Running For Cover - And Not

BELLA'S BITS: 

" Mom ran the vacuum monster tonight when we least expected it, we were all lounging around her watching TV.. So the moment she touched the thing and moved it out to the center of the room, before it even started growling by itself, the others starting to split. I believe the expression here would be "they booked!". Katie Kitty wasn't sure at first what to do, she was coming back up the steps from downstairs when she met eye to eye with Pipi, the priss, who was already sweating it; she was in panic mode ready to flee downstairs and Katie saw her face. "You had best get the hell outta here Katie, cause I AM!" she urged her on. So they both disappeared like a couple of true "ninnies"..

However, I stayed. Truth be told, Katie Kitty stayed on too for a while - until she realized the thing not only growled but it moved.. Dragging mom along WITH it. That's when she scrambled, she figured Pipi was right.

But I stayed. I stayed throughout the whole ordeal. I had to. It was dragging mom along and I had to make sure she'd be allright, I had to patiently watch and see her through. At one point, when it went quiet, Googie showed up from downstairs: "Is it ovah, Bella? Did she kill it yet?", he looked at me desperately for some reassurance. "Not really, Goog.. It's still in the middle of the place there, see?" and right about that time it started growling and howling again. He disappeared back down without a word. What a fool!

I tried to park myself close to it, only reason I moved was because it came at me. So then I went on top of the couch and supervised from there. It finally went out of breath and died.. Mom made it disappear.

Ah Do Oblage

Mom came down bafawre the crack of dawn dees morning calling out for Katie Kitty. And Katie Kitty was off in the downstairs with Pipi and they both scrambled to come up when they heard mom calling... They stood there motionless looking up at mom, especially Katie Kitty... Mom wanted her to come back upstairs ... 

Well AH was the one who finally oblaged. AH was the one who came up and plopped bah her side, right on Katie Kitty's spot.

You Wanna Go There?

BELLA: "Do You Really Wanna GO There?! "

"I started to come out of the kitchen after seeing that little troublemaker minx Katie prance out. Sure enough, she pranced right into my spot - AND my scratch post. Suddenly, she turned around and faced me from across the room. I stood there glaring at her, my tail twitching as I lowered my chin to the floor getting ready to balance my back legs just in case.

"Do you really wanna go there?! You know you're in MY spot right now!", I challenged her as she stood and twitched her tail nervously herself. There was this standoff for a while. Finally, she turned and scrammed on to the other side of the room without incident. I relaxed my body and lifted my face from the floor. Hah! "— with 

Making A Scene

PIPI's POINT:


"I just didn't think that was "nice" of mom to do.  And she's the one always using that word on us, always saying 'you're not nice!"..

You see, when lunch gets served, I hang back and wait for little Getty to come over and share ... I would rather have her eat first and then I wait until everypawdy is done and eat last. But mom saw me walk away after Getty came to share the bowl, and tried to grab me ... And I dug in my claws on the steps trying to avoid it. It got to be an awkward moment.. She really had to pry me from those steps on the carpet and bring me back to the bowl .. and it created a scene. Everypawdy else noticed I was being forced to do something I wasn't wanting to do, even though I began eating anyway.

I was so humiliated, I went back up the steps afterwards and sulked.. And even Katie Kitty followed: "What's wrong Sissy?", she inquired hesitantly. She knows her place by now as she stood across from me by the steps upstairs trying to understand what had just happened. And then of course, wouldn't you know it, not a moment's peace - mom stuck her head up there wondering what was going on. Pfffft!!! "

To Nose-Tip - Or Not?

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

 "I'm really, reeely close with Pipi.. You see, Pipi is like.. the sister to daddy Googie. And daddy Googie had told me about her when HE first met me.. And so, when I came face to face with Pipi, she welcomed me.. She knew exactly how to make me feel comfortable. And we've been like sisters ever since. Well, she's my big sister, she is. And so, when that newcomer arrived, Katie Kitty, I thought it'd be like DAT.

I remember climbing a few steps to go greet her, nose tip her you know? But it just wasn't the same. The rest is history.. She began bopping us all upside the head, sneaking off with daddy to do unspeakable things, chasing me like it was do-or-die, and trying to throw me off my own beddies and favorite spots. But it all seemed to pass by now.. 

Now, when Katie Kitty comes back into mom lady's room and I'm already there, she actually nose-tips me. But I stand there with hesitation, not knowing what to expect. WILL she, or won't she? Bop me.. Upside the head or sometin.. It happened again dis morning, she came in and nose-tipped me with respect. Wanted to know how I was doing. 

Well... I'll take that. I will. I nose-tipped back.

A Warm and Fuzzy Milestone

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD: 

"I was laying up against Pipi's butt among everypawdy else on mom lady's beddie. Katie Kitty was further up behind me, at her usual spot. And den mom lady sat up and reached over to her, dat Katie..

And den? I felt her hand touch me softly all up and down my back. Oops.. Ooh, dat felt pretty nice actually. I'm just gonna shift a little bit though, just because. "

I Slapped Googie - And He Liked It

KATIE KITTY:

" I only left for a little while just to go get my snack and do my pi-pi and get my stretching in.

I never thought dat when I'd come back to my place next to mom's hip dat.. somepawdy ELSE would have taken it !   At first I looked at him, surprised and annoyed.   "What are YOU doing in my spot? "  He just looked back at me as if dis was nothing to worry about.   He was like the immovable object.

"Hey!  Bhap!! [closed paw thumping Googie's face]  Move outta here please!  I sleep here!! "

"Naw, naw hawneh.. don't get upset", Googie said.

"Don't get upset?!  What do you mean?!  You took my space!! Bhap-bhap!!  [thunderpaw number 2].

"Stop that!  You're being a MEAN kitty!", I suddenly heard mom talking to me like I was the delinquent.. Hah!   Well I couldn't take it anymore, I just jumped down out of sight of everybody.  

The nerve!!!   "

It's A Flip Flop

Dis is me, Katie Kitty.  Guarding mom's tings there..  Right before I got shut inside the dark bathroom.  I thought it was a game, really.  But mom finally found me after I kept chirping 'what happened?'..

Is This A Game?

KATIE KITTY: 

"Mom left the little room and closed the door behind her.. And it got really dark. That's when I realized I got left behind and shut in the bathroom. Oh my.. But I didn't panic.. I, in a very nice meow voice, murmured: " Mmmm???? Mom? Hello? I'm back here..." I was very patient, I knew I would always be safe with her. She finally found me. But I walked out of the bedroom, ignoring her pleas for "beddie-bye". Nope. Not coming now.

Not for the next three minutes. "

On The Lookout

BELLA'S BITS: 

" I was munching on my snack nearby mom in the kitchen when I caught wind out of the corner of my eye Katie Kitty suddenly bolting from the room and flying up the stairs.   

As krazy as she really is I had to take note causethere was nobody else near her, so I stopped my munching and quickly walked over to her spot at the edge of the kitchen to look out.   Was there an intruder outside the door? This is usually when the others freak out, sensing someone outside. I stood still and looked as carefully as I could.. 

"What's wrong Bella? Is there somebody out there?", mom asked me. I turned my head briefly towards her, my ears went into orbit back and forth.. "Let's hold on- I'm still figuring this out.. No, don't think so..."

I can't very well keep snacking when I see something like THAT happen. The little minx just.. scrambled like somepawdy had lit a fire on her toush. "

So Long Ago and Faraway..

There's times when I ... think about my old home, left behind.. It's so long ago now.. But I do think about it - when I've got nothing else to do, and nobody to chase or bluff with. I tried bathing mom's face tonite but I don't think she was interested, so I went on my own at the other corner to think... 

At least she won't have to put her sweater over me tonight. 

Blinking of an Eye

LITTLE GETTYS WORLD:

"Mom lady passed me by while I was groggily snoozing on my pink beddie like dat and she goes: "What happened to the crackers? "

I raised my head sleepily, my eyes half shut. Huh? "My breadsticks? where are my crackers? What did you do with them? " ...

I really didn't know what she was talking about except I know the "what just happened" sounds... I knew I didn't do anything so I blinked my eyes at her anyway. "

Move Over Butterboy

BELLA'S BITS: 

"I had my dinner, like everypawdy else.. And then I nudged Googie out, this time quietly.. No hissing or bullying. And he is more than happy most of the times to retreat, he doesn't want a fight. So I started helping myself to seconds or thirds or whatever when I saw mom coming back in the kitchen right straight for me. I quickly jerked my body out of the bowl and trotted out of the kitchen.

I, too.. don't want a fight - or to be browbeaten about eating too much. "

Popular

PRINCESS (PIPI'S POINT):  


"I can never get a break around here.. First, I get chased and harassed by that Krazy-Katie.. all around the rooms, and then we head to our favorite pattycake spot, the corner of the kitchen wall where that basket is, creating a barrier between us.  This is where we run to, to solve our differences.  We stick our paws in between and fight each other with the barrier between us.  Then, a while later, I get chased by that big Bella.. She really had it in for me, I get her riled up by the way I look at her I guess.. So she gets all wound up and burns the carpet under her paws, she runs so fast and furiously to corner me... And corner me she did, all the way across the room.  I had nowhere else to go, I had to resort to hissing, I felt so trapped under that side table way in the corner behind the couch... Mom came and saved me.  

If that wasn't enough, I then get chased by that dumb Googie who likes to follow suit, spattering something at me about how can I let big Bella hassle me like that.. Heyyyy Sherlock!!

Well!  I can tell you, I am faster than ANY of them.  Hah!!! They're all just jealous at my nimble nature.  "

A Delicate Dance

Ah had some goood qualiteh tame with mom tonate, right on her lap, on our usual spot on the couch.. With non other than big-Bella watching from above us dere on top of the couch, twitching her tail maniacalleh..

Well, Ah didn't care 'bout DAT.   What Ah did come to care 'bout though was when mom cleaned our boxes and big Bella done try to intimidate me..  As much as Ah needed to go, Ah stopped and hesitated cause she done go in first to make her mark - and then sat right outsade the door to block entry.   So Ah stood there, staring until mom done corral her away.  

It wasn't enough, unfortunateleh..  Big Bella continued to parade in front of me and then dig her claws nearby.   Next thang Ah heard was momma taling me to "go get her!" - and Ah OBLAGED!  Ah chased her into a corner, nuttin too drastic.. Bah naw, she's used to all dat so she done nuttin 'bout it.   Momma kept taling me then to go ahead, "it's all clean", but Ah still couldn't... Ah stood outsade our box room and contemplated mah next move, with Bella behand me giving me the stink eye.   Ah knew, if Ah went in dere to relieve mahself, Ah would have to pay...

So Ah gingerly climbed the steps on up to the other bathroom.    Ah want mah peace and quiet, Ah can't be fighting big Bella every tame Ah take a squat!

High Alert

Ah had to jump into high alert dis evening and spring into action.  Ah heard mah Pipi squeal in pain and Ah also heard mom scream at Bella to stop it.   So Ah got off mah duff and quickly trotted over to confront her, Bella.. Ah stood in front of her and blocked her way, demanding to know what in the hale happened.  

"It's nothing, Googie.. ", she tried to tale me.   "Well Ah don't know about that.   You made her scream and mom got upset.  Ah think it's tame you and me go awn downstairs for a talk.."  

So we done gone down, out of mom's sight to settle it.  No fuss, mand you, no screaming..  Ah know how to handle Bella.

A Pink Affront

KATIE KITTY: 

"I seized the pink beddie this afternoon after that dumb Getty vacated it.. And I made sure Pinkie stayed on it, that's our protocol. But then mom came at me, grabbed Pinkie, and started to tease me with him.. Pinkie was being thrown in my face and it got very awkward.

I am too delicate for these games and I quickly stood up on my hindlegs trying to fend off Pinkie.. I finally jumped off the pink beddie regardless of its coveted standing among the pack.. Pinkie rough-play is just not for me. "

 

I Just Tried to Help

PRINCESS: 

I heard mom freak out and next thing I see, she was sitting on the steps halfway upstairs with big Bella sitting next to her, licking the side of her face. 'Here, here, I'LL take care of you..' big Bella was saying. I eagerly climbed up the steps, my neck outstretched as usual to get head-first into the situation, eager to help out.

"Hissss! We don't need YOU!", big Bella said as she momentarily turned her head away from tending to mom to shoo-me off. She then continued to lick mom's face, ever so deliberately and carefully as I stood there with a stunned look on my face.

I could take a hint.. I slowly retreated back down the steps, my ears flapping back and forth.. Oh well - All I did was try to help out.

 

Words Do Not Really Matter

BELLA: 

"I went to recover and chill on top of the couch last night... after throwing up the food.. I was pretty pissed to tell you the truth, mom tried to make me feel better and I growled and cursed about it. 

I was not a happy camper. But then she came over to the couch and sat under me, and started to talk to me... It didn't matter what the words really meant... As I looked at her more and more, I just leaned over to her and started licking her face. "

A Guarding Cat

BELLA: 

"I was sleeping soundly all the way upstairs on my favorite green blanket when I sense mom moving down to the ground floor. This is where she leaves from, or gets ready to. So I got up from my comfy bed and ran on downstairs to secure the perimeter. I crossed paths with her as she was coming upstairs. "It's okay..It's okay!", she reassured me. I looked at the door - it was closed and intact. Satisfied, I turned around and bounded up the steps, passing her on the way. I climbed on top of the couch to be next to her. "