She thinks I'm stupid!

Owners have no clue. I know what she is up to. She's been extra nice and attentive to me the past week or so. Then, Friday, I got ambushed and stuffed in that hideous carrier and put in the CAR and taken to THE VET!!!! I yelled and screamed the WHOLE way there! I even managed to turn the carrier over! That really freaked her out! Extra guilt = extra treats! They weighed me (oh, the humiliation!) and then gave me an extra nasty shot in the back leg! OUCH!

I know she is up to something and it can NOT be good!!!! She went out for a while the other day and came back and started cooing and petting. She is buttering me up, big time. I just wish I knew WHY.... This is what has happened recently -

Last week boxes started coming out and getting filled. Then the big bag of doom. Mommy said not to worry, she wasn't going anywhere. She was right! Daddy left on Tuesday morning and I haven't seen him since. I have talked to him on the phone. I wished him a Happy Father's day today. Mommy says he'll be back in a couple weeks.

What could Mommy be up to???????

oh, no......

Mommy brought out the red bag of doom today..... the red one is MOMMY's.... that means MOMMY IS LEAVING ME!!!!!!!

When the blue one comes out or the small ones come out it could be mommy OR daddy leaving, but when that RED one comes out, it ALWAYS means that MOMMY is going away!!!!! What am I to do????? Daddy left last week and now MOMMY TOO???? I think I may need to leave a present in someone's shoe tonight.....

I've been a busy kity!

I have neglected my diary! So sorry to leave you hanging on the edge for so long! Here is what Mommy was up to....

My Daddy works out of state now (I only see him every other weekend, but I guess a lot of human kids live that way too, so if they can do it, so can I!). Mommy had two (YES, TWO!) conventions that she was registered to attend this summer. She was gone for FOUR nights each time, which meant I was not allowed to stay home by myself without someone to come in and check on me at least every other day. Usually she has Uncle Justin come and do that (HISS!), but I guess he was out of town on business for two weeks during her first trip. That led to my FIRST experience being BOARDED! I have only spent the night away from home once before when I had to be in the hospital overnight for eating a BAD PLANT.

So, the big red bag of doom is all packed and sitting by the door. Mommy's little black bag is packed too. This is going to be BAD.... I'm thinking I'll be all alone in the house all day and night with just a 15 minute visit from Uncle Justin every day. It was after dinner, so I figured Mommy was leaving in the morning like she usually does when she travels. She was running about, cleaning things and taking out trash and the like, always cooing at me every time she passed by..... SUCK UP!

I heard her pick up her keys..... but her bags were still by the door, so I figured she was going to get the mail. She came into the bedroom and picked me up off the bed.... MMMMMMEEEOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!!!? I do not like getting picked up, but ESPECIALLY when things are not right in the house! She carried me down the hall and pushed the little alarm button and we walked right out into the garage where THE CARRIER was waiting on the washing machine! Before I could even HISS, she had stuffed me inside and closed the door behind me!!!! GRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWWLLLLLL!!!!!! HIIISSSSSSSS!!!!!

We got in the car and she kept trying to calm me down. You'd think after 13 years she would know that isn't going to help. We drove a LONG TIME (hey, 20 minutes to you is like an HOUR to us!). When we got out, she carried me into a place I have never been. It didn't smell like a vet, but I could hear other animals. I could smell lots of food smells, mostly dog. We were in the lobby of WAG Pet Hotel in West Sacramento! Their lobby area is also a store where they sell all sorts of pet stuff for dogs and cats. The lady at the counter led us back thru a couple of rooms to this big white room with a HUGE glass box filled with water in the middle. Inside the big glass box were these little moving things.... the went around and around inside the water. Mommy called it an AQUARIUM and held me up closer to see what she called the "PRETTY FISH". PRETTY? How bout TASTY FISH? Those are the only kind I know and they come in cans.

Then the lady opened up a door and Mommy put me inside what was to be my home for the next 5 days. I hissed my best hiss and screamed like I was being murdered, but it did me no good. They still closed the door. Now, I will say, the accomodations are WAY better than the cage at the VET.... this room was tastefully decorated in white with clear windows and individual ventilation so I didn't have to smell all the stinky boy cats that were staying there too (rather than metal with bars where you can hear and smell EVERYONE). There were two rooms, one for me to eat and sleep in, and a bathroom. Mommy put my blankie, mouse and baggie in there with me and said "GOODBYE". Every day the nice people there would feed me and clean my box and shake out my blankie and try to play with me. According to the reportcard they sent home with me, I didn't play much, but I did enjoy getting petted and talked to. Mostly I just slept all the time.... kinda like at home.

Mommy came back several days later and got me and took me home, screaming in the car all the way. She can't figure out why I do that on the way home. I do it because I can. Two weeks later, the red bag came out AGAIN!!!! This time I was on guard, but she let me stay home this time and Uncle Justin came over every day. I was so happy to stay home, I was actually nice to him and made him pet me.

Mommy traveled a lot in the past 4 months. I did have to stay at WAG one more time, but it was easier the second time. This week, Mommy had our house painted. I hear it looks very pretty, but I don't go outside, so I wouldn't know. I do know that there were 3 men here for 2 days and the first morning they made HORRIBLE noises outside doing what Mommy said was "PRESSURE WASHING" our house. I was not amused.

Mommy has her little bag out in the corner of the bedroom. That means she's going somewhere for a night or two. Bummer.... no cans when Mommy is gone..... Wonder where she's going THIS TIME? Sheesh!

Mommy went away AGAIN....

Mommy left on Thursday afternoon. Something about regional training. I was home alone all night Thursday and all day and night on Friday. This morning Uncle Justin came over to do some work in our bathrooms. He took the doors off and took them outside and painted them and then painted in the hall bathroom. He brought his 11 year old son, Arthur with him. Arthur picked me up. I was not amused. I retreated to Mommy's bed and stayed there until Mommy got home at noon. Daddy just came home tonight, which is good and bad. Good becuase that's TWO of them to pay attention to me.... Bad because that means Daddy will take up the half of the bed I usually sleep on! Oh well. What's a cat to do?

I'm actually sitting ON Mommy's lap, helping her type my blog right now. Usually, I just leave the notes for her, but this time I'm HELPING......

Mommy unpacked and put the duffle bag and her backpack in the closet, which means she isn't going anywhere for at least a week or two. When she travels close together, she leaves the bag out, hoping I'll get used to seeing it and not worry. I think I heard her tell Daddy she didn't have anything on the calendar until Thanksgiving. I like Thanksgiving.... good food and it's closer to Christmas and PRESENTS!

That's all for now. I'll blog more if anything interesting goes on around here!

Mommy's cleaning the stamp room.....

I know that Daddy is supposed to come home this weekend, but Mommy has been busy cleaning the STAMP room.... Daddy doesn't go in there! That's OUR room (my litter boxes are there!).

I think I heard her say something about VSN.... must be one of those "Splitcoast" things. Those stampers are a bad influence! They make Mommy spend too much time on the computer and at the stamp table instead of playing with ME! Sheesh!


Mommy's note: Splitcoast Stampers is a Rubber Stamping on-line Community. There are a lot of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators there, but all are welcome. If you are into Rubber Stamping, check them out www.splitcoaststampers.com

Daddy's Home!

Yes, there is another pair of hands here to pet me and give me treats!

Daddy came home on the 8th and will be staying home for a while. Although Mommy did say tonight that Uncle Justin was coming to see me for Thanksgiving, so I guess they are going away for the weekend. That's OK. I'll leave a present on the bed and the living room carpet. Since Mommy put the new pads under the litterbox, it isn't any fun to leave presents just over the edge there anymore. Oh well. Eventually she will pick up that pad and I can torture her again!

I have been sleeping on the guest bed in Mommy's office since Daddy got home. Mommy fixes the top blanket for me just the way I like it every morning and I go in under it and "nest". I was feeling a little under the weather earlier this week and stayed in my nest for most of 2 days. I only came out when Mommy offered me my can for lunch. I'm feeling better now though and chewed the end off of one of Mommy's shoelaces yesterday.... She had taken the lace out of the shoe because she spilled something on the shoe and rinsed it out. She had the shoe drying and made the mistake of leaving the lace where I could see it....you should have seen her trying to lace her shoe back up today without the little plastic tip... he he he....

That's all the excitement in my life for this week..... back to my nap!

Ho, ho, ho.... I am NOT AMUSED!

Happy Holidays to all. Thanksgiving was quiet here. Mommy and Daddy went to see Daddy's family (and came home smelling like Auntie Patty's two kitties!). They were gone the whole long weekend. I showed my displeasure by pooping on the throw rug.

I'm getting used to sleeping on the guest bed again. Now that Daddy is home, he is sleeping on MY HALF of the big bed! THE NERVE! The good thing about the guest bed, is it is in the room with Mommy's computer where she spends a lot of time, so she's always close if I need petting.

Mommy brought out the Christmas decorations, but she put the wreath out before I could chew on it and she won't put up the big tree anymore, so I just get to look at the little funky tree up on top of the entertainment center. Uncle Justin took our picture the other night, but Mommy doesn't like it. The collar I was wearing was HUMILIATING. Even worse than last year. I know she is going to put that darn thing on me again and take pictures. Ugh.

I did notice that my stocking already has something in it.... too bad I can't reach it..... Oh well!

Absolutely hideous!!!!

OK. I knew she was going to take more pictures, but she actually FOUND that HORRIBLE thing with the BELLS on it!!!! I hate that collar. She put it on me and I flopped on the bed. Wouldn't stand up for ANYTHING. Figured that would keep her from taking a decent picture.... darned Photoshop! She managed to crop it so you can't tell I was protesting! Ugh! That's OK... the big red suitcase is out so they are going somewhere. Poop on a rug is always a cat's best revenge!

Apparently Daddy will be working from home next week and then leaving again at New Year's. BONUS! The big bed will once again be MINE! Merry Christmas to me!

It's awfully quiet around here.....

It's been really busy and confusing here the last week or so and now it's REALLY QUIET. First there was Christmas.... Mommy was running around for a week before getting all stressed out trying to get everything done. Then they left Christams Eve morning and came home in the afternoon the day after Christmas, so I had to spend Christmas ALL ALONE!!!! Don't think I didn't envoke LOTS and LOTS of guilt for that! Fortunately, Mommy brought home presents for me from my cousins, Simba and Talia (mmmmm... Temptations Treats.... DAIRY FLAVOR! My favorites!) and from Grandma (little blue cans! LITTLE BLUE CANS!!!! Oh, Mommy OPEN THEM!!!!!).

As if all that wasn't stressful enough, all sorts of bags and boxes have been coming out the last week and there have been piles of stuff on the bed and things were being shuffled around and it just made me uneasy. Mommy told me Daddy was leaving again to go back to his job up in Washington. I slept on his side of the bed the past 2 days. He left this morning. I will spend the rest of the day under my blankie.

Happy Mew Year to all!

Things are back to normal. The world is good!

Mommy and I are back in our normal routine, finally. She went away for a couple of days in the middle of the month. Something about "Disneyland", whatever THAT is. I did listen a little closer when she was talking about seeing some MOUSE there. She said she got her picture taken with him? What kind of mouse is THAT? She doesn't think much of the ones in our garage! About the same time she went away, we had some REALLY cold weather! Mommy had to wrap the pipes and faucets outside. It was so cold a bottle of water in our garage even froze! I spent a lot of time under my blankie.

The weather is much nicer now. The sun shines in on the bed in the middle of the day and makes my blankie even more toasty! But what's even better is THE BIRDIES ARE BACK! Mommy has been keeping their feeders filled and even bought them a new water dish/bird bath thing. Bath.... see? Birds are STUPID! I spend a LOT of time now laying on the purple rug by the back (sliding glass) door watching the birds.

OH! And I have a new friend! S/he comes by in the evenings and we stare at each other thru the back door. Sometimes I wake Mommy up by pawing on the glass. I get REALLY excited about it! Mommy hasn't been able to get a good look at my friend... when she turns on the kitchen light, s/he runs away. She did, apparently get a great little video clip of me pawing at the glass though.

That's about all for now... back to my blankie!