Cats Herd You

UFO Sighting

Cupcake: I can’t believe the humans kept this in a box since the tree went away. They called it an uh-oh. This is fun!

Cupcake: Do you want to play with my uh-oh, Mr. Pierre?

Pierre: Do you mean UFO? Though it was maybe a mistake to give it to you without giving the rest of us a turn first.

Cupcake: You can have a turn. I’ll slide it over to you.

Pierre: What’s on your face, kid?

Cupcake: I probably still have some dust from the litter box. I was in there when the uh-oh started making noise, and I had to see it right away.

Pierre: If you still have dust on your face, I hope you cleaned up the rest of you before you went to play. Cats have to have standards.

Cupcake: HEY! Nose away from the tail.

Cupcake: That was rude.

Monkey Business

When Miss Jeanne brought Cupcake to live with us, one of the things she brought to accompany her on the trip was a stuffed monkey. Monkey has been her companion ever since.

In the past month, Cupcake’s relationship with Monkey has gotten more complicated. Instead of happily wrestling with Monkey on the chair, she takes Monkey various places around the house.

Monkey has ended up in random cardboard boxes, and he even made an appearance in the laundry basket with the dirty clothes.

Over the weekend, Monkey’s travels took another turn. Cupcake carried her friend to the water bowl and tried to drown him.

When I took Monkey away and dried him off, I discovered he had a squeaker inside. He has been here since June, and I never knew that! He’s looking a bit worse for wear these days, especially after his swim.

I gave Monkey back, and she took him right back to the water bowl in the living room.

Once he was dried off again, she carried him into the water bowl in the bedroom and dunked him again. Then, in the ultimate act of teenage cat rebellion, she grabbed soaked Monkey and jumped up onto the bed with him.

Maybe Monkey needs a vacation.

Staying Warm

Pierre: Florida got really cold last week, and I decided I wasn’t coming out from under here until it warmed back up. Except for dinner.

Newton: The head peep put a heated blanket on the bed. She said the blanket is meant for putting over humans, but it works really well under cats.

Cupcake: Who says Mr. Newton gets to keep the warm blanket? I like it, especially at night. And if I like something around here, it’s mine.

Ashton: I just find a sunny spot to keep warm. Like this one. There are enough sunny spots that I don’t have to share with other cats sitting too close to me.

We hope the rest of our friends who are in places even colder than Florida are finding ways to stay warm, too.

Hurrying Up a Late Dinner

Pierre: Dinner is late! I had better find out what is causing the problem.

Pierre: I found the problem. The head peep is still doing things with her computer instead of being in the kitchen feeding us. Don’t worry, I can fix this. Do you see this button in front of me? I know what it does.