You may remember that a while back, I won the pumpkin decorating contest at work. My prize was a gift card for 5 free car washes at Kwik Trip. Not many Kwik Trip stations around here have car washes, but a new Kwik Trip just opened up last year right next door to the vet and they do have a car wash. So after I picked up some pills for Lovebug, I tried out the car wash. Oh, was that awesome! I didn’t know how to work the gift card or use the car wash, so I went inside the store to ask a few questions before setting out to use it. My card is for the “ultimate” car wash, which sprays the undercarriage of your car as you enter the car wash. The “ultimate” car wash costs $10, so that makes my gift card worth $50! Quite the prize when I only spent around $5 for materials to decorate my pumpkin (and yes, I did put some coins in my jar to vote for my own pumpkin. But I voted for a couple other pumpkins too, with a few spare pennies I had).
First, you drive in slowly until you feel the car go into a little dip and a sort of horn honks at you telling you to stop. It is spraying the under side of your car as you enter. When you hit the dip, you put your car in “park”. Then the car gets soaped up and it moves your car forward and back and forward and back – a few times. It was fun! Later, it gives you a green light and you drive out slowly while the blowers dry your car.
I had a choice between the “touchless” or the “soft touch” wash. I asked the cashier in the store which was better. He said people say things they like and dislike about both but he uses the touchless himself, so that’s what I tried today. I liked it, but I’ll probably try the soft touch next time so I can judge for myself which is better. I can hardly wait for my car to get dirty again so I can use the car wash again!
On my way down my daughter’s driveway after dark this evening, 3 deer ran across in front of me. When I came home a couple of hours later, there was a very big rabbit sitting in the hedgerow north of my yard. A bit later I took my foster dog out back for a stroll and a Cardinal fussed for me waking him up (he was in the Magnolia tree keeping out of the rain). Last night a Raccoon was peeping in my window from my platform bird feeder. We’ve had 2.5 inches of rain since noon yesterday. I think the animals are sick of it.
Annie had better keep a close watch on Chesney. It looks like he will be up to no good! On another note, saw a crow while out walking today. Went to a dentist appointment in the afternoon. (To make up for one I missed in October.)
Well darn it all! Here it is, 2:30 in the morning and the strip has not updated. I ought to go to bed soon, so here are the “holidays” for Feb 6:
Feb 6 is:
National Girls & Women in Sports Day. The female athletes don’t get enough coverage. Even if the females sports teams in the school are winning all the time and the males are losing, the males get more news coverage than the females.
National Lame Duck Day
National Frozen Yogurt Day. I have some regular yogurt in my fridge, but no frozen yogurt in the house.
Here I am, bursting with news, and no update yet. It’s a little past 11:30 in the morning here in the mid-west. I’ll have to post my news here and hopefully I can re-post it after I get home from work tonight.
When I went to work yesterday, Lovebug was looking so bad, I thought I’d find her dead when I got home. I was holding her on my lap until it was time to get ready for work and she wet on my lap. I had her on a blanket, but the wet got through to all of my clothes and I had to change clothes. I put her back in her bed so I could change and then she leaked out some very runny poop. I know that cats sometimes empty their bladders and bowels shortly before they die and I worried that was a bad sign. She was still so crabby and grumpy, she didn’t like being touched. I was utterly amazed to find her still alive when I got home from work (a little less than 12 hours ago). She still looked really bad and she was a little grumpy, but not quite as grumpy as she was when I left for work. I wanted her near me but not wanting another lap full of pee, I put her in a cat bed with a doggie training pad under her to catch any leaks and I put her on a small table next to the chair I was sitting in. She was holding her head up a little, which she had not been doing at all for at least the past week, so I took that as a good sign. But it blew me away this morning when I found her out of bed and eating!!!!. This was the first time in 2 weeks that I’ve seen her on her feet! I put down some canned food for her and she ate about half of that. She climbed back into her bed, but she is there holding her head up – something else she has not done for 2 weeks. She’s on an oral antibiotic now – a once-a-day type and she’s only had 2 pills so far (I’m giving her another one as soon as I finish typing this) and showing great improvement. I’m thrilled beyond words and very hopeful for a full recovery soon.
DennisinSeattle Premium Member over 4 years ago
So that would be forty mittens that need to be found? This could take a while.
LastRoseOfSummer 1 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Annie: forever the optimist!
laughingkitty over 4 years ago
You’re taking quite a risk there, Annie, trying to keep 10 kitties out of mischief.
laughingkitty over 4 years ago
Today is:
National Shower With a Friend Day. No thanks – I’ll pass on that one.
World Nutella Day. I’ll pass on that as well. I’m not crazy about Nutella.
National Weatherperson’s Day.
laughingkitty over 4 years ago
You may remember that a while back, I won the pumpkin decorating contest at work. My prize was a gift card for 5 free car washes at Kwik Trip. Not many Kwik Trip stations around here have car washes, but a new Kwik Trip just opened up last year right next door to the vet and they do have a car wash. So after I picked up some pills for Lovebug, I tried out the car wash. Oh, was that awesome! I didn’t know how to work the gift card or use the car wash, so I went inside the store to ask a few questions before setting out to use it. My card is for the “ultimate” car wash, which sprays the undercarriage of your car as you enter the car wash. The “ultimate” car wash costs $10, so that makes my gift card worth $50! Quite the prize when I only spent around $5 for materials to decorate my pumpkin (and yes, I did put some coins in my jar to vote for my own pumpkin. But I voted for a couple other pumpkins too, with a few spare pennies I had).
First, you drive in slowly until you feel the car go into a little dip and a sort of horn honks at you telling you to stop. It is spraying the under side of your car as you enter. When you hit the dip, you put your car in “park”. Then the car gets soaped up and it moves your car forward and back and forward and back – a few times. It was fun! Later, it gives you a green light and you drive out slowly while the blowers dry your car.
I had a choice between the “touchless” or the “soft touch” wash. I asked the cashier in the store which was better. He said people say things they like and dislike about both but he uses the touchless himself, so that’s what I tried today. I liked it, but I’ll probably try the soft touch next time so I can judge for myself which is better. I can hardly wait for my car to get dirty again so I can use the car wash again!
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 4 years ago
@ Happy Happy Hippie.
I’ll just call you Thumper, the way those back feet are hopping with delight.
More_Cats_Than_Sense over 4 years ago
Wednesday Cats!!
WBCV!!#1
https://i.imgur.com/whFErHa.mp4
WBCV!!#2
https://i.imgur.com/e150X8T.mp4
WBCV!!#3
https://i.imgur.com/sH2i7oP.mp4
WC!!#1
https://i.imgur.com/ut0f78Q.jpg
WC!!#2
https://i.imgur.com/wW7LkO8.jpg
WC!!#3
https://i.imgur.com/QKBPMVr.jpg
WC!!#4
https://i.imgur.com/LcjK7XS.jpg
WC!!#5
https://i.imgur.com/oIbutHW.jpg
WC!!#6
https://i.imgur.com/2YODO72.jpg
WC!!#7
https://i.imgur.com/YzHl3tj.jpg
WC!!#8
https://i.imgur.com/3pD4v2G.jpg
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Bonus Bunnies For Wednesday!!!
BBVFW!!!#1
https://i.imgur.com/deW78hl.mp4
BBFW!!!#1
https://i.imgur.com/Zng4KmN.jpg
BBFW!!!#2
https://i.imgur.com/UPAOUkd.jpg
BBFW!!!#3
https://i.imgur.com/JeROxEP.jpg
BBFW!!#4
https://i.imgur.com/HHA6f7v.jpg
JAY REIDER Premium Member over 4 years ago
Anybody else get un-followed from Ten Cats yesterday? That’s why it disappeared from my list, strange!
ladykat over 4 years ago
How apt that Chesney is looking for bail money.
bbear over 4 years ago
BBEAR’s Humpday posts:
1. Cat people have their priorities in order.
https://i.imgur.com/BUWUokH.jpg
2. Your kitty helper is ready to help you find the culprit.
https://i.imgur.com/dluCrV8.jpg
3. A Humpday cute kitten post: unclear on the concept.
https://i.imgur.com/1L6cCB0.png
4. A Humpday catitude post: The family cats have their alibis well rehearsed. By the way, there is no family dog.
https://i.imgur.com/aFaak5r.png
5. A Humpday cute kitten post: this kitten has misjudged things badly. She is loved by somebody.
https://i.imgur.com/R3PqIkY.jpg
6. Fair enough.
https://i.imgur.com/SSkzIlF.png
7. Want to get your bed back?
https://i.imgur.com/aOY7Vil.jpg
8. I suppose you all wonder why I felt I had to call this meeting this morning?
https://i.imgur.com/JYs9N4W.jpg
9. What do you mean “we” broke it? My end is still attached Fat Butt!
https://i.imgur.com/1RSc9Ui.jpg
10. When Tabby discovers the other kitty in your life.
https://i.imgur.com/MC7Z2eZ.jpg
11. There’s room for one more ginger kitty on the doggie bed.
https://i.imgur.com/6rbfdEX.jpg
12. What would make you say that I’ve gained weight?
https://i.imgur.com/rSZAAxU.jpg
13. A Humpday cute kitten post: no mice up here!
https://i.imgur.com/2065Rf7.jpg
14. Poor doggies. The cats won’t share the sunlight with them.
https://i.imgur.com/g6ySQkv.jpg
Queen of America over 4 years ago
Chesney probably knows he’s going to need that bail money for himself and probably Jack.
ocarol7 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Chesney is doing his best Boy Scout impression: Be Prepared!
Perkycat over 4 years ago
You might rethink that outing, Annie, especially for Chesney.
eladee AKA Wally over 4 years ago
Oh Annie don’t let any of those kittens lose their mittens’
tad1 over 4 years ago
Great pictures today. :)
sweetpeapete Premium Member over 4 years ago
On my way down my daughter’s driveway after dark this evening, 3 deer ran across in front of me. When I came home a couple of hours later, there was a very big rabbit sitting in the hedgerow north of my yard. A bit later I took my foster dog out back for a stroll and a Cardinal fussed for me waking him up (he was in the Magnolia tree keeping out of the rain). Last night a Raccoon was peeping in my window from my platform bird feeder. We’ve had 2.5 inches of rain since noon yesterday. I think the animals are sick of it.
tad1 over 4 years ago
Annie had better keep a close watch on Chesney. It looks like he will be up to no good! On another note, saw a crow while out walking today. Went to a dentist appointment in the afternoon. (To make up for one I missed in October.)
laughingkitty over 4 years ago
Well darn it all! Here it is, 2:30 in the morning and the strip has not updated. I ought to go to bed soon, so here are the “holidays” for Feb 6:
Feb 6 is:
National Girls & Women in Sports Day. The female athletes don’t get enough coverage. Even if the females sports teams in the school are winning all the time and the males are losing, the males get more news coverage than the females.
National Lame Duck Day
National Frozen Yogurt Day. I have some regular yogurt in my fridge, but no frozen yogurt in the house.
More_Cats_Than_Sense over 4 years ago
More Curious Zelda while we wait for the new strip.
CZ#1
https://i.imgur.com/TDQEygy.jpg
CZ#2
https://i.imgur.com/5wbg3RM.jpg
CZ#3
https://i.imgur.com/VFSw6Cd.jpg
CZ#4
https://i.imgur.com/GDRkAHd.jpg
CZ#5
https://i.imgur.com/pmh7EQH.jpg
CZ#6
https://i.imgur.com/VmixTYR.jpg
CZ#7
https://i.imgur.com/gu4hSoy.jpg
CZ#8
https://i.imgur.com/WBBj7Xt.jpg
bbear over 4 years ago
I guess Canada finally finished their wall along the border. No more comics from Graham until the tunnel under the border is finished.
bbear over 4 years ago
BBEAR’s Purrsday posts:
1. A short cute kitty video: Stop working and feedz me.
https://i.imgur.com/rLqqGUO.mp4
2. A short cute kitty video: This is something cat lovers with computers have to put up with.
https://i.imgur.com/ioirR0k.mp4
3. Try getting this out of your head now.
https://i.imgur.com/jfTplHK.jpg
4. Does your “little stinker” wait for the opportunistic moment like this one?
https://i.imgur.com/YmY7Y4E.jpg
5. A Purrsday cute kitten post: answer: it takes hard work, dedication, and the right brand of kitten food.
https://i.imgur.com/BKF1psf.jpg
6. It’s an election year.
https://i.imgur.com/rsYNaFn.jpg
7. Hey Chesney, share some of that heat with the rest of us!
https://i.imgur.com/BL6dDcw.jpg
8. in case you need a new mobile wallpaper.
https://i.imgur.com/thXFP07.jpg
9. Umm, nothing, I’m just looking for Cupid.
https://i.imgur.com/6mZL3FX.jpg
10. When your essay is due in 2 hours but the WIFI is acting strangely.
https://i.imgur.com/522JJQi.jpg
11. How can such a small cat take up so much room in bed?
https://i.imgur.com/g85WYA5.png
12. The service is REALLY bad at this Drive-through.
https://i.imgur.com/SCQpC7k.jpg
13. This is your wake up call.
https://i.imgur.com/hqFZPQO.jpg
daleandkristen over 4 years ago
Darn, no TC 2.6.20 yet. Guess Graham slept in. Will try later.
laughingkitty over 4 years ago
Here I am, bursting with news, and no update yet. It’s a little past 11:30 in the morning here in the mid-west. I’ll have to post my news here and hopefully I can re-post it after I get home from work tonight.
When I went to work yesterday, Lovebug was looking so bad, I thought I’d find her dead when I got home. I was holding her on my lap until it was time to get ready for work and she wet on my lap. I had her on a blanket, but the wet got through to all of my clothes and I had to change clothes. I put her back in her bed so I could change and then she leaked out some very runny poop. I know that cats sometimes empty their bladders and bowels shortly before they die and I worried that was a bad sign. She was still so crabby and grumpy, she didn’t like being touched. I was utterly amazed to find her still alive when I got home from work (a little less than 12 hours ago). She still looked really bad and she was a little grumpy, but not quite as grumpy as she was when I left for work. I wanted her near me but not wanting another lap full of pee, I put her in a cat bed with a doggie training pad under her to catch any leaks and I put her on a small table next to the chair I was sitting in. She was holding her head up a little, which she had not been doing at all for at least the past week, so I took that as a good sign. But it blew me away this morning when I found her out of bed and eating!!!!. This was the first time in 2 weeks that I’ve seen her on her feet! I put down some canned food for her and she ate about half of that. She climbed back into her bed, but she is there holding her head up – something else she has not done for 2 weeks. She’s on an oral antibiotic now – a once-a-day type and she’s only had 2 pills so far (I’m giving her another one as soon as I finish typing this) and showing great improvement. I’m thrilled beyond words and very hopeful for a full recovery soon.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 4 years ago
GoComics Gremlins, at it again.
daleandkristen over 4 years ago
It must have just loaded (I got there 1st and Woof is featured)