Cousin coming to visit the nest.

We're so excited, We just heard Mom and Dad saying that our cousin Nippy Daubenmire is coming to stay with us over Memorial Day weekend.  Nippy is a tortoise....we're not sure what the difference is, but who cares.  Mom says that we may have to watch being around him because he doesn't have any feathered brothers or sisters.  I hear they have a dog named Sadie but Mom said we can't watch her because furry friends aren't allowed to visit us.  But why does Uncle Nick come in the house now and again????  I bet the Landlord doesn't know....and they say we have to follow the rules?!?!

Here is a picture of our cousin Nippy.  Mom borrowed it from Aunt Judy's facebook :)

Hmm...We're wondering if we can teach him some bad tricks.....Mom said we have to be quieter that weekend....For the Record....Big Girl and Rockie are quiet, it's those noisy keets that are going to be the problem.....They never shut up!!!!

Mom also said he's on a special diet....She mentioned the "F" word...Fruit....I wonder what that means for us????  Dad gave us something yellow the other day, Rockie took one for the team and took a bite.  He seemed to like it.....I think Dad said it was a banana.

We're counting down the days until our cousin comes to visit!!!!  I also heard Mom say that we're going to stay at Grandpa and Grandma Nicholson's while they go to Lake Erie.  Don't they know that we might like to go too?  But we're excited because we'll actually get to meet Uncle Nick since he can't come visit us...I think he gives Grandpa a run for his money....I wonder if we can learn a few tricks from him.....Ha Ha....Mom and Dad don't know what they're in for.   Big Girl already got to go visit Grandma Anthony's house and meet Uncle Kirby

Seems that Uncle Nick has the right idea...the caption on this picture said " Here I am...Feed me"...I
think we'll do just fine with that!  I heard Mom and Dad say that he likes to chase birds...We know that Grandpa and Grandma won't let him eat us.  Uncle Reece did just fine, but I heard he got a mouthful of Uncle Kirby.  Us parrots have bigger beaks!!!!


Squawk, chirp, chirp.....

Big Girl, Rockie, CiCi, JiJi, Jasper, and Kyle

Spy Games......

Rockie is a Blue Fronted Bat....I mean Amazon!!

The Parrots playing with the new Iphones......Rockie and Big Girl....Posers!!!

Love from the Nest!!!  We're going back to playing!!!

The Bird Flu.....

Well as you've read in earlier posts, the flu hit the Anthony home this week.  Unfortunately it presented as a sinus infection but it seems that everyone in my office had the same symptoms.  As a line from Toy Story....Someone's poisoned the water hole....I of course being the paranoid germ freak immediately lysoled the entire house, whipped our the Swiffer Wet Jet with Anti-bacterial liquid and went nuts through our house...Not minding if I coughed or sneezed...I was going to clean it up one way or another...Ha Ha.  However, I was extremely worried that the birds could catch something from Bill or I.  We're very cautious about their envioronment and I could just see one of our precious feathered kids getting sick.  I mentioned the "v" word the other night and thankfully they can't corrolate "V" with "VET"....How fun to take your bird in for their first visit and say, oh By the Way, I gave them the flu.  Thankfully Bill caught me before I started digging in my closet for my haz-mat suit <phew...I was then going to have to worry about coordinating my swiffer duster with my yellow suit....Crisis interupted!>

It's funny to share my stories, but the bitter sweet ending is that why I was off work two days, I wasn't able to spend too much time with the birds as I didn't feel good.  When I did get home on Wednesday I was as excitable as a rock, Thursday was a little better until I got home from a stressful day at the office.  I even sat in the bird/man chair and let Big Girl sit on my shoulder....Not my usual position.  She likes to snuggle with Bill but when he's not home, she mostly wins me over within the hour of arrival to the Nest.  It was so sweet because I was crying my eyes out on the phone to Bill about not feeling well and what a horrible day it was at work....Little did I know that God had that bird sitting on my shoulder for a reason.  She actually was "grooming" my hair and massaging my head with her beak.  I can't tell you how great it felt...Then it hit me....I'm truly the bird lady!!!!  I was so thankful for her soothing care for me as if she was saying it's okay, I'm here to take care of you...Just don't move or I'll poop on you....ha ha....The keets and Rockie were also extra sympathetic last night too.  The keets had me laughing in no time as the are a constant ball of energy and Rockie looks at me with those sympathetic caring eyes that just let you know that it's all going to be okay.  When Bill got home he got Rockie out of his cage, I'm still too nervous to do it because I baby him....But when Bill put him on my shoulder I said give me a kiss and he gave me a kiss on the cheek and whimpered in my ear.  It wasn't just a simple "Hi Mom" gesture.  When people say animals don't understand human emotions, I'm afraid they are painfully wrong. 

Bill and I are so honored that we have 6 birdies and a fish that we can say, Yes we're their humans!!  There not just our pets, they chose us too!!!

Good Night from desk of a proud mother to 6 feathered sweethearts and one silly beta fish that lives in her aquarium on my kitchen table.  I know fish don't usually find their way onto a table...but is my house normal.....???

**update on the breeder papers....Apparently they don't exist....This mama isn't happy. I'll be on the next investigative round next week......*****

Quality Control....Keet Style

Just in case you were wondering what the Keets have been up to...They've been working in the area of Quality Control.

CiCi finding feathers on the ground that the dyson didn't get:  (Notice the feather on her beak)

Assessing the clean-up job....

Attacking the rug...it's not where it's supposed to be.....

Never Underestimate the power of the little ones....But don't worry, we'll still poop on you....Birds will be birds...

With Love,
The Keets, Kyle, CiCi, JiJi, and Jasper
<chirp chirp>

Question and Answer Section...

Question:  Do we know when our first Vet visit is?
Answer:  Why yes we do, the big event is in April.

Question:  Does my parrot like the shower?
Answer 1-Rockie, yes, tolerates it.
Answer 2-Big Girl...NO WAY!!
Answer 3-Parakeets are the absolute worst.  The little baby birdies are like herding cats as Bill says.

Question:  Do the parrots and parakeets get along?
Answer:  The parrots are AFRAID of the parakeets.  Priceless.  The parakeets are like, Hey Bro/Sis whats up?

Question:  Why aren't the parrots on Facebook?
Answer:  We have a no photo release statement signed by guardian.

Question:  How did you handle your scare with the flu?
Answer:  Germs are the enemy, must destroy!!!

Question:  Are the parrots spoiled?
Answer:  Yes.  Images attached.

Table converted to Parrot Play area (Rockie playing or just running around the table)

Big Girl doesn't like Bill's hoodie up.  "Big Girl...You're not focusing on me and you need to be focused on me!!!

A little piece of Pizza won't hurt anyone...says Rockie :)

Love from the Anthony Nest....

**Stay posted to see what happens while I try to get paperwork on Big Girl and possibly Rockie.  An expensive parrot that has a breeder ring must have papers somewhere.  I will leave no vet or pet shop alone until I find answers!!!

Interoffice Memo...

MEMO

To:  Keets, Office Assistants
From:  Parrots, Confidential Assistant to E. Anthony
Re:  Performance Evaluation
__________________________________________
It has come to our attention that you're no longer completing all the duties outlined in your job description. 

1.  "shooting the breeze" while on the job.....

Here are some training tips on helping Erin getting her work done.

Having writing utensils readily available...

Making sure office equipment is functioning.....

Active Listening Skills.....



Alert and ready to jump in at anytime.....

Make sure that you wear your flight suit, Erin doesn't like poop on her office papers, especially when you went "bombs away" on the desk and then walk through it.  I heard of a guy that just a few days ago walked through his poop and stepped on the sacred PLANNER....luckily she wasn't looking and Bill...aka Dad was able to wipe it up before she noticed...that guy could have become her new fleather duster...


Now remember, there's always time to have fun, but we need to be working while she's working.  We need to keep our jobs, she's the one makes the phone calls for our "squaking"....you know the phone calls we make to dad when he's on the road....Please try to adhere more closely to the job description...Remeber there's always time for playing:

She thinks we're good at playing UNO...I'm actually pooping down her back in this picture!!!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me the second she heads out the door for the office!!!

Best Regards,

The Parrots.

P.S.  Please get your "crap" together, or the big boss, Syta, will be in....This girl plays no games!!  I've heard that if she's put in another tank with another beta, she can kick some butt...That may only be the males, but I'm not taking my chances....

Who says you can't teach an old parrot new tricks.....

This is Rockie...the pool old guy that nobody thought would make a good pet bird.  Oh how we've proved them wrong in three short weeks.  He finally broke out of his comfort zone, with a little help from his humans and ventured off the top of his cage.....He's a mama's boy for sure :)

Keep posted for more updates...couldn't post the last week...laptop being worked on....