I'm Vindicated!

See, I've been in trouble for the past couple of days. Digit, my sister, has had a sore on her rear end for the past couple of days. Mommy and Daddy thought I bit her. Now, she and I do play-chase and play-fight a little bit, but I do not bite. Seriously. But since she and I are the only cats in the house, I was thought to have been the only one who could have given her a wound there.

So Mommy noticed this wound on Digit getting bigger yesterday morning. Last night, Daddy agreed too that her wound was growing. So this morning he called The Cat Doctor and took her in around 10.

At The Cat Doctor, they learned that Digit had an anal gland abscess. See? Nothing to do with me. She had a procedure done to clear it out, and then she'll be on antibiotics for a while. They just called and said the procedure went really well and they're going to pick up Digit in a little while. The house is definitely quiet while she's gone. Perhaps I can sneak a nap in her bed?

I definitely better be getting some catnip or a really nice treat since this turned out not to be my fault!!

When does the A/C break? Of course, when it's 101- outside!!!

So, if you've read much about me, you know that I quite regularly lay and sleep on my back with all 4 paws in the air. Today was no exception. Today WAS a bit different, though. I'm not big on fans, because they're noisy and scary. However, today I was spread-eagle under the ceiling fan.

Daddy knew it was hot outside and getting unusually hot in the house, but it didn't dawn on him that something was wrong until he saw me all spread out under the ceiling fan with my fur blowing in the breeze. I had to cool down!

So, he checked the thermostat, and it was over 85 degrees inside the house already. He has a heart condition, so we usually keep it around 70. Luckily, daddy handled the whole thing (because mommy was at work) and got the air conditioner guy to fix everything so we didn't have to go sleep at a hotel tonight. It turned out that the lawn people snapped the power wire to the air conditioning unit with their weedwacker. I hope they fire those guys! That lawn equipment is loud and scary, and they don't even do a good job!

I think my mommy would like it if we got a sheep to gnaw on the grass to keep it short. She likes sheep and has a whole bunch of stuffed ones in the house. People give her sheep as gifts, and her sister even climbed a mountain in Switzerland just to get a sheep picture for her... but that's fodder for another post.

Broccopillars Invade My Home

Oh my gosh, I couldn't wait to wash my paws and then sit down and tell you about this! Today was a special day at our house, because mommy and daddy spent a lot of time rushing around the kitchen and cleaning up the living room. Mommy made a strawberry pie. I could smell the salmon cooking -- it was heavenly! Then mommy's daddy came over. It's his birthday today!

So, about the invsion: Everyone is having dinner, and there is a caterpillar in mommy's broccoli! She bought it at the farmer's market this morning when she was with her daddy... but she forgot to wash it before cooking it! Mommy's caterpillar was really funny, but then HER daddy found like five in his broccoli. (Daddy didn't find any because he doesn't eat green stuff. He should try bean sprouts sometime. I really like those!) I wonder how many caterpillars mommy and grandpa ate before they noticed them. Ewwww!

Daddy decided that he's going to call this "The Broccopillar Incident". I can't believe my home got invaded by a new kind of bug! I like chasing spiders and following them around the walls.... but these broccopillars were no fun. They never moved a muscle.

Where's Stinky?

We had a really bad storm, and the neighbors finally removed the large broken branch today. While I was looking out the window, I noticed that we haven't seen "Stinky" for a few days.

See, there are really low windows in the doors that open to the back yard... about my height. I can look out the windows without any trouble and see what's going on back there. Okay, I don't merely look out the windows... I ATTACK and run toward the windows when any cat is out there looking in. Daddy has to take me to the bedroom and close the door anytime he wants to go outside to use the grill or to feed the neighborhood cats. Mommy and Daddy started to name the outdoor cats so they could tell them apart. Stinky was one who Daddy thought was kinda smelly the first time he saw him.... so "Stinky" stuck.

It has been a few months now since we've seen "Fuzzy" and "Slim". They always hung together, so we think they moved away with their Mommy and Daddy. Stinky, however, has been injured in the not-too-distant past. He was missing for a few days about 2 months ago, and he returned with staples in his back. They've healed now. Even though I like to attack the window toward him, I hope Stinky is doing OK.

A Cool Cave Turns Scary

I found a really cool cave during the night. It was just high enough for me to lay down comfortably, and it was full of soft bedding for me. It was purr-fect! Later, it started to move a little... and it got REALLY dark.

After about an hours nap in the nice dark cave, I wanted some food but I couldn't get out. I got scared! I was turning around as best I could in the short space, but I couldn't find my way out. The opening I got in before was gone.

Then, the cave moved again and Daddy's face was there. He was laughing and apologizing to me at the same time. I was just happy to be out of there so I could use the litterbox and get myself a few laps of water.

So this morning, I heard Daddy tell Mommy that I had been resting in her underwear drawer and he shut it (to clean up Mommy's mess like he always has to!).

A New Water Dish

Mommy brought a big green scary thing into the house yesterday. I then decided it might be a fun toy. It smells! The most exciting thing, is that the bottom of the green thing has a wonderful dish full of water under it. Digit and I really enjoy drinking from it. Daddy put some lights on it. What's it doing here?

Oh Boy! Catnip bubbles!!

Wow, I have been thinking about this all day and just have to share. Last night, these shiny round things fell out of the sky. I meowed at them, jumped out and swatted them, and even had some fall onto my fur. They disappeared whenever I touched them. I don't know exactly where they came from, but they smelled just like catnip! Mommy got a few photos of me, which she'll share soon. Daddy was standing there with some green thing near his mouth, but I can't figure out what he was doing. (?) Anyway, I really hope these shiny wet circles fall from the sky some more.