Mom got us a new toy. She claims it was a thank you for letting her blog about us for the past year. We’re thinking she darn well better thank us and with more than one chintzy toy. When she told us about her idea for this blog, she failed to mention that she was going to turn us into her personal slaves and make us write some of the posts and almost all the comments on blogs about other cats. We still can’t understand why she feels the need to read these. Isn’t eight cats enough? Dad continues to say it is. It’s as if she thinks we don’t have lives of our own or anything to do. Who does she think keeps her precious home safe from marauding squirrels and the damn stinky skunks that inhabit our personal territory? Those two things alone constitute a full-time job for some us.
We think our gift isn’t a thank you present but a bribe to allow her to continue to take advantage of us and to assuage her guilt for all she has already piled onto our itty-bitty kitty shoulders. And besides, this new toy was cheap! She saw it over on Sparkle‘s blog, and Sparkle said it was reasonably priced. That sent our mom’s eye-balls spinning around in her head as if she had just won a slot machine jackpot. She loves a good deal…like an additional 50 percent off of something that’s already been marked down 75 percent. We think when it comes to us, she’s always got her sights on spending pennies and not dollars.

Giulietta and Fiona don’t want Mom to think they have any interest in the Play Circuit while CJ checks it out.
Anyway, what she saw was one of those racetrack thingies. We do know that she has been wanting to get us one, but thought they were too expensive. No surprise there. But when she checked out Entirely Pets as Sparkle suggested, she discovered that the Play Circuits by Catit® Design Senses were downright cheap! To give her some props, she did buy two so that we could have a big track and more than one of us could play at any given time. Each track comes with its own ball, and Dad put both balls in when he put it together.
So far, Mrs. Cheapo has played with it more than we have. She claims that she’s trying to teach us how, but we know she’s lying. She bought it for herself and is just too embarrassed to admit it. But Lisbeth (now, that is a surprise) and Calista (no surprise, she’s still a baby after all) have been playing, with as many as five of us looking on. Mauricio gets on his haunches and gives it his best Wimbledon-watching attention. And he did actually touch one of the balls.
Most of us, however, would rather play with the Cat’s Meow. It has batteries!
Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Misty May, Mauricio, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
That does look like a super fun toy. I bet our Mom would play with it too. We love stuff like that. Hope you have a really nice day.
Got to get one of those for the human! Keep her out of my fur and let me blog more!! 😉
My cats get bored with toys very easy. There is one type of mouse that my cat Puck plays with. My other cat, Chris, plays with a sock that my sister-in-law made that has catnip in it.
I tried leaving a comment at today’s post and but there was a glitch. Loved your garden pics. I often post from my garden and made a new FB header from my garden yesterday.
Heheh! I could watch cats play with toys all day those are fab ones
Have a kittylicious week
We have a track toy too, but no one ever plays with it. And we know how the moms expect us to be slaves to the blog! And all those photos! The mom here has even been threatening us with taking our pictures when we misbehave. Of course, that works like nothing else and we stop immediately.
Batteries? Uh oh. I can see where my El Cheapo TW is gonna hide that puppy away. I rarely get to play laser cos of the battery and forget the big laser. Just cos I don’t chase it immediately, she never gets it out. Enjoy your track toy if you can pry your Mom away from it. lastly, visiting my blog should be the highlight of your day, NOT a chore.
I was jokingly referring to the following quote from your 1st graph: her personal slaves and make us write some of the posts and almost all the comments on blogs about other cats. We still can’t understand why she feels the need to read these.
It was only a joke. Didn’t mean to upset you.
Those toys look like a lot of fun! Enjoy your whapping!!
Thank you for stopping by and sending me your prayers and purrs , both Mom and I so appreciate it and we know it has helped me so very much.
Well that is July’s presents sorts 🙂 wonder what you will get in August lol
Mousiez dat iz sum giftie Miss Janet got ya all….Mum here buyz me all sortz of little toyz too n me can sayz me likez to be pampurred/bribed…whatever werkz, right? 😉
Mum too sayz she iz ‘showin me how to play wif da toy’ but me nose she iz havin a ton of fun wif ME toyz!!! When me suggestz Mum getz her own she lookz beewildered….clueless….but cute!!!
Hu’Mumz: can’t life wif dem; can’t live wifout dem!!!
Have fun wif da toy Calista Jo!!
Lub Nylablue xo
Wow! You are very lucky kitties to get such fancy toys! It looks like fun!
xo Catherine
Well, we think that’s a pretty good bribe!
Lisbeth and Calista play with the Play Circuit and the rest of you watch? What are you guys doing, laying down bets? I’m glad some of you kitties are enjoying it, and your human! I have never had a Cat’s Meow toy – my human needs to step up to the plate!
I think it looks like fun, give it a whap for me!!!
May Ling would like that toy…the rest of us, well, we prefer making a human WORK to get us to play! Nothing is as satisfying as watching (and nothing else) your Mommy race around with a piece of string.
::bliss::
wish I had known you wanted that circuit! Cody has one and rarely plays with it. We blogged about it last Winter, it was a gift in the gift exchange, I love it more than he does!!!
Hmmm, I had one of those track things and didn’t like it. Maybe I wasn’t playing with it right or something. Enjoy guys.
We have one of that too! But Tutu is the only one who *used* to play with it until Katie Isabella gave us the Turbo Track. Mommy thinks it’s because of the design of the circuit where only those with smaller paws can paw at the ball comfortably.
Now that we have the turbo track, Tutu has abandoned the circuit too, much to Mommy’s disappointment.
Wow, that race track is pretty cool, kitties! Maybe the mom and dad here will get some for the kitties at the shelter (since they say *I* have too many toys already…). 🙂
Hugs!
Moosey
guys….yur new race trak circut iz rockin !!! way better than a ewe noe what toy ( burd ) !!~~~~~
Our Mama has been thinking about getting us another toy but hesitates because she buys things that just lie about and don’t spark our interest at all! She is also Ms. Cheapo (maybe your Mama and our Mama were twins separated at birth?!) but was thinking about the Cat’s Meow for a new toy for us. If she can find it in Canada…Which toy do you cats prefer? The Cat’s Meow or the turbo track?
the critters in the cottage xo
Cat’s Meow. You can get it at Amazon or http://www.getcatsmeow.com or http://ordercatsmeow.com. I don’t know about shipping to Canada by any of these companies. Good luck.
Ooh… I’d like a toy like that!
Hope my mum gets me one 🙂
It looks like you are having a good time with that toy! It’s a ball you can’t get lost under the sofa.
Oh Wow! Purrhaps mes should send Mommy there to gets more toys for the brat!!!
Kisses
Nellie
Hmm……interesting……wonder if I should petition Mom for one of those myself???
Kitty Hugs, Sammy
BOL our peeps would probably play with it too and make up the same excuse. That is peeps for you. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Well, Kitties, you may not approve of her purchases for you, but she does LOVE you — that is very evident. 🙂
Uh oh…now mine want one! ~xo~