Brave kitten (part three)

A worker guy came to my house today. He was here to check on the heating/air conditioning unit. Of course, as any smart kitten would do, I ran up the stairs and far, far away from him.

But you know where he went first? Into my FAVORITE room, the always closed off, always forbidden laundry room! I came bolting down the stairs to see what kinds of exciting things were happening that secret room. And then I realized he wasn't so bad, I could take him if I needed to. I stayed down and supervised (ala Mercy!).

He wasn't that interested in me. He thought Sophie was pretty cool but other than that, he just went about his business and then he was gone.

I am a brave, brave boy!


Brave bonks,
Charlie

Emerging Lovebug-ness

I've got a (well deserved) reputation as a feisty kitten. REALLY feisty (My buddy Nuk's mom says feisty can be defined as "mannerless wild man" and my mommy says that sounds about right for me!). But lately, a whole new Charlie is emerging......

And I'm a * lovebug *!

It's suddenly cold in the desert and in my warmth-seeking, I've found my siblings and mommy to be excellent for warm snuggles! I even gave Leo a bath last night- normally he's busy grooming me!

And to top it all off, my mommy-biting has greatly decreased! I'm growing up!


Lovebug bonks,
Charlie

P.S. Thanks so much to all my friends for celebrating my COTD honors with me on Sunday! That was SO fun and exciting!

Cat of the Day?!

Wow! I'm Cat of the Day! What an exciting surprise! Want to know what I was doing when I found out? I was being a feisty kitten, trying to chew on Mommy's laptop cord. She kept trying to *redirect* me. MOL! I'm not a baby, I don't fall for those tricks! So she got out some catnip for me, Leo, and Lucy. A midnight catnip party!!!

Laptop cord? What's that? Yeah, the catnip totally worked. And then Mommy saw the email from HQ saying I'm today's Cat of the Day!!! It was perfect timing, I was already celebrating with catnip!

Thanks HQ! I'm so honored and excited!

Excited headbonks,
Charlie

P.S. I'm the first in my family to get this honor! Hopefully my Cat of the Day status won't make my grumpster sister Lucy even grumpier with me!

Beep, beep, goodbye!

When Mommy gets up, gets ready, feeds us, and leaves the house in the morning, she has a routine. It took me a couple of months to truly understand the routine but now I know what's up.

Right before Mommy walks out the door, she sets the house alarm and it gives a couple of beeps and I come zoooooooming into the living room. I hop up onto the window seat, sprawl out in my favorite puddle of sunshine, and I watch Mommy go out the door! She thinks it's sooo cute and I always get extra goodbye loving!

Feisty headbonks,
Charlie

P.S. Despite my response to the morning routine and setting the alarm, Mommy thinks I might be deaf or hard of hearing. She's wondered about this for a couple of months. I don't really respond to her voice or other noises. I meow ALL the time (not a change, I've done this since I came) and sometimes it's odd and really loud (according to mommy). Plus, I never respond to my name. I never come running or even look at mommy when she says my name (or "here kitty, kitty" or anything else). And I don't come for treats unless I see mommy with the treat bag. I don't notice mommy if my eyes are closed or I'm looking the other way unless she touches me. How would we know if I was deaf?

I'm HUGE!

Guess what? I'm HUGE! Mommy weighed me today and I am almost 10 lbs! MOL! That means that I'm nearly a pound bigger than Lucy and I'm only 8 months old!

And you know what else? This growing kitten is HUNGRY! All the time!

And even though Leo is all juiced up on prednisolone, I outweigh him by 2 lbs! How big do you think I am going to get?

Excited big boy purrs,
Charlie

*Mommy's Note*

He really is HUGE! And he eats all the time. He meows at me from the top of the fridge until I feed him. I'm glad I bought that cat carrier with wheels- I think he is going to be massive! He's only 8 months old and he's already bigger than Lucy! OMC!

DDP kitten!

Wow! Thanks to HQ and all my friends for celebrating my DDP honor today! I'm super excited about it; I'm just a little kitten and I love any reason to celebrate!

Unfortunately, not only does mommy have to work today but she has to work pretty late so my true celebration (Tiki!) will have to wait until tonight. In the meantime, I'm hoping to celebrate with at least 3 nice, long cat naps, one big chase with Leo (that means that he chases me and then I chase him!), and some Lucy-wrestling (whether she wants to or not!).

Purring for all on Veteran's Day.

love,
Charlie

Edible Paws

Oh no! Mommy keeps trying to eat my paws! She says they look like velvety chocolate treats! She says things like, "I just can't help myself! I. have. to. kiss. your. paws!" I'm especially vulnerable when I fall asleep on the top of a cat tree, with my unprotected paws dangling right at mommy's mouth-level.

Leo isn't safe, either! Mommy says Leo's paws are like fluffy marshmellows! She keeps kissing his paws, too! Kisses are awfully close to bites and when she keeps comparing our little boy paws to yummy treats, what am I supposed to think? She's obviously hungry!

Help!!!

love,
Charlie

Busted!

This morning I blew my feisty tough guy cover. Mommy was sleeping and she woke up to somecat laying on top of her, kneading, purring, and drooling. She assumed it was Leo Lovebug because that's the kind of thing that he does.

She opened her eyes and saw...... ME!

That's right. I was cuddling and loving on mommy this morning!

love,
Charlie Lovebug

I miss mommy!

I have a reputation in my family for being a feisty boy. I do lots of meowing, chasing, smacking, and biting. But deep down, I'm just a kitten!

Mommy's been working a lot the past couple of weeks. She tries to eat lunch at home with us and she usually works a couple of hours a day from home doing paperwork. But the last few weeks, she's been gone for longer stretches of the day.

I don't like it. I MISS her! I meow and meow at her when she gets home. Sometimes I act up, too. Tonight I climbed into the fireplace and knocked the fireplace candles over. Then I went to the night light in the hallway and tried to eat it! And then I chased Lucy up and down the stairs; she was grumbling about it the whole time but I think she secretly liked it! Mommy finally got the hint that I needed some extra attention and gave me some extra feather wand playtime.

Mommy says that once she wins the lottery, she won't have to go back to work. I can't wait!!!

love,
Charlie

Exposé

I'm here to blow the whistle on a certain girlcat I know. My sister Lucy thinks she is perfect in many ways. However, she *stinks* at covering her business in the litterbox.

As the cat in charge, I've decided it's my job to make sure everycat's business is fully covered. As soon as I hear Lucy's telltale, manic litterbox scratchings, I come running. I wait patiently until she's finished, both doing her business and with her pathetic attempts to cover her business. She jumps out and I jump right in! Three right paws and a couple of left paws and a circle or two in the box and my job is done.

I'm a big helper and it's an important job!

Charlie Buttercup