Mourning Cats

Today was all about trying not to cry. You see, our very dear CousinLion, who lives in NYC with his Mom and Brother, Nick, has been sick. We all sent love and energy to him, but Lion died last night. It made us feel so bad that we didn't feel much like playing all day. People think cats don't feel sadness and grief, but I'm here to tell you we do. We mourned when we lost our CousinCleo, and we will be almost as sad when our CousinKaty moves away, or goes to a new home. We cried when our Cousin Deena died. You know, even Kasey feels sad when these things happen.  She has been grieving about all these losses. We have to mourn for a while, and then She tells us to stop thinking about the loss, and what we will miss, and remember the fun things, and the stories we have heard about these beloveds. I am just not ready to do that yet about Lion, but when I feel better, I will remember how much joy he brought to our OperaGirl, and how She said he looked just exactly like a lion.   It hurts our hearts to feel sad, and we will mourn until we get over it. Be ready for more cheerful news tomorrow. Bye, Lion. Bye, everyone.

Guardian Cats

I was minding my own business, looking out the window, waiting for my butter, when a gray tabby cat with one white paw came into view. I went to high alert. This was not a cat I knew, but I soon showed him who was boss. He was curious, and came close to the window. He couldn't hear me, but he saw me make a mean meow face. I pawed the window, and he ran away, toward the side of our house. Skillfully maneuvering around the furniture, I surprised him by appearing at the side window. Oh, sure, he tried to look harmless, but I would not give up until he was gone - over the fence and away. It took some more meows, and several more pawings at the side windows, but he finally admitted defeat and fled. You know She was proud of me, because butter and snuggles followed. It was lucky She didn't have lunch plans today, because I required a lot of snuggles and skritches.  He and She can relax, knowing Coffee, the Wonder Cat, is on guard. Kasey remained asleep.
In my honor, our dinner tonight will contain tomato sauce, which I love. Ah-dyoo, my amis.

Cats with Plans

There is a situation here that I must fix. Right now I am busy making plans, but they still need work. Here is what happened. If you know Her at all, you know She just LOVES Her Eddie. Well, last night, we all knew that Eddie would be on TV for four hours. He wasn't so thrilled, but She was so excited that He just grumbled and agreed to that long time with one program. This is where my problem comes in. The show She wanted to watch started early. She planned to put the dinner on to cook, and He would serve it when it was ready, so She didn't need to stop watching Eddie. Her eye was on the clock. When it was almost time to go and fix and watch, She did it. She turned off the computer. That left me high and dry for my story.  Here's my plan. I will have to learn to turn the computer on and off.  I am baffled so far, but I'll bet if someone showed me.....I am a very smart cat. And if it took two of us, I believe Kasey would help me, because it would be a trick on Her, and Kasey would like that. I'll let you know how my plans work out, and I won't have to miss any stories.  Oh, and by the way, She loved the Eddie show. Even He agreed it was well-done. There were just too many commercials.
Gumbo for dinner tonight. We all like that.  More news tomorrow.. Aloha.

Enlightened Cats

Did you ever think you were going to do a simple job and find out it was a very, very not-simple job? Well, that's what we learned today when we began our work on the gift closet. To remind you, She buys gifts all year, and puts them in our closet in Her office. It has worked for a long time, but here's what happened. She has so many things in there that things get lost in the muddle. She moves things around to get to the needed gifts, and then everything gets mixed up with other people's gifts, and before you know it, She buys two of the same thing, or can't remember where a special thing is. She has started to put things on other shelves, outside the closet, and that just makes the muddle pour out of the closet until......well, until we come to today, when the idea was to arrange everything. You should see the confusion!  Kasey and I have learned a lot today. We will think twice about what happens when we hear that this is an easy task.
I will have to get back to work, because we can't leave it like this. I will surely give you a report on our progress. Oh, and if you are due for a gift, don't worry. She will find yours first. Bye for now.

Worried Cats

We are worried about our next-door cousin, Katy. Her people are surely going away and can't take her.
We knew this before They went away, but did not believe it was going to happen like that. So here we are, wishing someone would take her to love, and not sure that she will find a place.
She is sad abut that, but She was chuffed about having lunch with LW'sMom. They laughed about it being Her Birthday Lunch, because both families have been very busy and couldn't meet for Her real birthday.  You know how She always buys odd books? Well, She god a couple of books for LW'sBrother's birthday, but also got one She was going to save until Christmas for him. Turns out, he is interested in the subject of that book, so She gave it to him today. The boy believes He and She really know what he likes.  She hopes he is right!
Mazie got her package of the things that change color. They are plain black and white inside the house, but when you go out, they turn colors. It is a fun idea, She thinks, so naturally, Mazie had to have it.  She really loves that kid, too.
Let me go see what She is up to. I think the mail finally came. She loves that. Cheers.

Birthday Cats

Even though it is not our birthdays, nor His, nor Hers, it is birthday season at LW'sHouse, so we were helping Him and Her sort out the presents for them. LW and all the sibs have birthdays one right after the other, and LW'sMom and Dad have the SAME day for a birthday. She has LW'sBrother's present all ready, because his birthday comes first.  She will give it to LW'sMom tomorrow, when they meet for Hawaii souvenirs. Next comes LW, who is getting to be a big girl. Every time She looks at LW, Her heart just glows with love and gratitude, because LW had to fight very hard to get  her health back when she got sick. I can't tell you what is in the present bags, because LW is big enough to read now, and we want it to be a surprise. Katy'sGirl has a birthday next week, as well. To explain all these birthdays, She says it is because of the cool September and October nights.  I don't have any idea what that means.
He and She are trying to be a little bit careful with presents, because if She had Her way, She would get everything her beloveds might like, and that uses up money They need for kibbles. Kasey and I encourage Them to be careful about that.
I saw Her get chicken out of the freezer, at least it looked like chicken. It's not fish, but I like chicken, too. More news tomorrow. Chow.

Sympathy Cats

We think we have gotten to the real reason why the problems on that boat made Her so sad, and we can feel sorry along with Her, because some things are hard to face when you are a cat or a person. You see, She has had trouble getting around, but would always say I can do anything, it just takes me a long time, and then everyone would laugh. But on that boat, She was very unsteady, and many times a day, someone would ask if She was OK. Everyone rushed to help Her, and She had to face the fact that She couldn't use Her cane and carry Her tray. She couldn't walk all the way to the back of the boat without stopping to rest. She couldn't go up and down steps, even with stuff to hold on to. She had to admit She is old and handicapped.  She told me it was like getting cold water in Her face.  It hurt Her heart. I gave Her lots of snuggles, because I understand. When I knew my first people didn't love me, and wanted to give me away, my heart was hurting, too. But look at how nicely everything turned out for me. She doesn't believe things will get better for Her, but they will. I know if He and I have anything to do with it, She will feel better. She is my always person, just like He is Kasey's.
We will have a nice dinner, because She brought home stuff for His dinner from Her lunch with Rocky'sMom, so She and I will share something we both like.  Toodle Pip, mates.