What is UP with these kitties?!?!

My kitty alarm went off at 3:45 this morning. Aaaaargh!!!

I fed them but they weren't interested in eating. Instead, there were lots of crashing noises from all over the house. I'd go investigate and there'd be some lone sweet-looking kitty... "it wasn't me"

Now they're wandering around the house making sad mer-ing noises. Sometimes they both stand by the front door and mer but I keep saying that they're not going out. Sometimes they stand by the garage door and mer --- especially Audrey (she saw me go out there to put the garbage away) She REALLY wants to go into the garage.

Now Monsieur Arnold has come up to the loft and has parked himself on the green table that used to be in the fliving room. He's purring and hunkered down for a nap.

The Loft

I'm kind of liking this loft! Maybe I'm like the kitties and I like it because it contains familiar things.

I've set up a table for the computer, now I just have to connect the printer and rearrange things some more.

I got a new lamp from Home Depot with the last bit of the gift cards I got from the Gribbles'. I put that together and the kitties kept me company. Now Audrey is napping on the table, underneath one of the lamps --- it's like she's in the spotlight in all her foof-y glory.

Arnold jumped up and down off the table, wandered around and around the computer, rubbed his cheeks against the computer. Now he's alseep on top of the filing cabinet (the one that used to be upstairs next to their tower). It's also very close to me right now --- that's as far as I could move it.

They are still perplexed by meal-time. They were very hungry and mer-ed all over the kitchen while I was preparing dinner. But then they wandered back and forth between the two bowls - Audrey over the Arnold's and back again. Arnold over to Audrey's and back again. I'm not sure what was going on! I went back to the loft and they eventually found me there and each had serious kitty-breath --- so, I guess they ate a little something.

Wonder how they'll feel when I clean out the litter box tonight? Think they'll watch me? Or are they too busy zonked out?

Oh yes --- forgot to tell you about the attic. There's this little storage space under the roof here in the loft. I started moving things into it today, just to make some more room here in the loft. Audrey-kitty dashed in and started to wander around. Then she jumped onto some air duct thing and disappeared into the bowels of the house. Eeeeek! I screeched and she came dashing back and dashed out. Arnold tried to come in and investigate but I wouldn't let him.

How on earth are we going to get stuff in and out of there?!?!

Ok, Foof just stretched a Halloween-kitty stretch, wandered over behind the computer, collapsed on her side then tilted her head upside-down to stare at me. Think she knows I'm writing about her?

Now her eyes are closed again... oops! one just opened to give me a one-eyed killer look! What a foof!

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.

Oh Arnold!

Arnold was grooming himself on the floor of the fliving room and Audrey was parked with me on the couch.

She jumped down and went right over to him as if to say, "Oh Arnold! That's not right. Here, let me do that for you." Then she groomed his head.

It was very sweet.

Kitty Tales

Here are some random kitty stories for your amusement.

Arnold was parked with me on the couch and his butt was dangerously close to falling off. He stretched then, whoops!, he almost fell off the couch! Thanks to my quick reflexes, I was able to catch his butt. Then he just parked. With his butt cradled gently in my hands. Arnold, this is so awkward.

After my shower this morning Audrey came for her treatment at Salon de Merp. She was happily getting brushed when we heard a sad Arnold calling from somewhere.
Mer-ow? Mrrrr-ow?
Arnold, we're up here!
Mer-ow? Mrrrr-ow! (happy "up" Arnold noise)

And here he comes! Dragging a pair of poohlet undies with him!

Then I sneezed and Audrey dashed away.

"Ah!", thought Arnold. "Here is my chance to get brushed!"
Here, mom, brush my head. Ahhhhh, this is nice. Now brush under my chin. Mmmmmm! Now brush my pook... Gotcha! You fell for my clever ruse to get the brush! I'll never let it go! Well, maybe I'll let it go so I can grab it again!

Kitties woke me up at 5:05 this morning. Honest to goodness... I thought something was wrong because they let me sleep so late!

Kitties spent a very happy day yesterday hanging out in the open windows.