Chia: Thanks to Angel Brian who is hosting Thankful Thursday as well as Angel Sammy for the fun pictures every week. I hope Angel Sammy doesn’t mind that we added something to his picture.

Kitten Kisses by Chia
Hey Romeo, quit tryin’ to kiss me
We’re in Dad’s way, that’s easy to see.
But Juliette, I love you so fiercely,
Dad’s kickboxing moves brought it all out in me.
Let go her head! I’ll stop the kickboxing!
When Annie comes home I’ll show you something
That girls like better than forced kissing.
Romeo stopped and played a new game with string.
Xena: What did the kickboxer show them with Annie? Something fun?
Chia: Yep. He let Annie make him supper.
Xena: Then Mommy must know we love her a lot cause we always let her make us supper.
Lucy: I’m thankful my sisters are such innocents. And that Mom makes us supper…and breakfast, too. She has a few pictures of her birthday trip with Dad last weekend that we’ll show you later in the week. Mom read my blog post while she was gone and tried to find me some elephant for the stew. I’ll show you what she found after Mom helps me with the pictures!
TALK LIKE A PIRATE
Because Mom went away for her birthday and I think maybe because she forgot, she didn’t help us do a new talk like a pirate post. She’s recycling this one from 2018, the first one we ever did! I was just 2 years old then, and Xena was still a baby at 1 year old. We hope you enjoy it. Oh, and by the way, this is the first heading Miss Ann Adamus from Zoolatry made for me and Xena way back then!
Is everyone ready for my song? Here goes!
Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil be done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. The mate was fixed by the bos’n’s pike
The bos’n’ brained with a marlin spike and
Cookey’s throat was marked belike It
Had been gripped by fingers ten and
There they lay all good dead men like
Break o’ day in a boozing ken__
Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum
OK Xena, your turn. I’ve even got a map here for us to hunt for treasure later.

Xena: What’s happening? Why is this weird bird here and why am I wearing a hat. Is this a joke?
Pirate Pete: No, matey, ’tis no joke. I am Pirate Pete, and this is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Talk like a Pirate or walk the plank.
Grrrrrrr.
Great first try, me fine lassie. Try again.
B-argh-k!!
That be it, sweet Xena girl. All together now:
Yo ho ho an’ a bottle a’ rum!
Presented to you by Lucy the Pirate Dog and Xena the Pirate Warrior Princess as well as Pirate Parrot Pete.




We could try to dig up treasure…come on over…no planks to walk, either! *wags* Lucy
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We figured it out, Miss Monika. Our Mommy does that too, sometimes!
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Java Bean: “Ayyy, are we digging up treasure? I am definitely down for digging up treasure! I would rather not walk any planks though if it’s all the same to everyone …”
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Whoops, looks like I typed too quickly and ended up leaving off a couple of important letters (‘re) to you. Sorry about that. 😉
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Thanks, boys!
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These pirates don’t much care for hugs, but we’ll accept treats! XOX Xena and Lucy
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Yo ho ho! and thanks! XOX Xena and Lucy
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Your Mama must be as busy as ours. XOX Xena
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It was a fun one to participate in!
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Thanks, Miss Monika! XOX Xena and Lucy
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*smiles and wags*
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I love how you put a personal spin on the pictures and your clever poem.
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We like your poem of the boxing kittens and think you two make great pirates.
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MOL MOL BOL even Feline Romeo’s have trouble getting the girl of their dreams. Darlin’ poem
and sending Bar Maid hugs to all the pirates at your house
Hugs Cecilia
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Ye make fine pirates and poets too. XO
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Our Mama also totally spaced talk like a pirate day this year…We do love your poem and thanfuls though!!
xoxo,
Rosy & Sunny
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That was such a fun poem anda wonderful Pirate tale too. Happy Pirate Day! Thanks for joining Angel Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
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Your adorable swashbucklers-we love your pirate talk and your poetry! Well done.
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Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum,
it really doesn’t matter where the pirate post comes from..
we love you both, past or present….
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We like the name of your Good Ship, Teddy!
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We’ll be looking for treasure (treats)!
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Avast ye mateys! Ye pirates did a mighty fine poem so you shall not have to walk the plank! Good luck finding treasure (treats) as ye sail the seven seas!!
Cap’n Teddy from the Good Ship “One Spoiled Pirate” !
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arrgh! you look fantabulous and we hope you will find a super treasure today… and we love the feline version of romeo and juliet… its much better than just with humans…
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