{"id":16637,"date":"2016-03-12T00:10:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T05:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=16637"},"modified":"2016-03-12T15:44:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T20:44:41","slug":"going-bonkers-with-my-cats-for-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/going-bonkers-with-my-cats-for-march-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Bonkers Feline Style for March Madness and Daylight Saving Time!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16639\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MIa-walking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16639\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16639\" title=\"Mia walking tall and proud\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MIa-walking.jpg\" alt=\"Cats can act with an air of confidence when they are happy with their surroundings.\" width=\"460\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MIa-walking.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MIa-walking-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/MIa-walking-681x1024.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The world is more than a bit mad &#8211; that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m so grateful for my cats because they always inspire a sense of calm in the storm for me.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>March Madness \u2013 that crazy time of year for the annual NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)\u00a0\u00a0 college basketball tournament. I don\u2019t watch basketball, but that doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t have our own brand of crazy madness around the house \u2013 just with kitties instead of basketball players. Check out these pictures to see what I mean.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16640\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1.zoey-kiz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16640\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16640 size-full\" title=\"Zoey and Kizmet\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1.zoey-kiz.jpg\" alt=\"Cats can get territorial about certain areas in the house for no reason!\" width=\"460\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1.zoey-kiz.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/1.zoey-kiz-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why Kizmet felt he was entitled to sit on that particular spot on the floor is beyond me&#8230; thank goodness Zoey straightened him out with her polite madness!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16641\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2.peanut.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16641\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16641 size-full\" title=\"Peanut at the door\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2.peanut.jpg\" alt=\"It's very easy for cats to establish patterns and rituals\" width=\"460\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2.peanut.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2.peanut-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For Peanut, once is enough to establish a permanent pattern. I did let her go out a couple of months ago (supervised) now she is obsessively crazed that it&#8217;s supposed to happen every time she stands by the door. It&#8217;s not&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16642\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3.crazy-kizmet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16642\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16642 size-full\" title=\"Kizmet\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3.crazy-kizmet.jpg\" alt=\"Cats can get a crazy look when they see a dog.\" width=\"460\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3.crazy-kizmet.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/3.crazy-kizmet-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who let that dog in the house&#8230;. Has the whole house gone mad? (Kizmet reacting to my grand-dog, Rick, visiting).<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16645\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6.toys_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16645\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16645 size-full\" title=\"cat toys\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6.toys_.jpg\" alt=\"Cats like to bring plush toys into the bedroom at night\" width=\"460\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6.toys_.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/6.toys_-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zee goes a bit crazy at night&#8230; these are some of the toys we will find on the bedroom floor in the morning that he has dragged in as a gift for us.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16643\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/4.jazmine-kiz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16643\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16643 size-full\" title=\"Jazmine and Kizmet\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/4.jazmine-kiz.jpg\" alt=\"Cats can fall in love with one another\" width=\"460\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/4.jazmine-kiz.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/4.jazmine-kiz-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jazmine is madly in love with Kizmet, she just has a rough way of showing it!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16644\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/5.Feeding2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16644\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16644 size-full\" title=\"Cats circling for dinner\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/5.Feeding2.jpg\" alt=\"Even though cats are fed on a regular schedule, they act like they've never eaten before!\" width=\"460\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/5.Feeding2.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/5.Feeding2-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When it&#8217;s time for dinner, the cats swarm in a crazy circle waiting for the food dishes to hit the floor! It&#8217;s the height of madness in our house! Archive photo: 2014<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16652\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cat-mess.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16652\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16652 size-full\" title=\"cats making a mess with toys\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cat-mess.jpg\" alt=\"cats like to make a mess with their toys\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cat-mess.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Cat-mess-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It looks like maybe the NCAA basketball players partied at our house&#8230; look at that mess!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16666\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/squeeze-in.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16666\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16666\" title=\"Zee, Mia, and Zoey\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/squeeze-in.jpg\" alt=\"Cats like to sleep together in small places\" width=\"460\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/squeeze-in.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/squeeze-in-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/squeeze-in-1024x513.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mia would never get mad&#8230; she loves her Mama and Papa too much, but it would be nice if they scooched over just a bit for her to fit in!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16648\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/9.KizmetRolz04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16648\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16648 size-full\" title=\"Rolz and Kizmet\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/9.KizmetRolz04.jpg\" alt=\"Sometimes when cats first meet, they can react by hissing and growling!\" width=\"460\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/9.KizmetRolz04.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/9.KizmetRolz04-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There can be different levels of madness&#8230; This was Rolz reacting to Kizmet when they were first introduced to one another years ago and he was super mad! Thankfully the days of tension are long gone!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16649\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10.ZeeFood-Dish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16649\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16649 size-full\" title=\"Zee and Angry Bird\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10.ZeeFood-Dish.jpg\" alt=\"Cats put plush toys in dish to signal they want to be fed\" width=\"460\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10.ZeeFood-Dish.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/10.ZeeFood-Dish-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s Angry Bird&#8230; kinda a given that he&#8217;s mad&#8230;it&#8217;s built into his plush DNA.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16651\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC3829.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16651\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16651 size-full\" title=\"Archive image of Rolz, Mia, Zoey, Peanut, Jazz, Harley, and Zee\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC3829.jpg\" alt=\"Cats like to sleep together for companionship\" width=\"460\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC3829.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/DSC3829-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perhaps the craziest of all are Dan and I. This is what our bed typically looks like&#8230; Rather than shoo the kitties\u00a0off the bed at night, we just figure out a way to sleep around them! Archive photo 2010<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So how about your place? After seeing my pictures, do you have any kitty madness you\u2019d like to share?<\/p>\n<p>Have a great weekend everyone and on an unrelated note, I\u2019d just like to take a minute to thank all of you that re-subscribed for our new email blog notification service. We appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedules to support us! If you haven&#8217;t done it yet,<a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/subscribe-for-weekly-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\"> just click this link<\/a>, enter your email, and hit submit &#8211; it&#8217;s that easy!<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and don&#8217;t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed tonight! <a href=\"http:\/\/patch.com\/ohio\/cleveland\/daylight-saving-time-2016-when-do-clocks-spring-ahead-0\" target=\"_blank\">Daylight Saving Time <\/a>officially starts on Sunday, March 13 at 2:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16664\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/daylightnos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16664\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-16664\" title=\"Jazmine with clock\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/daylightnos.jpg\" alt=\"Daylight Saving is a time to set the clocks ahead one hour.\" width=\"460\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/daylightnos.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/daylightnos-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/daylightnos-1024x597.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jazmine is giving you a friendly reminder to set your clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Saving Time! Yeah for an extra hour of sunshine after dinner!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March Madness \u2013 that crazy time of year for the annual NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)\u00a0\u00a0 college basketball tournament. I don\u2019t watch basketball, but that doesn\u2019t mean we don\u2019t have our own brand of crazy madness around the house \u2013 just with kitties instead of basketball players. 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