When Is This Gonna End?

"Ah just got done watching that big bad Bella having a lickfest on mom's face. They were both sitting there bah the downstairs, and Bella was grooming her and licking the side of her face ... she wouldn't stop!

At first, Ah tried to ignore it, especially when Baby was hopping about nosetipping me. But after a while Ah got sick 'n tired of looking at them both.. Ah took mah post right in front of mom's legs and looked at her impatiently: "Is this for real? When is this gonna end? "... Ah mean, how long does she have to lick her face for? Bella just ignored me.

Ah decided to jump on the side table and move in on mom, see if Ah could create a distraction. Baby followed me up there so .. it got to be a tag-team. Ah began to pretend Ah was gonna hop onto the top of the couch where Bella was.. That pretty much ended the whole thang. "

A Complete Affront

BELLA'S BITS:

"It was a complete affront: There I was, letting her pet me.. thinking that I'm getting my loving in, when she suddenly started saying to me:

"You need to clean yourself.. ", as she touched certain spots on my back.

I did not let her finish her sentence. Annoyed, I flicked my neck back at her and low-growled in response: "I clean myself just fine! That was rude!!"

She repeated the words and the tugged on whatever was on my back and I got so peeved, I growled and trotted away in disgust. An hour later I found it in my heart to go meet her on her bed, and I fell into a deep snooze at that.. My belly was exposed and wide-open as I woke up and realized she was scratching it.. Okay, I could handle that. As I turned over, she started touching my back again and .. she made the insult - again!! "You really need to CLEAN yourself, you're dirty."

"Rrrrrrrrr! ", I growled back. "I'm clean enough! YOU shouldn't worry about that!" I jumped off the bed hissing in disgust and took a swipe at big Goog. "To heck with YOU Goog! Get outta my way!!!", I growled out loud.

Supercat Is Here

PIPI'S POINT:

"Just as I had settled cozily next to mom on the beddie, Bella's scream bellowed from below.

I jolted up and sprang to my legs, flying through the bed and jumping off. Hold on there! Supercat is coming!

After pausing for a bit to stretch my neck and put my ear to the ground and listen in for possibly more mayhem, I went downstairs to sort it out among them.

I supervised and checked in with Bella, and finally convinced Baby that it was to his best interest to go on upstairs and lounge with daddy, Katie, and mom. "

 

Happy For Her

PIPI'S POINT: 

"I had that undeniable feeling ... I had to suddenly jump and leap onto the side table next to mom ... I could see she was getting excited about something, her hands were in this big box and she was tearing paper and holding different things..

She was happy - and I was happy FOR her. So I leapt up but I crashed onto something where I had not anticipated.. It was just not there before, what can I say! Well, THAT didn't go over well.

I was so startled myself -and embarassed- I ran downstairs as fast as I could, and stayed there for a while. Until she called me to come back up. "

Can't Help You Kiddo

KATIE KITTY'S KAHOOTS:

"I'm watching Baby wrestle with big Bella, and he's getting creamed in the process.. And then he runs to ME.

"Can't you jump in and help me out there, miss Katie?", he pleads as he comes nose to nose with me.

I sat in the same position, impassively.. I did not move. "You're on your own there, kiddo.. " "

Throwing Caution To The Wind

I just couldn't contain myself. I watched the little guy zip and zoom around the room, going crazy pushing a box up against the wall and I just had to join.

I joined with gusto, threw caution to the wind, forgot my own limitations.. my heavy belly and what not.. And threw myself at him burrowing my head into the box. I tried to play... I WANTED to play.. and I lost myself in those few moments.

After I came to, I was embarassed.. and I ran for the 'downstairs' as he just stopped and kept looking on.. confused, I think.

Blocked By An Orange Mountain

I have been blocked again tonight by the orange mountain... His name is "Gabriel"..At least that's what mom calls him when she has had her fill of his boorish shenanigans.

You see, every night...Every single night it seems, he tries to keep me from going upstairs. He trains his little ears pointing in my direction like some fluffy robot-in-trance, and chases me up the steps and blocks me, At which point, I am pinned against the wall, my ears going flat as pancakes, and we both resort to snorting at each other. That's what ends up getting mom's attention every time..

Sometimes, I can make it upstairs real fast before he can catch me. Other times, I can't..

This big boy still thinks I'm a guest here and he doesn't want me to have free reign of mom's territory up there. He won't even let me get on her bed if he sees me around near there. So I'm relegated to stuffing myself in the little cube beddie outside the door..

Bella's Trial

I've had it tough lately.

I had been grooming that little baby to be my recruit, I had allowed him close access to me. We were on a nose-tipping basis, him and I. We were a tag team when it came to attacking and seizing the string downstairs. But he's taken too many liberties with me, and yesterday he kept playing with my tail and pestering me from behind.

I had to put my foot down: I turned him over belly-up and nipped him on the belly good and plenty while yelling at him to stop it, yelling at him to take me seriously and have some respect!!

This drew too much attention, unfortunately. All the crazy minxes and one orange mountain pretty much came at me, hysterical and worried that I was hurting the baby, can you believe it. That tiny little minx, Katie, even thought she could take me on ...the way she stood in front of me, threatening an apocalypse or whatever.

If I didn't have mom on my side I just don't know what I would do.. I keep away from all of them as it is.. They just don't understand my relationship with Baby G.. they really can't appreciate that I am grooming him to be my deputy!!

Googie's Business

Ah made it mah business to corner big Bella down bah the wall just in case.

Momma done go downstairs getting ready to leave and she put her bag down on the floor. Bella, as usual, followed her down and Baby started playin' with mom. Ah was supervisin' the scene and Bella went and got next to momma's bag. Ah closed in on her on the other side of the bag:

"You better watch yourself...", Ah warner her with mah special look.

"Oh shut up you big boor!", she hissed and crouched slightly against the wall.

"Gabriel? Stop that, leave her alone.", momma done say to me from behand me. Mah ears flicked back and forth. But mah duty was still on - mah eyes were trained raght on the enemy. MAH duty is to protect. ... 'er from big older cat women..

Googie's Lament

The reality eez: Ah pretty much have to put up with a hysterical, older female. "Bengal" mah fluffbutt - she's a real pain in the butt, eez what she eeez.

Ah was just laying there, manding mah own business tonate, on momma's own bed, when all of a sudden SHE jumps up, sees me and approaches to bitch me out. Just like DAT. AH'm still in this compromasin position, laying down and Ah lift mah head up and look at her dumbfounded:

"What chu want woman? ", Ah inquired politely.

"I don't want nothing you boor.. Just you being here gets on my nerves!! ", she shot me her threatening glance - AND tried to sniff me all at the same tame.

Groom 'An Chide

BELLA'S BITS:

"Mom came home and I made it down the steps after Baby. He's usually the first one to be down there to greet her so I passed him by and gave him the nod.

As we hung around down there keeping mom company while she took off her shoes, I decided it was time to start grooming Baby:

"Come here hon, let me clean you some", I nosetipped him and then he was more than happy to sit upright patiently while I started to lick the back of his head, his ear too, I got his ear cleaned out. I then went down to his back and cleaned his side too. I know he loved it, he didn't move an inch. I tried to sniff him out and check his jewels but he gave me attitude, he flicked his tail and turned to give me a sharp look. So I cut him off with a growl and a paw-slap down there. "Watch yourself, yung' un!!!" "

Taking A Pulse

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

"There are times that Baby drives me crazy and I have to quickly hiss at him, even threaten him with my hoarser, deeper voice.

And then mom lady might pass by and look - and I stop in my tracks and carefully search her face for a clue: Is she upset at ME? Or not. Just to be sure, you know.  She just passes by as if she didn't see it. "

Cat Manners

"I really didn't appreciate being asked to ...MOVE on the bed..

So I left in a huff. "

Them Rules!

"Dere are awl deeze rules ! 

What IS it that I CAN do? I can't climb on the shiny thingies up above the table.. I can't climb on the white thing hanging on the kitchen door... I can't play with the white rolling thing and spread it all over the house... I can't dive into that round thing that's full of soooo interesting stuff! (dey call it "not clean", my pack.. dey try to tell me it's no good).. I can't even climb on mom's big square thing up top there and take her shiny little thingies!!

And she screamed out loud at me when I tried to mess with "the computer" too... awww. "

 

Whiskers Are A-Trembling

BELLA'S BITS: "A WHISKERS ARE A TREMBLING.."

"Baby got picked up by mom right here in the kitchen and you know, he's so spastic he just doesn't like to be held at all. So I'm sitting there looking at them both while mom's holding him and Baby going stir crazy: "lemme go! lemme GO!", he was squealing. So she put him down right in front of me. He looked to me for some ...understanding, you know.. he almost came to nose-tip me for comfort. I looked him right back trying to reassure him, I did not flinch.

I opened my mouth slightly, my whiskers were a-trembling: I murmured back to him what he wanted to hear, that it's all good."

Biased On Bella

GOOGIE'S GRITS:

"Ah have had to step in dees evenin' and run interference on Bella. Dees tame Ah ain't taking a seat back like it was last night.

She done play rough with our baby again, screaming and hollering at him - and we wouldn't have none of that. Ah don't care if miss Katie Kitty does her own screaming and hollering - dees eez different. So when mom came home and got busy in the kitchen, Bella and Baby tangled and she done gone crazy agin and we all jumped and ran up to them. Katie jumped and ran toward them, AH jumped and ran.. Momma done come out of the kitchen just as Ah was about to attack Bella.

She done run interference on ME.. you see.

Without a word, she stepped right between us and instead of facing Bella's face to tell her off mah way, Ah faced momma's ...leg. But Ah done chase her, Bella, anyway. Ah chased her downstairs and cornered her against the couch, made her submit and stoop and crouch much lower. "You don't rough up MAH babeh!!", Ah looked her in the eye.

Momma done kept trying to tell us it "wasn't her fault".. And to leave Bella alone.. Ah don't know 'bout DAT. MAH babeh can do no wrong, at no tame. "

Hero Cat

KATIE KITTY'S KAHOOTS: "A Hero To The Rescue!"

I had just tried to retire upstairs, away from everypawdy for a change. I quietly went up the steps, un-noticed by mom or anypawdy else. And then it happened.

I heard the blood-curdlin screams, and then more screams muffled by what was surely a struggle. I knew who it was, of course. There was no mistaking big Bella's voice and the way she usually chides everypawdy. But this time it was really loud and really intense, cursing something about "don't you mess with me and my butt or my tail you little turd or I'll teach you the lesson you deserve! -and you'll never do it again! "

I jumped to my feet at once and ran down the steps, I knew she was battling it out with Baby! There was no stopping me. It did not matter who I was in the pecking order, or how big I am - or am not. I just ran right up to her as alarmed as I was, worried MY baby was being HURT! And I raised my shoulders at her and my neck and looked her in the eye, where time stood still for all of us:

"Don't you DARE hurt MY baby!!!! "

Googie and his Getty woke up with a start from their chair, too... Stretching their necks to survey the scene I confronted with all my bravery.

Well.. until mom stepped in. She assured us all that it was "okay". I backed off, as she leaned down to pet Bella. "It's NOT her fault! It's okay! Really.", she repeated as if we didn't hear her. Goog jumped off his seat, intent on having it out with Bella, beginning to close in on her with his neck twisting. "Googie? You better not go after Bella. Leave her alone! ", mom insisted.

Bella hung on to her pride - and her spot. She never left the scene and I was left there, watching from afar as Goog just walked on by. "

Do Not Disturb

BABY G:

"We all watched the spectacle of miss Katie chasing miss Getty from up the stairs and all over the room - and I didn't move an inch.

I knew better than to get in the middle of those two.

Besides: Daddy had a closer view in front of me and HE didn't do nuttin.. Miss Pipi stayed in her bed too. So... I guess we are not supposed to intervene when miss Katie hassles miss Getty... "

A Steely Stare

PIPI's POINT:

"I was lounging near mom and the baby was running around, I could hear him. And Katie... Well, we take all that for granted, her squealing and screaming. Googie and I do not interfere in that. But then I suddenly heard big Bella's growling and yowling. THAT had to be addressed.

I sprung to my feet and got down from the bed on the footstool...Baby had just leapt away.

I took a step down to the floor to confront Bella. No matter how groggy I was, I sat in front of her and stared her down:

"You know we can't be roughing up the baby... "

"Hey look, miss Prissy: HE roughed ME up, did you hear HIM squeal? ", she tried to defend herself, all the while avoiding my steely gaze.

My high-brow stance was suddenly thwarted when mom picked me up without a word and placed me back on the stool again, away from Bella. "

Crashing My Message

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

"I stood bravely in front of mom lady in the middle of the room, outside my safe zone.

And I boldly expressed myself, I told her I wanted wet 'nummy num' - NOW. I waited in suspense for her reaction, looking plaintively at her for her response back to me.

Well, my poignant moment was crashed on. I got crashed on by Baby who galloped clueless toward me, never stopping in his tracks: "Oh! Miss Getty! * hop, hop! * WHY are you crying' and complaining again? Here, it's ME! Let ME play with you!! "

Not only MY message was lost, I woulda been lost. Had I not taken both my front paws and made a drum out of his head!

I got so pissed off, I ran up the stairs in my fury. How DARE he interrupt me?!! "

My Duty, My Charge

KATIE KITTY'S KAHOOTS:

"I have been driven to the brink today.. My young charge, Baby, has been pestering me and chasing me nonstop and I keep yelling and hissing at him.

At times I run over to mom and seek refuge. She keeps asking me "are you okay???" And then I jump up on the counter to my bowl and snack on crunchies.. Need to fuel up for the next round.

She keeps trying to break us up.. She told Baby to "stop it!" and Baby ran up the steps.

I could not let it be. I AM the babysitter and I need to look after him. So no matter how hard he had chased me and rolled me into a ball right beforehand, I felt it was my duty to run up there after him after he got yelled at. "

"MAH BOY: GOOGIE'S TUTORIN" - The Difference A Sound Makes

MAH BOY: GOOGIE'S TUTORIN'

"There are certain sounds momma done makes dat are very important for you to know. Once she makes these sounds, you must act accordingleh. The first sound is "out!". When you hear this, you must move away - fast!.. The second sound is: "excuse me!". You go ahead and move, but you don't have to run or do it fast.

BABY G: I got that daddy. I do! I DO move when she makes those sounds! You should SEE me!

That's good, mah boy."

"She's Not Here" ..

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

"There was a little skirmish up there on the steps .. Daddy went after miss Bella again and mom lady hurried over at them to break them up.. And den she lost Bella and began to look for her under my table, my own territory.

I stood calmly under the chair, never moving or getting skittish while she leaned down looking for Bella, calling her. I lowered my head to make eye contact with her and opened my mouth slightly and murmured a friendly meow:

"She's not here", I explained, face to face. "

The Human Call-of-The-Wild

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

"Everyone was gathered around mom lady again tonight. And I don't wanna be near them because I am still leery of mom lady.. You see, last time she came at me with the blankie and covered me and .. and I could feel her hands on me, I feel like I got.. violated! And so, I haven't forgotten it - so I keep to myself in an entirely other room, downstairs. Usually, daddy will come down and keep me company cause he doesn't like me to be alone, so he came down so I could snuggle with him.

Unfortunately, mom lady started to call him. And dang if it didn't sound like ..ME crying out for him. She called out as if she was in pain, and up he went and disappeared from my paw's reach.

I lost daddy to mom lady! "

[HAH!  Got' er back! ]

Clumsy In Estrogen-Hell

BABY G: 

"I have offended all the females this morning.. And I retreated on top of the table with a long face.. I had to think about it and chill out.

I don't understand why they all get so bent out of shape. I hop onto the sexy miss Princess, grab her by the scruff - and she don't like it. I go onto miss Katie, crash into her - and SHE not only don't like it, she hisses up a storm at me, curses me out and runs away. I run eagerly over to miss Getty - and SHE lets out this scary hissing spit and warns me there will be hell to pay if I come any closer.

What's WRONG with all deeeze females?? "

Doting Deputy

BABY G:

"I do my rounds around the pack, I eez the deputy now. I am the relief patrol so Daddy can rest up, you see.

So in the middle of my patroling, I hear this coughing coming from under the chair.. And I run over, as quickly as I could. I could see it was miss Getty, she didn't feel well - aw NO! So I lean over to her to see if she's okay:

"Miss Getty? what happened? you okay?"
"It's allright, don't concern yourself young'un", she tried to convince me while she kept trying to clear her throat.

"But are you sure?", I insisted as I stretched my neck further toward her. "Yes, yes.. Just .. make sure mom lady doesn't come over here, okay?", she cautioned as she kept an eye out.

In Impish Indignation

KATIE KITTY'S KAHOOTS:

"I thought that big-Goog had already blocked Bella from entering our private abode last night, that is our inner-sanctum in mom's room.  Bella is not allowed in there while the pack is lounging and Goog has made that clear.  But unfortunately, when I jumped up on the bed I came face to face with Bella and her big butt.  She was facing mom and she turned around to see me... I turned ugly, I hissed at her and made my most scary face - but I was told to 'stop it' so.. I made do.  I just sat there and chilled.

Soon enough, she started feeling unfomfortable and jumped off the bed and left the room.. She could FEEL my laser-beams haunting her butt!  I was closing in!

So I scooted up to mom's arms, I turned belly-up and did all the submissive, loving things for her, brushed on her arm and headbonked - and finally settled in for my snuggle in her arm.  All was well, my world was right again.  Until she suddenly called out "BELLAAAAAA? ".

WHAT?!!  Are you kidding me?!!  I looked up from my blissful snooze and darted my eyes right on hers - that's right, I eyeballed her immediately with a start!  She repeated the SAME NAME again !!  Are you KIDDING me?  I opened my mouth and let our a frustrated murmured meow of protest, of .. utter indignation!  While laser-beaming her the whole time, my ears flapping back.

She.. didn't get the whole point.. I did not hear an "I'm sorry".  And so, I immediately flicked off to the edge of the bed in my outrage. "

Where Is The Popcorn?

TROUBLE IN PARADISE: by Baby G

"I was busy trotting around the kitchen when I suddenly heard some commotion out deep into da other room. I came out and stood by miss Bella who had sat down to watch. Miss Katie was already standing on the steps watching too.. I saw my daddy looking angry at mommy Princess there under the coffee table.. He was twisting his neck at her and raising his paw. And she was moaning at him to stay away..

I looked at miss Bella cause I didn't know what to do, I was at a loss. "Just keep to your spot here baby, stay next to me", she glanced at me as she kept watching them closely. "They... have things to sort out between themselves, baby.. We just leave them alone cause he gets real angry if we interfere.." Miss Katie would not dare approach either.. They both just kept watching as if they'd seen this before..

WHY is daddy angry at miss mommy Princess? He wouldn't let go, so big mommy broke them up ..And den? Den daddy tried to take it out on Bella, he sprinted toward her, awww! "

 

Some Thangs

GOOGIE'S GRITS:

"We've been watching mom for a while now looking awl ovah the house for somethang... And Ah tried to help her, we all did. She done turn ovah awl the couches, looking under everythang... She done git on her hands and knees in the kitchen looking under where she gets her "nummy num".   And every once in a while, she done get mad and throws a fit at Baby. Ah just kept looking around with her and Bella with Pipi tried to assist her too...

Ah couldn't do nuttin to help her after a while. But Ah knew it was somethang to do with Baby, we awl did. So no matter how many tames she hissed and screamed in her own way, we didn't flinch cause it was all about what he done. And he done plenty...

He done take thangs and hide them.. And some of them, well...AWL of them are mom's thangs. "

A Sister Furr-Ever

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

"This is my special time with my fuuurever sister, the kind miss Princess who took me in and accepted me at the very first moment she met me two years ago.

And so, I crave, I need quality snuggle time with her to make me feel that my world is right again. She's the sister I never had. "

The Path Less Pawed

BELLA'S BEEF:

"I decided I was gonna jump up and join mom on the bed because she paid me extra attention a minute before and kept calling me "my darling baby". We were both downstairs and I knew she was talking lovey-dovey to me. So Ifollowed her up.

I wasn't expecting to find a whole slumber party up there on her bed, I felt like walking thru eggshells again.. I saw prissy Pipi on my left, kamikaze Katie to my right, big Googie up in front of me.... I turned and looked at that irrepressible little minx, Katie, expecting a hissfest fight. "Let it go, Bella... I'm too sleepy..", she blinked groggily at me.

Okay...coast is clear to be close to mom. She welcomed me with open arms. And then my young and brash little recruit joined and leaned toward me in his typical respectful way:

"It's okay, miss Bella... See? It's all cool here, I'm just gonna lay on the other side of mom here.."

Well okay. But darn if I tried, I couldn't relax... Not even after mom rubbed my chin. I retired to the little cube bed outside the room...scrunched myself in there."

The Finer Points

BABY G:   "I have learned the finer points of the household pack now...

When I see big mommy in that smaller room next to her big room, dey all refer to it as da "bathroom" ? I know it's time for MY grooming too. I see her touching her face, she looks at the shiny wall there.. and there is two of her. One on my side, and one on da other side.. It doesn't matter, but..I can see she's doing things with her face and her furr around her head.. So I sit on her beddie and start grooming myself.

Paws UP! Time to start licking. "

A Belly And A Scapegoat

BELLA'S BEEF: 

"I got really peeved when mom continued to touch my belly while we were both lounging together on the bed.

I low-growled to try to warn her, I grumbled, and finally tumbled down to the floor.  In my disgust, I took a swipe at the sleeping Baby... And slapped him as I hissed away.

"NOT the baby !! ", mom's voice trailed in the distance as I kept waddling out the door. "

Anytime At All

BELLA'S BITS: 

"I've been sleeping in my quiet spot downstairs all afternoon. I need my beauty nap. When I was ready, I came upstairs and found mom talking on the phone thing. I wasted no time to brush myself on her legs, back and forth; and kiss her feet. Literally. I licked the top of her feet.

Once satisfied that I had paid my proper respects, I went about my way. I eventually settled on the chair in the living room facing the "TV". As mom came over to check on me later, I greeted her and kissed her on her cheek as long as she leaned down for me. "

Mistaken for A Munchkin

BELLA'S BEEF:

"Mom's pack thought I was something called a "munchkin"...

I'd never heard of that word before. But it didn't sound good, it was insulting and I never really reacted.. Mom defended me and told them that 'no, she is not a "munchkin"

... Good thing she didn't use the f-a-t word either.. They thought I was a "munchkin" cause of my short legs.. and my belly going close to the floor... "

A Whole New Look

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

" I have discovered there is a whole new look to that other big room across from mom lady's. We used to not go there at all, except Bella. It was really miss Bella's room. But then, mom lady went in there one day lately and changed everything around - and then these strange people came in and slept in there all night, wouldn't even let Bella inside.

After they left, I discovered the room had appeal to me... Lots of appeal. I began to sit on the bed, love the color for one thing.. So I have set up shop in there, spending quality time, holding court.   The others followed my act and were lounging with me lately...

And like today, mom lady found me in there again, although I feel like I should jump off when she comes into the room..

Well.. she said the "it's okay" words, so I did not scoot under the bed this time... "

Jumped On

GOOGIE'S GRITS:

"Ah got jumped on bah miss big Bella...Yeah, you see.. she did nawt see me lounging on the chair and she done take a leap bafawre she looked.   

So you can imagine what coulda happened next - but it didn't. She landed just outsade of mah belly.. Belly-on-belly eet was.. And she got embarrassed and surprised as awl hale to fand me there.. So she hissed her 'excuse me's' and promptleh jumped off. 

Ah helped her with mah gentle tap of mah white paw.. "

 

On My Terms

BELLA'S BEEF: 

"I certainly did not appreciate that. In she comes and I've been waiting for her on the bed, and she lowers her face to me so I can kiss her.. Which I gladly do. And then she wants me to leave.

She reaches out to pick me up and I flinch and wiggle as I express my disappointment. So she keeps looking at me, waiting, pleading that she's tired and can I please .. Well I look at the door and it's closed anyway. I look her in the eye, pleading with my ever-widening eyes..."But you know you're not gonna stay here with me overnight anyway... You know you like to sleep in your own room! " she tells me.

I know that. I'm just not ready to leave, I'll leave on MY terms. "

Sideways

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

"I am ever vigilant and sensitive about everything around me. Like, when I walk towards the kitchen to join daddy, and I'm looking straight in his direction - and then I can sense mom lady looking at me and I suddenly stop in my tracks, turn and look at her.

I lift my right paw off the floor as I wonder: WHY is she looking at me? What does she want?

Well, she's not talking to me so I think ... I'll just continue to go. Join daddy. "

A Bonding Time

It was tame for me to jump on momma's lap.

That's where Ah was, on that spot there, same place on the couch as a little babeh. She had me on her lap sleepin' for a long tame. Ah could feel her breathin' along with mane..

Ah bond with her every tame like that. Ah jumped on and layed on top of her and kissed her face, kneading mah paws near her neck. This ritual means the world to me and Ah don't pay no mand as who else may be looking. Babeh was sleepin' anyway.

A Spitfire

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

"That Baby is adorable, and I stop and greet him, nose-tip him and try to play with him. This time I was downstairs visiting miss Bella when I decided it was time to start on up the steps and up I started to sprint when I realized he was fast and furious on my tail. I flew up the stairs and ran to my safe spot under the table. He wanted to rough-and-tumble as I see him do with that Katie but I wouldn't have any - I nipped it in the bud. One well-timed scary-sounding hiss - and a spit in the air. That's when I get serious. I'm not the type who will get rolled into a ball, fighting for mercy.

He got my message and layed off. "

Do Not Insult Me

DO NOT INSULT ME: BELLA'S WAY

"You know, I am really good to mom. I bathe her face every night, I greet her by the door, I listen to her pleading screaming when I try to run out - AND come back on my own cause I hate to see her in distress.. I'm even nice to "not the baby".. And I follow her faithfully into her bed on nights when I can see she is really tired and what seems to me to be ..'at risk' as they say. When she's stayed up too long, and her colors have changed.. well, anyway, it just doesn't look healthy to me.

So, I stay vigilant by her side on the bed, intent on seeing her through. And then SHE tries to talk me out of staying, trying to corral me out of there; she does it by first telling me that "it's time to go to beddie-bye now". Yes, I know that. That is why I am here, so why don't YOU go nanny-nanni.

But no.. She insists.. Next, she told me in her whisper voice "You're my beautiful cat". Well, you know? I may know what that means in a different context, cause she tells me that every time I give her the facial bath. But THIS particular time? You're insulting me. Cause it's not true, and it WON'T work on me. I looked up at her, me eyes as black as they could be they were so dilated and quietly hissed at her. I looked her straight in the eye.

Don't butter me up when all you really wanna do is make me leave! I'll leave on my OWN! And so I did, I jumped off in a huff after that comment."

Boxing - With Gusto

I just couldn't contain myself.   I watched the little guy zip and zoom around the room, going crazy pushing a box up against the wall and I just had to join.

I joined with gusto, threw caution to the wind, forgot my own limitations.. my heavy belly and what not.. And threw myself at him burrowing my head into the box.   I tried to play... I WANTED to play.. and I lost myself in those few moments.

After I came to, I was embarassed.. and I ran for the 'downstairs' as he just stopped and kept looking on.. confused, I think.

I'm A Hunter - And I Know How To Live

I go where nopawdy has gone before, no matter what they tell me not to DO! I tear up the paper towel in our poopoo room. And I jump up on mom's things in the forbidden zone and cop a feather for myself! I have a blast in that other 'bathroom' she never goes to, chasing my tail inside the big white empty box!!

I hang from that 'apron' thingy in the kitchen and swing with it up off the floor!

And I.. even have had the nerve to tear off one of those shiny crystal thingies off of the lights ... in the dining room... It was hanging and beckoning to me, and it was MINE to TAKE!! No matter how much the others cautioned me not to ever go there!

And in turn, I have broken barriers in this pack - I speak and play with Bella. I am in nose-tip terms with her when nobody else has been. I play tag-team with her when mom throws us the string, and I take over her duties. !

So I deserve the perks. Like the paper towel shredding and copping of crystal pieces hanging in the air! Ah-huh!!! "

The Only One Who Could Ever Reach Me

BABY G: "I'm the only one who can reach miss Bella.

Yes I am, yes I am.. I can walk right up to her and have a long nose-tip conversation with her, right there in the kitchen. Even during the time when she is waiting for her noms. I go check on her and she responds, she tales me all her doubts and hesitations.

I AM the only one who can do this in the whole pack. " 

Not So Remote

PIPI'S POINT:

"It was important to me to lay by mom's side - WITH the "remote" thingy right up to my nose. When she tried to take it away, I minded. Cause that thingy? she touches it all the time. So I need to be close to it too. "

Stepping Up

BABY G: "I'LL STEP UP!! "

I watched mommy go near miss Getty, where she was trying to hide under the table again.. And mommy was begging her:

"Can you give me a kiss-kiss??", and she was holding out her hand to her. Getty wasn't moving, she kept staring at mommy.

So I jumped up on the chair to meet mommy's hand. I stepped up to give her that "kiss-kiss" she wanted, and nosetipped her.

Tails UP!!! "

Who Is The Boss?!

BELLA'S BEEF:  

"We were down there me and Baby, and mom.  I like to follow her whenever I catch wind of her going to the "downstairs".  So Baby follows ME.  We like to tag team each other down there cause mom starts to play with both of us, she throws that string and we chase it around.  I am the primary player - and I never let Baby forget it.  But we're a tag team.  He will go far.  With my teachings.  But first he's got to learn who's boss so I slap him around a little if he gets too close and tries to run roughshod over me.

So tonight, he was leaning and stretching and I decided to go sniff his butt.   The little brat turned and threw a paw at me!  Well this was a fine time to remind him WHO's boss!  

"You just simmer down, young man!", I dove deep into his belly and started to nip him here and there and everywhere.   I worked my way up to his chest holding his little shoulders with both my paws.  "Nope, nope, NOPE!  I am on TOP!  You got that?!!!"

He straightened out, stepped away without any more argument.   I made my point clear.  "

Don't Remind Me!

BELLA'S BEEF:

I had a bad fight with Googie tonight.  He came at me out of nowhere, he had a bug up his butt again it turned out.   I was minding my own business in the kitchen when I heard mom say the "scratch post" words at him... so I figured he got told what to do.  We both don't like it, I know I don't.

It was a fight I would rather forget.. his claw got stuck on my side and I panicked and scream holy hell.  Mom came to my defense and then his claw finally got unstuck.  She looked after me, we got served our dinner later and I retreated to the 'downstairs' with Baby - he wanted to keep me company.  So mom comes down the steps and sees me; I got up and walked up the steps to her, purring.  I licked her hand as she kept talking to me, she was telling me I could stay down there if I wanted to and such things... She was still trying to make me feel better and I kept purring.

And then she mentioned HIM... "I still can't believe he did that to you...".   I growled at that.  I really did.  Just don't remind me!!  I want to forget!!!

I followed her the rest of the way up the steps as I saw the orange hood skulking nearby.  I completely ignored him and turned the corner.

New York Obscenities

GOOGIE'S GRITS: 

"Ah don't know how many tames Ah have gotten into this scrap with mom, and every tame Ah steeel git mad as hale and take it out on someone else, Ah declare!

Truth be told, Ah started to dig mah claws on the floor and she done come up to me singing the same old song agin: "Scratch post! ". Well, that woulda bean fane with me if she done just stop there but she didn't. She had to pick me up and put me on the big playthang Ah scratch sometames - and she tried to show me agin how to do it... It was bad enough that little Baby was watching and innocently hopped on right up to me and tried to play as Ah was being reamed..

Ah tried to take the high road and trotted on away, attempting to save mah ego.. When Ah see in mah line of vision big Bella sitting there in the kitchen... Whah.. she had watched the whole THANG! Gawwd-dammit!! Ah picked up mah pace and ran right into her. This tame Ah aimed for her big butt, not just an air slap.

Unfortunateleh, mah paw didn't snap back as Ah had anticipated... It got stuck right on her side as Ah tried mah best to get away while she railed on and on, screaming at me New York obscenities AH had nevah heard bafawre... "