Friday night and the party rages on, we have ripped up a bit of catmint and have been passing it around .

Lizzys' found Reenas' camera and done a self portrait, she has however failed to grasp the concept of the self timer, thus cementing me firmly in my position as "the smart one" .

Bob signing out , or is that passing out (from exhaustion ) at my party .zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Bob is speechless...well almost

We loved the Plan and the pLan so much ( http://ashtoncats.blogspot.com/ ) that we borrowed them from to put them here (we hope they don't mind). These are the schemes from the minds of genius and do not require the blunt instruments I was considering.

I especially like the teamwork aspect of the rope approach .

I'm still almost speechless with amazement ....

Bob signing off from the party , hic, Catnip , who me?

Freckles Plan 

Bob and Lizzie showing the others at the party where they can get a snack if they are very clever .
All options considered !
(footnote from Bob , I of course will not reveal my secret but it may involve a hammer and a crowbar )
 

Lizzie attempts to chug the pond in event number 1 . Chug, chug, chug...can be heard from the onlookers. 

Bobs list of party games now that the guests have all arrived.

List of games

1, Spin the mouse
2, Flip the sparrow
3, Hide and seek something mousey
4, Rip the rugs
5, Climb the curtains
6, Fish the pond
7, Pond water chugging (I know I can do a gallon…..)

Well here we are waiting waiting waiting for the overseas visitors to my party , Lizzys up the tree again keeping a lookout and the rest of us have our eyes peeled at the bottom .
 

Here is the entrance for party organisers and cat food supplies . 

Just to help you find me here is the guest entrance . 

Lizzy says I am dawdling with the party preparations but I just found this new cushion in the lounge and it needs proper scientific testing . By the way did I mention this is a theme costume cat party. I'm coming as Catatonic hoho. Reena says more like Cleocatra ......!.

Cats are getting ready to rummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmble !!!!!!!!!!

Well the preparations are well underway , the rugs have all been laid out ready for ripping up, curtains drawn waiting for climbing and here I am test tasting my latest trendy creation mouse on a stick with cheese, ginger and an olive .
I hear the cat mint is on the way , wow drugs ............................

This is Bob for Bobs Goodtime Party Ltd

Bob and Lizzys big night out.

Chris and Reena are out for the night so Lizzy and I are considering our options for a big party. We think we will invite a few friends over for drinks out of the fish pond, perhaps some of that stuff from the toilet since nobody will be around to yell at us.
Then to follow a smorgasbord of cat biscuits and mouse on a stick.

We could play a few party games, spin the sparrow, flip the mouse, hide and seek something feathery, who can go through the cat door with the most noise (an essential skill for the 2am entry and exit) and rip the carpet.

I see possibilities......

Bob signing out for Bobs Goodtime Party Organisers Ltd.

The very picture of self control ..... 

Plan B try another set of scales
WHAT 5.4kgs (11.8lb) those first scales must be right .

.....and acceptance , I'm a tank .

Denial ............ 5.1kgs (11.2lb) Oh crap...........................

Lizzy looking at my food bowl , little does she know that Chris and Reena are giving her "diet" food due to her being renamed "the tank" . I'm still on full strength because I have self control !!

Molly caught in the act of bed stealing  

Bob sends Chris across the “ditch”

Hello Bob here reporting on Chris’s recent trip “across the ditch” (for those that don’t know this is the bit of water that separates the mainland of New Zealand from the island of Australia ) . Apparently two cats were found in the cloudy and wet suburb of Manley West namely Molly and Liquorice . Molly likes to sleep on peoples keyboards and leap into newly abandoned beds before anybody can do anything about it , way to go Molly. Liquorice generally likes to cut a low profile but was spotted wrapped around the legs of a heater watching the World Cup football on TV.

Bob for Cat Network News signing out

On the other hand if he had gone accross the Canterbury plains he might have found a bit more me thinks. This is Bob signing out for the Winterless north ! 

Chris is back from the deep south and says this is all the snow he could find . It looks a lot like the inside of the freezer. 

Bob sends Chris south to investigate “snow”

Bob here , I’ve decided with a bit of prompting from Trevor to send Chris south (that would be north if you were north of the equator , but I digress, to investigate “snow” .
We know nothing of “snow” .
Grandma and grandpa live “south" and they have been having the big freeze with another on the way so its goodbye Chris and pack your thermals. We expect a full report .

Bob

Bob considers the merits of winter.

For winter:
Heaters
Electric blankets
Roast dinner leftovers
Gravy (see above)
Humans who use you as a warmer ( but who is warming whom ?)
A reasonable excuse to “own” the best and warmest chair in the lounge.
Autumn leaves
Excuse to pack on a few pounds

Against winter:
Cold
Wet , especially the lawn
Mud
Varmints hiding
Never enough food in my bowl
My drinking water (pond) is very cold

Well our holiday with Mr Push-over comes to an end as Reena is flying in our direction as I speak, eta mid day tomorrow . Dang .
Here Lizzy and I are hard out preparing the house for her arrival, hey we have nailed the door shut and got in extra supplies is there something we forgot ? Maybe Chris will put his foot down and place her in the number four spot ?
 

Look Ok so this isn't quite "Objective H" (below) but you did leave the table and I thought you were finished...honest ! Lamb rack is cat food is it not ? 

Lizzy out and about in the leaves.... 

Heater, I love you ...... 

More of my Weekend by Bob

Rain rain rain rain rain more rain rain rain when will it end , I'm bust'n

by Bob

My Weekend so far…by Bob

Rain rain rain rain rain more rain rain rain , small gap , rain rain rain rain sleep, eat , rain rain rain .sleep, give up on field activities find a heater, a knee, anything .

by Bob

Lizzy considers her "now what?" options.... 

I achieve objective F (because I am the smart one) 

Bob and Lizzys Business Plan

Company objective : A seat at the table and a roast dinner

Strategic Plan

A, Get Reena out of the house by 24 April 2006 (sub plot , phone airline and cancel return tickets , call border patrol and say she is a drug dealer)
B, Let mouse loose in pantry thus suggesting that we are needed to exterminate varmints
C, Act cuddly
D, Practice "poor me" meow while looking pathetic
E, Take over Reena's side of the bed
F, Causally shove our way under the covers (sub plot devise means to turn on electric blanket)
G, Convince Chris that "breakfast in bed" is a valid cat option
H, Order bacon and eggs with cat milk as a side. (note must be runny eggs)
I, Read paper (cartoon section)
J, Snooze
K, repeat C to J

Monthly report to Board :

Progress to date : up to strategic objective E (see photo above)

Bob
Chaircat

My Easter by Bob

Hello , Bob here taking a few days off from being the ace reporter just to put my paws up and have a bit of a relax. Slept on the sheepskins in the Toyota all day as some kind person had left the window down for me. Popped inside for a bit of a trough down and returned for another snooze.
Lizzy continues her “a mouse a day keeps the vet away” routine but needs to scoff them a bit more quickly as Chris is getting pretty fast off the mark with his catch and release policy.
Reena heads off for Mexico, Spain and Turkey next week which means it will be just us and Mr Push-over , bring on the sleeping in the bed , the cat treats and the left over eggs on toast .
Uncle Jim passed through yesterday on his way home to Brisbane, I don’t know what WE are supposed to do with the Baileys Irish Cream ?
Well its back to the Toyota for a bit of a kip.

Bob

Lizzy captured giving those ears a bit of a shake  

Mystery cat identified

The mystery visitor has been identified as the cat from next door ( next door is 500m away) . Apparently an inquisitive cat it has recently been discovered attempting to operate the controls of a hydraulic digger while the owner was having morning tea.

Trying to excavate a rabbit hole maybe !!

I think I can see possibilities here …….

This is Bob signing out for Cat Network News