Fliving Room Update

I re-arranged the furniture in the fliving room to make way for the Christmas tree.

Oh, the kitties are so intrigued! The two-people couch is in front of the fireplace and Arnold has discovered that it might be fun to jump off the back of the couch onto the mantel.

They are very intrigued by the tree. They keep smelling the branches and looking at the lights.

Arnold weighs 10 pounds and Audrey weighs 8 pounds. They are getting so big! They seem to enjoy their dry food now and it's fun to hear them happily crunching when I feed them.

This morning Audrey snuggled up next to me, on her back with her paws crossed in the air. It was very cute. But she mer-ed at me when I moved.

The Two-People Couch

I moved the two-people couch today. Oh my! You should have seen what I found under there!

A poohlet sock, a paint brush, a large piece of paper and a straw. Arnold?

Audrey

Audrey was taking a little nap on the back of the two-people couch while I was watching tv.

She stretched and I noticed a little wet spot on her paw where her head had been parked.

Audrey drools in her sleep! (very cute)

I accidentally woke up Audrey-kitty

We were both just parking in the fliving room. Audrey was sleeping on the back of the two-people couch and I was just parking on the three-people couch.

My tummy gave a HUGE growl and woke up poor Audrey-kitty! She had NO IDEA what had just happened. She was very confused and it took her a while to get back to sleep.

Arnold seems to be growing

It seems like Arnold's collar was getting tight again. I took it off ---- whew! was that difficult! Why is it that he can unsnap it JUST LIKE THAT but I took forever to get it unhooked???

But I was finally successful and I made it a little bigger so it seemed to fit better.

Arnold and The Sock

He just loves that sock! I tossed it gently into the foyer and he RAN to get it and POUNCED on it and actually slid across the floor several inches. He wasn't hurt.

Audrey and I were parked on the two-people couch when we both heard Arnold's little growl. We both looked over and... there he was, happily playing with his sock on the three-people couch. We both looked at each other... "Silly Arnold!"

What's up in Kitty-land

I opened their dining room windows today because it was supposed to be so warm. They were so happy!

I was napping on the 3-people couch and Arnold was stretched out like a long log with his pook draped over my toes. Apparently we were both very comfortable. I went to move (which you KNOW they don't like) so I gently pulled my foot out from under his pook. Well. This got him quite hoozy-froozled. He woke up, stood up all groggy, moved around, jumped onto the coffee table, jumped back onto the couch, jumped onto the back of the couch... he just couldn't get his act together. I got all snuggled in the blankets and ignored him a little bit (once or twice: "Arnold! Come here sweetie pie! Park right here!") and he finally settled down and went back to sleep. With his pook draped over my toes.

For a little treat I mixed the dry kitty food with half a small can of cat food. They were so happy! Audrey-kitty made all kinds of happy kitty noises that scared Arnold half to death. She sounds like she's gargling and purring and mer-ring all at the same time. It's very interesting, to say the least. It was fun to watch them and listen to them crunch the dry food while lapping up the canned food.

Arnold needs his claws trimmed. I wonder if he'll let me do it by myself?

Audrey Hogs the Bathtub

It's very cute.

When I'm finished with my shower Audrey-kitty is almost always waiting outside the door and Arnold comes a few minutes later. Audrey-kitty jumps right into the bathtub and begins investigating the drain, the spout, any water droplets... everything.

She gets right up underneath the spout so that Arnold can't even get close! So he waits patiently for her to be done then he gets to do his investigating.

She is VERY WET by the time she is done - her fur is usually flat on the top of her head and her paws are dripping wet.

We like to nap

You know, kitties sleep A LOT. If you really look at them during the day and watch what they do, they mostly sleep.

Then they get a little psycho at night.

Arnold played with his sock for a LOOOOOONG time on the floor by the steps. Then he carried it over to the couch and played with it there behind me while I was on the computer.

He left to go play with the cat dancer. Then Audrey-kitty was lounging on the couch behind me. I took the sock and started to play with it with her. She was happy to play as long as I kept the sock within reach of her while she was laying down. If I lifted it too high she wouldn't bother to play!

For their late night snack I gave them half a small can of kitty food along with their dry food. They were so happy! I watched them eat and I actually SAW Arnold spit out a chunk of dry food and keep the wet food in his mouth! (silly kitty)

But they were apparently really hungry so they ate ALL the food in their bowls and licked their bowls clean.

Needy, Sleepy Kitties

I'm in the fliving room working on the computer. The kitties mer-ed and mer-a-a-ed for a bit then settled down to nap.

I'm sitting criss-cross-applesauce and I have a sheet and a blanket around me. Arnold is curled up between my knees. Audrey was burrowed under the sheet beside me for a little bit. She just now strecthed and came out from under the sheet and is now rolled up in a little ball on top of the sheet. Except that she has her head jammed into my hip.

And she is snoring.