appointment on Friday. The new food is a Venison Formula, a Duck Formula, and Chicken Liver and Chicken in Savory Sauce. Last night Mommy gave me some of the Venison, but I got to admit that I wasn't too wild about it. Let's just say, "Bambi in a can tastes a little too gamey for my tastes." I think Mommy is going to let me try the Duck Formula today so, I'll see if "Daffey in Can" tastes any better than "Bambi" did.

For now though, I was content to go back to my usual A/D Prescription Diet of Chicken Entree. I must say, "The Venerable Foghorn Leghorn in a Can" is much more tasty than "Bambi in a Can".

Click here to hear Foghorn's famous catch phrase.

Happy Sunday!

Happy Sunday! It is a cold and overcast day outside, but I don't care because I am hanging out in the nice warm house with Mommy and Daddy today. After Mommy fed me breakfast I took some time to relax on Daddy's lap for a while.

Later Daddy went to the kitchen to mix up some stuff for beef stew. He put it in the crock pot and it is making the house smell yummy! While Daddy did this, he left me on the recliner sitting on top of one of my Baby blankets.

By the way, did I tell you that Mommy got an adorable miniature Manx figurine that looks a lot like me? Well, she did. She has it displayed on top of my "cat treats" canister in the kitchen next to a photo of me that was taken back when we lived in Napa. Mommy got the Manx figurine from someone in Singapore that sells them online.

I usually spend part of my mornings looking out the formal living room window, and watching bunnies and squirrels in the yard. Mommy took this photo shown below of me this morning when I was taking a small break from my morning window viewing routine to wash up after my breakfast.

On Saturday Albert City was a hub-hub of activity. Mommy took the photo below of our small-town's Main Street when she had to make a trip to the post office. As you can see, cars lined both ends of the street.

Glad to see that in hard economic times, small towns like Albert City can still remain active!

By the way, Aunt Judy sent Mommy and Daddy a photo of my newly adopted cousins, Rudy and Mimi. You can see the photo of them above. They are watching a mouse outside of their old house they used to live in before Aunt Judy adopted them. Rudy is the darker blue cream one and Mimi is the tortoise shell mixed throughout her blue cream coat one. It sounds like Rudy and Mimi are adjusting well to their new home in Taos, N.M. with Aunt Judy.

I thought I'd also share with you some photos taken about a year-and-a-half ago when Mommy and Daddy were in Carmel Valley, CA visiting my step-uncle Charlie ...

Mommy sitting by an area that shows this big bridge.

Above, Mommy is shown in Big Sur, located in the Carmel Valley area.

Daddy ocean-side in Monterey.

Daddy and Mommy, ocean-side in Monterey. Gotta love Mommy's Mickey Mouse pants! Although, they would surely be even more cute if they pictured Garfield or Sylvester. But, can't have everything. And, she bought them, I didn't!

Have a super Sunday! ~ Robert

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ...

Oh the weather outside is frightful. But inside it's so delightful. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ...

Mommy and Daddy are going out to eat with the nice neighbors across the street. I guess this new Thai restaurant opened up in Storm Lake so they are going the try it out. They are looking forward to it. They are going to, in part, celebrate Obama's victory as president.

The only problem I have so far is that Obama has promised his daughters a new puppy. Hey, why not a new kitten, huh? What about that?!? I mean the U.S. deserves some feline representation, too. That's it! I'm protesting!!!! Hiss, hiss ... Me-e-e-e-O-o-o-w!!!!!! ~ Robert

P.S. ~ By the way, what's with that Will-I-Am guys name? Hhhmmm ... I wonder if he likes green eggs and ham?

Happy Sunday!

Happy Sunday! I've been getting over feeling sick. I threw up five times on last Thursday and also had bathroom issues. So, Mommy and Daddy took me to the vet for a check-up. The doctor poked me in the arm with a huge evil needle to check my blood, and rule out a few medical possibilities. Turns out my blood work came back fine, as did the results of other testing done on me. I guess I just was under the weather with a virus or something. Mommy and Daddy continue to monitor me and make sure I am acting like I feel OK. The doctor also weighed me and it turns out that I lost two pounds during this sickness situation. My appetite seems a little better today, but I'm still not back to normal. Meanwhile, I've been taking a lot of naps since I don't have all my energy back to normal. Above you can see me napping on Daddy's lap this morning while he watch the early morning news on TV.

Later this morning Mommy tried to see if I felt up to playing with my toy Teenie Sardini. But, as you can see by these photos, I wasn't up to massive play time and had to take breaks. These photos show me resting my head on my arm propped up against the antique Humidor that is in the corner of the Family Room.

On the upside, Mommy and Daddy got some new everyday dishes to replace the worn out ones that they brought with them when we moved from California. I think the dishes are unique, interesting, and really cool looking. They have old-fashioned charm and character. Mommy and Daddy got them at an estate auction they attended in Rembrandt on Saturday. See photos of them below ...

The dishes includes a complete set of six. See one set in the photo above that Mommy has displayed on the kitchen table for this photo shoot she did for my blog.

The above photo is a close-up of what the dinner plates look like.

And above is a close-up of the coffee cup and saucer that goes with the dish set.

Have a lovely day. ~ Robert

Trouble on Woodhaven Farms ...

So my uncles, Loren and Claire, had some trouble on their grain farm ~ Wood Haven Grain Farms. One of their gravity boxes tipped over and dumped a load of corn onto the ground. The wagon is a loss as it broke but the grain was scooped up and salvaged. Luckily no one was hurt. See the photos above and below ...

Anyway, hope your day is going better than my Uncles' day went earlier. Have a good week! ~ Robert

Lounging after lunch ...

So, Mommy just fed me lunch and then I spent time lounging by the antique humidor in the family room. While I was doing that, Mommy snapped these photos of me. Hope you had a great weekend and you have a great week ahead! ~ Robert

Church pew added to bedroom ...

Mommy and Daddy picked up a darling little church pew that used to be in the Lutheran Church in Webb. Now it is in their bedroom. It used to be the pew that the minister would use to sit in when he was preaching a sermon and needed to let the choir sing or something. Anyway, see photos above and below of the new pew ...