I amaze my mommy

Mommy woke up two days ago to find me snuggling ON TOP of her! Binks was beside her, leaning on her leg, but I was on her tummy and chest, something I've never done before.

The other funny thing is that last night, mommy made tacos. She walked away from the table for a few minutes and when she came back, I was sitting on the seat with my paws up on the table, and I was eating the lettuce out of the little bowl. I thought the lettuce was sooooooo yummy. I want more! Maybe I need some grass.

Right now, I am sitting in the window in the office, dictating this diary entry for mommy and there is a beautiful hot air balloon soaring over the valley in front of the mountains. It is a lovely, sunny day, and looking at the balloons is always relaxing for me!

I am full of surprises!

First, I have developed my very own bad habit. My brother Binks has so many that my people thought I might very well be perfect. Well, I have discovered how wonderful it is on top of the cabinets in the kitchen. This, in itself, isn't so bad. However, when I jump on top of the refrigerator to get up there, sometimes I accidentally make the freezer door open. Twice, before mommy got smart enough to put a baby-proof lock on the freezer door, she had to throw away all the frozen food because it melted. I am proud of myself. I have my very own "thing" now. Binks can wake mommy all night and not let her go back to sleep... I now have the power to be higher up than everyone (well, except for Binks when he sits on top of the landing wall) and I can ruin $200-$300 worth of food in less than the second it takes me to jump on the refrigerator! Cool!!!!

Second, two nights in a row, I cuddled with mommy. Right beside her legs! Binks is usually the cuddler, but he wasn't in his spot, so I took it. Mommy was surprised to reach down and pat a fluffy kitty instead of a sleek one. I purred and purred. Today, mommy was really tired and wasn't feeling well. She and my human sis took a nap, something they never do. When mommy woke up, my human sis (who is five) had gotten up and was playing computer games and I was cuddling with mommy. Binks was sitting in the office watching our sis play on the computer. He's a good babysitter. But I think he's the type who would eat all the parents' junk food and watch the channels on cable he shouldn't be seeing.

Mommy is so happy that I have been seeking affection so much lately. I really am a very happy kitty.

Daily Diary Pick!

Wow! I can't believe it! I only just started keeping a diary and I have been chosen by the wonderful folks at Catster Central as a daily diary pick! Thank you so much!

And thank you to the kitties who have given me special rosettes because of this honor. I am fortunate to belong to such a loving, caring community.

Humbly,

Matilda

P.S. That tom cat hasn't come back. I must have really scared him!

I scared away a big tom cat!

Yes, I did. Little ole me! Mommy was in the kitchen putting away groceries. The windows were open because it is a beautiful spring day here in the NW. The next thing mommy knew, she heard a kitty scream louder and longer, and more ferociously, than she had ever heard before. When she came running into the living room to see if my little brother, Binks, was bothering me (something that sometimes happens, but never rouses such a loud sound from me), she saw me in the window, puffed out to about five times my size. Binks was hiding behind me, also puffed out, but very quiet. Mommy looked outside, and there was a huge, yet sadly skinny, tom cat up on the table on our front porch. He was looking in the window!

I have never been one to tolerate any other kitty - or raccoon, for that matter - in my yard. It's mine and they don't belong here! I am a really sweet girl, but mommy thinks I am very protective of my space due to the fact that I was neglected, abandoned, and left to fend for myself with 50 other cats and a pack of coyotes who hunted us.

Anyway, the kitty ran into our backyard and attempted entry at our sliding glass door. I gave him another earful and raised up on my back legs and started boxing the glass between us. He tried to do the same, but quickly realized who he was up against. He ran away and jumped over the fence into the woods behind our house.

Mommy, even though she is worried about this kitty who she has seen around and looks all beaten up and skinny, was very proud of me for defending my house against this boy. He has not had his surgery and is likely to get into a lot of trouble. Mommy says if she can trap him, she will take him to PAWs, which is a no-kill shelter. She has actually pet this kitty (although she came home and quickly washed off all evidence.... I still knew....) and says he is very sweet, but tends to bite.

I've gotten lots of extra love for being such a petite, yet ferocious kitty!