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Rafiki's Rantings

You can't make me

It's been a long, ugly week here. No Catster time. No Mommy time. I have had just about enough. The other night was pretty bad. I missed Mommy and needed some attention and lovin'. She got home late and then had to catch up on her own pawmails. I was bored, so I picked a fight with Benjamin. As soon as I yowled, Mommy came after us. Ben took off down the stairs. I went after him, but Mommy grabbed me. Ha! She couldn't hang on. Off I went after Benjamin with Mommy chasing. When she got downstairs, I was all puffed up from head to tail. Mommy shooed me away from Ben and back up the stairs, but I was fixated on him. I stared at him through the stairs. Mommy couldn't budge me; my claws were stuck into the rug on the stair treads. She couldn't even move my head; my eyes were glued on him. Finally, she shooed me all the way upstairs. I knew she wanted to put me in her room, so I flopped onto my side and refused to move! But do you know what she did? She pushed me. She pushed me, and I slid effortlessly across the carpet, down the hall and into her room! And then she closed the door on me. I will have to find another means of resistance.

Well, tonight she was home at her 'normal' time, and we have had play time and some lovin' too. She tells me she is home tomorrow, so I am looking forward to that and to catching up with the friends I have missed.

Yeah

Mommy has the next four days off! I can't believe it! She's not going anywhere either. Not that she does usually, but I was kind of worried. So I am going to have the best time with Mommy, just looking at Mommy, purring at Mommy, rubbing my face all over Mommy's, getting extra Catster time. Plus, the weather is supposed to be really nice, so I see outside time in my future as well. Yes, I think it's going to be a very good weekend!

I could be a Meezer

All week I have wanted to spend the day hanging out with Hershey and Annadee. They have a pretty nice apartment downstairs. I like it; it's cozy. But Mom always makes me go upstairs before she leaves for work. She says "you have to go up and play with Benjamin. You can't leave him alone all day." Well, why not. He's perfectly fine, and I think he prefers it that way. Today I tried to play dead so Mommy couldn't pick me up, but she did anyway. Why can't I stay downstairs? Do I have to be a Meezer? I think I would make an excellent Meezer. I am talkative. I am loud. I have spots on my belly like Annadee. Tomorrow I will do my best Meezer impression and see if I can fool her. I'll report back on how it goes.