Found out

Mommy woke up at 4:30 this morning and found me sleeping next to her. She was so surprised because I never let her catch me doing it; only once or twice she's found me at the bottom of the bed. But she surprised me too when she sat up, so I jumped off the bed. I was found out! I didn't know what to do, but then I realized Annadee and Rafiki were not around. That meant I could have mommy all to myself. I meowed quietly and scratched at the bed. Mom told me to come up so I did. Even at 4:30, she gave me lots of lovin' and finally fell back asleep to the sound of my purrs.

I hate mom's work Saturdays. They happen every other week. It's not a full day, but it's still less time that she has for us. This morning I rolled around on the floor real cute like, flexing my paws and showing my belly hoping she'd pick me over work. Of course she can't resist that, so she came over and gave me lots of snuggles and pets and kisses, but she said she still had to go to work. So now Annadee and I are stuck in the basement all day while Benjamin has the rest of the house. He gets to do that every Saturday and Sunday.

Now, don't think the basement is bad. It's not. It's finished and all. I have a nice comfy recliner to sleep on although a lot of times, I like to sleep under it. It's a good hiding place you know. Then there's a nice big window with a perch, and there's a French door to look out of too. It faces out to woods, so we can watch all the birds and little animals and sometimes deer too. There's a heater too because the regular heat just doesn't make the basement warm enough, and mom puts on the stereo for us too. Public radio. We like the talk shows and NPR. There are plenty of toys, and it's pretty open, so I can run and jump without anything getting in my way. But there's no mom. On regular Saturdays, she comes down and hangs out and plays with us, but today we have to wait. Guess I'll go back under the recliner and snooze till later ...

Spring is here - again!

First the fur the started flying, and now we kitties are flying! Flying thru the house. Thundering, hissing, growling all through the house and all when mommy is trying to sleep. It's all Annadee's fault. She's so touchy. I just want to play, but she only wants to play when she's in the mood. So, I thought Annadee might want to play too, but she said no. I've been wanting to play all week, so I insisted the past few days. She hissed and growled. I chased her and grabbed her. She yowled, got away and ran upstairs toward mommy's room. I got her one last time before she dove under the bed. Mommy jumped up in the bed and yelled at us. That woke up Benjamin who started shaking his door wanting to come out. Annadee stayed under the bed growling. We've been doing this all week. Mommy said it's worse than living in a zoo. "Perhaps it's because spring is coming" she said. She's right. It's time to run around. I'm tired of spending all day and night curled up in a ball on the heated perch!

Spring is here.

Yes, Spring is here. You wouldn't necessarily know that by looking outside, however it is quite obvious when looking inside our house: there is fur everywhere. Mom was petting me yesterday, and her whole hand was covered in fur. Now, she says, we have to be brushed religiously every day until next winter rolls around. I love the brush. Whenever mommy picks up the brush, I go right over for my session. I make sure she gets both sides and then I roll over so she can do my chest and tummy too. She always includes lots of snuggles and kisses during brush time, and then I purr and purr and knead and even chew on mommy's hair! I have the most beautiful, silky coat in the whole house. Annadee doesn't like being brushed, and she's the one that needs it most. She's got thick, wooly fur and sheds like crazy all year. I don't know why she gives mommy such a hard time. She yelps and struggles and runs away, and mommy is so gentle. Annadee is just a fusspot.

Greetings to Max!

Well, it's certainly taken a long enough time, but my friend Max finally has a page here at Catster. Everyone should check it out. His page is #749486. Don't let his cute face and petit size fool you either. He can raise a ruckous when he wants to.

Well, the weekend's over already. It was a good one too because Mommy didn't have to work Saturday, so she could spend lots of time with us. I was out and about yesterday, but today I quite enjoyed hiding under the recliner most of the day. I had to recuperate after Mommy ran me around this morning. I came out this evening to find Mommy cross-stitching. This is something new, and it looks like a lot of fun. She has a whole bag full of little bundles of string in all sorts of pretty colors. When she was sewing, I was watching that thread going up and down through the fabric. Annadee went over and attacked it, and Mommy did not like that. I decided on a more subtle approach. I approached slowly and sat near Mommy. Then, when she pulled out one of those bundles of floss, I slowly reached out a paw and touched it. A couple more times, and I'll be able to snag it right away from her, you wait and see!

First Entry

Perhaps you've guessed from the title that I'm a shy kitty. Mommy doesn't know why, and I'm not tellin'. I came here almost four years ago from the Siamese Rescue Center in VA. I was found as a stray in NC and brought into rescue. Mommy saw my picture on their website and had to have me. Boy was I lucky because sometimes I take terrible pictures, and the one they posted of me was one of them. I didn't even spend two weeks there and found my furever home.

Mommy brought me home to MD along with my 'sister' Annadee. I didn't make a sound the whole way, and as soon as we got home, I tried to hide in the basement. Made a beeline right for it. Mommy doesn't understand how I knew exactly where it was without ever being in the house before. Little did she know, hiding places are my specialty. Since I couldn't get in the basement, I went into the hole for the organ's foot pedal. Mommy was so upset; she thought I'd be stuck, but I was fine. I was cozy and safe in there, and mommy could still stick her arm inside and pet me. The cavity in the back of the console television is another favorite spot along with the space under mommy's bed and underneath the recliner. Finally though, I got into that darn basement because I knew the best hidey-hole was there: underneath the furnace! It's dark, cold and dusty - who could resist?!