Welcome to Week 6 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.)  Since it's April 15 today, we thought it would be fun to share Ellie and Waffles take on taxes. In between skiing, Glogirly managed to find time to prep all her records for the big tax day and the kitties OF COURSE had to help.   Cat Tax Prep WAFFLES:  Whaddaya mean you can't deduct our toys on your taxes???  ELLIE:  Glogirly says that's not how it works, Mr. Waffles. She also said you don't even know what a deduction is. W ..read more

Welcome to Week 4 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.)  Last week we shared the arrival of sweet Ellie and her first face-to-face encounter with Waffles. We've often wondered if when Waffles looked at Ellie with eyes as big as saucers, he remembered Katie's glare when he first met her way when he joined the family. What goes around, comes around!  Here is one of our very first posts with Katie and Waffles. It comes from way back in 2012. FYI-In the beginning we called Waffles, "Waffles Too." Don't let that throw you ..read more

Welcome to Week 4 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.) We thought it would be super fun to relive the arrival of sweet Ellie. She joined our family in September of 2020 and life has never been the same here in the mountain house. She's still a petite little girl, but oh my...these kitten photos of her are SOOO cute. We can't believe she was ever that small. We hope you enjoy her adoption story and all of her kitteny-cuteness! Hello ELLIE! WAFFLES:  Wait a minute...who are YOU??? ELLIE:  I think my name is Ellie. What ..read more

Welcome to Week 3 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement.)  Today is a VERY special day at the mountain house. It's Gloman's BIRTHDAY! Each year here on our blog we've tried to do something fun for his big day and our absolute favorite was back in 2016. We were still living in our downtown Minneapolis townhouse. We hope you enjoy our birthday celebration for him. And we apologize for the ear worm you will likely be stuck with once you read it.  A "We Wear Short Shorts" Birthday WAFFLES:  Ok Boss, is this where the H ..read more

Welcome to Week 2 of our 15 week countdown to retirement! (Just click over to HERE if you missed the big announcement last week.  You may have heard about the snowstorm in the Colorado mountains late last week. It was a BIG one! In fact, the most snow we've gotten in one storm since we moved here. And one of the biggest in decades for Colorado. Would you believe there was so much snow the ski resorts actually CLOSED?! It's been crazy town here, that's for sure. At the mountain house we got over FOUR FEET.   So it only made sense to choose one of our favorite snow conversations betwee ..read more

WAFFLES:  Did you know this is the FIFTEENTH year of our blog, Ellie?! ELLIE:  I didn't even know you could count that high, Mr. Waffles.  WAFFLES:  I'm not even 15 years old.  ELLIE:  So that must mean our blog is REALLY old. WAFFLES:  Glogirly said she wants to say something. Do you think I should let her? I mean she's not a cat. Doesn't have fur. No tail.  ELLIE:  But she wears cat ears on her ski helmet. That should count, right?  WAFFLES:  Well, ok then.... GLOGIRLY:  Hi friends, Glogirly here.  As our blog enters ..read more

  WAFFLES:  It's almost dinnertime and Glogirly's STILL not home.  ELLIE:  Don't worry, Mr. Waffles. She's probably just out skiing. Gloman will make us dinner.  WAFFLES:  But look at the clock, Ellie. It's...it's... ELLIE:  You still can't tell time, can you Mr. Waffles? WAFFLES:  Well my stomach can. My tiny, starving, food-deprived stomach can. About Today's Photos Whenever Glogirly is out skiing and the time approaches mid-afternoon, Waffles takes to his post to wait for her. He sits on the back of the sofa where he ..read more

ELLIE:  Hi everybuddy, Ellie here. There was a big football game on our TV yesterday. Truth be told, the snacks were way more fun. Mmmm...Cheetos. In honor of Super Bowl LVIII, whatever LVIII means, we're bringing you one of our MOST favorite football conversations between Katie and Waffles. Are you ready? Hut, Hut, Hut!!! WAFFLES:  Hey Boss, it's monday morning and I want my quarter back. That Superbowl was a rip off. There was only ONE commercial with a CAT in it. And he wasn't even orange. KATIE:  Waffles,  it's QUARTERBACK. Not quarter b ..read more

  ELLIE:  Mr. Waffles, should we go check out all that snow and stuff, don't cha think? Mr. Waffles?? ELLIE:  Mr. Waffles??? WAFFLES:  Sleeping, Ellie. Sleeping. ELLIE:  You're sleeping? Are you sure? WAFFLES:  Barely.  ELLIE:  Barely sure or barely sleeping? ELLIE:  The snow, Mr. Waffles. Shouldn't we– WAFFLES:  Go back to sleep, Ellie. The snow will still be there when we wake up.  ELLIE:  Promise?  WAFFLES:  Zzzzzzz.... Snowmageddon - The Aftermath Sunday morning we woke up to nearly TWENTY inches of ..read more

ELLIE:  Hi everybuddy, Ellie here! Today the deer family came by for a visit. It was getting kind of dark so Glogirly didn't get any pictures of them, but she SWEARS that one of the deer was an old friend of Mr. Waffles. The deer came right up to the window to get a closer look at him and it totally reminded Glogirly of Mr. Two O'Clock, who came by to visit during the pandemic. I wasn't even born yet, but Katie was here to see the whole thing. We thought you might like to read the story again!    WAFFLES:  Hey Boss! Your 2:00 is here.  KATIE:  My what??? WAF ..read more