Meowy Christmas to all our friends

We are just stopping by to wish all of our friends a Meowy Christmas...May you each find your fondest wish under your tree and stay safe.
We also wish that all your mommies and daddies stay safe, whether they are traveling or no.
Snuggles and purrs,
Taz, Runt and Charles
ps...thanks for all the great comments on my gotcha day post...Mommy and I both think we are very lucky to have found each other.

Happy Gotcha Day for the Princess

Many years ago, after one of the kitties that came before crossed the Bridge, I came to live with mommy. I had been the kitty of an older mommy, that crossed the Bridge and I found myself in a big room, filled with lots of other cats and I was put in a metal box with a towel to sleep on and where I was treated well, but it wasn't my home, if you know what I mean.  I was scared, so when people came to stick their hands in to pet me, I hissed and often scratched them.
For several weeks, this one lady came to the scary place, looking at the kitties. I heard her tell one of the people that her kitty had died while she was gone on a trip and that she was looking for a kitty friend for the remaining kitty she had at home. Matter of fact, I think she had spotted a cute little (why must all you young things look so cute?)black and white one, who was about a year old...Me, I was 7-8 by the people's best guess but then this lady got talking to the worker people and they were talking about me and how they didn't know what they were going to do with me with my acting up (!) and how no one would want me.
Then, on Christmas Eve morning, the lady came back and the worker people put on leather gloves (I told you I was scared!), and stuffed me into a carrier thing and I came here to my forever home. I didn't know it was my forever home and I was still scared but soon, I would let the lady pet me a little when she fed me and now we have a good relationship-I let her pick me up and pet me, then I chirp (I don't meow, more like a chirp) and I jump down. I have a bedroom of my own that those stupid boys stay out of...most of the time, and all the good food I can eat. So, I guess this is my forever home now and I'm glad that lady saw beyond the scared and took me home to become the princess.
I am Taz, Princess of all I want to be! Thanks mommy!

Mommy here: this was 6 years ago today...it took about 6 months before she would let me pick her up and hold her but we have come a long way and she has a home with good food and a warm place to sleep. Oh, and some one who loves her a whole bunch!

Thanksgiving Greetings from 3 kats and a Kwilter

We are just stopping in to wish all our friends and family, furry or not, a very Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful for our full food dishes, a mommy who will sleep sitting up because we are hogging the bed, warm places to hide and our good health.
We wish that all could have these things and hope to work to try and make some of it come true.
Snuggles and purrs from all of us,
Taz, Runt and Charles and, of course, our bestest mommy, Anna, in IL

Happy Veterans Day and thanks to those who adopt...

All of us here at 3 Kats and a Kwilter want to wish a Happy Veterans Day to all that serve or have served to protect our country. To those whose loved ones gave the ultimate gift, blessings on you and yours.

Here is a picture of our favorite soldier!

And mommy found this the other day and we just thought we wanted to share it today too. Basically, all three of us are rescues, although Charles and Runt were the mommy's nephew's. So, people who chose to find their new loved ones from a shelter or a rescue are a-okay with us!

snuggles from Taz, Runt and Charles
(mommy here...Thanks to Ann from Zoolarty and the people at icanhascheezburger.com for the graphics. You are amazing and we love you!)

Dona Nobis Pacem

 And as mommy's favorite Captain would say..."Make it so!"

Snuggles from all of us at 3 kats and a kwilter!

Just chillin'

Yes, it's been a while but we have been enjoying the change of colors and the cooler nights. It makes for good cuddling with mommy but she's been complaining that we are couch hogs and that she has to sleep all scrunched up...Hey, it's the price you pay for our company!!

So, mommy snapped a couple of pictures of Runt and I while we were relaxing. We really do hate the camera, but we try to just deal with her need to have cute pictures of us to share. Taz usually gets up to greet, so it's difficult to get a good picture of her relaxing. Mommy says she might try it again later today.

This last one (above) is me just hanging out on mommy's lap. As you can see, I'm a big boy-just look at the size of that paw! I love to be on her lap but she says I wiggle too much and puts me down. Now, Runt, he makes himself comfortable and doesn't move until mommy does, so he gets extra lap time.
Oh well, there is just more of me to love and a little goes a long way. >^^<
Snuggles and purrs,
Charles

Just mommy's quilt tops!

Mommy's been mistreating us by not letting us blog! It's been a whole month since we posted and now that we have pestered her enough, what is she going to blog about? Quilting!

Mommy here: Sorry, babies, but I don't have any really cool pictures of you to post and you really haven't done anything to blog about.

That's because you aren't hardly home anymore and when you are, you're sleeping.

That's because I had new duties added to my job and I had to go to school for it and before I did that, I went away for a long weekend of quilting in Wisconsin and I wanted to share one or two of my pictures. I promise I'll post for you soon.

The pinwheel quilt will be going to my new great niece when she arrives in December.

 This top is done. Now I can figure out how to quilt it!

These are blocks from a swap I was in earlier this year. I am making a few more to add to these and about 20 others. Then I will lay them out and make another quilt top.



Thank you to my 3 kats for letting me share my quilt tops. We will return to our regular cat blog posts soon.

Anna (the Mommy)