Two-Fifty Tuesday and Book Review

Hi peoples! Sorry we haven't been posting or visiting since The Mommy got back from vacation, she's been really really busy at work and she's neglecting us dreadfully. Well, okay, she's not neglecting us, just our bloggie-ing and visiting. Unfortunately, it looks to remain that way for much of the rest of April due to month-end deadlines or some such excuse. (And then there's also some talk about a 4-day trip out of town next weekend? What???!!! She's abandoning us again already??!! Sheesh.)

But we wanted to get in a post today and finally lay to rest our 250th post -- that's right, this is post Two Fifty!! We've been trying to think of a good way to celebrate ever since we realized we'd be hitting that number right after The Mommy returned from vacation, and finally decided that a book review would be the purrrrrfect thing.

A book review, you ask? Why yes, yes indeed. A very nice bean by the name of Chris Dolley contacted The Kitty Krew and asked us if we'd like to read and review his [we think Chris is a he...apologies if we're wrong!] new book, The International Kittens of Mystery. Well, heck yeah! We love kittens of course, and with this blurb, we were hooked:

In an uncertain world there is one organisation that stands head and small furry shoulders above the rest. Whenever the planet is in danger – be it from giant balls of wool or bands of renegade squirrels – only one group is guaranteed to answer the call.

The International Kittens of Mystery!

This is a journal of their stories. For the first time, cameras have been allowed into one of their top secret training camps – Training Camp Alpha. A camp where, under the supervision of pet humans, recruits are shown not only how to save the world but also how to manage their secret identities – how to blend in and infiltrate the human society that they alone can protect.

If you like a laugh and looking at cute pictures of kittens saving the planet, this is the book for you.

IKM is a quick (30 minutes or so) but really fun read, with thrilling stories of kittens undergoing their training as well as using that training in real-life, dangerous situations. We were on the edge of our seats as The Mommy read it to us, and looking at the photos! Oh My Cat! Those IKM kittehs are masters of disguises....and so darn cute. (That must be part of their disguise!) This is a must-read book for kittens and cats of all ages...woofies too!

This ebook will work best on the computer or a color ebook reader because of the photos, but The Mommy read it to us using her 1st generation Kindle, which only shows black-and-white photos, and the photos showed up good enough on it to be able to enjoy them in that format, so don't let that stop you.

Twelve paws up from The Kitty Krew!

IKM is available at Book View Cafe in several ebook formats, including PDF for those without a specific ebook reader.


We hope to get around to see you all soon, and to post more than we have lately, but just know that we may be scarce for a few more weeks!

Pixie weighs in

Hi peoples! It's Pixie, the youngest of The Kitty Krew. The Mommy said I could be the first kitty to post since I'm the baby! And I just had to tell y'all about the horrible day I had yesterday....she made me go to the VET! First I had to get in that cage thingy and then that long long car ride, and THEN I get poked and prodded by strange people after having to sit and wait among all those weird smells (there were doggies there!), and then after all that, I had to get BACK in the cage thingy and BACK in the car for the long long car ride home! I'm tellin' ya, it was the worst hour and a half of my LIFE!

Well, okay, maybe the worst since I had to do the same thing last year. Good thing I have a short memory. But The Mommy says to tell you not to worry, nothing is wrong with me, I just had to get my annual shots and checkup, and the vet dood says I'm a-okay!

After The Mommy brought me back home and let me out of the cage thingy, I was a big boy and didn't even run and hide under the bed or bite her or anything, I rubbed up against her and let her pet me to show her I was happy to be home. Then she had to go to that weird place she calls "work" -- on a Saturday! hmmph! -- and left us alone all day again. But after she finally got back home, she let us go outside for a little bit. See, we're inside kitties most of the time. The Mommy likes us to be safe. But we really like to go outside sometimes, to be in the sun and roll in the dirt and grass. So when it's warm and not rainy and not dark, and she gets home early enough and isn't tooooo tired after that "work" thing, whatever that is, she sometimes lets us go outside for an hour or so. She sits out on the front porch and keeps an eye on us to make sure we don't wander too far, and reads on this e-lek-tronic doohickey thing (The Mommy: it's called a Kindle, Pixie) so she can enjoy the nice weather, too.

Here I am sitting near the house:


So after the horribleness of the early day, I guess my day ended up not too bad after all! I'm sure glad my VET visit is done for this year and I hope I don't have to go back again for another year.

Oh, I should tell you a little more about me. The Mommy told you I'm about 2.5 years old; we don't know my exact birthday, but we use Nov. 1, 2006 as the date. An acquaintence of hers found me as a stray kitten in early December of that year and took me in, but couldn't keep me. The Mommy has an extremely soft heart, and even though she already had 6 kitties at that time (2 have since passed on to the Rainbow Bridge :( ), she offered to take me, sight unseen! The peoples who had me told her I was a girl kitty, and she named me Pixie without having checked that for herself...and by the time she realized I *wasn't* a girl kitty, I was already responding to my name, so she just left it at that. She also calls me Pix, Pixel, Pixie Doodle, Pixie Dust, Pixster, Pixinator, Darlin', and Pixie Mae. We all have alternate versions of our names. :)

Okay, that's all for now. Bye peoples!

Pixie