I cannot thank all of you enough for the kind words for my Chaos Kitty. He seems to be doing well! I think the next day or so of antibiotics will be critical. Anyone who’s met him will be shocked to know that he watches me get out the medicine and waits to be dosed… And, if he is back on form by Sunday or Monday, I have a revised plan of attack for my Knitblogger’s Tour of the West.
Wow, I was also a winner in Becky’s contests over at Moonfrog! I’m trying to direct some of this luck Chaos’ way. 🙂
Ok, time to lighten things up here with a little WTF Wednesday wackiness!! I have an old Bernat book of raglans that has a few interesting pictures… First, imagine the emotional scars to this poor child as her father sneakily steals her Cracker Jacks – probably the prize! She is so going to make them pay for therapy later.
I find this woman’s hair and proportions vaguely disquieting… perhaps because I think my neck would snap off if held at that angle?!
Nothing vaguely disquieting about this picture. Stepford Wife, anyone? Yikes!
And here’s May, filling in for Chaos while he rests up and heals. May, she’s not as particular as Chaos about mice. She loves all the mice.
he’s a sick boy as we all know that kitties hate taking medicine!
is May a good nurse or is she just mouse sitting?
Umm…I’m pretty sure that 3rd one is plastic. She’s got to be! Look how shiny she is! Ick!
May is too cute. Is she nursing her big brother back to health?
Chris- I never liked Cracker Jack, and come to think of it- the prizes were crap too.
I preferred the pink elephant popcorn.
Noogies and hugs to Chaos- he’ll be back on form before you know it.
I’m pretty sure they doped those people up before making them wear those sweaters for the pictures.. its the only logical explaination for how happy they are.
Hysterical photos!
And is May’s tail really long? MAYbe she’ll grow into it? Keep getting better, Chaos!
(((hugs)))
What does it say about me when I go, ooo, I like these two raglan sweaters!
Regardless of the creepy modeling.
Maybe I need help. Yarn help! 😉
LOL! That second woman doesn’t even look real.
I’ve heard rumors that some cats, and ferrets, like the flavoring in the antibiotics. No proof of that in my house, though. Glad to hear Chaos is doing well!
We are keeping paws and fingers crossed over here for Chaos!
I’m having Dick Van Dyke show flashbacks.
Poor poor Chaos! Hope he gets lots of tuna cakes as a reward. May looks like she is stepping right up to fill in for him though – she has a really long tail!
Those people scare me!
gahhh her tail looks massively long in that picture 🙂
Sending lots of chin rubs to Chaos! Get well soon!
Poooor Chaos! I hope he’s feeling better soon. Great pics from the past. I picked up a few old knitting booklets a few weeks ago at my local thrift store, so fun to peruse through.
Poor Chaos . . . hope he’s feeling better SOON!
I swear, my mother had the exact same haircut as the woman in the second picture.
Isadora and Tyberius are sending happy-healing-kitty-vibes in Chaos’ direction!
I love WTF Wed. I hope Choas is feeling better. Nothing worse than a sick kitty!
My best to you and Chaos!!
Look at the size of her waist? She’s tilting because her poor spine can’t take the weight of her upper body and big hair!
Poor kitty. Makes me remember my kitty’s illness oh so many years ago…
glad that Chaos seems to be improving. yay!
those photos are positively scarey.. no wonder so many children of 50’s parents are in therapy!
Those refrigerators are evil May, but let me tell you this, they hold all the TUNA! well unless it’s canned, then it’s on the shelf, but you have to know how to use your paws and tail to work the can opener. Give your brother get well licks for me. Signed Abner!
I’m with Carole, I think they are very Laura Petry sweaters. (Are their coordinating pedal pushers, too?)
Paws crossed for Chaos’ speedy recovery.
Good boy Chaos, taking your medicine like a big strong cat (and a good role model for May too!) Best paw and whisker wishes for you to get better soon!
That last lady – I think they must have put her in a freezer.. and just at the last second they offered her a sweater… then said ‘Smile for the Camera.’
the stepford wives without a doubt, scary!
Seriously, that picture with the little girl is like a glimpse of my future. I can SO SEE that being Julia holding a box of Cracker Jacks and Dave coming in for a sneak attack…
I’ve been sending Chaos virtual hugs today. You know how lucky you are, right? He WAITS for his medicine? God, my mom and I used to come out bloody and bruised after trying to give our witties medicine. Even my *kids* don’t take theirs as good as Chaos does. Sheesh…
That dang refridgerator! That and the oven take my cats’ toys (usually my hair ties). Love the sweaters on those chicks….do you think they ate 1 meal a day to stay that ridiculously thin or just drank a lot of liquor?
Ick. Another reason to be thankful for progress (though it does make me wonder what our grand-daughters will say while sorting through our stash of patterns).
Pics are too funny, I agree Dad probably paid for the stealing in her teenage years. May looks so cute, hope she’s taking care of big brother. Get well Chaos.
Woah. Makes you wonder how knitting got so popular back then!
May looks like she’s shaping up to be a very good little sister.
Huge amounts of well wishes for Chaos!
Yeah, no wonder knitting got such a bum rap there for awhile.
Chaos – the Little Dudes send you happy purrs and kitty head butts!
I think they have nightmares about that appliance that has a big mouth and eats their toys too…
Good boy, Chaos! Keep taking your meds and get better QUICK.
I know why he takes his meds so well, you sing to him, don’t you?
“Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, the medicine go do-own, the medincine go down….”
Has May discovered the joys of milk cap rings? You know, when you open a new jug of milk and have that brightly colored round piece of plastic that used to be connected to the cap? Last time we moved our fridge we found 30 of them under there! Maddy f-r-e-a-k-s out when she sees one. It’s her #1 favorite toy.
I’m late to the party, but damn the new one is so freaking cute!!!!
Yikes! Hope Chaos feels better! (Does he have to wear a cone? When Jester got spayed, she actually ripped out her stitches, which freaked us out big time…. Fun story, no?)
I thought that girl wanted to throw up, personally. But I swear my mom had that same haircut as the woman when she was in high school. : )
Wow — Chaos is sure smart if he knows the medicine’s going to make him feel better! And that picture of May is so cute — she’s SOOOOOO tiny!
I get a few days behind and see poor Chaos is having a rough time…Feel better soon!
Post-vacation, my small one-bedroom apartment has swallowed up four Mr. Mousies. wtf?
I actually, um, like those sweaters.