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Lombard Street, San Francisco

Heya, ladies. How was your weekend? I can hardly believe it, but the holidays are officially over. Seems like Christmas came and went before I knew what happened.

For Tabs, it was a rough New Year’s. He came down with a kitty cold a few days ago and has been sneezing and coughing up a storm. He’s on antibiotics and sleeping even more than usual, which for a cat means he’s up maybe 15 minutes a day.

The photo of San Francisco’s steep Lombard Street at the top of this post uses a Photoshop technique I’ve been wanting to try. It’s called tilt-shift and supposedly gives the illusion of a miniature model (click to see a larger version). That’s Tabs there in the corner. He says hi. 🙂

Hope your week gets off to a good start!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

When I was checking Tabs out of Hotel Cattyfornia this morning the girl working the front desk spilled the beans on my little Lothario. Apparently, he and a girl cat named Snowflake snuck out for a few hours on the day after Christmas, presumably to take advantage of the after Christmas sales.

I asked him about it in the car on the drive home today, but he wasn’t talking. 🙂 I did find this picture on his iPhone though… Can you spot Tabs and Snowflake (click for a larger version)?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Tabs sure was fired up last night! — so fired up, in fact, that I had to kick him out before going to bed. He was mrowling around with his ears pulled back, jumping at spots on the walls and swatting at shadows, LOL!

He did make it home for breakfast, though, sufficiently spent and back to his usual charming self. 🙂

Here are all of the past Sundays with Tabs posts going back to their inauspicious start last summer.

I hope you’re having a good Sunday so far. Tabs says hi!

• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Aug. 31
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Sept. 7
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Sept. 14
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Sept. 21
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Sept. 28
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Oct. 5
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Oct. 12
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Oct. 19
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Oct. 26
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Nov. 2
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Nov. 9
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Nov. 16
• Sundays without Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Nov. 23
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Nov. 30
• Sundays with Tabs the Cat, Makeup and Beauty Blog Mascot, Dec. 7

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Happy Sunday, girls! I hope you’re having a good weekend. Tabs, that mischievous ragamuffin, got himself some voice work on a new animated Christmas special titled The Cat Who Stole Christmas.

He emailed some pictures from the set with a text message, “I’ll be home on Wednesday. Have gravy ready. XOXO, Tabs.”

Tabs also said that there are eight differences between these two pictures (you can click the pics to see larger versions). Can you spot them all? 🙂

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Since returning from his vacation last week, Tabs has been a terror around the house. He stays up all night long partying and picking fights with the neighborhood cat thugs. He even has another scar on his nose! I can’t bear to see that gorgeous face get scratched up…

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Before leaving for Florida, we got Tabs a suite at Cat’s Cradle, a kitty hotel/pet boarding facility, because we didn’t want to worry about him while we were away.

Most kennel/boarding facilities (I found Cat’s Cradle on Yelp) charge between $8-$17/day and usually include meals. You get the peace of mind of knowing that someone is looking after your pet, which means not having to worry about flaky cousin Fred forgetting to refill the water bowl.

Well… at least that’s the idea. I just got a call from Cat’s Cradle. Tabs escaped! He was last seen at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Can you help me find him in this picture (click for a larger version)?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Jen’s wedding and reception went off without a hitch. There were no serious injuries on the dance floor, although I think a middle-aged groomsman might have pulled a muscle doing the worm, LOL! Here are some pics…
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I can’t believe some malls are decorated for Christmas already. I guess it makes business sense, but it’s still hard to get used to. Businesses are hurting, and since this is usually their busiest time of year, they need to make as much out of it as possible.

It doesn’t bother Tabs at all, though. He officially started his Christmas shopping this weekend. Can you spot him in this picture (click for a larger version)?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Don’t forget to enter the beauty book giveaway by 11PM PST tonight (2AM EST on Monday)! As of this moment, your odds of winning are better than one in five! 🙂

I can’t believe what a sunny day it is in Marin today. It poured down rain last week, leading me to believe we were in for a long, gray winter, but lo and behold the sun’s back, I guess for one last encore, huzzah!

No big plans for us. I’ve got my sights set on an Orange Dream Machine from Jamba Juice this afternoon, but that’s about the extent of my exciting plans for the day. Look out, world! It’s Mrs. Excitement!

What do you have going on today? Got any good movie recommendations for me?

Speaking of drama, some of Tabs’ relatives are missing in Honolulu! They were last seen milling about the International Market Place in Waikiki. Can you help us find them all (click here for a larger version)?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen