I'M GROUNDED!

I've been very cranky lately; just like Mommy and Daddy. Everyone is stressed and not much good has been going on. Lots of money being put out to fix the truck and now something else is wrong with it.

Daddy is very sick too! I don't know what is going on with him but he went to the human doctor today. I spent some time with him before he left.

Anyway, Mommy and Daddy won't let me go out for a few days. I spent the night in the house last night and the night before. Mommy let me out this morning and I came home later before Daddy went to the doctor.

I got into a fight and Mommy and Daddy are upset. My ear and the side underneath is messed up. I've been fighting a lot lately.

When they got home, Mommy cleaned my ear and side of my face, put cream on it and I went and stayed with Daddy for a while and napped.

I want to go outside but they won't let me. I got mad and took it out on two of the kittens several times. The last time, Mommy grabbed me by the throat and put me down. That got my attention so I am trying to behave. She didn't hurt me. She never hurts me and she gave me a hug and kiss right after she did this.

Anyway, I am being punished - for three days.

How am I going to protect our property?

Mommy said that I need some time off!

Getting My Rest

The kittens have been keeping Mommy so busy and it's wearing her out but she always makes it a point to spend time with me and making sure I get my rest.

I have been pulling double-duty since we took in the kittens. I'm not used to little ones. When I do come in the house I check and make sure they are safe and I check them again when I am about to leave. But when they are up and running around and that loud meowing; well, I panic and don't know what to do.

I don't stay home much anymore and since it is warmer, I really don't mind sleeping outside. That bothers my mommy. She loves me and takes care of me and thinks I am working too many hours doing security.

Sometimes she makes me upset with her but I guess I'm a little cranky too. I haven't had much sleep either and have been napping in the garage. I'm not getting a good sleep; always aware of noises in case of unwelcome visitors. When she sees me yawning, she makes sure the kittens stay in the kitchen and she brings me in the house. I object but she usually wins.

I win too because I get a good long sleep in; sometimes for hours. I can stretch out too. It's safe inside and the couch is so soft.

Anyway, it has been nice the past few days and Mommy and I spend time on the patio together. I can get a short nap in while with her.

Mommy has been trying to get the yard work done, flower beds and the vegetable garden ready for planting. This also gives me a great opportunity to sleep. When she is working in the side yard, the window air conditioner is a good spot - especially since it's warm there on a cool day.

Protecting Home & Family

BEING A GUARD CAT AND PATROLLING THE PROPERTY IS MY NATURE and, especially with innocent kittens living with us, I have to be extra vigilant. The guys are okay with me as long as they don't come on my turf but cross that boundary without an invitation and, well, there is going to be a confrontation. We all have that agreement and we each have territorial boundaries marked. We do have neutral territory where we can get together. Most have learned not to come onto my family's property and I will do my best not to trespass on theirs.

Mommy put the kittens outside today to get some fresh air and she also hoped that the kittens' mama would hear their mews and, at least, check on them. I stayed with them a little while until it came time to do my rounds - which I am glad I did.

Mommy caught my confrontation with this trespasser on Monday.

Although it's a nice night, Mommy is keeping the kittens inside where we all know they will be safe. I can only fight one bad guy at any given time.


MOMMY IS VERY UPSET OVER SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK AND ON SUNDAY! Last Friday she saw a car pull up outside and a little human girl quickly got out of the car and came on the property and back into the car. Mommy ran outside as the car was leaving but she managed to get the driver to stop and tell her why the human girl was on our property.

Seems the little girl told her mommy (the driver) that there were kittens at our house and she wanted to see them. The girl's mommy told this human girl that she was not to run on to people's porches.

My mommy found out that, one day when she was walking past our house, the human girl heard the kittens mewing and came up on our porch and found the kittens.

Anyway, this girl's mommy said they might be interested in one of the kittens and my mommy told her that she wasn't going to let just anyone have a kitten and that she was going to be very selective in who would get any of the kittens.

Well, on Sunday my mommy saw two human little girls on the porch and she went to the front door as one of them was knocking. Seems the little human who was with her mommy in the car Friday brought a friend with her and wanted to see the kittens.

My mommy told them NO!

Mommy told me that she is not going to let this girl have a kitten because she doesn't listen to her mommy and that means she might not be a good responsible person to take care of a kitty.

I agree!

We Have Kittens Living With Us!

NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR FAMILY...My mommy brought home five kittens last Saturday. I over-heard her tell my daddy that the neighbors across the street were doing yard work and they found the kittens in the bushes and were going to leave them out in the front yard in a box. These neighbors have dogs.

Mommy didn't like that idea so she brought them home hoping that their mama saw her put the kittens under the tree beside our house. Mommy said that the kittens' mama was under the tree in the neighbors' yard and she hoped the mama saw her bring the kittens over.

When I came home, Mommy showed the kittens to me.


Mommy hoped the kittens' mama would hear their crying and would find and care for them in our safe place. I knew their mama and told she me to find her and bring her to our house.

It rained during the night and my mommy moved the kittens to the porch after she changed their bed clothes, dried and fed them.

I found their mama and brought her home for the kittens but my mommy opened the door and scared mama cat away. Mommy moved the kittens to under the tree and I went across the street and told the kittens mama where they were.

It got cold overnight and Mommy had to bring the kittens inside but would take them out and leave them on the porch during the day.

I try to help Mommy and will stay with the kittens when they are outside at night. I sit where I might be able to see their mama so that I can get her to come back. In this picture the kittens are in a Rubbermaid tote turned on its side so the kittens can go to the litter box or their mama can feed them. My mommy has this area of the porch blocked off so that the kittens won't run away and so that people walking by can't see them.