Large and In Charge Cat

Yes, I am getting braver every day. I was out and about and there were no hissing or yowing incidents. No fights, no close calls. It was just a nice day. He and She think that before Kate has been here one year, I will have my whole house back. My cousin Nick, who lives with Her Opera
Girl in a faraway place got a new brother after Lion died. RIP Lion. Nick and his new brother get along just fine. She thinks maybe it's because Kate is a girl cat and I am a boy cat. Kate was always fighting off boy cats when she lived next door. I'll keep you posted.
Another thing that made it nice today was that Their Computer-FixingGuy came and brought back His computer. CG fixed it all up, then worked on His lap-top, which is a kind of a computer obviously named after cats. He has had that for a long time, like before they went on that boat-ride, but He never used it. The darling FixingGuy made it work just fine. Before he did any of that, though, he fixed the sound on Her computer so that She could listen to Eddie and other noisy things.
This was such a pleasant day that She fixed a very tasty dinner with the meat He brought home from the store. I would rather have fish, of course, but They are entitled to Their own choices. And there is always tomorrow. Chow, bellas.

Bad-A*s Cat

I have taken about all I am going to take from Kate. The last few times she has tried to come into my bedroom, I have chased her all the way down the hall. Believe me, Kate looks very carefully before she tries to cross my door. He and She don't get mad when I do this, either. What She says is that it won't be long before Kasey and I have taken back our house. I guess I will need to go easy on Kate when I take back control of the whole house. After all, Kate is young  and doesn't know any better. He and She are so loving and kind to Kate, after she lost her people that she doesn't like sharing them. Don't you worry. I won't hurt Kate, but I still want to show her who is the biggest, baddest cat. She says I will have to call you LeRoy Brown. I have no idea what that means, but I hope She just decides to call me by my real name.
He is having kind of hurt feelings because the computer-fixing guy hasn't brought his computer back, even though He knows it has been ready. She hopes that the guy isn't sick or dead or something. She needs him to put the sound back on Her computer so She can watch Her beloved Eddie and hear what he says. I will check out more about the computer-fixing guy and let you know.  TTYL.

Issues Cats

We have some issues today. It has come to my attention that I can go anywhere in this house,  and although I run into Kate, I can stand up to her with hisses and growls, and Kate will back down. Today I chased her out of the bedroom, and she hasn't come back. I claim the bedroom as mine and Kasey's, but if I am brave and strong, if I continue to stand up for my rights as a catizen, I may have this whole house back again, and all that will be left is the Kasey - Kate issue.  Since I didn't find the friendly side of Kasey in all these years, I can just wish Kate luck with that.
She had a nice lunch today, but She is still excited to see Her beloved Crones tonight. Every winter, the Crones go to a special lunch, which She has planned ever since Crones started. This year She says She is not going to do it. She will talk about that tonight.  I'll let you know. Since it is so hard for Her to walk around, She mostly likes to stay home.
Another issue is the mail. Today She got three packages and He didn't get any. I think this is the end of Her packages, since She and He have everything They are giving for presents this year.  They have a big bunch of packages to mail, and bags of presents for the home people. She told Him not to get Her any presents. All She wants is happy cats. I will try to explain this to Kate. I hope you have a nice dinner. I will be having kibbles. Later.

Intelligent Cats

Don't let anyone tell you that Kasey, Kate and I are regular cats. We are very intelligent cats, and here is how I know. We have some wonderful beloveds that are part of our family. You would know who they are If I told you their names. Let's just say Remy'sPeople. Well, those sweet people were in a discussion with family, and they happened to mention some things about what they believe. They believe a lot of what He and She believe, so you can imagine how sad She was to find out that the people said mean things to them, and said they didn't want to talk to them anymore. These nice people know us very well, so they know all of us here love them, and that we should all be sorry for the people that don't like them because of what they believe. The main thing is love. All of the nice people in this story believe in peace, love and being happy with ourselves. The other people don't, and they are the ones who are missing the good stuff about life. We are so glad we are not cats in that family.
Even though She got this sad news today, She was still having a good day. One word - Hana'sGran. That is someone who can make Her feel better, no matter what happens. As usual, She brought home some of the lunch these ladies had, and that will be our dinner. She will be glad to share some of it with me. She is always willing to share. So I say Cheers for a better day for Remy'sPeople.

Planning Cats

The next few weeks look as if they are going to be busy for Him and Her. He is working on His projects almost all the time, and has packages coming and meetings and some serious plans for getting his project for sale. She hopes for the best, but is happy that He seems to be more calm and quiet. His computer is still not back, but He is allowed to use Hers, as long as He doesn't yell and pound on it.  So far, He is doing fine. She still hopes the darling fixing guy gets His computer back soon.
She has gotten out Her calendar and has made notes on a lot of days. Mostly the things She puts on there are fun things with her beloved friends and family, but there are some not fun things as well, like a visit with Her doc, and all those end-of-the-year things She has to write checks for.  She is also figuring out when to send the boxes to Her beloveds. Those are boxes with stuff She got them for Christmas and winter birthdays.  You would think the gift closet would be empty, but no, There are things that don't have to go to the mail guys.
With all the things on Her calendar, I wonder if She will be going outside more. I'll keep you up to date on that. For now, though, I must help with dinner. I think I smell shrimp. Ah-dyoo.

Concerned Cats

Some things have concerned us today, and I will tell you about them.  For one thing, our sweet computer-fixing guy took away His computer on last Monday and said he would have it back the next day. Then he called on Wednesday to tell Him he would bring it back Thursday. That was Thankful Day and we weren't home, so the fixing guy said Friday. Now it is Sunday evening and He still doesn't have His computer. It is lucky that He can use Her computer, after I am through, of course, so it doesn't have Him anxious and loud, but we are concerned.
Another thing is about Her having Her breakfast. One day, Kate came and started playing with Her, attacking the things She was using. Since She didn't want scratches - Kate has claws, remember - she took a thing from a package, put it under the book and Kate attacked it when She made it come out. Kate seemed to know it was a game, but she was very enthusiastic, and didn't like it for Her to stop playing. What concerns Her is, will She ever have a quiet breakfast again. I hate to tell Her, but as long as Kate thinks this attack game is fun, She is going to be playing.
As for me, I am concerned about dinner for this evening. There is even more left-over turkey, and She wants to finish that. How will She do it? She makes up Her own recipes, so I will have to tell you tomorrow. Cheers, everyone.

Dieting Cats.

Kasey, Kate and I are not dieting. It is She who is dieting. And it isn't about eating, it is about spending money. She told me She is on a money-diet until next Saturday. Don't worry. She has enough money, but for right now, there are a lot of things that need to be paid for. Some bills come around one time every year, and they all come at once. It is Her style to plan for those things. Every month, the bank pays Her a little bit of money for letting them keep Her money for Her. If She leaves it in there until Saturday, the bank will have time to pay Her. My head was swimming when She explained all this to me, but She says I still get it better than He does. Then She goes snerk. That means it is a little joke between Her and me.  So don't be surprised if She only has money for a lunch with Hana'sGran and a visit with Her Crones next week. She put that aside a long time ago. I believe She knows what is valuable.  There are a really lot of catalogs in the mail, but She is not tempted by them. Just wait until this money-diet is over.
If it would be a food diet, the one that would need it most is Kate. That little kitty has gotten a very round belly. It looks as if there are kittens in there, but Kate has had her kitten-making things taken out. Tonight's dinner looks as if it will be my beloved pink fish. Kate will not get any of that. Bye now.

Feels Like Monday Cats

It is hard to imagine why humans have all these special days.   There is rarely one bit of difference to me and my sisters. But yesterday was a day, and it felt like Sunday to Him and Her, so today They were going around as if it was Monday. It isn't as if you need to know just what there is about a day that makes it feel like another day.  What She says is that it is simply a feeling. Like, on Sunday we don't get mail. Well, on Thankful Day we don't get mail. On Monday we start a to-do list for the week. Today we thought abut that, but we still have more on this to-do list.  I am so glad I am not human. It is hard enough being a cat.
The next big thing is Christmas.  It is easier here than at some other houses. For one thing, They don't get a tree for inside the house. Now that might be something I would like. I'll bet six kibbles that Kate would like it as well, although Kate would probably knock it over. Kasey would sniffle it, but she wouldn't go up close to it. I guess they save money on things like trees and colorful lights by going to visit people who put them in their houses. Come to think of it, maybe half the humans should do decorating and the other half should go and see theirs. I may just put that idea out there for humans to consider. I told you I was a smart cat.
Dinner tonight will be left-overs from Their big dinner yesterday with Cleo'sPeople. It will be fun to have that. You might remember how much I love gravy.  Oddy-ose.

Thankful Cats

Oh, we know that He and She are thankful for Kasey, Kate and me. But we are most thankful for Him and Her. They love us so much that we feel safe and happy with them. It has not been easy for our new sister Kate, because she had a family that loved her and could not keep her. Kate felt so much love for Her that it was hard for her to realize that I am Her favorite, so Kate is jealous. And Kasey, of course, doesn't like Kate, but then, she doesn't like anyone but Him. Even I have not been very high on Kasey's list of those she tolerates. Kasey just doesn't like Kate in her space. Kate doesn't understand that it is nothing personal. Another thing we are thankful for is Cleo'sPeople.  These are people that make Him and Her so happy that it is like a second family. We miss our cousin Cleo, but we still have her family to love. We are thankful for the other people who make Her happy. What would I do without Hana'sGran, She says to me. She and I are sisters of the heart, Cofs, and She smiles when She says it. We are thankful for Her beloved Eddie, because Eddie can make Her feel better, whatever else is not going well. We are grateful for Her Eddie-kids, as well, because they keep Her entertained, which puts Her in a good petting mood. We didn't like it when She went very far away to Her OperaGirl's house, but She was so happy when She came back that it was almost worth it. We are so thankful that our LW has NED. I think it shows that cats can say prayers, too. We are the most happy when He and She are happy. It is good to have food, and cozy places to snooze, but the best is when all of us are happy. That's what this special day is about. Be thankful.

Creative Cats

You would think that writing a story almost every day would be creative enough. She says that creative means that you get ideas and do stuff about them. He is very creative, and it makes Her get tense. Well, I get ideas to write stories and She says that is plenty creative. Trouble is, my two sisters are not creative at all, so I complained to Her about that. First of all, She doesn't like complaining, and then, even though I am Her favorite, She seems to like those two lazy girl-cats. So She told me to watch them and find something creative. I was at a loss, until I saw Kasey turn on her charm and get Him to give her treats. This is a cat that has less than no interest in pleasing anybody, but she knows how to be an actress and get Him to do what she wants. That's kind of creative. Right? Now, Kate is more creative than that. Kate knows how to get into rooms when the door is closed. She knows how to hide and jump out. Kate doesn't do that to fight, you know. It is to show us this is her place, too.  I still think I am the most creative. She says I should get them to tell me their little cat stories and I should write about that. I say fooey to that. Don't tell Her I said that.
Tomorrow is another one of people's days. That's what I can talk about tomorrow. Sy-o-nara.

Here I Am Cat

Yes, I am back today, just like I said I would be. This has been a very scary time for me, because I didn't know if I would ever write my stories again. I will be happy every day now, I hope. Let me tell you about some of the decisions we had to make here. First, She really wanted to go and see Her brother on his birthday, but traveling is just not easy enough for Her. They thought They might drive to where Her brother lives, so very far away, but He didn't like that plan. If They went on an airplane the tickets would cost a lot of money, but this is Her only brother, so She would have made it work. The trouble is, She can't go up and down stairs, and They would have to do that there. Her family would want to go to places that were strange to Her, and She is so very afraid of falling down that it made Her sad just to think about it. She doesn't like to think about all the things She can't do. If She went on this far-away trip, She would have to. She just sent Her brother a big bunch of Texas ice cream for his birthday.  It makes Her smile that She was so happy on Her visit to Her OperaGirl. She didn't worry that time.
Besides, He has turned a corner on His projects, and has met a person who is being a big help to Him. It is a guy who knows all about business, and has helped Him plan things out more carefully. I'll tell you more about this later. I have to go see what's for dinner. I can tell you this, it isn't fish. Toodles.

Return of the Cats

You are NEVER going to believe what has been going on here! One day I was dealing with a broken computer, then all of a sudden, the computer was gone. The fixing guy took it away and said he would bring it back the next day. That was a whole bunch of days ago, and here I was, with stories to tell and readers waiting for news, but it was no use.  To make it worse, His computer was broken, too, for part of the time, so I have been sitting here hoping that you would still want to hear about our interesting lives.
So - Kate is still here, and has not wanted to go out again. Kasey and Kate have a hissing and snarling match about twice a day. She still gives me plenty of pets. That is the most important stuff. Then, there is His thumb. He has done so well that the doc took His bandages off sooner than they said, and He is happy to have His thumb back to use. It doesn't work exactly right yet, but now He can write and cut up His own vegetables.
She has managed to survive without Her computer, and She has Her packages for Her grandchildren all ready to mail. She passed some of the time with Rocky'sMom and then with Her beloved Crones. She managed to write on His computer so people wouldn't think She was dead or moved away.  I will let you read this, and be back tomorrow with my next story. It feels so good to say that! Aloha - which is goodbye, hello and I love you.

Broken Computer Cats

I could not write my story yesterday, because the computer was completely broken and just sitting there blank. I was a little bit miffed, I tell you, because I had important things to tell you. He has a new person to work with, and this new guy is very smart about guys with projects. She is kind of relieved, because this guy knows what he is doing, and He is ready to listen to the business guy. It is about time, I think. But I couldn't tell you about it, because She had somehow broken the computer. She called Her very favorite fixing guy, and he finally got here and - as you can see - we are back in business. Now we come to the part I don't like. Guess what broke the computer. Was She on line too much? Did She push some wrong buttons? I wish I could hide under the desk while I tell you. It was from CAT HAIR! The computer guy took it apart and took it outside and cleaned it all up. When he plugged it back in, it worked just fine. She didn't yell at us or anything, but there was a look that made me feel like not saying anything else. I'm going into the closet for awhile anyway. Later, I'll ask for a good brushing. bye.

U-Turn Cats

Now that all the voting is over, She can cheer up a little. These are the things that make Her sad - The voting, but that's much better now. The ache in Her knees, The being scared She might fall, and His projects. Well, today He called a guy who He heard about, and this guy really knows his stuff. In about a bunch of minutes, He was hooked on this guy's idea. To Her, it sounded very sensible. It gets rid of the guys who come to work, It gets rid of the saw that almost cut His thumb off, It makes all the little displays, and it sends out ads for it. The only thing is how much it might cost. Oh, how She wishes He hadn't wasted all that money on little wooden things, and paying guys for stuff He won't need. When it comes right down to it, She says, it is about money, as usual.  She tells me all the time that it isn't about money. She says we have enough to eat and a soft place to sleep. The only hitch comes when He gets an idea. Well, He and She are best friends, so I guess it will turn out OK.  It has before.
A bigger sad thing to Her is how Kate and Kasey and I don't get along. Maybe, if this new helper gets Him all set, She will think of an answer for us. You can't believe how tired She is of feeling sad. I am going to cheer Her up right now. Aloha, everyone.

Relieved Cats

Whew. It took a lot of hours last night, but He and She are celebrating that their guy won the election. They really like this guy and think he is the most like them. There were a lot of good votes yesterday, so She is especially happy. What I can't figure out is why people said such mean things about each other. She told me it cost more than all our kibbles put together to make little programs about how wicked the main two guys are. Kasey and I were surprised to know that humans did such nasty things. Nobody here is nasty. Not even Kate, who can't help the way she is. He and She said that all the money that the nasty stories cost could have done a lot more good by helping people who need stuff.
It will be especially nice not to have those stories on TV any more, but after She celebrated, she shook her head and told me, Cofs, I hope they work on solving problems - but they may not.  I gave Her an extra bunch of snuggles to let Her know I understand.
Dinner will be interesting tonight. She bought a soup mix from one of Her fake grandkids, and tonight They will eat it. If you buy stuff from that girl, it helps  her school, so She thought soup would be nice.  It smells good while it is cooking, but She already put a bunch of stuff in it. I'll let you know. It is quite dark out, so goodnight.

Poll Cats

When people vote, they say they go to the polls. At first, I thought they meant poles, but She set me straight, and I explained to my two sisters. You will not be surprised to know that Kate and Kasey do not care. I am interested, because He and She are practically dizzy about all the fuss. It seems as if it has been many months since this voting thing started, I watched some of it with Her, but I am afraid it was all a big yawn to me. I don't think my life will change one way or another no matter who wins the vote.. Here's what gets Her all tense and mad. He and She believe in sharing so that everyone has a little bit, and some of the guys say that the people who need help are just lazy and expect a bunch of free stuff.  It makes Her so sad. Here's what She told one guy, She said what exactly do you do without because the people who need help are getting it? I am not sure what he said back to Her, because She was on the phone. I just know She shook Her head as if She was puzzled.
She put a notice on Her computer to see if anyone wants a nice cat. I know She means Kate, because She would never give me away, and He wouldn't let Her give away Kasey. It was so nice getting back to the normal stuff while Kate was outside for those days.
I am going to go back to my closet now, because everything is about the voting, and I am tired of it. I'll tell you who won tomorrow. Oddy-ose.

Worried Cats

No matter how much She tells us not to worry, I can't help it. That's what I do. And I don't exactly believe Her when She says not to worry, because I can tell She is kind of worried, too. You see, it seems as if everyone knows He is sort of tense. When He gets tense, He tends to let it all out. I am not sure why He is tense but I know He has been having trouble with His computer. He doesn't shout at us, but He shouts at the guys on the phone. When She tries to tell him to be grateful He hasn't been in a storm, or lost His thumb, or stuff like that, He just gets more tense.  I would pay five kibbles to have Him be calm and nice, like before. Oh, well. Kasey seems to help Him get calm, but I don't know how to do it.
Tomorrow is the big day when they pick the guy to lead the whole country. I have to admit that She is a little tense about that. She says She is not worried, but I hear Her talking to Her friends. Don't worry, She is not going to move to another country if Her guy doesn't win. She has too many problems getting around. I bet She would trade one of Her thumbs to have four paws like me. I never fall down. We are going to remain calm tonight, and our best bet is to stay out of His way. I didn't know He could yell so loud. He sure knows a lot of naughty words, as well. Tsk tsk. She would not like to hear me talk like that. Her beloved Eddie uses bad words, but not in an angry way.
I am going to go have a quiet nap right now. Everybody stay calm so I don't have to worry. Chow.

Leader Cats

I like to act like I am a leader, but you readers know that I am a big scaredy cat. In order to be a leader, you have to be sure of yourself. Even when you aren't sure, you need to stay calm and act sure, because the other cats you are leading need to feel safe with you. Kasey is not a very good leader, because she doesn't care what you do. If she helps you, it is quite by accident, because Kasey doesn't have that caring for others attitude. Her attitude is more caring for Kasey. Actually, Kate is the best leader, because she knows where she wants to go, and too bad for the cats that get in her way. It sounds kind of funny for me to say so, but I think Kate would take better care of us than Kasey or I would.  In our house, the real leaders are Him and Her. All of the TV and computer stuff has been about Them picking the next person to be a good leader for the whole country. That sounds like a big job to me, and I don't know why anyone would want to do it.  He and She have already picked their guy, and they picked the guy who has the job now. Neither of the guys has a cat, but the guy that already has the job has a dog, which he treats very well. The other guy had a dog, but She says he was not nice to that dog.. Kasey, Kate and I are not very fond of dogs, but we don't think you should hurt them or scare them. If you would do that to a dog, you might just do it to a cat. That gets no vote from me.
He and She changed all the clocks in our house last night, but I don't see one single thing that is different. That's humans for you. I'll be back tomorrow. Toodle pip.

Dry Cats

We were dry in two ways today. When we first woke Them up, there was no water. None of the taps worked, and Their litter tubs didn't work.  He was frantic. It is not unusual for Him to get frantic, so She just calmly got Him the piece of paper that told Him where to call to get it fixed. It turned out that there was a problem with all the houses where we live, and the water guys were fixing it. He felt a little better, but then He had a problem with His  bank, and he was frantic again. Anyway, we waited for them to fix the water, and She took Her medicine by drinking coffee with the pills. That suits me, She said.  After awhile, the water came back on and everything was fine again. Then, while She was eating Her lunch, it started to thunder and rain. None of us had to go outside, so we were dry again. It was back to the closet for me. Funny thing is, the thunder doesn't bother Kate.  Even though she hears it and looks around, that little kitty doesn't need to hide. That's what living on the mean streets does for you, Cofs, She told me.
The thunder and rain don't bother Her. I think She knows some science about that, but I don't understand it. What bothers Her right now is that She doesn't feel very good. She keeps holding Her head and clearing Her throat, like it's kind of sore. I hope She doesn't get sick. She hates to be sick. She isn't even going to fix dinner tonight. He and She will get it from a place down the street where they have fancy eggs with rice. Sometimes it has shrimp in it. And They get good gravy to pour on it. I will do OK for a nice, dry cat. Shalom.

Eddie Cats

If you know Her at all, you know that she just loves a guy named Eddi. Not as much as She loves Him, or us, but quite a lot. She likes to share Her Eddie with people, and people are very patient with Her about it. She can't think of any of Her friends who haven't seen at least a little of Eddie's stuff. There are TV shows and DVDs, and even a couple of movies that She gets people to watch. Kasey and I - and even Kate have seen some Eddie. She went very far away to visit with Her OperaGirl to see Eddie, and She hardly even goes out to the mailbox. Well, today She went to visit Rocky'sMom and the two ladies watched a whole Eddie DVD. Rocky'sMom is more religious than She and Eddie are, but R'sM still laughed a lot. Sometimes Eddie is just the medicine we need, She tells me. She believes that laughing is good for a person. That's why we do cute cat things - to make Her laugh.
The two ladies had popcorn and coffee, and some very tasty dessert while they watched, and Rocky and his brother Champ behaved very nicely while the show was on.
It was a nice Friday thing to do, and She was glad to see Rocky'sMom looks so good since that lady had a big operation not very long ago. The docs gave her another fake hip. I'm glad we don't have to get an operation like that, but She says it will make Rocky'sMom's life a lot easier.
Guess what she is fixing for dinner. Pink fish. I am chuffed. TTYL

Sighing Cats

Remember how I was hoping Kate would be safe for this spooky day? Well, after she had been gone a bunch of days, without even a sight of one whisker, last night, when He went out to put the trash out, who came trotting in to the house with him? You guessed it. Kate. So it was back to the bedroom for Kasey and me. It was very hard, after a lot of days, to give up sleeping on Her lap and in my sun spot. He and She realize that Kate can't stay here with us. The have admitted defeat. The little blue cat has outsmarted them. She called Kate's old people from next door, but they aren't able to take her back. One idea She has is to fix up a place out in the shed, with food and water, and a soft blanket.  I don't think it will work, because he goes out every day to feed the birds, and Kate would just come in with him. It is very important to Her that Kate should not go to a shelter where they put cats to sleep forever. It was so nice while Kate was gone, though. Don't get me wrong. Kate is a sweet and pretty cat. She just doesn't like Kasey and me getting pets from Him and Her.  He says she is jealous. This has got Her so down in the dumps that it took a nice lunch with Hana'sGran to keep Her from being grumpy and sad. I wish I had someone like Hana'sGran to help me out of my downers.  Check back tomorrow, and I'll let you know if there is any improvement in the situation. Oh, well. Happy new month, anyway. bye.