Mom's Toes

Mom went to the small room like usual and Ah followed her right behind to sit near her like Ah always do.

Except this time, something was really different. Staring me in the face in fact. Ah was just gazing in mom's direction when awl of a sudden what do Ah see but bright dark and intense color on her toes!

Nose-to-mom's-toes: Hmmm.... Ah mean, Ah like it awl but.. does it smell? Nose-to-toenails. I do like it though, it's different [lick-lick]. Wonder if I can make it change.. [more lick-lick] Naw, it doesn't come off. Wonder if Ah can ... eat it?

"Ooh! No! Don't eat it, honey!", Ah heard mom go. "A pedicure is not meant to be eaten!...", she said.

Ah quickly retreated from that idea. But what is a "pedicure" ??

[This is the first time ever that Gabriel has seen a color on my toes in his 2 years of life... ]

[VIDEO ACCOMPANIED]

Another Cat?

Hah, y’awl. Ah had another sudden scare the uther day Ah’ve gawt to tell ya all abowt right now: You see, Ah was eatin’ mah lunch bah the bowls and awl, just hanging out there you know, drinkin’ the water and Pipi was bah mah side.

When Ah turned to leave, mah eye awl of a sudden caught a glimpse of another cat. That’s right, it wasn’t Pipi. Ah kept looking, thanking that mah eyes were maybe playin’ with me. But naw, there WAS … ANOTHER CAT in the room! Right down there on the floor near mah bowls!

Ah started to walk slowly toward it, never avertin’ mah eyes to anythang else except that cat's face that was starin’ back at me so intensely.

Well, Ah came right upon it, and it didn’t move… Ah found Ah couldn't really touch it and it didn't move.

“It’s just a picture, Googie! Don’t freak out.”, Ah gawt the understandin’ from Pipi nearbah who seemed to take it awl in stride. So Ah went along mah merry way tryin’ to act natural after that.


[Gabriel noticed the picture on the cover of “Best Friends” magazine laying on the floor by the scratching posts.]

New Reinforcements

Well, after the latest episodes of "Googie" (Gabriel) and "Pipi" (Princess), especially if you've seen the latest video in which he actually slaps her face with his right paw... Ah figured, 'er, I figured I would try some new calming reinforcements.

So the latest ointment would be: "Nutri-Vet" 's 'Pet Ease Paw Gel for Cats'. No kidding, that's what it's called. Furthermore, it says right on the tube "Helps Calm and Relax". How could I resist, right? Well the cats, could.

As usual, Gabriel didn't really freak out when I placed a small glob above his mouth. This stuff has chamomile and passion flower. Princess of course, being her usual obsessive self, pretty much freaked out but I was too fast for her to really react. In fact, the stuff is really for her more than it is for Gabriel because she is so high strung. Then again, it may very well be all because of him after seeing what he did to her.

So now, we're ALL on a ... calming regimen.

:))

Ah Dawn't Like Problems

Ah can't tell you how muuuch of a brouhaha Ah had to endure the uther naight. But Ah'll trah.

Awl Ah knew was that mom was in the small room and Pipi and Ah were just hanging around. But awl of a sudden, Ah hear mom talking to Pipi and Ah see Pipi struggling with the door. So Ah approach, and what do Ah see: PIPI, here, has closed the door! Ah thank it was her fault.

"Let me see here, Pipi... let me see what you've done.".. Sure enough, it was pretty much closed and Ah don't like closed doors or the problems that go with them. Ah gawt pretty much mad, Ah will admit. Ah turned to Pipi after Ah realized we're dealing with a closed door again and Ah let her have it:

"Pipi?!! What did Ah tell you? See what you've done now?!" [ slap! on Pipi's face].

Sure enough, Pipi squealed at me "I didn't DO anything Googie! I'M just trying to HELP! Mom here's trying to tell me to OPEN it!"

"That's bullshit, PIpi... YOU did it." Ah was so peeved, Ah jumped at her neck as she crouched beneath me. At that moment Ah get yelled at by mom, in a big wah so Ah backed off.

Pipi continued to struggle with the door and Ah just couldn't believe the situation we were in so Ah stalked over to her one more time, curving mah neck at her trying to make a point, ready to pounce, when what do Ah hear - the F-bomb straight from mom's mouth:

"GABRIEL!!! WHAT THE F---? !!!"

Ah had no choice but to back off for good, reluctantly so, Ah tale ya... Mah tail was whipping back and forth, mah head down in pure defeat and frustration.

So Ah resigned mahself to let Pipi handle it as she got ridiculous and crawled awl over that door. So, what...So it opened, big deal...

Ah was supervising though.

(I'm nawt sure what mom meant by "idiot" ... Ah thank she was cawling Pipi that though.)

[VIDEO ACCOMPANIED - MUST SEE TO BELIEVE - YouTube title/keywords: ThePrincessDiariesCatsDoorFight.mp4 ]

Ah CAN'T Deal With It!

Gabriel has been coasting through life for the past two years without a hitch.. without a worry, really. He has been pampered and loved every single day, he has company in Princess, he has access to a full house, birdies and chipmunks to look at up-close through the glass door, not to mention toys and all the privacy he can handle ... you name it, he's got it.

But he hasn't quite gotten the part where getting smothered by his 'mom' comes with the territory.

And so, yesterday, we had a few tense moments where Gabriel just wasn't in the mood to be 'petted' when I wanted to pet him:

Ah waus beesy keeping tabs on Pipi becoze sometin' was up with her, Ah thank she waus onto sometin and Ah had to follow her when mom all of a sudden grabbed me and picked me up. What tha... Hey! Ah wasn't planning on thees. Next thang Ah knew, she plopped me on the beddie bye and started her little wiles and awl, trah' ing to get me to looove her like Ah usually do in the mornin.

But this wasn't the right time. I felt totally violated and away from the real action, where Pipi waus. Ah tried to leave but then Ah felt mom's paws on me, getting me back right befawre Ah jumped off. OH-MAH-GAWD!! What's goin' AWN here?!!

Mah eyes got the biggest they'd ever bean, Ah just nevah... Ah thought AH was in control here.

Ah finally got away and onto mah business. But Ah just couldn't forget it, Ah felt perturbed and violated for a whale longer. When Pipi decided to park it outside mom's door bafawre she closed up for the night, Ah just sat beside her flapping mah tail in furious annoyance. Mom came out of her room and saw me, she could tale how mad Ah waus. Ah didn't even wanna look at her, really. Ah mean, AH am NAWT a TOY, okay? Ah have mah dignity ... Ah can't be forced to schmooze when AH'm nawt ready!

The Fly

Mom came in the other night and somehow this flying bug started taunting me all around. I couldn't even concentrate on greeting mom, Googie and I just focused totally on getting this fly. We were totally intent on catching it. No amount of height was an obstacle, at least for ME.

That fly taunted me over and over again - I jumped way high several times; sometimes above the lamp, then up against the wall. I was like a crazed cat but with a mission.

Then Googie caught it and I watched from a distance. I knew not to disturb his 'kill' 'cause he would've bit my head off. But would you believe that silly boy didn't know what to DO with it? He had it right there between his paws and he let it go!

So then the chase started up again and this time? I was intent on getting it! And I DID. I did.. I caught it in mid-air and grabbed it in my mouth. Googie looked over at me and tried to get at me but I wouldn't let him. I ran up the stairs quickly with my kill and found a private spot all the way back [under the dining table].

Finally, I let my 'kill' down - I had total control of it. Until mom came. She took my kill. I scooted away leaving it behind and ... she took my kill! [with a paper towel and threw it in the garbage].

I walked away with my ears down... I just couldn't believe it.. THIS is what I get for getting it? Googie tried to approach me. "Googie please, not now... I'm just gonna disappear for a while". I was SO deflated I just didn't wanna deal with anyone any more.

[Sadly, she left us for a while and went to another room.. ]

Another Belly Show

Mom came at me the uther day while I was snoozing on her 'beddie-bye'. Ah was lounging in awl mah glory, mah eyes shut and awl... And awl of a sudden she comes at me holding that thang she holds half the time in her hand [cell phone].

So, she starts 'coo-cooing' at me again, trahs to coax me into showing off mah belly. This mand you, is gettin' kinda old, Ah've done it so many times now.. Ah mean, 'cmon, Ah'm nawt a circus performer here. Ah didn't thank mah role revolved around mah belly! And besides, Ah'm so sleepy..

Then she said the "pleeease?" word, and that gawt me. That's when Ah realized she was desperate for some reason to see mah belly.

So Ah couldn't just very well ignore her in the end.

After a paws on mah part, Ah decided Ah will trah to please her one more time: Ah flipped over and showed her mah belly.

[ Video accompanied ]

Our Room

Sometimes, mom does certain things I just don't understand. Like a while ago, she all of a sudden took up and actually occupied OUR ROOM!.. Yep, she did.

At first, we couldn't believe it. Gabriel and I saw her go in there, fix the 'beddie bye' in there, and plop down right on it. If that wasn't enough, she actually closed the DOOR!

Gabriel tried to run some interference for me, seeing the shock in my face: "Uhhm... mom? Can you please open the door? Ah thank there's been some mees-understeandin' hear...[meow and scratch, scratch on the door]. "

She opened the door and looked at us, as I'm hesitantly stepping away, not knowing what to expect: "Well, I'm sorry but I need to sleep in THIS room tonight. Is that okay with YOU? "

The door closed again. "Ah dawn't know Pipi... She won't come out .. she won't open up...Maybe thangs have changed.."
"Uhmm, mom? Can you please open up again? [scratch, scratch on the door]."

Well, we pretty much got the picture; dear MOM ignored us the whole night through, kept us out of our own room, can you believe it.

[They really HAVE claimed the second bedroom as their own... They go in there occassionally if they need a break, some peace and quiet, like the time when Gabriel felt he was being 'kicked' out of my bedroom when I was trying to make the bed. This was their baby room, where I brought them into as young babies / kittens.. And they just couldn't accept at first seeing me 'take it' for the night. When I close my regular bedroom's door every night, there is never a fuss, let alone any scratching on the door; they have long ago accepted that this is my own space and this is the nightly routine. ]

:)

Another Surprise

I was deep in mom's closet the other day with Gabriel in tow, of course. That boy follows me everywhere I go, so when I find a treasure trove? He's got to share.

So like, I'm busy looking around at this and that, nose-to-things and such, when I suddenly hear mom call out:

"You guys are gonna have to get out of my closet!", she bellowed in no uncertain terms.

I couldn't see her but I certainly heard her. Loud and clear. So I didn't take any chances; I just promptly -and gingerly- pranced out of there, leaving Gabriel to fend for himself lost and deep in the closet.


[Yep, she did... She actually understood this whole entire sentence, not just "outta there" ... ]

:)

Ah Know Hah To Poosh Buttons

You knaw, Ah may be a sweet cat, and tolerant of mom's 'coo-cooing' urges, pretty much smothering me awl over and awl... But Ah know hah to poosh her buttons.

Ah tale you what: There's a certain point in time that Ah feel she should be opening that door barring me from her and the 'beddie bye'. Ah have mah limits even though Pipi trahs to explain to me that mom must be left alone during that time.

So when Ah feel it is time for her to open up, Ah start cawling her bah standin' right outside the door. If she doesn't answer? Ah start scratching furiously [on the carpet]. Naw, Ah've deescovered that, THAT definitely gets her up and openin' the door.

But if she just answers to me, cawling me back? [As in, "Just a moment!"] That'll work too.

Ah'll be patient then.

Nothing Is Sacred..

Nothing is sacred when Princess is in heat. Nothing.

She actually marked my... panties lying on the floor (!!).

She marks my seat, she marks other (leather) sofas, gets on top of the kitchen counter and marks the corners... And for some reason, she has to do it when I come home - besides the times I can't see her or catch her.

She likes to inspect my purse, dipping her snout into it and looking around.. I'm afraid she might pi into it too, so I have to remember every time to hang it up somewhere.

I now have new video of her and her in-heat wiles with Gabriel; look for it soon.

Ah Git With The Program Anywah

Hah, y'awl.. Gabriel here. You know, Ah'm the kand of cat that likes to please, there's no doubt about that. And so, when mom sometimes gets into one of those urges and reaches out for me and hugs me, Ah just stay as still as possible and wait for it to pass.

To tale you the truth, Ah don't necessarily like it, Ah don't purr mahself into a frenzy, Ah just lay there, immobile ... well, almost catatonic, really. And Ah'm patient.

Ah know she has to do this, Ah mean, Ah get that she loves me and has to show it, so Ah let it be. So, she nudges the side of mah face with her face, and makes these 'coo-coo' noises, cawls me 'mah baby'... (That's Pipi's favorite and naw Ah'm gettin' it too.)

And then the whole thang is over. Ah just can't disappoint mom, Ah'll nevah run away from it -- she's gawt to do what she's gawt to do with me...

All In A Day's Work

Princess was waiting for me by the window the other evening, perched on top of the couch and looking out. She saw the car rolling into the driveway, and that's her cue to jump down and run down the stairs to the ground floor. She waits there for that door to open to greet me. (Gabriel usually follows her but he's not always 'on board' with her awareness.. )

So, the routine is, we greet each other, I talk to her, I pet her, and then ... THEN, she bounds up right back up the stairs and heads straight for the couch, straight for MY SEAT on that couch, and marks it with her pi. This time I succeeded in catching her after I had wiped her pi on a paper towel.. She usually eludes me and runs way too fast for me but I have out-smarted her: I beckoned and plied her with the promise of food... So she took me seriously, her little eyes getting wide, looking up right at me... and then ... I guess I violated her trust by sticking the paper towel in my hidden hand right on her nose.

More running around ensued, she definitely does not like that.

But then, just a few minutes later, as I'm winding down upstairs in the bedroom, changing clothes and laying down on the bed... Who comes in to lick my hands...

"Can you give me a massage please?", I begged.

Yep, she did... On-demand.