MoMo Monday Week#16

This week Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun had a contest on Instagram.

You had to post a picture with a glue gun incorporated in some way.  This was my entry

And my caption was:  Ummm....mama?  Please put down the glue gun and pay attention to me.

I was so sure nobody could resist her cute little face.....but I lost.  

I demand a recount!

I kid ;)

MoMo Monday Week #15

I have this fear......that one day by accident MoMo will get tumbled in our dryer

Why?  

Because MoMo loves to climb into the dryer and hang out.  I know your probably thinking....how could you possibly start the dryer without knowing she's there? But it's MoMo doesn't speak up.  

Like most people, I just open the dryer door (usually it's already open a crack) and start throwing clothes in.  It's not like I inspect it every time.  It's happened TWICE now that as I'm throwing the clothes in...right as I'm done and about to shut the door and hit the Start button....I hear a faint jingle.

MoMo had been laying in the dryer and I was just piling clothes on top of her.  Through all that she never felt the need to make a peep.  Come on MoMo??  Maybe a little meow to give me a heads up?  Really??

So now I live in dryer fear.  And I've had a few nightmares.....it's great.

I do love it though when I call for her and I hear the creak of the dryer door....it slowly swings open...and she climbs out.

So stinkin cute

MoMo Monday Week #14 Christmas in July Edition

It's Christmas In July Week....so this weeks MoMo Monday posts is no different.  It gets a dose of holiday cheer!

MoMo is alot like her mama....shes's pretty much a Christmas freak.  And she dresses the part most of the month of December

Check out her cool Christmas garb

She looks intense here because she was supervising a gift wrapping session...she wasn't pleased with my skills.  My sides are never even and they come out crinkly....MoMo was appalled.  Or I guess I should say aPAWlled.   Merp! ;)

 And here she is laying amongst her gifts Christmas morning.  All wrapped in kitty wrapping paper of course

 She can't wait for another visit from Santa Paws.  Only 5 months to go!

MoMo Monday Week #13

WARNING:  This weeks MoMo Monday post may be a bit graphic for those who are grossed out by the subject of poo.....and buttholes. I suggest you stop reading if you are one of those people

But for the rest of us......read on =)

As everyone knows, cats LOVE string and ribbons of all kind.  Which can be sort of problematic when you're a crafter....there is temptation everywhere.  No matter how hard I try to keep it out of reach she will find some way to get her little paws on some of my supplies.  Especially during the night when I'm asleep

One morning, I woke up and as usual I stumbled sleepily out of my room.  MoMo came to greet me in the hall and turned to run towards the kitchen for breakfast.  As she was running something caught my eye

Upon further inspection, this is what I found.  A piece of blue gift ribbon hanging out of her little booty

Half asleep I was forced to glove up, hold her down, and pull the ribbon right out of her ass.  Lovely right?  Poor kiddo was not a fan

Motherhood sure does force you to do things you never expected doesn't it?  At least I'll be prepared for the next time it happens....something tells me there WILL be a next time

MoMo Monday Week #12

Little known fact for you all......Our little MoMo is quite the bookworm

 Some of her top reads are....

Cat in the Hat

Anything Garfield.....

 And my personal favorite....If You Give a Cat a Cupcake....because it combines two of my very favorite things ever!

Here she is reading The Hunger Games on the Kindle

She is a big fan of Katniss....although MoMo does disagree with the spelling of her name

If anybody has any reviews or suggestions for her....she is always looking for a new literary adventure

MoMo Monday Week #11

Last week I mentioned how MoMo and I have a morning routine.  In case you didn't read it....long story short she pushes her way into the bathroom and joins me for my morning pee. She's very supportive like that.

Well....it's not just mommy that she has routines with...she has them with her daddy too.   

The Boy doesn't get home from work until anywhere between midnight and 3am....so I'm already in bed when he gets home.  From what I've heard, she runs to the door to greet him when he gets home, he gives her a few chin scratches and sets down all his stuff. The Boy takes a seat in the reclincer for some relaxation and MoMo promptly joins him for some daddy daughter bonding time,  Then.....she passes out cold!

Here's a picture he snapped on one particular night

As you can see in the picture, I married him for his sexy calves.  Also because he's incredibly thoughtful, sweet, and has other attractive body parts.....but mostly for the calves.

She looks so peaceful doesn't she?  She just loves her daddy!

MoMo Monday Week #10

Lately MoMo has been a little bit high maintenance in the health department.  The last few months I've made more trips to the ER and vet and spent more money than I think in the total other 7 years I've had her put together

Well....she kept up with that last week.  We took her into the vet for a UTI.  Apparently her breed is more prone to infections of all kinds anyway, and combining that with her age and her getting lazy when it comes to drinking enough water in this hot AZ weather means UTI's are super easy for her to get

I decided to buy her one of those water fountains hoping it will encourage her to drink more water 

So far it seems like she really likes it

But of course even with a fancy new fountain.....she still goes for the toilet! 

It's kinda like how you buy a kid a present....and they like the box better.  Of course MoMo does love boxes too

Anywho....that girl loves her some toilet water! So much in fact, we have a morning routine.

(Sorry if this is TMI for some people lol)

  My alarm goes off, I go into the bathroom and I sit down to pee.  MoMo pushes the door open with her little muzzle and comes and stands up on her hind legs with her front paws on my knees.  I give her some chin scratches.....and then finish up doing my thing lol   As SOON as I stand up and flush....she's already making her way onto the toilet seat for a drink

Kinda gross?  Yea.

But what are you gonna do? At least she's getting hydrated.  That's really all I care about at this point


MoMo has a potty mouth

See what I did there?

Here's to staying hydrated.....by any means possible

MoMo Monday Week #9

Happy belated Father's Day!

Hope all the dads out there had a great day

Here's a card MoMo made for her daddy a few years back

Complete with her cute little paw print...not the brightest idea I ever had though

And her list of reasons why he's such a good daddy

MoMo is such a card making fool!  Go HERE to see the card she made me for Mothers Day
 

MoMo Monday Week #8

Happy National Donut Week!

MoMo is pretty excited about it because she is a big donut fan

When we have an Entenmann's variety box of donuts like this......

MoMo has been known to get caught with her head in the box.  She lifts the top and sticks her head right in almost as if she's under the hood of a car

And what makes it even better is she takes after her mama.  She could choose the powdered, or the chocolate.....but my baby goes right for the classic buttermilk....my all time favorite.  Now that's my girl!

But since I don't have much self control when it comes to donuts....They aren't in the house much these days

Back around Thanksgiving I bought donut holes to make some cute acorn desserts with the little girls.  The very next day after I bought them I woke up to find this........

MoMo had punched through the window of the box and licked a donut hole to death!  Apparently, the bitch needed some sugar and couldn't resist the temptation any more.  Silly MoMo!

And here is a picture of us sharing a donut....Lady and the Tramp style

And one of me....mouth full of donut....looking like a big dork and MoMo happy to get it all to herself

Now make MoMo happy and go get yourself a donut.   And maybe one for her too ;)

MoMo Monday Week #7

I've always had a sneaking suspicion that MoMo hit the green every now and again....I could see it in her dilated eyes late at night

But I was your typical mother in denial until I knew for absolute sure

I was cleaning the house and found my worst nightmare....a baggy of the goods hidden under her mattress

What they say is true....it's a gateway drug.  Before you knew it, it just wasn't enough and MoMo had moved onto the harder stuff 

We had to have an intervention to put an end to this madness!



She was ashamed......you could see it in her face when we confronted her

With a little time and support I'm happy to say that MoMo has cleaned up her act and is now completely drug free!





Just Kidding.  ;)


Of course that was just a bag of cat nip and the syringes were her pain meds from her surgery

She took the most perfect picture ever with those syringes and I knew I had to turn it into a post.....my cute little actress!

MoMo Monday Week #6

All you hardcore Disney fans out there probably already know this....but this past week Disney Parks hosted a Monstrous 24 hour All Nighter 

It was a promotion for Monster University coming out June 21st where the parks were open for 24 hours straight.....awesome right?

I was already bummed that I was missing out on the fun when I started seeing all the pictures roll in on the internet.....that lead me into straight depression mode.   Waaaah!

Look at how cute all of them are in their jammies!

I would LOVE to go to Disneyland in my PJs.....I would rock my Minnie Mouse onesie

(Please ignore my ratchet hair)

Now for the MoMo portion of this MoMo Monday post......

Seeing all the characters all cute in their jammies made me dig through my pictures to find an old photo of my little love in her nightgown

I think she would have fit in well with the Disney crew!  They had mice, ducks, chipmunks, and even a dog....but no cat.  MoMo could have filled that void.  After all.......she is the Cats Pajamas!   (see what I did there? ;)

MoMo Monday Week #5

Last Tuesday was MoMo's birthday. 

Ok.....so technically I have no idea when her actual birthday is.  I didn't have her mom as pet or adopt her from a friend whose cat had kittens or anything like that (actually...she adopted me.  Another story for another Monday) but she needed a birthday. I took the month that I got her in and gave her the same birth date as me....so I deemed her birthday May 14th

Each year she gets a special dinner of salmon...this year was no different

I even let her eat it out of a fancy dish like one of those stuck up Fancy Feast cats.  Why they're on TV and MoMo isn't I'll never understand

She was a trooper with her party hat.  She wasn't a huge fan of it but the trick is to put it on her and then set her down right in front of her birthday dinner.....she forgets all about the hat

And of course....what's a birthday without cake???

MoMo got salmon and cake waaaasted!!!!!

Then she proceeded to curl up on the rug and fall into a deep birthday induced coma.  I think she had a good time

And here are the pictures I posted on Instagram that night

Come follow me.  TheBusyBroad

Happy Birthday little Mo!  Here's to many more years of a purrrrrrfect friendship.  (I couldn't resist a good cat pun)

MoMo Monday Week #4

Happy belated Mothers Day to all you mamas out there!  Hope yours was great....mine certainly was.

Yes....I may not have human spawn but my I am most definitely a mother to my MoMo.  Do I not feed her? Love her? Put a roof over her head? And pay over a thousand dollars recently to get her diagnosed and given surgery?  If that doesn't qualify me as a mother I don't know what does.  

Friday at work my supervisor was leaving and from across the kitchen I could see him mouthing something but I couldn't hear him.  I said "Huh....what?"  

"Not you he said.." and he turned to Persia my coworker and said "Happy Mothers Day" (she has a 17 year old and a 14 year old) 

I was pretty happy that she came to my defense and said to him "She's a mother too...what about MoMo?"  

Haha!  thanks Persia!  I'm glad somebody gets it ;)

Basically I think it boils down to the fact that there are 3 kinds of people in the world

Person #1  They don't like pets.  And that's where I ask.....what the hell is wrong with you??  Seriously?

Replace the word "pets" in that card and that about sums it up

Person #2  You have a pet, but your pets are just "pets"

And then Person #3  is me.....your pets are much more than just a animal roaming your house.  They are family.  You talk about them to anyone and everyone who will listen....heck even to the people who don't want to listen.  You take an insane amount of pictures of them and the people of Instagram and Facebook hate you (the ones without souls that is ) You may even write about them in your blog.....I'm not sure what kind of quack does that

With that being said.....back to Mothers Day.


The Boy....uhh...I mean MoMo made me a lovely card

I think she handles a crayon exceptionally well considering she doesn't have thumbs.  Don't you?

And now for some Mama and Me photos.  Or in this case MoMo and Me.......

I've showed this one before but it' worth showing again in my opinion.  The night of our wedding I rushed home to see her before the after party.  I love this picture because I'm still in my gown and she couldn't look anymore like an embarrassed child if she tried

Had enough?  

Ok.....until next Monday

MoMo Monday Week #3

Don't let MoMo's sweet baby face fool you........

She's been known to punch her daddy in the face

And again........

Moral of the story.   Don't piss her off man

MoMo Monday Week #2

So here's the thing about MoMo....whenever she is laying anywhere in the house and you merely walk past her she makes this sort of "burrrughp" sound  (that's the best I could do at trying to type it out) It's like her way of saying  "huh?"

The point being she makes plenty of noise when she's out in the open....but when I'm looking for her she doesn't make a damn peep!

She has sent me into mass hysteria many times.  One time for example, I was looking for her for over 45 minutes when I got home from work.  Walking from room to room calling her name over and over....not a sound.  This was at a time when she was mostly indoor but I left the doggy door open so she could get out if she really wanted to (doggy door is now covered) 

I had visions of her laying dead in the road. I even got a flashlight and walked up and down my street looking for her.....no sign of her anywhere.

Turns out she was laying in our hamper....and I had checked our closet at least 3 times.  I  swear she does it on purpose....she would normally barely have to move for her collar to jingle and I would hear it.  I'm convinced she does it on purpose to mess with me.  She can sense when I'm in a panic and all of the sudden she becomes a mute who sits like a stone.

Anyway....we had another one of these little incidents.  The Boy and I tore the house apart looking for her.  I had checked under the bed multiple times when I finally noticed this lump....

Apparently, she found a gap where the fabric was stapled to the box spring and crawled in creating her own little kitty hammock

It became her favorite spot for quite some time.  To coax her out I would bring food and her little sniffer would get going and slowly she would crawl out...typical right?  Well not this time....and I'm SOOOO glad we got this one on tape

I hope you find this as hilarious as I do.  She got too smart for our shenanigans.  She got her sour cream and she got to stay in her spot...MoMo for the win!

And there's something about the way she gets it too.  She doesn't simply dip her paw....there's sort of a fancy flick of the wrist (paw?)

Oh MoMo....she never fails to make me laugh

Introducing.....MoMo Mondays!

Anybody who knows me in real life or merely follows me on Facebook or Instagram could tell you that I am obsessed with my cat.  Yes.....obsessed.  

It occurred to me just this past weekend that it almost seems wrong how I haven't incorporated Mo into the blogging portion of my life.  She's a part of every other aspect of my life so I decided it was time to dedicate some posts all to her.  To give the blogging world a glimpse into the love that is MoMo  

I will be calling these posts "MoMo Mondays" (if somehow you hadn't already figured that our from the title.)

They will be short stories, pictures, and perhaps maybe a video or two that I hope will make you chuckle or smile.....and give me another social media outlet to brag about how dang cute she is.  

First Up....MoMo versus the Real Housewives

A few months ago I spent my entire day watching a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills marathon.  I only moved to pee.  Basically I was a large sack of useless.  At one point I noticed I couldn't hear anything and as I looked up at the TV I saw the volume bar working its way down

I looked at the other end of the couch where the remote was and there she was standing on the remote turning down the volume.   MoMo had spoken.  As I fumbled around looking for my phone to take a picture she sat down....but she never took her paw off the remote

She means business man.  You can see it in her face....Mo was pissed!  She was like "Damn it Mama pay attention to me!  Enough with these "catty" broads!" 

I love how her paw is perfectly positioned....almost as if she is threatening to hit the power button

Needless to say I turned off the TV and gave her an intense chin scratching session.  I also gained a little more respect for her that day.....she gets what she wants.