Has it really been 4 months?

Well I hate winter and I guess I slept through most of it. Now it's May and the sun is more out than in and all the little birds and rodents are out and about providing me with loads of fun chasing them - although they don't seem to see the funny side. There is a nest of blackbirds in our tree and Mum says I have to leave them alone which seems mean but I guess I should follow her advice. However she doesn't seem so interested in all the mice and voles and shrews so they are fair game, if a little fast most of the time.

I am also very excited because I have a little sister, real life human sister, on the way. Apparently she will be arriving in September but I don't understand because when I sit on Mum's tummy I can hear her there. I wonder what they mean when they say she will be arriving. The one thing I do know is that the room I used to sleep in has all changed. I always knew it wasn't my room but now there isn't even a bed for me to sleep on, just a weird wooden box with slatted edges, apparently that is where my sister will sleep. I hope she will like me, I am a little worried that she won't want an older brother but Mum and Dad keep reassuring me that as big brother it will be my job to look after her. And I have been promised that very soon after she arrives she will be a lovely playmate - I can't wait for that!

So that's my news, just sleeping the winter away and now enjoying the sunshine and cuddling Mum and her ever growing tummy (she should eat less but don't tell her I told you!!!)

Stormy weather

Don't know why
There's no sun up in the sky,
Stormy weather,
Since my man and I ain't together,
Keeps rainin' all the time.

Life is bare,
Gloom and misery everywhere,
Stormy weather,
Just can't get my poor self together,
I'm weary all the time, the time.
So weary all the time.

When he went away, the blues walked in and met me,
If he stays away, old rocking chair will get me,
All I do is pray the Lord above will let me
Walk in the sun once more.

Can't go on,
All I have in life is gone,
Stormy weather,
Since my man and I ain't together,
Keeps rainin' all the time.
Keeps rainin' all the time.

I walk around, heavy-hearted and sad,
Night comes around, I'm still feelin' bad,
Rain pourin' down, blindin' every hope I had,
This pitterin', patterin', beatin' and spatterin' drives me mad!
Love, love, love, love!
This misery is just too much for me!

Can't go on,
Everything I had is gone,
Stormy weather,
Since my man and I ain't together,
Keeps rainin' all the time,
Keeps rainin' all the time.


Anyway, it's stormy and rainy and windy and I don't like going out in it very much. So I stay asleep and check on mum every couple of hours and hope that the summer comes quickly!!

New Year New Friend on the way

Dear Diary
Wow I have been busy. It always gets hectic around christmas time because my Mum's birthday is a few weeks before and my Dad's birthay is just afterwards. This Christmas I was at home and Mum and Dad spoiled me with some lovely presents. I got a beautiful little soft toy which is just like me - even with the black nose and everything - we have called him Lickle Sid and he sleeps on my bed with me. But the fabbest present was a Panic Mouse. It took some getting used to because its motor is very noisy but once I realised that it wasn't too ominous I realised the joy of pummeling the evil mouse that flicks around all over the place. You know the funniest game though? I play with it when it is off and then Dad jumps up to switch it on and I walk away - that makes me laugh so hard! I have of course also enjoyed attacking the christmas tree and getting into all the boxes which have been strewn all over the house - lots of fun I had and probably even burned off a few calories!!

And so now we are into a new year and Mum and Dad are very excited because they are expecting a new friend for me. There have been 3 promises of new friends before but things have gone wrong; but yesterday they saw a picture or something of our new friend and apparently he will be here to play with in September. Dad says I might have to behave myself for a few weeks when the new friend arrives so I don't scare him or damage him but I am sure we will work that out! The only issue is that I sleep in the room that the new friend will stay in - I might have to transfer to another room - perhaps a bigger room would be nice!

Well I am off to go and look after Mum now, she needs watching over and Dad says that is my job during the day. Be Back Soon. Sid

Christmas Decorating Tails

Dear Diary
Finally I have time to come online and do an update. My Mum promised that she would take some photos of me with tinsel to share with her friends but she didn't realise that I heard her telling someone and so Ididn't play ball - I am camera shy after all!! But even so she managed to get a few photos and I am sure she will share them with you.

We have been decorating the house ready fvor Christmas. We started off bringing all the decorations down from storage and I obviously couldn't help so I sat on the stairs watching Mum and Dad - what a funny sight it was.

Then I helped a bit by checking that each box was empty (I have a little bit of a box fetish!!) and making sure they had properly put everything up. I even "helped" by checking that the baubles were safely on the tree and couldn't be knocked off - I found a few that were sub standard and showed them to Mum so she could put them on properly. After all; if a job's worth doing; it's worth doing properly!!

And finally I was exhausted with all the events that I decided to pander to Dad and get a cuddle and some special food before bedtime. I must admit that the tree looks quite good and I am proud of my efforts but annoyingly Mum has put the tree chocolates too high for me to reach.

Do you want to hear something really funny? My Mums Brother has recently got two kittens (Alfie and Millie) and they decided to climb their tree the other night and they brought it crashing down. I wish I had thought of that!! It would have been very funny to see Dad rushing down to find out what had happened - and I could act like it fell on me and get loads of special sympathy!

Sundays are Sleep Days

Dear Diary, what a few days it has been. Mum was out all day on Friday so I had to spend the whole day alone, I was lonely to start with but decided to sleep my way through the day and felt invigorated by the time she got home. I had so much energy in the evening that I played with Dad for ages with this box he brought home - I am sure there was something for me in it but he says there wasn't!?

Yesterday I was guarding the house very early in the morning when I spotted my arch enemy, Black Cat, just outside the back door. I immediately bolted down the stairs and leapt through the cat flap at him!!! Mum didn't like the way I shouted at him but it scared him away and made me feel very proud that I still have it in me to beat those younger imposters. He has no right on my territory and I will make sure he knows it.

Today Mum and Dad went visiting family and it was raining all day again so I slept and slept and slept some more. They have just got home and I had a massive logn cuddle with Mum and ate some lovely treat food - I think she feels guilty for having left me alone for 2 days in the last 3 - she is so lovely.

Well it is time to go and do a neighbourhood patrol now so I will sign off.
What a puuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrfect day it has been.

Friends are Cool

Dear Diary
Today I am feeling really happy because I have made so many new friends on Catster. There are some really gorgeous black and white girls, you know I am a sucker for B&W, and some beautiful other breeds who I didn't even know existed. I have even managed to find a lovely burmese who looks just like my Mum's previous cat Muffin and I hope she will agree to be friends so I can make my Mum smile.

Today is warmer but I still don't feel like going out very much. I am about to go back to sleep on the spare bed and will probably get up about 5pm for something to eat in time for Dad to come home. We will see.

I am starting to think about what I would like for Christmas but haven't come up with anything particular yet, although I know Mum has something for me already!! If anyone has any present ideas I would love to hear them

Bye for neeeeeooooooow

A hard day's night

Dear Diary
It is a hard life being a cat.

Yesterday I had to sleep for 20 hours and eat for 1 hour and patrol the neighbourhood for 2 hours and chat with mum and dad for 1 hour. I wouldn't mind but now it is winter it is cold outside and dark very early and it makes it much less pleasant to be patrolling and noseying into the neighbours' business.

But today looks like it might be better because I have found this website where I can meet friends and share my thoughts. I try to have conversations with mum and dad but they don't really understand what I am telling them. They just say "Oh Siddie, are you hungry?" or "would you like to play with voley Sidifer" or they pick me up for a cuddle or do something else very nice like give me a stroke but they don't seem to understand that I am asking them when Animal Hospital is on the TV.

Well I have to go back and get another quick cat nap before lunchtime but I will be back later to see what is going on.
Tata for Now.