About Me

My name is Toby and I live in an apartment with my mommy and daddy. I am almost a year old. My favorite game is fetch and I'll bring my parents just about anything for them to throw for me. I also like stealing pens and hiding my toys in their shoes. I have lost my favorite toy, Mousie. Mommy says we will go on a hunt soon to find him.

They are pretty nice and spoil me quite a bit. I don't really like visitors and I haven't seen any other cats since they took me home. I don't like dogs at all, although I only met one, and it was only one time. Mommy really wishes I would be more social. I also hate mommy's Roomba because it chases me! But I like it better than the regular vacuum. That one is too loud! I tried to climb out the laundry room window the last time she used it. Good thing it was closed.

Think that's all for now. I'll get mommy to type more soon. Right now I want her to get off the computer so we can go to bed. Plus she is sitting in MY chair.

Foiled!

Mommy caught me trying to knock out the screen to the dining room window! DOH! She says it is way too high of a fall for me but aren't I supposed to land on my feet? She fixed the window and closed it so I can't get to the screen again. I never get to do anything fun!

She did say it was raining, though, so I guess that's a good thing. I don't like being wet. Oh well. Time for a nap! I need my rest if I'm going to get daddy up at 4:00 AM!

Gotcha!

Daddy calls me his third alarm clock. Most days one thing next to his bed makes lots of noise, then something else makes noise, and then I start making noise until he gets up and feeds me! Some days it's just me yelling for him to get up and that takes a lot more work. Today was one of those days.

But, man, did I pull a fast one! I got daddy to get up and feed me at 5:30 without waking up mommy. Then an hour later, I got mommy to get up and feed me all over again! Mommy thought daddy hadn't fed me yet because I ate so much the bowl was licked clean.

Haahaa!

Whew!

I spent last night and today under the guest room bed because mommy's loud "brother" and his "girlfriend" were here. Yuck. I hate people I don't really know. I already know all the important ones. There's mommy and daddy and the vet. That's enough people! Mommy tried to get me out but I ignored her. She brought me some food so I didn't have to come out at all. I feel safe under the guest bed. There's so much stuff under there to explore, and nobody can fit under there but me.

It got quiet this evening and then daddy came and got me. He carried me around the apartment and let me peek into all the rooms to make sure the loud strangers were gone. And they were. Yay! I ran all around the house and played and it was so fun! Daddy got out my cat grass as a special treat and mommy played fetch with me.

Boy am I glad today's over!

So April Fool's is only a day and not the whole month?

Today I tripped mommy when she was bringing me more dry food. Oh man was that funny. She didn't fall down but kitten chow went everywhere! Heeheeheehee! I laughed to myself for a little while and then I ran around and ate as much of the kitten chow as I could. At least I helped clean up!

And then I got in trouble because mommy caught me eating her new plant. Why would she put it on the table if it wasn't FOOD? I know that's not where my food goes, and I'm not supposed to be on the table, but still!

I'm trouble!

I had to have a chat with mommy yesterday because I guess I did a bad thing. It wasn't really a chat, it was more like mommy talked for a very long time and I had to just sit there and pretend to be interested. She was mad because it had been hot the night before and she left the kitchen window open, and while she was asleep, I tried to jump on the kitchen windowsill. But it had these things mommy calls blinds on it, and when I was making my attempt to get up there, I pushed the blinds through the screen.

Mommy was pretty mad. I really didn't mean to do it. I have two windows to look out of already, the big dining room window that has our backyard and all its' woodland creatures, and the big doors in the front of the house so I can see all the people (and more creatures. except dogs. ewww.) But sometimes you just want a different perspective, you know? After she finished talking, I disappeared for awhile so I wouldn't be in her way. I waited until she had done some yoga (is there a downward cat? If there is, mommy doesn't know how to do it. I think more things need to be named for us felines) I came back over and lay down right up along side her and she pet me for a bit.

But she said I'm not allowed to break anything else or I'll be in BIG trouble. We'll see about that!

Rubber Band, Hair Elastic-y Thing, and Me

Daddy liked to keep a rubber band with his work things. It is really wide and stretchy which makes it the best toy ever! I stole it Sunday night. Mommy put it back. I stole it again while they were sleeping, but this time I hid it in my water bowl. Daddy found it before he left for work, and put it on the table since it was wet. He didn't want to bring a wet rubberband to work. I stole it back and this time I hid it in his shoe! Sneaky me! He didn't find it until late last night. He put it on the table again! Jeez, dad, why not give me a challenge? I also hid the elastic-y I took from mommy in my water bowl last night. Mommy found that when she woke up and took it away "until it dries." man I hate that! I like it when it's soggy!

Last night I took them both back :) When mommy woke up she found them, though. The rubber band was in my water dish and the elastic-y was in my dry food bowl. She let me keep the elastic-y but I dunno where that rubber band went. Now I have to stalk the whole house to find it! Hmm. Maybe it's under the coffee table? Noooo.... but it is awfully comfy under here. Maybe I'll take a nap for awhile and think things over. Yeah, that's it.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Stupid Vacuum

It's Monday again. That means mommy vacuums. We have two of them. One of them runs around on its own and the other one chases mommy around the house (I think). The one that goes on its own is OK. It only does one room at a time, and I just have to keep a very close eye on it while its going. But the big one is very loud and scary. It goes in all the rooms so there is nowhere to hide. I don't like it at all. Mommy decided after I tried to jump out the (closed) laundry room window that I should sit in my carry crate while she vacuums. I like this idea. I feel safe on my blanket in my little crate. The scary vacuum can't get me in there. And mommy gives me a treat when it's all over, so that makes it OK.

Zoooooooooom!

Man, I can fly when I get going! Today I was running and I hopped on mommy and daddy's bed, but I flew over it somehow and slid right across mommy's night stand. I crashed into her lamp, picture frame, alarm clock and phone and knocked most of them down to the floor with me. I was pretty proud of myself (it is a queen sized bed. and I flew! right over it!) but mommy was pretty mad. I don't see WHY. Nothing broke. And I wasn't hurt. And it was soooo cooooooooooool!!! I don't know why I had to have a time out session in the bathroom for it. It was only for five minutes, but sheeesh. And I dunno why she sticks me in there. I just eat and jump around on stuff until she gets me out anyways. Who is she punishing? SHE'S the one that can't use the bathroom while I'm in there.

WOW!

Mommy and daddy went out, and then when they came home mommy was screaming about something and so they left again. They came right back--I found out what she was doing. Not screaming. Saying she wanted Ice Cream. I didn't know what it was. Mommy got some in a cone and put the wrapper it came in inside a plastic bag at her feet. I snuck in there and licked the wrapper clean. Oh my goodness is that stuff good! She had vanilla and then I went over to sample some of daddy's but he wouldn't let me have it. I even tried to get the spoon right out of his mouth so he would share. Mommy said that it was because there was chocolate in it and that's bad for me. But there was some cherry stuff in there, so I got to try that. That was OK but the vanilla was so good! I wish they would let me have more, I only got a few licks of each :(