I did a good thing!!

This morning I heard a phrase that I don't hear all that often, mol! "Good boy Ratchet!!" I've heard it a few times, but it's kinda rare.

Every morning the humans in my house have this stuff called coffee. The coffees come out of a machine on the counter. (I've jumped up there to check it out before but always get in trouble for doing that.) This morning my Grandmew (Mommy's mom) was making the coffees but things didn't go as they usually do. I was sitting in the kitchen watching the coffee beans getting grounded up and the water being poured into the coffee machine. My grandmew pushed the start button and we both walked away. As I was running into the living room to give Mommy a good morning headbutt, I heard a strange noise. I skidded to a stop and turned towards the kitchen to listen. Mommy saw me doing this, but she didn't think too much of it since I'm always interested in everything. I ran into the kitchen to investigate. The noise was coming from the counter. It was the coffees escaping! Instead of falling into their pot, they were dripping all over the counter because the pot wasn't there! I started meowing and Mommy came to see what I was yelling about. She saw the coffees dripping onto the counter and floor because Grandmew forgot to put the pot under it to catch them! The little coffees where running down the cabinet doors and I tried to lick them up for Mommy but I didn't like them very much. Mommy was so proud of me for letting her know there was something wrong! She was able to catch the rest of the coffees in their pot. I don't think too many of them escaped.

I got some treats but the best part was being called a good boy! I've been told I'm too curious & hard headed for my own good, so I usually hear things like "NO!", "Stop that Ratchet!", or "Bad boy!". Maybe I could get used to being called a good boy. Then again... Being bad is so much fun!

Thanksgiving Tag!

My pal Captain tagged me to participate in the Thanksgiving Tag game! I've gotta list 5 things I'm thankful for.

1~ I'm thankful that I have a home. Lots of pets (and people!) don't have that and I am so unbelievably glad to have a warm, safe place to live.

2~ I'm thankful for my mommy. She takes such good care of me. I always have food, water, and toys galore! She is always there to give me hugs and scratch my ears. And even though it hurt, she loves me enough to give me shots to make sure I don't get sick.

3~ I'm thankful I have pawsome siblings! Austin & Circuit are the best big brofur & sisfur I could ask for. They are great for wrestling and snuggling up next to when I'm sleepy.

4~ I'm thankful that I have such pawsome friends!! My Catster buddies are the best and I'm glad to know each and every one of them.

5~ I'm thankful that I'm a healthy kitten. I've been blessed to not have had any sickness or problems. I know my mommy is thankful for that too, MOL!

Thanks Captain for tagging me! I really do have a lot to be thankful for.

These are the friends I'm tagging:

Reggie White (#814660)

Morgan the Pirate Gato (#267400)

Zippie (#549747)

Kingsley (#540637)

Felix (#502968)

Tag game!

MOL! I've been tagged by my mentor Miss Daisy Mae!

1. How mene toes duz yew hab?
um, i have the regular amount of toes. no extra ones here.

2. Is yew marreed?
nope, i'm too young for that

3. Duz yew hab short, medium, or long hairs?
short hairs

4. Duz yew likes tew dress up?
mommy put a sweater on me once (it belonged to my angel brother
koko) i wasn't crazy about it

5, Hoo gots da stinkeeeest gas in yore house???
mol!! that would be crash. dogs smell!

6. How mene toys duz yew hab?
oh boy! too many to count, but definitely more than 15!

7. Is yore tale straight, kinked, curly, fat, thin, or jus rite?
i think it's just right.

8. Hab yew eber killed a reel mousie??
no, but i pounced on a real bug once. it ran away after that.

9. Is yew beeyooteeful, hansum, or uglee??
i'm one handsome boy! (i think so, and my mommy tells me all the
time)

10. Is yew da King ob da house, Kween ob da house, or da Serbint?????
my sisfur circuit is the boss so i'm her assistant

What's all that racket?!

I don't know if you know about this stuff called wind or not, but I found out about it yesterday. I was playing with my toys when all of a sudden our black cave (Mommy says it's called a fireplace) started making loud, whistling noises. At first it startled me, but then my curiosity got the best of me and I went to investigate the black cave to see what was going on. Imagine my surprise when I climbed in there and got blasted with some cold stuff I couldn't see. An invisible attacker!?!? Mommy says that it's wind. It blows down into our dark cave from the very top of it's tower on the roof and it makes that noise. I don't know why, but I'm not allowed to climb up the tower and check. (Trust me, I tried.) Then if that wasn't bad enough, I heard a noise that sounded like someone banging on our door. No one was there when I ran to the door. Now there's an invisible person knocking?!?? Apparently the wind was blowing our autumn sign hanging on the door around. My sisfur Circuit told me to get used to it because during autumn and winter there is a lot of wind and it makes all kinds of sounds. If that's true, I'm going to get real tired from all of the running around and investigating I'll be doing!

*blinks in disbelief* Me?? I am vice president?!

Wow! I don't know what to say. I was elected by my Brothers in the NIP fraternity to be vice president of our group. I'm truly honored! I promise that I will work my tail off to do a good job!!! I know that with Riley, Rudy, Mr. Lollycat, and Zippie I will be in good company as we try to make Catster a better place. Concats to my fellow winners and thanks to all of the Brothers that voted for me. I won't let you down!!

I've been tagged!!

My friend Pancake has tagged me to play this fun game! Here are 7 pawsome things about myself:

1~ I have two middle names. Koko, after my mommy's beloved Siamese
that passed away this last July, and Kimba, after the old Japanese
cartoon show about a white lion with the same markings as me!

2~ My favorite toy is my stuffed orange kitty that I've had since I was
born. I love to wrestle with him and carry him around the house.

3~ I hate when my mommy is in the bathroom with the door closed if
I'm not in there with her! I hate that door being closed!!

4~ I am friends with a puppy. She's actually my cousin and her name is
Crash. She's fun to play with because she's the same size as me and
has lots of energy! Now if only she didn't make those silly barking
noises...

5~ My mommy is teaching me how to sit on command. My sisfur Circuit
can do it so Mommy says I'm going to learn too. I just want the
treat!! I don't want to have to work for it!

6~ I love to tip over the trash cans in the bathrooms and steal toilet
paper rolls. They are super fun to kick around the house!!

7~ I like to climb to the top of our scratching post and wait for Circuit or
Austin to walk by. Then I jump on them and surprise them with an
aerial attack!


I have to tag 7 other kitties so I'm going to get my friends:

* Reggie White (814660)
* Nellie (809411)
* Miracle (804216)
* Albus (789201)
* Buddy Baxter Button Face (506693)
* Daisy Mae Sunday Times (317302) - she's my PAWSOME mentor!!
* Captain (885437)

Busy weekend!

Three big things happened to me this weekend! I made a new friend, met my daddy for the first time, and went to the outside place for the first time. It was all very exciting!
My new friend's name is Crash and she belongs to Mommy's sister. I guess that makes us cousins, not just friends! At first I thought she was one weird looking kitty, but Mommy says she's not a kitty she's a puppy. I don't know what puppies are but I like this one! Crash wasn't shy at all the first time we met. She came right up to me and sniffed me. At first I was a little scared, but then I realized that she was alright. We played together with some of my toys (Crash didn't have any of her own then) and then we both got some lunch. She's still a little wobbly when she walks around but I used to be like that too. Maybe next week she will be able to chase me and we can play tag. She has to go to the outside place to potty (I wonder why she just doesn't use the litterbox like I do?). I sat by the door and cried when Mommy went outside with Crash because I wanted to go too, so Mommy let me go out the door. I was a little scared at first but Crash didn't seem to mind walking around in the grass stuff so I followed her (after it seemed safe to get down from Mommy's lap). We chased each other around for a few minutes then we had to go back inside. It was so much fun!
I also got to meet my daddy this past weekend! He lives in a place called Virginia so he & Mommy don't get to see each other everyday because we live in Texas. Mommy told Austin & Circuit that they had to remember to share Daddy with me. (Circuit really, really loves him a lot!) I was asleep when Daddy first got here so when I woke up, he was sitting on the couch with Mommy and Circuit was between them. I wanted to see him too so I climbed up onto Mommy's lap and just as I was about to jump over to Daddy, Circuit climbed in his lap and wouldn't let me over there! My parents told Circuit that she had to share and then Daddy picked me up and gave me a big hug. I liked him right away! We played every day he was here and he let me crawl all over him, my very own human jungle gym! MOL! It was so much fun to be able to play with both Mommy and Daddy! And Circuit and Austin joined in with us for a few minutes too. I love my family!!

New home!

Wow! I was with my kitty mom one day and then these really nice people came to play with me. They played with me for a long time, and then the strangest thing happened. I got put in a small, dark place and I could feel the nice people carrying the thing I was inside. I think they called it a "box". I was in this "box" for a while and I could hear all kinds of strange noises and it felt like we were moving. Then they brought my "box" into their house and gave it to another nice person. This person is my new mommy! I like my new home a lot. And the best part is my people mommy loves to give me hugs!! I sure do like that. Not only do I have a new mommy but I have a big kitty brother and a big kitty sister here too. At first they hissed at me but I just kept trying to be their friend and now they like to play with me. We have so much fun running and jumping and climbing on our kitty post. I really like my new home and I love my new family! They say that I fit in just right here, and I think so too!