Flashback Friday: My What BIG Eyes You Have

About today's Today's Friday Flashback

KATIE:  This photo shoot dates way back to 12-12-12. Did you know that Glogirly's lucky number is 12? For the record, 12 is most certainly NOT my lucky number.

KATIE:  I sit.

KATIE:  And watch.

KATIE:  And watch some more.

WAFFLES:  Hi Boss! Did you know you have REALLY big eyes? Whatcha looking at?  

KATIE:  Just remember, these eyes are laser-locked on YOU, Waffles. 

Seriously... is that really your NAME??? A sticky breakfast food? 

WAFFLES:  That's my name don't wear it out! 

KATIE:  Don't worry, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that.

About Today's Photos 

We admit it...sometimes we look through our photo galleries for just the right expression, pose, setting, for the story we're telling. And then sometimes a series of photos taken in rapid succession inspire our stories. Today's pictures fall into the latter. Waffles had only been with us for about two weeks. And he'd only been outside of the kitten quarantine room for a few days. Those big eyes on Katie? They were real and of the moment. That was her, "OMG why is this small orange kitten thing still here?" look.

Friday Flashback - Waffles & His Groove Thing

WAFFLES:  Shake, shake, shake! ♫♩ Shake, shake, shake!  ♫♩ Shake your– 

KATIE:  Waffles, why on earth are you flapping your arms like that?

WAFFLES:  These aren't my arms. They're my groove things.

KATIE:  Waffles, if you really want to be a connoisseur of 70s disco, you need to get your lyrics straight.

It's "Shake, shake, shake!  Shake, shake, shake!  Shake your BOOTY." 

OR it's "Shake your groove thing, shake your groove thing. Yeah, yeah." 

So which is it, your booty or your groove thing? 

KATIE:  ... did I really just say that?

 WAFFLES:  So what's the difference between a booty and a groove thing??

About Today's Photos

Today's flashback is from  February of 2013. Waffles was only about 5 months old and was growing like a weed. Every chance he got, he'd try and make himself look as big as he could next to Katie.

But instead of looking big, he just looked goofy. Oh Waffles, we can't help but love you.

A Corner on Cute #FridayFlashback

KATIE:  It may be Kitten Flashback Friday, but I still use my patented *upside-down-tilt-head-touch-cheek-with-paw* look every single day with Gloman. 

Each morning when he's getting getting ready for work, I wait for him in the closet. He shuts the door (and shuts out Waffles) so that it's just the two of us. I roll on the floor just like this and he's putty in my paws. It's the most special time of the day. For SO many reasons.

WAFFLES:  Hey Boss!!! I'm flashing back Friday too with your mouse catcher wand toy! 

KATIE:  You mean my former mouse catcher wand toy. Before you chewed his tail off.

WAFFLES:  And his eyes too.

KATIE:  *sigh*

WAFFLES:  Here's another one to flash back. Remember this?

KATIE:  How could I forget?  

WAFFLES:  I was still a kitten but I was taller than even YOU!

KATIE:  And it was at that point I realized the days of you being smaller than me were numbered. A very small number.

Battle of the Cute #FlashbackFriday

WAFFLES:  Hey Boss! Remember when I was small like this?  Everyone said I was SOOOO cute. 

The ladies, they'd go on and on and on and –

KATIE:  Waffles, there was plenty of cute here LONG before you moved in.

About Today's Photos

Today's photos date way back to December 2012 for Waffles and December 2005 for Katie. Hard to believe, Miss Katie is 11 years old. Some would call that a senior, but she begs to differ. And the orange crush, Waffles, is now 4 years old. 

According to Katie, the last 4 years have been the longest, albeit most interesting, years of her life. 

Truth be told, after 4 years of patty cake play fighting, Katie and Waffles show more and more signs of being comfortable around each other. Sure, Waffles has his annoying-little-brother-moments, but he also shows great respect for Katie. It's clear to everyone at the Townhouse that they're most comfortable when they have each other. And Glogirly. She makes for a great buffer.

Breakfast Emergency #FridayFlashback

WAFFLES:  Boss, we're not late, are we?

KATIE:  We better not be.

WAFFLES:  What if we missed breakfast? What're we going to do?

KATIE:  We'll likely starve to death, Waffles. Didn't you hear your alarm this morning?

WAFFLES:  No. Gloman's out of town. How am I supposed to know when to get up if he's not here?

KATIE:  Well for starters, you could wake up Glogirly.

WAFFLES:  Um–

KATIE:  You were sleeping on her pillow again, weren't you?

WAFFLES: Sort of. Just on part of it though.

KATIE:  Waffles, every time you sleep on her pillow she ends up oversleeping. And you know what that means, right?

WAFFLES:  Breakfast emergency?

KATIE:  This is not a drill, Waffles. We need to wake her up STAT.



About Today's Photos 
Every morning and every evening, just before breakfast and dinner, Katie & Waffles meet up in the kitchen to watch over each step of the meal-prep process. From the opening of the refrigerator and food containers to the sliding of the kitchen drawer and clinking of the spoons, they're right there hanging on every move.

Before any food is served up, Glogirly has to retrieve the empty dishes from the night before.

Katie's dish sits on the floor in the powder room off the kitchen (because Waffles is a food thief) and Waffles' dish is on the other side of the fireplace room on top of the cat tower. First Glogirly picks up Katie's and sets it on the counter. Then she heads over to retrieve Waffles' empty dish.

And every single time, Katie and Waffles spring into motion like Indy pace cars, leading the way. It's that trek over to the far food dish you're seeing in today's photos.

And in case you were wondering, we have plenty of crashes on the racetrack.

Waffles and His Flawed Theory of Feline Invisibility – Friday Flashback

WAFFLES:  *inaudible chortling* 

WAFFLES:  I'm SUPER WAFFLES! The Invisible Superhero Cat. No one can see me inside my magic super bag. Not even you-know-who. 

KATIE:  Waffles, I can totally see you.

WAFFLES:  No you can't.

KATIE:  I can hear you too.

WAFFLES:  But Boss... I'm Waffles the Invisible Superhero Cat.  

KATIE:  Yeah, about that whole invisible thing...

About Today's Flashback Photos

Today's photos are from way back in May of 2013. Waffles was about 8 months old and obsessed with hiding in bags. Ok, so he's still obsessed with hiding in bags. And boxes. And bathrooms.

Whenever he's hiding out, Glogirly swears he thinks he's invisible. But with a 15" tail, he's never very hard to find. (except that time he stowed away inside a box spring mattress... ok, that's a whole blog post in itself!) 

What's particularly special about the day these photos were taken is that this was one of the first times Katie engaged with Waffles in a playful way. Those of you that have been with us for awhile probably remember that Katie's world was tipped upside down and sideways the day Waffles came to live at the Townhouse. It's been a very slow road to peace and harmony. In fact we're still traveling that road. But for Glogirly, this day meant there was hope for her furry family and that someday, everyone would get along. 

Flashback Friday, The Kitten VS Cat Musical

Today's photos are from WAY back in early 2013, just a couple of months after Waffles moved in and changed the course of our blog and our lives forever. Despite Katie's valiant attempts at training him in, Waffles hadn't yet figured out who was the Boss. 

WAFFLES:  Anything you can do I can do better. ♪♫♩

KATIE:  I can do anything better than you. ♪♫♩

WAFFLES:  No you can't. 

KATIE:  Yes I can.

WAFFLES:  No you can't.

KATIE:  Yes I can.

WAFFLES:  No you can't.

KATIE:  Yes I can. Yes I can!

WAFFLES:  Anything you can eat I can eat more of. ♪♫♩

KATIE:  Watch it, Waffles –

WAFFLES:  I can eat anything plus all your food. 

KATIE:  *sigh*


WAFFLES:  Anything you can be's not cute as me. I can be cuter than– ♪♫♩

KATIE:  Seriously? You can't play the cute kitten card with me. 

WAFFLES:  Yes I can.  ♪♪♪

KATIE: No, you can't.

WAFFLES:  Yes I can.  ♪♪♪

KATIE: No, you can't.

WAFFLES:  Yes I can. Yes I can. Yes I can! ♪♪♪

KATIE:  As a matter of fact – NO you can't! No you can't! No you can't!  *BOP!*

Musical Trivia Note
Waffles' song "Anything You Can Do" is from the 1946 Broadway musical, Annie Get Your Gun. It was made into a movie in 1950. And even though Glogirly likes to remind us that was WAY before she was born, she still imagines Waffles and Katie singing it everyday.

The song was recently recorded by another famous duo. Ok, not nearly as famous as Waffles and Katie. Barbra Streisand (that's StreiSAND like sand on the beach soft 's') and Melissa McCarthy.
If you're reading on your mobile device, click HERE to see Barbra and Melissa. Otherwise you can watch below. Enjoy!

Chivalry & the Orange Mancat - Flashback Friday

WAFFLES:  Gee your fur smells terrific. 

KATIE:  Personal space, Waffles. You're encroaching.

WAFFLES:  What do you use on it, Boss?

KATIE:  My tongue.

WAFFLES:  And it's really soft. You must condition too.

KATIE:  Waffles, I'm kind of busy. What do you want?

WAFFLES:  I heard that girls like it when you say their fur smells. 

KATIE:  You mean smells good. Not smells. There's a big difference.

WAFFLES:  And don't girls like to share their dinner with handsome orange mancats?

KATIE:  I knew this had something to do with my food.

WAFFLES:  You look like you need help with that, Boss. 

KATIE:  Mitts off, Waffles. Chivalry will get you nowhere. 

WAFFLES:  Maybe Mr. Chivalry needs to stop and ask for directions.

About Today's Photos
Today's pictures are outtakes from one of our product review photo shoots we did last year. That's the only time Glogirly lets Katie eat her food 'unprotected' from Waffles. He's a known food thief and crumb scavenger. How else do you think we keep our floors so clean?

My What Big Eyes You Have - Friday Flashback

About today's Today's Friday Flashback

KATIE:  This photo shoot dates way back to 12-12-12. Did you know that Glogirly's lucky number is 12? For the record, 12 is most certainly NOT my lucky number.

KATIE:  I sit.

KATIE:  And watch.

KATIE:  And watch some more.

WAFFLES:  Hi Boss! Did you know you have REALLY big eyes? Whatcha looking at?  

KATIE:  Just remember, these eyes are laser-locked on YOU, Waffles. 

Seriously... is that really your NAME??? A sticky breakfast food? 

WAFFLES:  That's my name don't wear it out! 

KATIE:  Don't worry, I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that.

Friday Flashback: Waffles Meets Katie

First documented face to face encounter.

Hi everyone, Katie here.

Hard to believe the Orange Crush has been here for SIX whole months now.  I can't help but reminisce.

Gone are the days when Waffles was a fraction of my size.

And gone are the days when Waffles was something you ate for breakfast.

First stolen toy

First hiss.

This Just In – 

Katie Featured On Peace, Love & Whiskers!

Don't miss my exclusive interview with our friends at Peace, Love & Whiskers!!!  

And be sure to check out their cool blog logo...yup, it's a GLOGIRLY DESIGN. 

Friday Kitten Flashback

Hi everyone, Katie here.

Waffles Too has been getting a LOT of attention lately. The awww's and squeee's are deafening. I understand. He's a kitten. Small, cute, innocent. Ok, the innocent is a sham. You get my point.

Well today I invite you to take a stroll down memory lane with me. Welcome to the Katie Kitten Flashback. (Eat your heart out, Waffles Too. And while you're at it, quit eating my food.)

All of today's photos were taken September 11, 2005. That was my first official weekend at the Townhouse. I was only 11 weeks old and less than 3 pounds. That's less than HALF the size of Waffles Too today.

I call this one "Please?"  Glogirly calls it "Yes."

I'm not even DOING anything here and I still look adorable.

We have 3 flights of steps in the Townhouse. It didn't take me long to make them MUCH cuter.

Fact:  I came from the shelter hardwired with the ability to make human hearts melt.