I got a cold.

I was sick for a few days with a cold. I couldn't stop sneezing. My mom was really worried about me. Every time I would sneeze, she would come check on me.

At first I just sneezed every now and then, but my eyes were getting runny. That's when my mom started to get worried. Then the sneezing started coming all the time! My mom got up and checked on me with every single sneeze until it got to be too often.

My mom started feeling me for a fever. I think I might have had one. My mom told me she thought I did. I just wanted to curl up with my mom and sleep and feel better. She did a good job taking care of me. She even made me some chicken broth. My dad made fun of her for it but she was really worried about me and wanted me to get better.

I was curled up with my mom in her bed and Mama Kitty came in. I was afraid Mama Kitty was going to be mean to me. My mom kept her away from me. I just slept as much as I could.

My mom was talking about taking me to the doctor and how long she was going to let me be sick before she took me in. I was really hoping I'd start to get better soon so I didn't have to go to the doctor again.

Then I started getting better! I started being able to sleep without waking up to sneeze. My mom got less worried about me. Then I started to feel like my old self again. I'm still sneezing sometimes but now my mom's not so worried and I get to run and play again.

I love to wake my mom up! I love to wake her up so much that I rest up all night so I can keep her up all day!

My mom works shift work. My dad does too. They say they have to go to work so they can buy me food. I want them to keep buying me food but I miss them so much when they're gone. Sometimes they're both home and sometimes only one is home. There's almost always someone home. I like that.

I just miss my mom so much when she's gone. I wish I could lay on her lap and sleep. So when she gets home I just have to tell her how much I missed her. The first thing I do is greet her at the door and tell her I missed her. Then I run straight to my food dish. I tell her how hungry I got while I was waiting for her.

Sometimes my mom feeds me but sometimes she makes me wait 'til my dad feeds me. She says it's not dinner time yet. I think it's always dinner time.

Then after my mom goes to bed my dad will feed me. I like to go nap for a couple hours and then it's time to tell my mom how much I love her. I go jump on the bed and climb on top of her. I like to sit on her shoulder. Sometimes I put my claws in her arm and that wakes her right up. Sometimes I put my nose in her ear. She thinks I'm trying to eat her brains when I do that. They do smell good and I might like to taste them, but mostly I know she wakes right up when I do that.

Sometimes I have to jump all over, back and forth, and walk around her head. She always tries to get me to lay still but I can't. I'm too excited to see her.

We play this game for hours. I don't know how she can sleep so much. Sometimes I trick her into feeding me. She knows if she feeds me, I'll take a nap before I start waking her up again.

Sometimes I miss her so much but I just like sleeping snuggled up next to her. I like being right next to her while we both sleep. It's nice and warm and cozy. I like it when she puts her arm around me while I sleep.

My mom will be home soon. I need to go get rested. It's going to be a long day keeping her awake!

All the Ways I Love My DAD.

I love to cuddle with my dad in kitty cuddle position on the couch.
I love to wake up my dad.
I love to wake my dad up to feed me.
I love to tickle my dad's elbow while he's trying to sleep.
I love to sit on my dad's leg.
I love to run to the front door when my dad comes home.
I love to trick my dad into letting me outside.
I love to sleep next to my dad.
I love to tell my dad when I'm hungry.
I love to trick my dad into feeding me an extra meal.
I love to sit on top of my dad when he has the furry blanket on.
I LOVE my DAD!

Mama Kitty Caught a Bird!!

Mama Kitty Caught a Bird! It was so exciting!

My mom decided it was a nice day and we could go out and play. There were some birds playing near the back fence. Mama Kitty saw them and I could tell she was on a mission. She got a look and she headed straight for them.

My mom followed Mama Kitty. I thought she was going to do some bird hunting too but she has no idea how. I don't think my mom was ever taught how to hunt birds by her mom! She was making so much noise! She was walking loud and talking loud and she scared those birds away!

After those birds flew away my mom gave up. Mama Kitty knows how to hunt birds though and she knew better! Mama Kitty found herself a good hiding spot. It was so good that no one could see her but me because I knew where she was. She hunkered down and waited like a good hunter does.

My mom and dad started getting worried. They looked and looked for Mama Kitty but she was hidden too well in her hiding spot.

Mama Kitty's hunting skills served her well. She waited real quiet for those birds to come back and they did! Then she got one!

She was so excited!!!!! She came running over to our dad and he got excited too! He was so excited he called mom on his phone from the backyard! She was just in the house but he called her on the phone, it was crazy. I think he told mom not to come outside because he know mom isn't a good bird hunter and would scare everything living away.

Dad wanted to see Mama Kitty's catch so she put it down. She figured dad was a good hunter and would help out. As soon as she put that bird down for him, it flew away! Can you believe it?

Mom didn't listen to any of us and came outside to see what all the fuss was but the bird was already gone! I think my dad was real disappointed that he didn't get to share that bird with Mama Kitty. I'm not sure Mama Kitty would have shared it with him anyway. I think she wanted it all for herself.

Ever since that day Mama Kitty has wanted back out to go hunting in a bad way. She howls and howls and wants out!

I can't wait for the next day she lets us out to be hunters!

All the ways I LOVE my MOM.

I love it when my mom feeds me
I love it when my mom gives me treats of her food
I love sitting on my mom's lap
I love sleeping on my mom's lap
I love waking my mom up for kisses
I love waking my mom up for hugs
I love it when my mom gives me her special forehead rub
I love how my mom takes care of me when I don't feel good
I love it when my mom frets over me
I love when my mom lets me outside
I love laying on my mom's leg and stretching out
I love it when my mom puts a warm rice bag on my back
I love it when my mom wakes me up to give me kisses
I love my mom when she opens the window so I can hunt birds in the fresh air
I love my mom when she leaves me alone to sleep
I love it when my mom fluffs my blanket
I love when my mom lifts the blanket so I can sleep under it
I love so many things about my mom.
I'm so glad I found her and I'm so glad she brought me home!

I've been away from the computer for a while. There's just so much going on. It's so hard to find time to write between sleeping and napping and eating and waking my mom and dad up all day and all night! It's exhausting.

The weather is so nice outside. The other day my mom let us out to play. It was so much fun. At first my mom didn't want us to go out but I tricked her. Then when she was trying to put me inside, Mama Kitty ran out!! That Mama Kitty was super sneaky and fast! My mom figured since Mama Kitty was out, I may as well be out too.

We had so much fun.....we ate grass, we rolled in the dirt, we ran around. I laid in the sun and it was so nice. I loved feeling the heat in my fur.

My mom told me we were gonna get fleas. She worries too much. For the next few days she kept checking me for fleas. She was driving me nuts! She never found any though.

I hope my mom and dad let us out to play more. It's so nice and so warm and I just can't wait to get back out to play!

Mama Kitty's Adventure.

Today Mama Kitty had to go to the doctor. Her back legs bother her a lot. She's been having a hard time in the litter box this week and you could tell her leg was bothering her. My mom was fretting over Mama Kitty a lot! My mom and dad decided the doctor should look at her.

Mama Kitty told me all about it. She had to wait a long time. There were scary dogs and a scary little boy in the doctor's office. There was another kitty who was scared and Mama worried about that kitty but Mama was mostly worried about herself. She's really scared at the doctor.

Mama finally had her turn and she got to see the nice lady doctor. We like her a lot! My mom always hopes she's the kitty doctor when we have to go to the doctor's office.

Mama had a picture taken of her back like I did! The doctor said she has arthritis like I do. My mom thought that was probably the case. The doctor told them that all kitties our ages have some arthritis.

Mama said she got a shot like I did. She didn't like that very much. My mom and dad have to watch Mama Kitty today and then tell the doctor tomorrow if the shot helped.

Mama's arthritis is in a different place than mine. I really like the hot packs for mine, but Mama Kitty doesn't. I think Mama just likes to rest when her arthritis is bothering her. I'm going to let Mama Kitty rest a lot because I know how it feels.

Adventures Being Scared.

Yesterday I really wanted out. My mom let me out for a minute and then brought me back in. It wasn't enough. I wanted out some more.

Later my mom had to go check the mailbox so she let me out again. While my mom was at the mailbox, a lady came by with a really big, really scary dog. I was so scared.

I was sitting on the step on the porch and I made myself real small. I put my ears down low and tried not to move a muscle. The gate was open and the dog could get me! I was so scared. I looked for a place to run.

I heard my mom say "it's ok Sweetie, I'm coming". It didn't help make me feel better. My mom closed the gate and scooped me into her arms. I was so glad!!

I tried to push myself as close to my mom as I could and I kept my head down so that dog couldn't see us. My mom said it was alright and she'd protect me. She kissed me to help me feel better but I was still so scared.

We made it inside safe. My mom says that's why we have to be indoor kitties, because it's too scary out there. It was sure scary yesterday!

I Played Too Hard.

I'm not a young kitty anymore. I played too hard with my twist tie the other day.

My mom has been watching me to see if my back is hurting me. It sort of was, but not too much. Today it was bothering me a little more. I had a hard time jumping up on the bed and I didn't want my mom to touch my back too much. It's not too bad but it's not good either.

My mom got right on it. She heated up that rice pack and put it on my back while I was on the couch. At first I didn't think I wanted it but then it felt good. Then it felt too hot so I decided I'd lay on my side next to it. She fixed it up so it was right next to me. It felt good.

I'm hoping I'm back to normal after a good rest. I think my dreams of adventures will hold me over until I can have my next one.

Adventures With Twist Ties.

I love playing with a twist tie! It's so much fun.

Whenever my mom or dad get a twist tie they don't need, they throw it on the floor for me. I pounce on it right away. I love to chase those things all over. I especially like the black shiny ones.

I have one black shiny twist tie that I've been playing with for a long time. I like to hide it with the computer cords. It blends right in. The other night I got it out and chased it all over the floor. I even got it way under the coffee table. I had to pull myself under the coffee table but I couldn't quite reach it when I got stuck! My mom saw I was stuck and got my twist tie for me. She threw it out in the middle of the floor so I could play with it some more.

I love to play with the twist tie in the kitchen. It slides all over the floor. I get to run and chase after it. Sometimes I slide all over the floor when I catch it. That's fun!

I'm so glad my mom and dad are home. I hate it when they take trips. Mom said they went somewhere warm and I would have loved it. Well then they should have taken us along!!

My mom had her cousin come take care of us. She was nice. I really liked her. I liked sitting on her lap. I tried to trick her a bunch of times and make her feed me again but she wouldn't fall for it. It was fun trying.

After my mom and dad got back home, I was so excited I could hardly sit still. I had a lot of time to make up for. I had to get a week's worth of hugs and kisses. My mom was trying to sleep and I kept waking her up to pet me. I was so happy.

Mama Kitty didn't have such a good time while they were gone. She gets so scared of strangers, even when the stranger takes good care of us. When our mom and dad first got home Mama Kitty was too scared to come out of her hiding spot. She's so crazy sometimes. She finally figured out it was ok and now she can't get enough petting either.

Mama spends a lot of time on my dad's lap and I spend a lot of time on my mom's lap. We're so happy they're back!

Things my mom says.

"Sweetie"
"Sweetie, NO"
"stop it"
"Sweetie!"
"Babe!"
"you can wait an hour for dinner"
"Sweetie you just ate dinner"
"You're the only cat I know who can be in the litter box and pee on the floor"
"Sweetie, Jeez"
"It's so hard being Sweetie"
"Sweet baby devil"
" Leave Mama Kitty alone"
"I love you Sweetie"

Things my dad says.
"Sweetie"
"cat"
"Sweetie, stop that"
"stop chasing Mama"
"cat, stop that"