Another Day at the Door

On this particular day, what happened might have been our fault.. You see, it was warmish, but not warm enough to want the door fully open. So we only opened it a little. That meant that Star had to be close to Leo, who was in the door, in order to see out the door herself. And too close is not a good thing.

I mean, yes, they have gotten closer recently and sort of shared space as long as there's space between them. For instance, they are both sleeping on the couch at the moment, one on each end. A whole cushion separates them, and that seems to be the minimum tolerable distance.

But to see out the door, Star had to breach the cushion length distance.

Leo: I know you're out there Mr. Squirrel...

At this point, Leo was still unaware that Star had stepped up to peer over his shoulder.

Star: Why don't you move and let me spot him...

Once Leo discovered she was there, he got scared. He didn't think there was a way out, he was trapped. Slowly, he turned and tried to eye his cat tree. Finally he decided it was worth making a run for it. And she made sure he would not make the mistake of getting in her way at the door again.

Star: ..And stay out!

That's as far as the chase went, she barely set a paw on him. No kitties were harmed in the photographing of this picture!

Star then gained control of the door and went on squirrel patrol while Leo continued his watch from the window. So all's well that ends well.

Oh, and once more, they're close enough that you can see how very tiny Star is compared to big boy Leo.

Have a good, conflict free, weekend!

Proximity

Yesterday it was the tree and bed, today it's the door.

Leo especially loves it when the door is open and he does not hesitate to get right in it. Star likes to door too, but she prefers to sit back a ways. Unless the evil squirrel walks by, which he does. Everyday. On purpose. Bold as brass.

Seriously, within five minutes of the door opening, this squirrel scampers up within a foot of the door, stands on his back feet and looks in as if to say, "neener neener, you can't get me!" Usually one or the other of the kitties will dive on the door after him at which point he will scamper away, you can almost hear the snickering..

Usually if Leo is in the door, Star won't go over. And if Star is in or near the door, Leo will choose the window. But occasionally this will happen:

Leo: I know that ebil squirrel is out there somewhere...

Star: Keep watching, he'll show up..

 

 

 

Leo: Ooo there's a bird!

Star: Good focus, goomba..

It's funny that because of the perspective Star looks almost the same size as Leo when, in fact, she's half his size.

Wordless Wednesday

 

 

(Star on the tree, Leo on the bed)

Star Sighs

I don't know exactly what to call this noise Star is making in her sleep. It's not her usual snore. Not quite a sigh. Not really a squeak. Call it what you want, it's cute! I've got it twice here because it was hard to capture. And you'll probably have to turn your sound up to hear it.

 

Anyway, here's my sweet little girl making cute noises in her sleep.

 

Happy Happy Moose

Sir Moose-a-lot Roadkill Goodyear Thunderbottom is a happy happy cat today! His daddy, my dad, is home from the hospital! Moose was so happy to see him that he nearly jumped into my sisters car when he was trying to get out!

Every time daddy moved his wheelchair, he'd put his hand down and Moose was right there. He followed him everywhere as if he were afraid to let him out of his sight again. He slept in his home hospital bed, on the tilted part, upside down, just to stay near him. Now that's a devoted daddy's boy, no?

We're all glad to have dad home. He's got a lot of work ahead of him getting back on his feet, but he's determined that it will not take the year they predict it will take to walk again. And that determination is half the battle. Radiation is done, chemo is to come, and we're all praying that no more of the nasty C shows up anywhere else. We're grateful for today, and thankful for everyone of you who purr and pray and send good thoughts. Thank you!



Moose laid there doing happy paws for ages, even after dad stopped petting him.

Moose: Happiness is scritches from daddy.

Who's daddy's big boy?

Me! I'm daddy's boy! I love you daddy!

 

 

 

Lay down already, Moose!

Daddy, you're so skinny that I'm almost bigger than you!

I'll even take the hugs just to be by my daddy!

 

 

 

Two happy guys

Let me stomp myself a soft place to lay down, then I'm not moving so you better be in for the night!

I gotta say it again: Yay, my daddy's home!
Ok, Moose-a-lot's daddy too!


(I've gone against my own policy of not showing any of the human's faces, but the expression and evidence of conversation between the two of them is too good to crop out)

Busy-ness Takeover

Star here taking over for the moment. So mom has been busy on the phone and searching the web and basically being too busy to blog. Ok, she has kind of a good excuse. Her dad, Sir Moose-a-lot's daddy, is coming home from the bad place on Friday! He was told that he might not be able to walk for about a year, but he told them "The H*** I won't!" He's determined, and that's half the battle!

There's been wider doors to find and install, ramps to build, equipment to research and order and so on. Not that my mom did any of the physical labor, just the computer and phone stuff. And then Sir Moose-a-lot's mommy, my mom's mom, had to go to the emergency room herself! She's ok, but that was not a fun day for anyone!

All this to say, that's why we missed a day and might miss more for a little while!

Don't worry though, I'll keep the laptop warm for mom. I'm sure she'll be back to her regular schedule soon.

Oh, and for those of you wondering. No, Moosey did not get to go up for a visit. He would have needed to be all kinds of certified with extra shots and flea free and stuff and no one had time to get all that done so he could take a hour's drive that probably would have freaked him out anyway. but he's going to have his favorite lap back tomorrow so all's good! Yay!

Like I said, don't be shocked if you don't see us every day for a bit. We love you all and will visit when we can!

Look Out Post

Who's that using the bright sun to hide in the back light?

Only the shadow knows... bwahahaha!

 

 

 

 

Oh, I'm sure a handy cloud will come by and make you visible soon enough..

Oh, then maybe I better spruce up..

 

 

Can you tell yet? Did you notice anything particular about the toes? Or maybe what you can see of belly fur?

Where'd you go Bright Sun? Rats, now they can see that it's me, Star. The one with the correct number of toes and the pretty curly belly furs!

 

 

I happen to like this shelf, it gives me just enough height to see where that barbarian is and what he's up to. And I know he's totally jealous when I take it over for the better part of the day. hee hee

 

 

There you are again Bright Sun! Now I can perfect my vulture look so I can stare at mom and contemplate how to get more treats out of her..

On a side note, will someone tell me why cat tree makers don't cover the underside of tall shelves? I mean, unless you're over 9 feet tall, you're gonna see the bare wood! Ok, this is a cheap one from Walmart, but still. And I've seen the same thing on more expensive ones. The kitties do love it though, so we might get another because they both want it all the time.