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Rafiki's Rantings

What is going on?

I was just napping away on the heated window perch when all of a sudden I was scared awake by loud booming. I looked out the window and saw flashing light and then the rain ... Isn't it November, or am I still dreaming.

Mom Kicked Me

Can you believe it?! This morning I was following Mom as she was getting our breakfasts ready when she started doing this weird dance step and then she kicked me! She said she was not dancing, that I tripped her and caused her to stumble and stomp on me as she tried to right herself. I ran! Then I stopped and licked the sore spot. She came after me, and I ran away. I ran upstairs, and she followed me till she trapped me on the bed. She apologized profusely and hugged me and gave me kissies. I was scared. I was pretty sure she did it on purpose. Finally, I purred my acceptance of her apologies. As long as she knows it was her fault, and she never does it again ...

Cleaning Mommy's Ears

I have decided this week that I really need to clean Mommy's ears. I used to just snuffle around in her ears and make her laugh. Human's have strange ears, and I really did not know how to go about cleaning them. Lately, I started jamming my nose in her ear to better investigate. This weekend I decided that I finally just needed to get to work and give it a go. So, in the middle of the night, after working on Hershey's ears, I went over to Mommy. I snuffled around her ear and moved her hair out of the way. She said "Rafiki go to sleep", but I said 'no it's time to clean your ear'. So I persisted and tried to give her ear a lick and bite the edge, and she said 'Rafiki stop!' I meowed at her. She said "Rafiki, sssshhhhh!" . So I did sssshhhh, but I didn't stop purring, and I just stood over her and would not lie down. I tried a couple more times to get at her ear, but she wouldn't let me. Finally, I gave up. I have kept trying the past few nights, but she won't let me near her ears. I just don't understand. Hershey, AnnaDee and Ben all like a good ear cleaning. What is wrong with Mommy?