Gone For the Entire Weekend

Ms. Patty & Mr. K went away for the weekend and left me all by myself. No one to visit me, no one to play with. I was so sad!

Ok, that's not entirely true. Cousin Lisa stopped by for a bit and gave me some food and played with me. The funny thing is? She didn't know about the food dispenser that would feed me at dinner time and she fed me like she thought I hadn't gotten a meal yet. So I got fed an extra time on Saturday!

Comment inserted by Ms. Patty - "Stella, darling - a little secret for you. We (you, Mr. K and myself) all need to cut back on how much we eat. In case you aren't aware of it you've put on a few ounces <Mr. K - more like a pound or so, actually.>. So enjoy what that extra treat felt like because things are about to change. Love you, Mommy."

Well, it WAS fun so I shall enjoy a bit longer.

What else has been happening? Oh, the bird!! We got a bird! It chirps, it bounces around and it's so much fun to chase down the stairs. Then I carry it back up in my mouth. I'm really loving this new toy. Want to see?

Oh, I should add that the times I'm grooming myself I'm doing so because I need to. Ms. Patty and Mr K seem to think I shouldn't do that. I think they feel I can't concentrate on what I'm doing at the time if I'm always grooming. But my coat is special, you see. It's almost like silk so I have to stay on it all the time. Do ignore the number of times I stop to groom myself in the video, it's part and parcel of who I am. So there.

Comment inserted by Ms. Patty - "At least in the video we didn't announce those moments as we usually do by saying 'Grooming Moment!!' There were simply too many, Stella, darling."

Well, I leave you with this video and I promise to be back again sooner rather than later. I've been so very lax on keeping up with my blogging. Do forgive me.

Love,

Stella

Happiest of Springs!

One might think I'd fallen right off the face of the earth, but I have not. I've been enjoying my days napping and then eating dinner with Ms. Patty & Mr. K. Then in the evenings, because he can't resist my charms, Mr. K tosses snacks around for me to dash after.

Though one thing, I wish he wouldn't put them where I have to jump up so far. It messes up my fur and we know how much I like my fur to be just so.

Well, beggers can't be choosers, right?

Meow, my pretties.

Life Is Grand

Oh my, how time has flown. I've been simply enjoying life with Ms. Patty and Mr. K. And with the holidays there's been all sorts of fun to stuff to get into (that I'm sure I'm not supposed to). Let me tell you a little about life of late. I'll have more as we move into the new year.

A few months ago Mr. K fixed something with the furnace; no clue what to be quite honest - I'm a feline, not a human being. Anyway, whatever he did resulted in something utterly fascinating. No, really!

From the furnace there now is this clear tube, it goes through a hole near the floor in the utility room into another part of the basement, and continues to the laundry room to the drain.

Have you ever seen water flow through a tube? Why, it’s simply amazing to see those bubbles glide along in there. I sometimes pounce on a bubble to see if I can catch it but all that does it move it further along.

In fact, I followed it one day only to find that the water was coming out of the tube at the drain. I could watch this for hours. And I have, my pretties, I have.

What else has been going on? Well, Ms. Patty and Mr. K. put up some pretty lights and ornaments near the ceiling. They were hung from one end of the living room to the other, and the tail of the white garland landed right by the Christmas packages. (Well, they did, the packages are gone now.) I really enjoyed playing with the garland and the pretty curlicue ribbons on the packages, such fun. However, Ms. Patty didn’t seem to think so, so I tried to do that when she wasn’t looking.

Lately, however, I’ve been a bit frustrated. I know I should be grateful because I get fed every day, but they’ve gone and changed my feeding times and set up again. And it doesn’t include my food dispenser that I loved playing with even when I wasn’t eating. Why, you ask?

I’m a bit embarrassed to admit it, but I broke it. I didn’t mean to, it just sort of happened. And now as a result of my foolishness, I get my food twice a day in a bowl.

With two potatoes.

You think I jest? Alas, I do not.

See? 

They think they’re doing me a favor, having those potatoes in the dish. Supposedly I’m working my forepaw muscles and being kind to my belly.

I suppose there might be some truth to that, though I truly hate to admit it. Ms. Patty says I used to eat (she actually said ‘snarf’ which is such a trailer trash-like term, how insulting!) my meal in about two minutes, now I’m spending a great amount of time eating, upwards of 20 minutes. 

Perhaps this is a good thing, after all, it might just be helping me get my svelte figure back. Just don't tell Ms. Patty or Mr. K that I'm admitting this, it would ruin my reputation.