Moving Update

Well, an update about the move... I don't mean that this update will move your emotions...

Anyway, cb came over yesterday and visited with the kitties in the laundry room. They both came running to her and demanded to be let out. Foof was quite linty from hiding behind the dryer.

I waited until I had taken cb to ballet and was home for the night before I let them out. It took them a minute or two to leave the laundry room. Like, "are you serious? we can get out?"

Then they wandered all over the place making perplexed noises. Arnold used his vocalizations like dolphins and echo-location: "Mom?" "I'm in the fliving room!" ..... "mom?" "I'm still in the fliving room! Where are you?"

They even ran up to the loft and looked out over the edge.

Audrey tried to figure out how to get from the loft down to the mantel but I talked her out of it.

I moved their food to the breakfast nook. They were more interested in exploring than eating.

They were very perplexed all evening. When I went to bed they were still wandering around trying to figure things out.

When I woke up this morning (no kitty alarm at 5am) Audrey was snuggled behind my knees and Arnold was parked over my toes.

I got up and fed everybody. They were slightly interested in eating but more interested in exploring. I took a shower and they were very perplexed about the shower stall. They stood there and looked like they wanted to go in... but they didn't.

Then I told Audrey I was going to run out for some breakfast for myself. "Now?", she asked rather sadly. "Yes. Now. I promise to come right back." So I did.

The kitties spend a lot of time in the loft --- I think it's because that's where the old fliving room furniture is so it must smell familiar. We all took a nap on the two-people couch after breakfast: Arnold on my toes and Audrey parked on my side, of all places.

I did some laundry and when the washer made a weird noise they both FLEW up to the loft and hid under the two-people couch. They did the same thing when the dryer buzzed. THIS dryer has a buzz-lowering knob, though, so now I have it turned way down.

When the Verizon guys rang the doorbell Foof disappeared under the couch but Arnold, who was already in the loft, looked out over the edge and gave his Tough Arnold growl. The Verizon guys didn't hear it... otherwise, who knows if they would even come inside?!?! (i'm joking)

At one point they needed to come to the loft to hook up the internet. One guy helped me move the three-people couch and, as we did, Audrey streaked out from underneath it and dashed under the two-people couch. Scared the guy HALF TO DEATH! It was quite comical, actually.

Arnold had some fun with his sock by the stairs today but mostly they wander around and make perplexed noises. They scootch by to visit with me for brief moments then wander around again.