A Moment of Silence

We observed a moment of silence in honor of today:

I am in the chair and Stygia is safely curled on the cat condo.

So many people's lives were changed seven years ago. Unexpectedly, indescribably. Ours too.

On A Chair.... Anywhere!

Stygia: We fight anywhere. On the stairs, or on a chair! Just take a look, you'll find us there!

Abby: I don't want to say it but... (whispers) she has been getting the better of me lately. I admit, I stalk her. I start the chasing and the fights. But I am the first one to run away. Is it always going to be this way?!

Play: The Sequel

Ms. C: When I woke up this morning, this is what I saw. Notice, while Stygia is comfortably installed, Abby is more cautious. But she wants to be there!

Abby: Ms. C says her Aunt D. sent her a lovely afghan that she made! She put it on the chair and right away I had to scale its heights and make it my own. I think a multicolored-and-black design compliments my own color scheme, don't you agree?

Stygia: Yes, I allowed Abby to sit near me in the morning. She can be pesky, but ultimately she listens to me. She was leaving me alone so it was ok.

Just in case you wanted to see another video of us playing in our cat condo, here it is! Ms. C needs a better way to record our antics besides her camera, which as you can see is not very good at all. She then had to rotate it in Windows Movie Maker, and it came out a bit squashed.

On the positive side, you can see what a silly little klutz Abby is, falling out of the cat condo like that, and just how fast my whapping paws are! You get to watch all the action twice, the second time is in slow motion.

It's Our Job

Abby: Yes, we have a job. It's a very serious job, and it's called PLAY!! I discovered a sun-spot this morning. I had to take advantage of it.

Ms. C located one of my favorite toys for me. I could be anywhere in the house, but if I hear its rattling sound, I will come running at full speed because it needs to GET GOT!


Stygia: Oh, Abby, hi! I will roll around and touch your paws and maybe you will PLAY with me, too!


I fit into the bottom of the cat condo quite nicely. I like to "hang out" a bit, too! But I have a feeling... something is watching me....

Ha ha!! I will not let it get the better of me! You weren't expecting that now, were you, Abby?

Friends on Friday: Us

First of all, we'd like to send purrs to the family of Texas, who has made his final journey. We loved Texas and his blog, and all of our hearts are with his family right now.

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Stygia: Perhaps you can tell by the last few blog entries, but this is our new favorite game, playing in and around the cat condo. When I first met Abby, I didn't understand that she was a wrestling-loving kind of cat. I thought she just wanted to fight, I didn't know this was a fun way that we cats could play together. I am learning!

I find it easiest to play from on top of the cat condo. I tried to dash into that top cubby that Abby is usually in once, but it was a lot smaller than I expected, and I ended up with my back legs and tail just hanging out. You can be sure that with Abby on my tail, I got out of there quickly!

Abby: We play this game throughout the day! Sometimes Stygia needs a little bit of persuasion in order to box and wrestle with me. I've had to be clever in my techniques. Usually, I just sneak up on her and whap her tail, but sometimes she ignores that, so as you can see from this video, I'm using the "bite the back" technique.

Well, it is time for our nap. It is afternoon and we need to store a lot of energy for evening excitement!

PS. When we ran the spell check we were shocked to see that "whap" is not in the dictionary. It's a very important term!

Synchronized Kitty Lounging

Abby: Yesterday, we learned about Synchronized Kitty Lounging from Grrreta's blog, and we decided that we were going to have to try it out for ourselves. With such a good example and our tireless hours of study, I think we met with success:

Of course, while we relax, we are really only storing up energy for the next round of PLAY!!! While Styggie was relaxing on the top of the cat-condo, I decided to make a tactical investigation of the second level. Look how I just levitate into it!

It feels good to be inside here. It's round, and I like round places. However, I am not about to forget that she is up there above me. I leave my tail out temptingly.

Stygia: I can't say I didn't expect her to try to get up here with me. Maybe my laser eyes will work to repel her! I have claimed this space as mine for now and I plan to stay here!!

We swirl around on the top of the cat-condo for a while. Abby will never admit that I got the best of her this time, but I did!! She kind of got trapped in the corner by the wall there and she panicked and ran away!! I wouldn't have hurt her but she did get a lesson. After all, I still weigh a pound more than she does.


You can see who is still on top of the cat-condo at the end.... tee hee! She's a little skulker!

Just in case...

Stygia: ...any of you imagine that all is now peace and harmony in the Abby & Stygia household, we have the following evidence to present. Look. Just WHO does it look like wants to be the aggressor in this picture? .......


Abby: Oh, I just want to PLAY!!! PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAAAAAy!!!!

RAAAAwwwwwwrrr!!!!!