Laugh. Learn. Love cats.
Cupcake: Oh, hi, Rocco. Nice of you to look in my window like that. Did you know your paw poked me in the butt?
Cupcake: How are you today, Rocco?
Cupcake: Want to touch noses?
Cupcake: Whoa! The tongue thing is a little too personal.
Cupcake: I’ll keep my tongue over here if you keep yours over there. Deal?
Ashton: I was minding my own business, cuddling into my favorite spot on the sofa when it happened.
Ashton: I was closed in a carrier and off we went to the vet’s office. I remembered this place, and I didn’t like it.
They weighed me and said I had gained half a pound. Does this mean I can’t share English Muffins in the monring any more?
Ashton: It was a long day, and I was so glad to be home. As much as I loved sleeping in my carrier before my vet trip, I won’t do it now. No way. I’m going to sleep here instead.
Ashton: This spot is warm and cozy. And most important, it isn’t going anywhere.
Yesterday was Cupcake’s second birthday, and we had a celebration. How do you celebrate a birthday for Cupcake? With a cupcake, of course.
Newton got to the cupcake first.
Cupcake: What are you doing, Mr. Newton?
Newton: *slurp*
Cupcake decided to help herself, but there wasn’t a fork in sight.
Cupcake: Mr. Newton, I’m just going to take a little bit right here.
She used both paws to sample both sides of the cupcake.
Cupcake: Who needs a fork when I have claws?
She ate it, sprinkles and all!
Even after Newton gave up and left, Cupcake continued to eat icing using the paw method.
Until she finally realized she could slurp it up.
Happy second birthday, Cupcake!
Cupcake had a very busy week last week. She went on her first visit ever to Global Pet Expo, where the pet industry shows retailers what new products they have available.
They had activities for attendees at various booths, like putting your pet’s name on a sticker and adding it to a board for Hill’s to make donations to a local shelter.
As you can see, Pierre, Cupcake, Ashton, and Newton were all represented.
There were a surprising number of pets attending the event. Most of them were small dogs in strollers, and people were always surprised to look into Cupcake’s stroller and find a cat inside instead of a dog. Cats and dogs weren’t the only animal attendees. A beautiful lizard on a leash was there, too. We ran into her several times, but Cupcake didn’t notice her at all.
Cupcake had the chance to check out some of the new products. At the New Age Pet booth, she watched attentively while the booth staff demonstrated the litterbox hiding furniture.
She decided she absolutely won’t wear this costume. Would it be redundant?
One of the events Cupcake attended was a press conference featuring Jackson Galaxy, the famous cat behaviorist. He came by our table in the press room to see her, and he liked her fist bump, observing it’s similar to the tricks they teach shelter cats in his Cat Positive program.
Cupcake spent long days exploring the enormous expo floor and attending events. She was SO good, calmly letting lots of strangers pet her. Pet industry people are better than average people we run into about asking before petting her, which was nice. 
After the expo ended, Cupcake invited some of her friends who were in town to join her for her weekly coffee shop patio visit. She was all tired out after so much excitement, and she slept the rest of the weekend.
