Back from Hiatus!

Abby & Stygia: We are back from a hiatus that was totally NOT our fault. It was Ms. C's fault. First, she had the nerve to go on a week vacation without Our permission! Needless to say, we were very lonely, even though Mr. R was still here for company.

We cannot be entirely upset about Ms. C's vacation. After all, she got to spend time with her mom, and she is our mom, so we understand about that. Also, she attended a Cat Lady Convention in Prince Edward Island along with #1 of The Poupounette and the PM from Sumac Stories! If you haven't heard about it, check it out in #1's post here. As far as we are concerned, as long as she is thinking of us and doing something feline-related, we cannot object.

What is really reprehensible is the amount of time she has "taken off" since she came back. Oh, she says that it's been tough getting back into things because she has switched from part-time to full-time work, but what kind of excuse is that? We cats snoopervise pretty much 24/7, and without slacking off, so we don't buy it.

You can see how lonely we were. And yesterday was Stygia's 3rd birthday and she missed that too!!!! But we will celebrate tomorrow cause tomorrow is Styggie's GOTCHA day, which is almost even better.

Sharing, Whacky Weed, and ATTACK Wednesday!

Stygia: Look at this. I was hanging out next to Ms. C quite calmly and happily, when Abby decided she had to sit here too. Don't you think it's a little rude, the way she is sitting on me? I'm trying to stay calm.


Don't like it? Talk to the paw! She tells me. I'm not going to even sniff the paw, never mind deign to talk to it.


Now for the whacky weed! When I get to roll in the weed, I become like a vacuum, and then I just chill.


Abby: Whacky weed attack! I seem to have lost my head!


Poor Ms. C, she is having a different kind of attack, allergy attacks. See those lovely long dangling things hanging off the birch tree? They make her miserable! We hope they go away soon so she will be happy again.

1 degree

Stygia: One degree Fahrenheit, that's what the temperature was this morning when we woke up. That's pretty close to -17 Celsius. Brrr! In spite of the chill (and it's windy, too!), the sun was out as well, nice and bright. And as you know, we cats know how to take advantage of that sun.
Abby: I've been a very busy cat this morning. I made many, many requests for Ms. C to feed me, even though my bowl was right there and full. Maybe she just doesn't get the idea that I need company when I feed sometimes? So I was a little late to the sunbathing area, but I also bathed in it, launched myself at my mouse, and Styggie too. Fun!

Ms. C feels that all the chilly kitties, humans, and other friends would like to see more pictures of us cuddling yesterday evening. If you don't feel warm from looking at the sunny pics already, surely the next few pics will help:



Keep cozy!

Sisterly Sunday

Ms. C: Beside my desk, there is another office chair especially reserved for cats. Usually, Abby is the one who exclusively occupies this chair. She adopted it as her own as soon as it was available as an extra chair, and it's her favorite place to snooze/snoopervise me closely throughout the day:
However, this week, Stygia has dared to get into the chair as well, for which she of course receives a lot of patting and praise (from me). I love having her close by! Abby was not so sure about this kind of arrangement, though, and there were a few times that poor Styggie was chased out of the chair. Abby wasn't very mean about it though, and Styggie kept returning when it was available.

Now, as you can see, Abby has given up on the idea of chasing Styggie away and decided to enjoy the benefits of sisterly warmth! They are still there even as I type. I was very lucky to get this photo before my camera battery ran out:

Finally, I wanted to include this picture just because I liked the colors:

What a fun day! It makes me feel so cozy inside to see them finally sleeping together like that.

Ms. C ..... where are you?

Stygia: Ms. C took off for the day.  When she's not here, I like to occupy her chair immediately:

Abby: I still like my spot on the table in the window the best. The better to keep my eyes on you, Styggie.  But I am getting very lonely without Ms. C here at home. When is she coming back?!

Stygia: I don't know, Abby, but it's not going to stop us from our daily fun, is it?!  (proceeds to lay in place for about 45 seconds, not moving, but wearing static "scary" face)

Don't forget to stop over and see Stygia at House Panthers today!

Close Encounters of the Furred Kind

Stygia: Well, I spent almost all of last evening upstairs, mostly in the special cat-only chair next to Ms. C's own that you see here. I am sure you have seen a lot of pictures of Abby in the chair. As I relaxed, Abby jumped up to be in the chair and she got a surprise! She found ME in it! However, I was not to be removed from the comfy situation:


As you can see, I watched very calmly as she arrived and then left:

I had such a wonderful evening! Abby was kind and did not bother me much at all, she let me alone to stretch out my paw and keep a close eye on Ms. C. Then we all went downstairs together to bed! It could not have been more ideal.