I just KNOW you’re dying to see some photos from the Cat Scouts Mardi Gras bash – right? How about just a few? It was tons of fun!
The only other thing happening around MY house is this overwhelming cold and the snow we got – I couldn’t believe we got a “decent sized” snow but Mom reminds me all the time that one of the BIGGEST snows we’ve had was near the end of March five years ago so SNOW HAPPENS! Just ask everyone living up north about that………….! They’re STILL digging out. We have been lucky. Dad loves playing with his snowthrower thank heavens.
Dad loves playing in the snow!
EEEEK!
Mom has been putting bird food out like mad too………….everything on legs has visited! Birds, squirrels, skunks, deer, we even saw some BIG hawks on the SMALL bird feeders. When the weather is like this, everything needs FOOD for energy to do what they do. Imagine how much energy it takes to FLY!
Have you pawticipated in one of Bacon/Fozziemum’s “Shopping Around The World” blog hops? It’s really fun to see what everyone around the world pays for the SAME THINGS in their grocery store or wherever you shop. This month’s post will be on Friday, February 27th. Why am I mentioning it now? So you have time to check prices and schedule a post about it! Seriously. It’s fun……………if you wanna play along, here’s the shopping list for NEXT Friday the 27th. It’s a “RANDOM” day…….why? Get the prices for these items:
1. A Random Frozen Meal of your choice
2. A Random Dessert you like
3. Any Random Fruit
4. A Random Item (ANY item…..doesn’t matter WHAT it is, just tell us what you PAID for it)
5. A Random condiment of your choice
Very RANDOM isn’t it? Well, that will make it more fun………….anyway, put it on your calendars. I guarantee you it’s fascinating to see the amazing range of prices for the SAME THINGS around the globe.
That’s all the news that’s fit to share in my house for today……………..how about you? Anything exciting going on in your house?
Hugs, Sammy
I LOVE IT!! Thank you Nellie’s Mommy!!
TWO Spoiled Cats 
What is it with men and toys? Snow throwers, leaf blowers… Glad they like it 😀
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I know….it’s true….snow throwers, leaf blowers, string trimmers, riding lawnmowers – and my Dad adds an airplane to the mix too!
Hugs, Sammy
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I’m glad your snowstorms aren’t anywhere near as bad as our pals farther up in the northeast!
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Hi Summer! Yes – we really have been lucky compared to the poor Northerners……We tend to be on the edge of what they get but I like the edge compared to THAT!!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Brrrr that snow doesn’t look nice!
Whee might see if whee can join in with that shopping around the world. Whee have seen a few others doing it and it looks like fun!!
Have a great day!
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Hi Guys! Snow isn’t nice I agree….it’s cold on the toes and on the nose and REFUSES to go away quickly!!! Shopping Around the World is TONS of fun!
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy, to me, it looked like your dad was mowing the snow!!
Will have to send the typist to the shops!. Personally, I don’t eat that stuff …. ok … call me picky MOL
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I think it really IS like mowing the snow with that thing…..it makes short work of the snow on our driveway but in the winter the snow “grows back” just like the grass does in the Spring! HAHAHA
Hugs, Sammy
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Your dad’s snow toy is very big and complicated. I usually play with a snowball….
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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I think my Dad should stick to a snowball too….he’s too old for that HEAVY toy he likes to play with!!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Well looks like Mardi Gras was fab Sammy! and boy I laughed at the paw snatching a treatie hahhaahha love dads toy..but usually the bigger the toy …the more work..urghhh stay warm and toasty my friend…loves Fozziemum xxx
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I couldn’t resist making a grab for those fresh beignets!!!! Tee Hee……….Dad gets depressed if we don’t get enough snow to pull out his EXPENSIVE toy – in about 87 years he’ll have used it enough to make up for the expense of buying it (Mom says)….haha
Hugs, Sam
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I don’t blame you Sammy …they looked delish! and yes..Fozziedad has some toys here that need to earn their pay haahaha..they do get a glazed look in their eyes when they get their toys out hahahaah 🙂 loves Fozziemum xxxx
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Yes – what’s with that? Mom says boys never get too old to get glazed eyes when they play with their toys AND the other thing is that their toys seem to get MORE EXPENSIVE the older they get!
Hugs, Sammy
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wow you really were there to see the bestest mardi gras pawrade ever… boy all that food and the magic places of new orleans… have you visited the magic quarter too?
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sammy, can you enter your aol mailbox? i can’t, it says currently this service is not available. i logged in&out 87 times like they suggested, but it will not work. any idea what i could do?
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EARLY this morning I couldn’t even get in my OWN AOL mailbox but all is well now…….at least I think it is – I’m getting email and able to send it too!!!! Try again my man….hopefully the 87 tries thing is DONE FOR and it only takes ONE!
Hugs, Sammy
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I’m on board again :o) i was in a live chat… the guy said i have to check my internet connection…. i said dude, i chat with ya ONLINE….just saying! then he said i have to wait, he has no idea …uhih! but now everything is fine, probably a problem of aol what had nothing to do with my pc or something.
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HAHAHAHA….that’s pretty funny. Guess he had no idea what ONLINE chat was!! 😉
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Well it is just a bit WEIRD that something was messed up with my AOL Mail this morning too – I just gave up after a while then when I came back everything was dandy. Strange…….maybe alien interference??????
Hugs, Sammy
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I had an aol message last night that they were having problems and all my settings had gone back to basic. It was okay this morning though and my settings were back.
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We couldn’t get into our AOL mail yesterday morning….Mom was starting to panic…..she signed off and did some housework, came back and VOILA – all was well! Maybe the icicles got on their servers???!!!! HAHA
Hugs, Sammy
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I was a little scared going into that voodoo shop but I just HAD to do it…..Marie Laveau is talked about everywhere you go down there……her shop was scary but way cool. I hear if you stay ON Bourbon Street you’re bound to have someone offer you a little MAGIC (haha) in MANY forms!
Hugs, Sammy
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I think you got a little more snow than we did, Sammy. But ours was plenty for our area! I’ve just been watching it from my warm, cozy window seat!
Love, Sundae
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Well Sundae it’s times like this that I am SURE you’re happy to be an indoor only kitty lady!
Love, Sam
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Hi Sammy! Looks like you all had a great time in the Big Easy! We are having bitter cold but no snow here. Mom said it was a pretty quite Fat Tuesday here when she and the the other Ladies of the family went out since it was so frigid.
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We had an amazing time down in N’Awlins……we all behaved very well and didn’t stay out all night, nor did anyone have to “flash” to get beads!
HAHA
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy my buddy. We love that your Dad enjoys blowing snow. WE are firm believers in helping folks do what they enjoy. So we have a few questions: what does your Dad charge to blow snow and how far will he go to blow snow?
We have a hilly driveway in NC that needs a big puff on it.
Hugs madi your bfff
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He goes as far as the next door neighbors…..boring huh? I wish include NC in his “available territory” because then I could hop in his pocket and come with him to visit you!
Hugs, Sammy
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Great Mardi Gras photos Sammy! Thanks for the random list, I always want to participate, but I never see the list until I start reading them on other posts.
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I thought I’d post it EARLY so everyone has time……we love doing this – it’s a hoot to see what everyone else is paying!
Hugs, Sammy
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Y’all always have the best time!
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We sure do……..Cat Scouts is amazing. (or is that ARE amazing??)
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If your dad loves the snow machine, he can make a fortune right now.
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He really could……….if everyone in our neighborhood didn’t have such DANGED long driveways, he’d probably be out there knocking on doors…….”Senior Snowthrower Service”…..hahaha
Hugs, Sammy
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Oh squeals! That is a LOT of the cold stuff cousin. Shivers to mergatroid. Your dad looks like he is having fun though. Men humans do love their toys. Thanks for the shopping information. LOVE these dates. It’s so neat to see the items and prices from all over the world. XOXO – Bacon
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More and more peeps are getting into the shopping mood – there’s something about seeing everyone else’s prices for the same stuff that either restores your faith in humanity or crushes the life out of you – never an in between! HAHAHAHA
Hugs, Sammy
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That is so very true. If you have suggestions cousin, email them to me for the month. The list grows with more and more suggestions 🙂 Thanks buddy. XOXO – Bacon
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Will do my friend…………….I’ll put my thinking cap on and see what I can come up with!
Hugs, Sammy
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Awesomesauce. Thanks cousin! XOXO – Bacon
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Hope some new peeps join in the fun!
Hugs, Sammy
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Enjoyed the Mardi Gras photos Sammy! I have a day to myself because CH had to take one of our vehicles to the Sorta Big City because the dreaded little car on a lift graphic popped up! We celebrated National Drink Wine Day yesterday with a sweet MissouREE wine. I haven’t been out of the house in five days and the weather is not looking good till after the weekend! Been doing lots of reading.. 🙂 It’s a good thing your Dad likes playing in the snow. CH doesn’t like playing in the snow so he just hit garage door opener and drove out of the garage and beat the snow into submission by driving over it.. Ha! Enjoy your Thursday Sammy!
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Mardi Gras was “Party Gras” at Scouts. Enjoy your day to yourself – my Dad thought about doing the “crush that danged snow by just driving through it” thing but he loves playing with that thrower toy so what can I say? National Drink Wine Day – good grief – Mom missed that – how is that possible? I’ll tell her to drink TWICE as much today to make up for it. HAHAHA
xxooSammy
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That Mardi Gras party looks like it was a lot of fun! Hope you all stay warm! it sure is cold down in Georgia, but at least we don’t have snow!
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It seems like it’s cold everywhere!! Even friends in Florida are complaining of the cold………..now Australia is the place to be – it’s HOT there…..hmm….not a bad idea!
Hugs, Sammy
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dood…8) yur fotoz bee rockin…looks like everee one hada sooooper grte time
P) what de be jezuz iz yur mom doin….
2) we can tell ya….. shez WASTIN money that could & shuld bee spended on BACON… KNOT BURD SEED
faaaaaaaaaaaa
♥♥♥
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Oh I tried to tell Mom that feeding those silly burds was a mistake…….but as it turned out, we had more OTHER critters since she filled those feeders than burds! No fish though……I guess they don’t like sunflower seeds much! Happy Day before Flounder Friday!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Hey Sammy that was quite the trip! What fun! I think we saw you bouncing through the crowds a few times. Great beads you were throwing from the balcony
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One thing about being there for Mardi Gras is you really do become “just one of the crowd”…..so many people you lose track of who you see and who you don’t see but the Scouts all stood out in our FINERY that’s for sure!
Hugs, Sammy
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Oh boy we would love to have been a fly on the wall at that party
Snorts,
Lily & Edward
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It was – to say the least – PAWSOME!
Hugs, Sammy
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Wow, what fun party pics and loved the dragon which is perfect for today: The Chinese New Year!
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Happy Chinese New Year Miss Layla!
Hugs, Sammy
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Mardi Gras was a lot of fun. Your snow pictures make US feel cold. Oh wait…it IS cold here today!!!
The Florida Furkids
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It might be cold to YOU but your HIGH temps sound HEAVENLY to me!!!! HAHAHAHA
Hugs, Sam
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you look like you had fun at the mardi gras Sammy,but it sure looks cold at your house,xx Speedy
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Hi Speedy – it was WARM in New Orleans but back here at home – NOT!
Love, Sam
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Yikes! Look at the snow! Can you believes that yous guys has had that much and wes hardly had any – and wes had the warmest temperatures ever! Weird or what. Last year my human brother was in New Orleans for Mardi Gras! He was there for work (setting up a trade show) and he had the 2 days off to enjoy the sights and sounds! Yous should sees the beads he comed home with.
Kisses
Nellie
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The beads are pretty too – Mom used to have one strand of them someone gave her but since she and Dad have never been they don’t have lots of them……for a long time I used to drag that strand of beads around the house like they were a murdered mousie I got! HAHAHAHA
Love, Sammy
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OMC Weez never seen a snow blower Sammy. Dat’s funny. Now just what’s it posed to do? Fwo da snow in da neighbors yawd? MOL MOL MOL Stay war,.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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HAHAHA……you can change the direction on the “blower” part to either side of where you’re clearing snow…..Dad always blows it in our own yard BUT we see people doing it both ways. Dad even went to the neighbors driveway and got it cleared off for them – they were out of town and came home to a NICE clear driveway!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Wow Sammy, yous daddy goes out in da fureezin’ cold to blow da snow fwum yous yawd to anudder pawt of yous yawd??.. (scratches head) Hmmmmmm Sounds like a man just lookin’ fur sumfin’ to do to me. Ot maybe hims just likes to play wiff h8ims tools. MOL Men and their toys.
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Woo Hoo Unccle sammy yur trip to new Orleanss wass a sucksess fur sure! Yur handsum in yur Mardi Gras outfit too.
Be safe an have fun!!
Oh an stay warm! Mee wass out twice today an it wass FURREEZIN like mee has nevurr felt befurr!!! Thee snow iss blowin round an the wind iss chilley.
An thee Perrygrin Falcon sorta kinda snatched one of thee pggieonss thiss mornin…LadyMum woke up to feathurss all over thee patio so shee had to cleen them up. Wee hass seen Perrygrin Falcon inn thee Maple tree a few timess today. LadyMum triess to watch thee piggeonss when shee can. Efurryone hass to eat 😉
***paw kissess*** an ❤ LUV ❤ Siddhartha Henry ❤
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Oh dear! One of your pigeons got snatched….that’s too bad. I hope it wasn’t that beautiful white one?? You’re right that everybody has to eat – especially when there’s horrible weather and snow everywhere – they have to get what they can BUTTTT I know you love your birds. I had fun at Mardi Gras….Cat Scouts is really fun. I bet you’d like to be a little Scout!
Love, Uncle Sam
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Sammy, do you think your mum and dad might wanna visit us with that snowblower thingy? First peep says she’ll make soup if they do. Gotta warn you though… It’ll likely be veggie. MOUSES!
Purrs,
Nissy
PS. How many beads did you collect at Mardi Gras? Just wonderin’… purrs
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Hi Nissy! Something tells me my Dad wouldn’t take kindly to hauling that snowblower thingie to where you are!!! His spirit of adventure kinda went out the window when he hit the BIG 70!! HAHAHA I got tons of beads at Pawty Gras…….we had so much fun it was RIDICULOUS!
Hugs, Sammy
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Crikey the snow there blows my mind. (I have only seen it once after a long drive)
My Uncle and Aunt are battening down the hatches because of Cyclone Marcia. They have a “queenslander” on stilts and the cats spend a lot of time in the covered in bottom section. They have 6 cats but apparently all are safe and well!
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Oh dear! We didn’t know about the cyclone – gosh I hope they’re alright – humans AND animals. Those are scary. I’m sure it’s nice to be up on stilts USUALLY, but in a high wind maybe a bit SCARY!
Hugs, Sammy
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The flooding is the worst part but the stilt houses keep everyone safe. After the water goes down the cats can enjoy the downstairs area again but meanwhile they stay safe with the peeps. All good. ❤
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Sounds like a brilliant kind of home to be in for ALL purposes!!
Hugs, Sammy
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The only exciting thing going on here is that we actually had two days where it got above 20 degrees! It was like a heat wave here! I see Old Man Winter finally found you, Sammy, watch out, he might stick around for a while!
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Oh wow! We’d love to be over 20 degrees……wonder when that will happen – maybe in JULY?????!!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
STAY WARM
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You certainly know how to party Sammy.
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Cat Scouts is quite ACTIVE in the “pawty” department!!!!!
Love, Sam
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Sammy, we so tired of the cold! We wish we could get into double digits.
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I agree! We might make it into the teens today but that’s IFFY and we have more snow on the way………ICK.
Love, Sam
stay warm……………..
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Look at all that snow! Mom was hoping for snow but we haven’t had any here yet. Now all the fruit trees are starting to bloom and she’s worried if it snows now it’ll hurt the trees. She enjoys reading the posts about the prices around the world and says we might include that this time. Stay warm.
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Oh I hope your fruit trees don’t get frosty……that’s happened here before with the famed Washington, DC cherry blossoms…..if we have a late cold snap/freeze then it’s not so pretty down on the Mall!! See you at “Shopping Round The World” – it’s quite fun isn’t it?!
Hugs, Sammy
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Mau says thanks for the shout out. Mardi gras really was lots of fun. He particularly liked getting to wear a costume. Glad you had fun, Sammy. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
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You did a wonderful job with Mardi Gras and everybody had a blast……….it was fun getting dressed up and visiting all those fun spots – the Patrol floats were fabulous too!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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