My kitteh sister is 17 years old dis month!

Can you believe my sister Boomer is 17? Mom says she will probably outlive us all because she shows no sign of slowing down. She still gallops around the house, acts like she owns the place and thinks she is the Queen of the Universe.

She commandeered the box in the above photo a few weeks ago when mom re-did her files. She loves that box and lays in it all the time and would be furry sad if mom took it away. So mom let her keep it. It doesn't look furry comfurtable to me, but we all know cats are just weird...

Boomer is a slim and trim 7 pounds, has emerald eyes, and packs a mean right hook. She can bop you on the head like nobodies business! Mom says she is "berry bootiful."

Boomer LOVES to take naps!

When she is awake she is usually giving me dirty looks like dis:

Doesn't she know you catch more flies wiff honey...?

Happy Berfday to Boomer, the Queen of the Universe and Bopper of Heads!

Luv,

Cloud

Unity in Diversity - More Spain

Hi furiends! For dis Unity in Diversity World Cup post, mom is going to try to talk about Spain without mentioning their furry handsome goalie. I seriously doubt that she can make it through a whole post, but I'm willing to give her a chance.

(Do you see the soccer ball in dis picture??)

Mom visited Southern Spain in 2005, and her First Impression was that of beauty, and it stayed wiff her the whole trip. The colorful buildings, the cascading flowers, the food, the people... it was truly a feast fur the eyes.

There was a lime tree going outside mom and dad's hotel room. Mom thought that was just the neatest thing:

The food in Spain was just incredible! Mom wishes she had taken some pictures of it, but either didn't have the camera at the time, or just didn't think about it. But there was ham that was cured in the fresh mountain air for a year and then sliced paper thin. Fresh seafood and vegetables. The best steak she ever had, and Paella from a small restaurant that had to be ordered the night before so the restaurant owner could go to the sea the next morning and catch the seafood himself, and take it to his mother, who prepared it fresh for the evening meal. OMD!!!

Dis is the famous Cathedral of Seville. It was breathtaking inside and out!

Just a fun street scene. Mom loves horses...

Mom said she noticed a great sense of pride among the people, pride in who they were, what they were doing, and pride in their heritage and country. Fashion also seemed to be furry important in Spain, because most of the people looked like they had stepped out of a fashion magazine.

Mom said that people brought their dogs into the cafe's and restaurants!! The dogs were furry well behaved. That sounds like a furry wonderful place to me!!

Mom didn't go here, but she had to take a picture. She says dis is fur my kitteh friends:

**waves at Madi**

Do you know what that dark mountain in the distance is?? It's Africa! Dis picture was taken in Gibraltar, and Africa was only 17 miles away. Mom waved at it, and said she would visit someday...

Boomer has her paws crossed fur Spain, who are playing in the quarterfinals on Saturday:

Rah. Go Spain.

Don't stare too long into those eyes... she may turn you to stone. Or at least bop you on the head... BOL!

And here is just a weird picture of me running. I don't know why mom wants to show it, but whatever, mom...

If you want to read more wonderful Unity in Diversity posts, click here. Maxmom has them listed on the side. I love learning about other countries, don't you? :-)

Luv

Cloud

PS. Mom says don't furget the real reason to watch the game Saturday...

Well, she almost made it though a whole post. ;-)

Dis what I think of cold and snow. And to make things worse, more Boomer

I can't help it.... We've been buried under snow fur TWO MONTHS STRAIGHT!!!

I furgot what the ground looks like! Is it really still there under all dis snow??? Mom says Spring will be here soon, but I'm beginning to have my doubts...

I'm sorry if my pictures last week of Boomer left any dawgs shaken up or traumatized in any way. I'm just keepin' it real. Dis what I have to live wiff. Dis is the reality, people! Just be glad you don't have to share your mom wiff the Queen of the Universe. To answer a few questions and comments about Miss Grouchypants:

Miss Ali Z says Boomer probably plans to live to at least 25 just so she can continue to bop me on the head.

Ali, my mom has always said that Boomer plans to outlive us all. At 16 and a half, Boomer still gallops around the house and acts very youthful while she's bopping me on the head.

Tank said he was more than traumatized by the pics of Boomer and almost kicked the bucket!

Tank, I don't think there should EVER be ANY Boomer posts on MY blog. I'll try to work on mom to make sure it doesn't happen again. At least there's no pictures dis time. I'm grateful fur that...

Madi says "If Boomer ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!"

Madi, that's the rule in dis house - Boomer always gets first dibs on licking the bowl after mom or dad has ice cream or something else yummy. I have to SIT AND WATCH til she's done!!! She also gets to kick me off moms lap. Not fair at all, but mom says a 16 year old cat can have anything she wants. >:-/

Martine and Twink, it's totally unfair the cat abuse we dawgs have to put up wiff!

Josie says she gets along wiff cats.

Hmmm... Josie, maybe you can tell me your secret fur getting along wiff cats. I'm out of ideas. I very nicely lay down next to Boomer yesterday and she got up and walked away! I was crushed! Not really, cuz now I had the heater vent all to myself... (And thanks fur all your kind words, Josie.)

OP Pack wants to know how Boomer got her name.

Guys, Boomer is named after DIS GUY! BOL, BOL, BOL!!! (Mom has been a Bengals fan since jr. high school.)

Well, that's all fur now!

Luv,

Cloud

PS. Thanks fur all the nice comments everyone left on my post about Benny earlier dis week.

The many faces of Boomer

Some of you may not know my sister kitteh Boomer, AKA The Queen of the Universe. She is 16 going on 17. Grouchy. No sense of humor. Always kicking me off mom's lap or bopping me on the head fur NO GOOD REASON!

(Some of you may bring up the fact dat I tried to hump Boomer last year. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I was just trying to be "top dog.")

My mom says she is "Berry Bootiful," and "The Most Bootiful Girl in the World," and tells her every day! Me, I don't see it, but whatever, mom.

Here is Boomer finking about how much she loves me, BOL!!!

Ok, not really. She is probably finking about how much fun it is to walk on me when I'm under the covers and den bopping me when I stick my head out!

She really seems to love mom, though. She follows her around all the time.

If she didn't hiss at me and bop me when I try to play wiff her, I guess she'd be all right...

And here's a picture of me, just in case any dogs were traumatized by all those pictures of Boomer. BOL!

Luv,

Cloud, still praying fur Max

As a peace offering to cats everywhere, I dedicate dis post to Boomer

So some of you might have the impression that I don't like cats. Dis is not true! I LOVE cats and am always so happy to see them. I jump around and bark my happy greetings and stick my butt in the air to try to get them to play wiff me. I don't understand why they don't like me???

So dis our cat Boomer, AKA The Queen of the Universe. Dis her normal look. She thinks she's better than everyone. The only time she is happy is when she kicks me off mom's lap. Otherwise, she is in a perpetual state of grouchiness. I don't know why mom puts up wiff her. Mom says that being 16 years old, she's earned the right to be as grouchy as she wants. Hmmm...she said that when she was 15, 14, 13, 12, 11....

Mom says she has cute feet. Dis is just more proof of moms weird thing for pets feet. I don't like her feet cuz sometimes she smacks me on the head wiff them fur no reason at all!

See dis grouchy face? Dis what I have to live wiff EVERY DAY! I know, right?

Hey wait, who's dat on the computer behind you Miss Boomer??? BOL! BOL! BOL!

Uh oh! She knows where I sleep...