My Liebster Award

My doggie pal Finley gave me dis here Liebster Award - fanks so much Finn!  I wish ya would gimme some of dat tasty chikken ya had for breakfast instead, but I'll take da award anyways.  MOL!

Ok, Finley says dat da award has got some rules:

1.  Acknowledge and accept da Liebster Award by leavin' a comment on da blog where ya wuz nominated.

2.  Copy and paste da Liebster Award logo onto yer own blog.

3.  Link back to da blogger(s) who awarded ya.

4.  Answer 11 questchuns posed to ya by da person who nominated ya.

5.  List 11 random facts bout yourself.

6.  Nominate and link 3-11 other blogs ya enjoy.

7.  List 11 questchuns for yer Liebster Award nominees on yer blog.

8.  Inform yer nominees by leavin' a comment on der blog.

Ok, so I guess I are gonna start wif Finley's queshtuns.

1.  Duz ya like to watch da tv?  Duz ya have any favorite kinda shows or movies?

I like sports.  Dat are bout da only thing I's been caught watchin - football and basketball.  Guess it are all da lil guys runnin round, only momma says in real life dey is not so lil.

2.  Duz ya react to da doorbell on tv-- like bark if ya is a dog, or run and hide if yer a kitty or squawk if ya is a burd??

I don't really react to da doorbell, but sometimes I will run and hide when you and Whitley get to barkin at da TV doorbell, MOL!

3.  Duz ya imitate any other animal... like try to sound like anuther cat or dog ya lives wiff or an entirely different animal than ya is?

YUP!  I has got a huge range of meows, I perfected da loud Jezebel MRRROW when she wuz still here.  And Maurice's calmer meows.  I's copied Crockett's raspy kinda meow and even Angelique's lil high-pitched girly mew.  I can even sound like 2 (or more) cats havin a cat fight - all by myself.  I hasn't tried barkin yet - momma says Maurice did dat a couple times.  And I can baaa like a sheep too.

4.  Duz ya likes to "talk"... just bark or grumble or meow or chirp or whutevfur likes ya is tryin' to take to yer folkses and dey is too dumb to unnerstand ya?

Yeah, I luvs talkin.  I meow all da time.  Momma says I's a loudmouth.  I says, takes one to know one.

5.  Duz ya has a favorite food?  How duz ya gits it?  Duz ya put on a certain face or beg or whut?

Well, bacon are my most favorite, but I also luvs sossidge, shrimp, crab, chikken, fish, ham, butter, cheese, eggy weggy, well, all kindsa stuff really.  To gets it, I either just steals it or I puts on my cute lil squee-face and meow.  Da humans are a sucker for squee-face, speshully when I combines it wif standin up on my hind legses and beggin.

6.  Duz ya have a favorite person?  (It's okay, ya can tells us...) 

Well, my favoritest person are momma.  After all, she are da one who sits next to da bacon-receivin tower.  MOL!  Next up are Crockett's momma, she cooks da bacon and gives some pawsome head rubs.

7.  Are dere any pupperazis -- camera nuts-- dat ya lives wiff?  Duz ya need to be bribed fur posin?

Uh, I believe ya has met my momma, right Finley?  She are da camera nutso, everyday she insists on pickshures.  Sometimes I get treats after posin time.  But I can't be baited wif em like da pupses can cuz I'll go all nutso and not be still.

8.  Duz ya like to wear clothes?

I'll admit it, I does.  I likes wearin bandanas, fancy collars, and hats.  I hasn't worn much else besides dat, but I does like lookin good.  After all . . . 

9.  Duz ya have a favorite kinda music?

I likes country music.  Well, wif a name like Travis Ford, what did ya eggspect?  George Strait, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, yeah, dat's my speed.  But as ya can tell from above, I luvs me some rock too.

10.  Duz ya have any animalsibs and which one is yer fave and why?

Well, Whitley are my sister since we both belong to my momma, I guess Angelique are techinically my cuzzin since my momma and hers are sisters and I guess Crockett and Finley are my uncle and aunt??  But dat are confuseratin, so I'll just say deys all my brofurs and sisfurs.  And I luvs em all, but Crockett are my favorite.  We got dat orange mancat bond.  Ya know, bros before . . . as my pal Charlie would say, tarts.

11.  Duz ya evfur wish ya had a Super Power?  And if ya duz, whut would it be and why?

All da time.  I'd wish for telekinesis, da abilitee to move stuff wif my mind.  Da possibilities for endless bacon . . . .

Now for da 11 random facts:

1.  My middle name are Ford.  It wuz my name at da rescue.  My siblings all got lushury car names like Beemer, Jaguar, and Audi.  I wuz Ford.  Luckily, da only kinda car my momma's ever had are Mustangs, so she wuz happy to add another Ford to her colleckshun.

2.  I luv makin biskits.  I does it every night on momma.  I's made biskits on Whitley da pup before too.  And of course on my fleecey blankey.

3.  Every night I meows at momma endlessly while she are gettin ready for bed.  I want to make sure she don't forget my whole can of Fancy Feast I gets every night.

4.  I luvs groomin da udder kitties.  And Crockett is always gettin food on his head, so it are a win-win for me.

5.  I are my momma's third orangie.  Da firstest one wuz Bevo, way back when she wuz a lil girl.  And she had Charlie before me.  I guess she likes us orangies, and Crockett's momma must too!  He are number four for da family.

6.  I luvs to make Happy Buddha Face where I grin wif my eyes closed.

7.  Crockett and Angelique can occayshunally be finicky wif dere food, but I's never met food I didn't like.  Da udder day, I got caught rippin into some bagels and some parmesan bread da mommas brought home from da grocery store.  I got in trubbull, but it wuz worth it.

8.  I's never bitten or scratched anyone.  Evfur.  Dis are why everyone at da vet's office luvs me.

9.  I's been known to eat some weird stuff.  Besides da bagels dat are.  Like curlin ribbon and Easter grass.  So no Easter grass dis year round dis house.

10.  I's tried to steal momma's cocktails before.  Hey, a margarita sounds tasty to me!

11.  I wuz named after William Barret Travis, commander of Alamo.

I are nominatin:

1.  Pipo

2.  Summer

3.  Levon

4.  Boomer

5.  Preslee

6.  Austin

7.  Charlie Rascal

8.  Cody

9.  Georgia

10.  Ernie

11.  Marty

And dese are my questuns:

1.  What are yer favoritest toy?  Nip stuffies, crunchie balls, da bird on da wand, balls, track toys??

2.  Does ya evfur gets peep food?  How does ya goes about gettin it?  I are always lookin for new strategeries.

3.  How does ya feel bout pupses?

4.  Who are yer famous cat role model?  Garfield, Bucky Katt, Grumpy Cat, well, who are it?

5.  Are ya a finicky eater or a gobbler?

6.  What are da most embarassin thing ya has evfur done?

7.  Has ya ever eaten a weird non-food item?  Whut wuz it?

8.  How do ya deal wif da pawpurrazzi??

9.  Does ya keep your secrematary company while dey duz your typin for ya?

10.  How do ya feel bout water?  Duz ya like it, hate it, or wanna play in it?

11.  Who are your BFF?

Ok, I think dat are all I gots to do!  Now, it are photo time . . . 

P.S. We gots our bacon today, it wuz a good Caturday!!

Most Influenshal Blogger Award

My good pal Spitty gave me da Most Influenshal Blogger Award.  Fanks Spitty!

For dis award, ya's sposed to pass it on to ten other bloggers and post your favorite song.  So I thought I'd share a couple of mine.

Ya notice a theme?

I are passin on dis award to:

1.  Pipo and Minko
2.  Finley
3.  Charlie
4.  Sammy
5.  Cathy Keisha
6.  Da Tabbies o Trout Town
7.  Clooney
8.  Madi
9.  Nerissa
10.  Athena

Do y'all wanna see what I been up to?

Da ceiling!  Well, after dat, I wuz tired so I took a nap on my hedgie.

Black and White Sunday

Hey y'all!  It has been a pretty good weekend here - we got bacon on Saturday.  Well, me and the pups and lil Crockett got some, Maurice don't like da bacon.  He are nuts, but I'm happy cuz it means more bacon for me.

I got da Shine On Award from my pals over at The Cat on My Head.  Fanks!

For dis award, dere are some rules.

1. Visit and thank da blogger dat nominated ya.
2.  Acknowledge dat blogger on your blog and link back.
3.  Share 7 random facts about yourself.
4.  Nominate up to 15 bloggers for the Shine On award, provide a link to their blog in your post, and notify dem on their blog.

Ok, so for da seven random facts.

1.  I gots da stinkiest pooters.  Dey stink so bad dat after I are done usin da litterbox, I runs away from it.  And I never poop in da litterbox in my bedroom - I don't wanna have to smell it!
2.  I got a billion different meows, I can even sound like 2 cats fightin all by myself.
3.  Me and Crockett are not da first orange cats our peeps has had.  Da first orange kitty were Bevo, he were around when my momma were a real little girl.  And den she got Charlie, who was livin at her apartment complex.  Da peeps only got to have Charlie for a year - he was very old when my momma got him and got cancer.
4.  I'll eat anything - all kindsa meatz, bread, well, ya name it.
5.  I like da pups round here and will cuddle wif em sometimes.
6.  I like goin to da vet and gettin belly rubs.
7.  I were named after William Barret Travis, commander of the Alamo.  Crockett was named after Davy Crockett.  I guess da next cat needs to be named Bowie.  MOL!

Ok, I are nominatin:

1.  Nerissa
2.  Noir
3.  Spitty
4.  Bailey
5.  Athena
6.  Waffles
7.  Sparkle
8.  Pipo
9.  Savannah
10.  Precious
11.  Miss Fitz
12.  Marty
13.  Mario
14.  Keisha
15.  Wally

Liebster Award

Now, I gots me a Major Award, but firstest of all, we wanted to say happy Sepia Saturday Caturday to y'all.

Ok, so now on to my Major Award.  It are da Liebster Award and I got it from one of da pups I lives wif, Finley.  Fanks Finley!!  And dis award are for me, Travis.  I ain't got share wif Crockett or Maurice, so nyah nyah nyah!

Here's da rules for dis here Major Award.

1.  Thank who nominated ya and link back to their blog.
2.  Answer da 10 questions posted by da blogger dat nominated ya.
3.  Nominate 10 bloggers fur da award.
4.  Create 10 questions fur your nominees to answer.

Dese are da questions dat Finley asked.

1.  Do fireworks scare ya?  Not really.  I don't like loud noises (like Whitley's endless yappin) but fireworks and thunder don't bother me.
2.  Do ya eat citrus?  I hasn't gotten to try it, YET.  Although I has tried grapefruit juice and lemon frosting, yummmm.
3.  How far have ya travelled from home?  Da vet's office.  I don't go in for dat roadtrippin stuffs.
4.  Do you like water?  I'm a cat.  I like it when it's MY idea, sometimes I paw at it.  But I don't like being spritzed or anything like dat.
5.  Do ya gets to sleep in da big bed with yer folks?  I get to sleep wherever I want.  Sometimes dat are wif momma, sometimes it are on my cat pad or in da chair.
6.  Do ya have a favorite person?  Whoever is da last one eatin bacon.  MOL!  Other dan dat, momma. She's da only one I make biscuits on.
7.  Do ya like cats? (if ya is a pup) & do you like dogs?? (if ya is a cat)  I like da pups round here.  I even try to groom em, Whitley really needs da help.  And sometimes I make biscuits on her too.
8.  Do you like to wear clothes?  I'll tolerate it, but I don't like it.
9.  Do ya sleep belly up?  Sometimes I do - it makes for easier access for belly rubs.
10.  Do ya like car rides??  Not really.  I used to yowl in da car, but I are better bout dat now.  I don't like goin though.

Ok, so I is nominatin:
1.  Minko
2.  Spitty
3.  Sammy
4.  Clooney
5.  Keisha
6.  Madi
7.  Timmy Tomcat
8.  Dai$y
9.  Oui Oui
10.  Princeton

So these are my questions.

1.  Which are better, bacon or crab?
2.  Do ya like da vet?
3.  Do ya like pups?
4.  How did ya get your name?
5.  Do ya have to get your nails trimmed?
6.  What are your favorite place to snooze?
7.  Has ya ever gotten to kill anything?
8.  Do ya run away from da litter box after doin a stinky in it?
9.  What are da best piece of peeple foodz ya ever snagged?
10.  What are your favorite toy?

Sunshine Award

I got da Sunshine Award from my pal Finley today.  Fanks Finley!

Da Sunshine Award are given by bloggers to other bloggers dat dey admires.  Here are how it works . . . 

1.  Thank da person who gave ya da award.

2.  Name 10 things bout yourself dat others might not know.

3.  Pass the award on to ten other bloggers (show da Sunshine Award logo so dey can use it too!)

Ok, well, I already fanked Finley, so I guess it are time for 10 things bout me.

1.  I are a World Class Biscuit Maker.  I knead my momma all da time - every night!  And I also has been known to make biscuits on blankies, my cat bed, da chair, and even Whitley!

2.  I like to get high.

3.  I tried to steal a turkey leg dis Fanksgivin.  It didn't work becuz I was too small and da leg were too big.  Since I's gotten bigger, I'm hopin it'll work dis year.

4.  I has a super-loud purrbox.  I are so loud dat I can be heard from cross da room!

5.  I has bout a million jillion different meows.  I can even sound like 2 cats havin a cat fight!

6.  I NEVER has used my claws on peeples or bitted them.  Momma says dat dis are extremely rare - I don't know why anycat would wanna scratch or bite peeples, I just luvs dem!  I even luv da vetman - he luvs me right back and wants to steal me.  He are always sayin he would take me if my momma didn't want me no more - well dat are not gonna happen, and besides, get in line dude!

7.  I luv gettin my tummy rubbed.

8.  I has never met anybody I don't like.  I just luvs all da peeples, doggies, and kitties I's met.  I's a very easy-going dude.

9.  I loom over my momma for bacon from my cat tree.

10.  I are a nip addict and steal catnip toys.  I puts dem all in my room and a lotta times dey end up in my momma's bed!

Da 10 bloggers I are nominatin are:

1.  We Bees Siamese

2.  Sammy at One Spoiled Cat

3.  Waffles at GloGirly

4.  Spitty Speaks

5.  Maurice

6.  Charlie Down Under

7.  Madi

8.  Derby and Ducky

9.  Athena Cat Goddess

10.  Stunning Keisha

And here are a picture of me lookin all adorable and stuff!

Yoo Hoo! YOO HOO! Award

I just got da Yoo Hoo! YOO HOO! Award from my pal Charlie.  Fanks so much Charlie, you are one pawsome dude!

Here are da rules for da award.

1.  Post da award on you blog and fank da blogger who gave it to you.
2.  Visit at least three of da other blogs dat are receiving da award along wif you and leave a comment.
3.  Tell us three things you have to celebrate.  Ya know, three things for which you are fankful.
4.  Pass along da award to seven other bloggers and let dem know you have done so.
5.  Enjoy a tasty treat!

So da fings I are fankful for . . .

1. BACON!  I luvs me some bacon and I are very fankful dat I get it so often, specially after I heard dat some of y'all has never even tried it.  Bacon are da stuff dat makes life worth livin, MOL!
2.  Crab.  It are so delishus, even a lil better than bacon.  Da only reason it are not number one are dat it are a pretty rare treat around here, but it are so delishus!  I fink we should have crab everyday - maybe bacon for breakfast and crab for dinner??
3.  I are fankful dat my grandma helped convince my momma to adopt me.  When dey had first seen me, I were doin my bestest sweetie pie impression and dey both fell in luv.  BUt at da adoption event, I were vein kinda crazy and were not really interested in being held - I wanted to play wif my brofur!  But my grandma helped convince my momma I were da right cat, and I would up here - where dey serves bacon and crab!  And my momma definitely knows I were da right kitty now!

I are nominatin:

1.  Maurice's Meowsings
2.  Marty the Manx
3.  One Spoiled Cat
4.  Spitty Speaks
5.  Clooney's Num Num Fund
6.  Prancer Pie
7.  Da Tabbies Of Trout Town

It were pretty boring around here today - my momma abandoned me to go look at bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush.

Da dogs got to go, but me and Maurice had to stay home.  If y'all are interested, you can check out more photos on Whitley's blog.

I fink I deserve some bacon for dis abandonment!!

Liebster Award!

We's been nominated for a Liebster Award by Playful Kitty!  Thanks so much!

Rules for the Liebster Award:

1.  Each nominee must link back the person who nominated them.

2.  Answer the 10 questions which are given to you by the nominator.

3.  Nominate 10 other bloggers for this award.

4.  Create 10 questions for your nominees to answer.

5.  Let the nominees know they have been nominated by going to their blog and notifying them.

Since Miss Jezebel has gotten 2 blog posts dis week and I has gotten NONE, I, Travis, will be answerin da questions.

Playful Kitty's Questions

1.  What question are you hoping I won't ask?

I's hopin you won't ask who did dat stinky pooter cause it are probably me and I's embarrassed.  I's tries hard not to be stinky, but I is.

2.  Do you have any recurring dreams?  If so, what are they?

Yeah, I dreams about a land of unlimited kitty food and bacon.  Lots and lotsa bacon.

3.  What is the last thing that really made you laugh?

Maurice trying to jump up on the couch and missing.  MOL MOL!

4.  If you had millions of dollars to give to a charity, which one/what kind would it be?

Uh, Helping Hungry Orange Kitties Named Travis Stay in Supply of Tuna and Bacon.  MOL!

5.  Have you ever had a random act of kindness happen to you (or someone you know)?  What was it?

Getting dopted from da Petco by my momma.  And when I get bacon bits - I wish it were more regular and less random.

6.  What is that last song you had stuck in your head?

Probably some Britney Spears song since my momma plays dem a lot.  Funny thing bout dat, Maurice, he loves him some Britney.  It calms him down in da car when nuffin else will.

7.  Are there any blogs that really inspire you?  If so, which ones?

Da Tabbies O Trout Towne inspires me a lot.  And Spitty - he's one cool dude.

8. Describe the perfect dessert.

Tuna fish topped with bacon bits smothered in butter.  YUMMMM!!!!

9.  What is your favorite kind of art? (painting/drawing, writing, acting, singing, playing instruments, dancing, sculpting, etc)

I likes singin - I's really talented at meyowlin and have about 20 bajillion different sounds.  It are like a whole kitty choir or bunch of cats fightin or somefin.

10.  What is the most annoying thing in the world?

When the humans are eating somethin tasty and won't give me none!

Here's my list of nominees!  Congrats y'all!

1.  Humphrey Haunted

2.  We Bees Siamese

3.  Zoe Schaunzer

4.  Charlie Downunder in Oz

5.  Ko Min Scruffmuffin

6.  Zaidie's House of Haggis and Scotch

7.  Finley's Fables

8.  Da Tabbies O Trout Towne

9.  Spitty Speaks

10.  Clooney's Num Num Fund

Ok, so here are my questions, hopes y'all likes em.

1.  How did your momma or daddy come up with your name (or names if multiples of y'all wanna answer)?

2.  Would you rather kill a mousie or a birdie?  Why?

3.  What are your favoritest snack to have?  Can you sends me some, I's starvin over here!

4.  Do ya gots any nickynames?  What are they?

5.  What are your favoritest toy?

6.  What are da naughtiest thing you's ever done?  I want dirt, MOL!

7.  What are your favoritest nappin spot?

8.  Do ya try to steal da human food?  What are da bestest method for doing so?

9.  Has you ever been on a trip anywhere?  If so, what are da coolest place you's gone?

10.  Do ya ever try to attack things that your momma or daddy say are "not there" or are I do only one who has a momma who cannot see dat I are defending her from important shadows.

Hope y'all has fun answerin questions!

And to make dis post even better, here are a picture of me being all adorable.  AWWWWW.

-Travis