The Mobile Home Surveyor Reports

Staying Warm & Busy

I must scold my secretary for not helping me keep my diary up to date. However, everyone has been so busy lately that I've been feeling sort of left out of the loop. I'm so happy, though, that Mommy's home more often again and spending time with me!

We've gotten so much snow this winter its starting to cover the view from my windows! I've had to get very resourceful in chasing sunbeams and warmth these days. I first chose this huge pot with soil and a plant in it, but Mommy growled at me for laying on her plant so she shooed me away from that. I was not pleased because the plant is right next to the place where all the heat comes from the floor. The fur around my neck has really poofed out. Mommy calls me her "tiger lily", though I'm not sure exactly what that is.

I've also been spending time helping Mommy with the house keeping. I tried to be helpful one day last week by taking all the seat cushions off the chairs in the kitchen and dragging them down the hall to her room. It's right next to the laundry machine so I figured it was a good place to store them till Mommy got them washed.

Thank cat that Mommy’s job isn’t keeping her away as much. She’s had more time to spend with me. She’s been working with the yarn again to make something for brother Tony’s house. I really, really, really want to help her with that yarn, but she won’t let me. Something about ruining the yarn. Me? I would never do that! I just want to check it out before she gives it away!

Everyone was over for lunch last Saturday and the girls couldn't believe how much weight I've put on. Becky and Stephanie are positively sure that Mom's feeding me too much and I've "poofed out". I must admit that my fur is getting more difficult to manage. It's longer than my tongue and my neck, so even when I run out of space, I've still got fur left to groom.

After the family left last Saturday, the babies left their high chair behind and didn't put the tray on it. At least that's what I heard Mommy tell my secretary this morning. Without that tray, the high chair seat is a nice, tight place to curl up. I barely fit in it. For some reason, when I try to sprawl out, my paws, tail, and head get stuck between the bars. Very annoying indeed!

Today I leaped onto her guitar speakers to look out the window, only to find that she never put the blinds up. I tried to push my way through the blinds, but she found me and asked "why must you use THIS window? There are plenty other windows that are open and free!" But I want THIS window, Mommy!

This morning we had company. Mama was all ready to leave for her youth group meeting at church when brother Tony, the leader, called to say they couldn't get into the church because the snow hadn't been moved so could they have the meeting at our house?

I have never met these people before, especially the two young boys. I wasn't going to pay them any attention until the older boy pulled out the most amazing toy I've ever seen. It was a red dot! It zigged and zagged all over the living room and kitchen and I just couldn't catch up to it in time. The boys were having such fun watching me race around the place. That red dot is something special, I tell you. I'm gonna catch it one of these days!

When the secretary came over, I was sure to help her with her laundry, as always. I went beyond the call of duty this time, however, by laying in the clothes’ basket to keep it warm. She threw my favorite string toy in the basket, and I couldn’t resist diving after it and attacking it through the holes. We had such a fun time together!