illustration friday - adapt

We have had to adapt to life without the hubby for a while. Hope he doesn't mind crumbs in the bed when he returns (the kitten may not let him back in the bed).

illustration friday - cracked

I was more of a MAD magazine aficionado than Cracked.

illustration friday - contagious

Messin' with the furballs #54
okay (yawn) I didn't have much time this week so (yawn) I doodled this quickie (yawn) of one of the more fun things (yawn) to do with with your people-of-fur, making them yawn. Try it, it's so contagious (yawn) just thinking about it (yawn) is making me yawn.

illustration friday - parade

I love that one of the animal group names for elephants is "parade"
this is a tiny omage to the closing credits of fractured fairytales on the rocky and bullwinkle show.

(oops, I didn't use waterproof ink so it bled)

illustration friday - hierarchy

I'm getting this in under the wire by posting an old totem that I doodled. It doesn't accurately represent our family hierarchy because we all know the kitty would be on top!

Being alone is fine. Being alone together is perfect.

illustration friday - theater

kitten does hamlet

To be or not to be, that is the question;

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer (dogs)
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (dogs),
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles (those darn dogs),
And by opposing, end them (sayonara puppies).

life is theater...if only we "spontaneously" broke out into song everyday

illustration friday - talisman

After last week the kitten is using her favorite talisman—
her lucky kitten's paw.

(no animals were harmed for this post)

p.s. now I can't get that Harry Belafonte song out of my head, "hey mr. talisman, tali me bananas" (tally man, I know, I know).

illustration friday - poise

I was sitting here yawing and drawing a blank,

when I heard a scuffle and my heart sank,
I peered out into the hall following the noise,
to see the kitten maintaining such grace and poise,
ducking and dodging the puppy's swift swacks,
as he played a rousing game of Whac-A-Cat.

illustration friday - subtract

The kitten would love to subtract some things from her life.

I've been so bad about posting, I'm going to work on subtracting some things too so I can get back to it, right after the ncaa tourney is over (but not the dogs! sorry kitten!)

illustration friday - celebrate

We have a lot to celebrate here. The ever fun juxtaposition of Friday the 13th with Valentine's Day, the kitten definitely has stolen my heart. My brother and my nephew's birthdays. USA's advancement into the finals of the Rugby Sevens tourney and just life in general.

It's been raining a lot here, we finally had a break in the weather and made it to the beach so the labbies could stretch their legs. Apparently being "water" dogs does not include going out in the rain, what babies!

tagged

I was tagged a while ago, at first I thought we were playing "freeze tag" so I just sat here immobile (my usual state), then I realized it was probably "cartoon tag" since I was tagged by Connie Martin at Drawing to an End.

I'm to reveal six things about myself but I'm just not that interesting. I drink way too much coffee, read multiple books at a time, watch excessive amounts of the tee-vee machine, usually all at the same time plus I'm a sucker for animals. So instead here are six things about my kitty:

1. She was cat-napped off the streets of Adams Morgan thirteen years ago by a friend of mine who thought I would give her a good home.

2. She didn't get along at all with my other cat, a big fat, black and white cat who ran the roost. They had pro-cat wrestling bouts on a regular basis and finally settle into a state of détente based on MAD (mutually assured destruction.)

3. While not liking our resident cat, she did put up with our old dog who sadly died followed by our cat a few years later (hhmmm, suspciously convenient) and she was able to accend to her rightful place as queen of the castle.

4. She loves to talk and eat schnackies.

5. She doesn't mind all of our moves and thinks hotels are fun to explore.

6. She's not too thrilled by our new dogs and wishes they and their stinky breath would just go away.

I'm breaking the rules by not tagging anyone right away but I will. Here are the guidelines for playing:

1. Link to the person or persons who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

illustration friday - time

It's going to take some TIME to teach the kitten how to knit those little booties for Penelope's new baby. I would do it myself but I sliced my thumb open on my Hello Kitty scissors, who knew those suckers were so sharp!

Illustration Friday - flawed

No, no, no! Flawed! The word is flawed!

No matter how flawed my idea is for this week's IF I felt I needed to get back on that horse and submit. I submit!

(Our four year old nephew took us to disneyworld in hopes that the roller coasters would jar some creativity loose. I'll let you know if it worked once I find my fillings.)

I have had a difficult time getting out of this slump but today is a new day and I hope to be back in the swing of things by next week, the kitten must be heard!

The furballs have already engaged their propaganda machine and have ordered me back to work. I only hope my brain is available, it seems to have run off to Mexico.

Cats rule, dogs drool!

Happy Holidays!

T'was the holiday season
and we haven't been posting,
our idea box (brain) is empty
and there's no room for boasting.

So here's to all our friends
who bring us joy and cheer,
thank you for your support,
we'll see you next year (with beer)!

play for change

illustration friday - balloon

I am very late posting, I did this on the airplane home from our t-day trip, but couldn't think of anything to put in their thought balloons, so I've decided to leave them as blank as I am.

And now I've realized that they are thought "bubbles" not balloons, which would explain why they're empty.

illustration friday - opinion

I'm already stressing out about Thanksgiving and dealing with the family and all their strong opinions.

Any tips you have would be welcome.

illustration friday - pretend

Kitten hopes that if she just pretends they're not there the pups will go away.

We are now living in a "gated community" and I hope our pies will be able to sleep at night knowing they are a little safer from drooling dogs.

illustration friday - wise

It is not wise to get a bag of chips stuck on your head. While we were out today buying pet gates our new pup broke into the kitchen and ate an entire Julian pie! ummm pie. sigh.

List to date of stolen-consumed items: 2-bags of cat food, 1-bag of dog food, 2-loafs of organic bread, 1-banana, 1-blackberry charger (plugged in), 1-yoga block, 1-starfish, 2-sand dollars, 1-bag of cat treats, numerous items from the litterbox (ick), 3-chocolate chip cookies, 1-chicken thigh (apprehended in mid-chomp), 1-loaf of olive and rosemary bread, turned the gas stove on trying to get to 1- stew pot, and 1-Julian apple and berry pie.