Mom Elly says it's 2011 and almost the end of the year, so she wanted my paw print here and now. She's sick and bored, so I have to entertain her. So here is my paw print and story.

No turkey this year...bah humbug!!! No leftovers or treats. Mom Elly says, "like I need them". What!!!!! I only weigh 23 lbs. The vet says, I'm NOT FAT!!!!! I'm a big cat. Like it's not fair. I have to wait in line for my tuna. Course, if you feed me first, yum, I get to eat everyone else's first.

There was a monster in the house this past week. It went brrrrrruuuuuum, brrrrruuum and raced all over the house. Mom Elly says it was just Andrew and he's only 6 and that was him letting of steam just like I do when I race up and down the hallway. I DON'T CARE!!!!!! he was scary and moved waaaaaay too fast for me. The house is all quiet now, and I'm pleased. I don't like my routine disturbed AT ALL.

I love this place. There is a big window looking out on the back yard. OH Mi, what fun. Squirrels eating, running and playing out there. Birds all over the place. Not sure about that big orange cat that has been coming in a yowling. Mom Elly, Dad Dave, Granpa Vern and James all run to feed him when he comes around. I think he's stealing my food. Just can't can't him doing it.

We even had something they called a sparrow hawk come in and steal a bird right off the feeder. Now that was some excitement. Just let ME at it. We'd not have him stealing OUR birds. No siree.

There was a mouse living under the table on the patio. He's gone now. I think that durn orange cat caught him. He was MY mouse....Kie liked to watch him too. All my friends take turns watching out the window. It's fun to watch, but scary to go there.

When the sun is shinning it's a great place to sit or lie on the table or a chair. So warm and friendly.

Well, that's my paw print for now. Check out Mom Elly's blog. She's going to start putting more recipes on again. She's been cooking up a storm. Love and purrs to y'all.

Well, here I am AGAIN!!!!. My friend Sasha has been emailing me from California where she lives with her human, Mr. Will. It got me started to think about my blog. Had to hunt a bit to find it. Kinda like hunting for mice. But I FOUND IT. Life here is pretty quiet. I sleep a lot of the day. Mostly beside Dad Dave. He sits in a chair at the dining room table playing his noisey game. Guess it's called World of Warcraft. He plays it most days and nights and mornings. The last few days he's been tinkering with laptops. I heard him tell mom that he's been fixing them. The only bad part is the BEST chair that sits in the sunshine usually has one of the girls in it. I WANT them to move, but they just ignore me, so I have to find somewhere else to sleep. If I'm not sleepy I just bug Dad. We all got pretty sick after Christmas. Somebody brought us a virus. I had to go to the vet and he said I had "Feline Herpes" and to give me L-lysine. So mom figured that since all the cats were sneezing, she could give all of us the same stuff. Spunky likes his medicine but the rest of us want Tuna with ours. Kie doesn't like anything so mom has to put it in her mouth. ICKY ICKY ICKY she says. Dad Dave has been pretty good about the snacks. I still have to remind him. That's easy to do. I just sit on his hand that moves that funny little thing he calls a mouse around. Funny, it doesn't smell like a mouse. The squirrels in the backyard have brought their friends to eat so we get lots of fun watching them. They spend the whole day running up and down the poles out their and eating. James used to feed them, but he's not here right now. Heard mom say he'd be back next week. It's still cold here and the sun doesn't shine very much. I MISS MY SUNSHINE. In Arizona Mom put nice little beds on the chairs in the Sun Room for us to sleep in. They are so warm and cozy. I heard mom say that she's going to take more pictures of us. She said she put a whole bunch out on her Facebook page and people thought we were cute and funny. I'm gonna have to hide more...I don't want to be cute and funny cause I'M DIGNAFIED. Well, Dad just came back from his bike ride, so I'm heading to the kitchen to make sure that he remembers to feed us our snack. He's soooo forgetful. I have to remind him by getting up where he can see me. Well, bye for now...catch me next time

Gosh it's been sooooo long since I last blogged. So much has happened to me and the family.

We are at Grandpa's house. Besides the humans there are 5 of us cats and of course Ittybit. I've GROWN sooooo big. Mom Elly says I weigh over 20 lbs now. I AM NOT fat...I've just grown into my paws.

Nobody wants to play with me anymore...they all say I'M TOO BIG...am NOT!!!! S'k I still chase em when I want to. Most of the day I snooze away on Grandpa's bed but I have Dad Dave trained pretty good now. He KNOWS when it's snack time and if he forgets, I JUST REMIND HIM.

I don't like much except Tuna, it's the best. I have a special chair in the kitchen and I get to sit in it and watch Dad Dave open the cans and he shares with us. Kei and Spunky don't much care for it, but I DO!!!!

We haven't gotten into that tin box for ages and ages. Last summer Mom Elly was away with Dad Dave. While she was gone, she says she broke her back. Took a long time for her to get better and then she got sick. Took them a long time to figure out what was wrong with her, BUT they finally did......so she's better now and ittybit likes that.

Before we came up here, Ittybit got bit by a rattlesnake. I heard Dad tell Mom that it was huge. Whatever that was, it made Ittybit VERY SICK. I felt so sorry for him. Not long after that happened we were put in that tin box with the big noise. It's been good here.

This house is a LOT bigger than our Arizona house. It has a basement too. I sometimes sleep with Mom and Dad, but they move around too much and don't want to share the bed with me. I only take up the bottom half. What's wrong with them. Can't they at least share...I share with Rascal. She gets 1/2 of my half. That does give them 1/2 the bed right? Scamp still walks all over everyone and hollers all night long.

He sometimes will sleep next to Dad and he only takes up some of the bed. Of course I hear mom complaining about being pushed out of bed....gosh what is she complaining of...she gets part of the bed and we DO keep her warm.

We haven't seen a mouse in here in ages. They are so much fun but after all it IS our house. Maybe they got the message.

Well, I guess i'll go take a nap. Hmmm better do it quick. It's almost dinner time.
Bandit

Well it's the new year and we're back in Arizona. Had company almost since we got here. No break ins this time. Still checking for mice!!!! hahahaha

Mom Elly's friend Vera came to visit for a long time. Scamp, Ittybit and I liked her. She'd stop and pat our heads and was nice.

Next came Austin. Mom Elly says we saw him last summer, but he's grown so much. He was a bit scary for awhile.

I've grown up now and I'm a BIG cat, LOL. Mom says finally grown into my paws.

It's been veeerrrrry cold here and then very warm. I'm not sure what it's going to do.

Found all my toys where I left them. Don't think the orange cat has been in for awhile. Could smell him when we got in here but his food was only half gone. Mom left him a big bag of food. Looks like the mice hid it here and there. Going to catch that pesky rascal. Don't want mom to bring in another mouse catcher. We'll do the job.

Mom says she'll add new pictures of me. Gotta go eat, so see you later.

WELL!!!! It's been months since Elly let me post out here. Lots has happened

I was enjoying my home in Arizona and having fun there. All of a sudden there was a flurry and next thing I knew, Dave was carrying me outside and put me in this tin box. UGH!!! small. Scamp came next and then Ittybit got into it. After Dave and Elly got in, there was a loud noise. I hid under the back seat behind all the computers.

I got up on Elly's lap and looked out the window. It was dark. Where did the light go? I don't like this. I told everybody that too...as only I can. I have a big SIAMESE voice, lol, and told EVERYONE how uncomfortable I was.

FINALLY, got to a place where Dave carried me in. WOW lots of new smells. Hey wait, there's another cat in here. Oh yeah, now I remember this place. We were here before. I know where EVERYTHING IS.

Hey wait a minute. We aren't staying here!!!! Gosh already, this is a nice place. Why can't we stay here. Have lots of room to run and play and Spunky is a pretty nice cat.

Oooooh I don't feel good. Ooooooh I don't feel good. Oooooooh I don't feel good. I am sooooo sick feeling. Whoops accident. Couldn't help it.

Guess Dave and Elly were pretty worried about me. They petted me, fed me good stuff. I was pretty sick for a couple of days. Don't know what it was. BUT I DON'T LIKE TRAVELLING!!!!!!!

Heard Dave and Elly say we were in Washington State again. We have to stay in the small tin box. It's ok, got a nice comfy bed in the back, food, water and Ittybit's blanket. Oh yeah, got toys too. It's pretty hot wherever we are and there's a little kid too. I'm not quite sure about him. He's ok if he just pets me, but I don't want him to chase me, that's for sure.

Elly left her necklace on the window back here with my bell ball. Hmmm that's pretty interesting. Wonder where that crack goes. Necklace fit pretty good in there, BUT I can't get it back. Oh well, the ball rolls nicely in the hole by the window. Earrings, now how about that...

We stayed here for so long. Was pretty fun. We got to go into this big bldg. It was huge...lots of places to hide, not very warm and I SMELL MICE. Lots of boxes, too....We'd stay here in the day time and go to the tin box at night and sleep with Dave & Elly there. Some nights Scamp would make a pest of himself trying to get out. He didn't like the tin box at all.

Only interesting thing that happened was we got a new kitty. She was pretty scared, I guess when Elly brought her into the tin box. She stayed on the bed most of the time, but I tried really hard to make her feel welcome. Shared my food even. Shared my toys too. She finally decided we were ok. She liked Elly and Dave, but Scamp and me, took her a little time.

She's going to stay with Grandpa and Spunky cause they lost all their kitties and Spunky needs a new buddy. Grandpa named her Rascal. She told me that she had had a really bad time. She'd been outside for months and the cats where she'd been, beat her up terribly. Which was why she was scared of Scamp and Me. We're pretty good guys. We just wanna play.

Finally we're travelling again in the tin box. Not so bad this time. Not sick. We got to grandpa's house with Spunky in it and stayed for awhile.

Rascal really likes it here. She NEVER wants to go outside again. Lots of stuff to do, food and a big window to watch what's going on outside. SHE LOVES IT HERE. Took her about 15 minutes to make up her mind, LOL.

We stayed lots of days and nights. Rascal and I ran all over the house chasing each other. Spunky likes Rascal and is glad she is here.

Lots of things to watch out the window...lots of toys too. We cats steal Ittybit's bed though...He has to sleep on the floor, hahahahaha.

Travelling again. It's getting to be ok. Lots of different smells that's for sure. We're home again. Boy this place is a mess. Heard Elly say that they had been broken into and lots of stuff stolen.

They left food all over the house on plates. She had a big box of dirty dishes to wash. Some she threw away and some she washed. She and Dave cleaned up the house though before they would let us in. Someone had dumped all the medicines in the house inlcuding the tums on the kitchen floor and then spilled pop on top of that. I guess it was a horrible mess.

No water either, cause a pipe had broken and we only had a gallon in the tin box. No way to heat water up, so Elly just used the cold water to wash the floor. They spent 2 hrs scrubbing the floor before they would let us in. BOY I CAN SMELL M I C E. Checking everywhere for those things. Gonna catch me one.

NO MICE!!!! darn. that pesky orange cat that comes in must have got them all. Why doesn't he stay out of here. It's OUR house. Dave says he's sneaking in thru a hole somewhere. He eats OUR food.

Nice to be home. My box is just like I left it. So much fun. Had to make the hole bigger so I could go in and out through the top. That orange cat better not come in here. MY BOX, MY FOOD!!!!

Ooooooh the house is nice and quiet and I'm scared. That orange cat is coming in. Going to stay right here on the sofa, nice and quiet. Ouch he and Scamp got into a fight and he bit Scamp. Poor Scamp, his foot hurts. He can hardly walk on it. Boy I'm going to get that orange cat for that.

Next time he comes in, I'm going to get him and my buddy Ittybit is looking for him too. Ittybit goes outside, so he's checking outside and I'm sitting by the door watching for him inside. Ittybit barks to come in when he thinks that orange cat is getting into the house. Early warning system.

Ittybit comes in and runs to the laundry room to check. Darn no orange cat. I'm waiting though. Gonna chase his butt right out again. He can't eat our food. No sirreeee. And he's not going to bite Scamp either.

Got one. Got me a mouse. Yippeee. Carrying it all over the house. grrrrrr don't anyone take it. It's MINE!!!!!. Whoops got away. Darn was so much fun to play catch and release. That mouse was pretty smart. Hid behind Elly's boxes in the laundry room. Scamp and I waited for a long time, but he never came out. Now we can't find him.

Elly keeps saying she's going to get proper mice traps cause the resident mouse catchers aren't working. WE ARE TOO!!!!!

Next time, not going to play Catch and Release. Will find another game. (note from Elly....Bandit caught another mouse and HE DIDN'T LET IT GO....carried the mouse around for hours. the first one that got awayhad him looking for hours for it and checked every place they had been to see if it was there. Was too funny....now back to Bandit.)

Had to go eat a bite. See that Elly was on telling about my last mouse. We are going in the tin box again. Elly is getting boxes and boxes ready to take. We're off. Going to spend Christmas with Grandpa and Spunky.

Uneventful trip. Have to say though I thought the trip was never going to end. It started to rain and it was dark and I DIDN'T LIKE THAT 1 bit at all. Meow, meow, meeeeeoooooow. Can't we stop, when are we going to be there...are we there yet? Are WE THERE YET!!!!!!?????? WHEN????

Finally, we're stopping. Roads don't look very good and it's cold. Spunky, we're here. Oh oh. Spunky, you don't feel good. They took out 6 of his teeth. Rascal and he are glad to see us. Rascal says she's been catching mice and I can help too. She's hid them around the house here and there, so she could play with them. Grandpa puts them out in the garbage when he sees her with them. Darn. Says they're coming into the garage. Haven't seen a one since I got here. That darn Rascal must have gotten them all.

Oh well...I'm going to chase her upstairs, downstairs. hahahahaha. Grandpa has a nice new kitty too. Her name is Kie and she just stays in the garage ontop of Grandpa's car. I like this new kitty. She's very quiet, but we'll get her going yet.

Christmas came and went. James put up a tree with lots of swell stuff on it. We get yelled at when we go to smell it. Gosh, we just wanted to smell, it Rascal and me. Good thing they put our scratching post and turbo scratcher over in another corner. I was looking for that.

Ok end of my tale. or is it tail. Maybe I'll get to post more. Elly says we're going home in a couple of weeks, but I'm sure I'll have something to say b4 that. Bandit