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Jul. 19, 2011 6:41 pm 
Updated: Jul. 20, 2011 6:57 pm
OK just gotta say it... Day 9 Down! Smoke free!

( await applause)

By now a lot of you know the loves in my life... Jim, the grandson, our kids, Oma's Angel, sports, food and of course the cooking of food!  Now I want to introduce you all to two other loves of my life... my cats, Bailey and Maxie.

You ask...Why do I bring up cats on a food blog?  Let me tell you.

Bailey, our 6 year old Maine Coon mix, is a rescue kitty.  For a rescue he sure does have quite the taste for the finer foods in life.  Bailey eats only white meat of the chicken. He prefers the claw meat of the snow crab.  If you are going to feed him liver... it better not be calves liver... see where I'm heading with this?

On the other hand we have Maxie!  She is a one year old Calico, also a rescue, not from a shelter, but from my neighborhood.  I kept hearing this mournful cry... for two days.. couldn't find her... Finally, there she was in a water meter with the lid closed. Not bearly 3-4 weeks old, and yet she was home and proves to be my not so picky eater... paper towels, dark meat of the chicken, and yes... just give her chicken livers!

Do you ever wonder if pets have taste buds or particular food preferances?  I'm thinkin' they do!

Well between the two, they keep me busy, entertained and my lap full!




Bailey High Five! 46 days down!
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Magnolia Blossom 
Jul. 19, 2011 7:04 pm
Is Bailey your picky eater on the left? Cute cats... With our two cats, we decided this time to never give them table food (because our previous two would beg and whine and get most anything they wanted.) They loved American cheese and ham when I was fixing sandwiches for lunch. My Mom & Dad's cat loved a few pieces of muskmelon. Whaatt?? And would eat a whole ear of uncooked sweet corn. Not like their cat was spoiled or anything. Right. They bought shrimp in the shell as treats for the cat.
 
Magnolia Blossom 
Jul. 19, 2011 7:05 pm
BTW, congrats on being smoke-free for another day!
 
keltripp 
Jul. 19, 2011 7:45 pm
Love your blog! Congrats on day 9! Both of our kitties, Maddy and Mason, are spoiled, but Maddy takes it to a new level. She loves shrimp most of all and used to get it at every meal. Now it's more of a snack as she has discovered and loves Bi-Lo's "Paws Premium" since we moved to Greenville (thank goodness!) Mason is easier to please but loves ham and turkey lunch meat and shredded cheese as a treat. See you soon!
 
Terry Tripp 
Jul. 19, 2011 7:53 pm
What is Muskmelon? Yep... Bailey is on the left and my picky pet. He's high fiving Dad for day 9 in the first pic! Thanks for the congrats...It's been a piece of cake... oops I think I ate the last piece of cake! We'll work on weight loss later!
 
faye 
Jul. 19, 2011 8:26 pm
CONGRATS on day nine,I have that on my bucket list (LOL). Freaked me out when I got a carton the other day $90,what the heck am I thinking, what a waste of money!! not to mention the coughing ,, I have never smoked in my new house or vehicle, but must look a site in the winter at 6am with pjs, house coat, winter coat just puffin away,
 
gderr the dysfunctional 
Jul. 19, 2011 9:20 pm
keep up the non-puffing gal...i know it's tough! we have 3 siamese and 1 tuxedo cat...names...pearl, mr whisters those are the females...i dunno why got stuck with a mister either, dumas and scaredy cat...the males...neither real bright. all shelter cats. we moan about 'em but also buy 'em treats. mr whiskers is about to root me off the couch...lazy fleabag...but we love 'em.
 
Terry Tripp 
Jul. 20, 2011 4:23 am
Faye, Thanks for the words of encouragement! I figured that I will be saving at least 300.00 per month! That is a heck of a spa day once a month! ... or at least a good shopping spree!
 
Terry Tripp 
Jul. 20, 2011 5:07 am
Awww Thanks gderr! By the way I'm lovin' the names of your kitty's!
 
*Sherri* 
Jul. 20, 2011 5:38 am
Your kitties are cute Terry. My son found a little wild gray kitten on the college campus and she was added to the two we already had. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd have three cats. The wild child loves anything at all to eat, must be from living outside her first five weeks of life. Anyway glad to see you made another day of smoke-free. Wish my husband would do that.
 
linda2d 
Jul. 20, 2011 8:01 am
Cats, gotta love their personalities. And where I grew up, we called cantelope "muskmelon" :)
 
Alex 
Jul. 20, 2011 9:09 am
Aw cute kitties! My aunt has a cat that amazingly, only eats cat food, even though the three dogs in the house get gourmet people food (usually leftovers from my grandmother's house).
 
Terry Tripp 
Jul. 20, 2011 12:12 pm
Thanks Sherri, I love my cats, but cannot even phathom 3... have fun.. and keep on working on that man of yours... It was easier than I thought! but then again it helps to have support from all my AR buddies!!!!!!
 
Terry Tripp 
Jul. 20, 2011 12:14 pm
LInda, they sure do! Love my fur babies! I adore cantelope... funny never heard it called that before! Thanks for the info!!!!
 
Terry Tripp 
Jul. 20, 2011 12:17 pm
Alex, Mine eat cat food also,but they get table food as treats... bet they would love some of Grandma's leftovers. Forget that sounds like I would like Grandma's gormet left overs... Move over dogs!
 
Magnolia Blossom 
Jul. 20, 2011 6:48 pm
Yep, in our area it's always called muskmelon. However, I believe there are subtle differences. I think muskmelon are larger, with ribbed outside rind and gets more yellow/orange on the outside as it ripens. Cantaloupe is more evenly rounded, not ribbed with a tightly netted looking rind/skin and doesn't really turn much of a color on the outside when ripe. Of course, I could have that totally backwards, so anyone feel free to step in and correct.
 
Terry Tripp 
Jul. 20, 2011 6:57 pm
Thanks Mag!I want to try a muskmelon on day! Do the have them in the south?
 
 
 
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I was a working mother of 2 boys! I didn't have much time for cooking... now that the boys are grown and on their own... I have been enjoying learning and appreciating the art of cooking. I started with a day of baking with my mother in law and I was hooked! Not to mention my new stepkids... what was two... now is four! Our family is growing we now have a grandson, Damien, and one on the way! My grandson loves his visits with Gramma and Grampa...We spend quality time in the kitchen snd chronical our visits here on AR!
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