A New Milestone

GOOGIE'S GRITS:

"Ah'm on a butt-slapping basis with big Bella now.

She walks in front of me at dinner tame, and Ah follow right behind and raise mah beeg whate one and tap her on that big New York butt. No fuss, no muss, she don't even look back.

Ah can only get away with it while she's preoccupied with food.. "

The Hunter Became The Hunted

KATIE KITTY:

" I am currently in kooky, apeshit mode - yowling out a loud, annoyed battle-cry, as if something is stuck on my butt - and then zooming across the room.

After zipping across a couple times, it got crazy Baby's attention. I became his target in spite of my power-battle cries. And then I had to flee and zoom even faster just to get away from him..

Someone caught onto my game and I became the hunted! MEOWWWL !! "

A Kissing And A-Dissing

DEPUTY B-BIPPY:

"I lowered my head to miss Katie to kiss it. That was during the time when we all were gathered around mom on her bed and it is our quiet, loving time. So I lowered my head to her, begging for a 'kiss-kiss' - and Katie, she gave it to me, she licked me right above my eyes. 

And then later? When she went into the cat bathroom? I shut the door behind her, hahah!!! 

Unfortunately, my prank didn't work cause mom was sitting on the other end of the couch behind me.. Darn it, I forgot about that. It wasn't like.. what I did to grandma Bella the other night when I shut the door on her too upstairs - no one caught me back then. "

Not With The Little Punk

GOOGIE'S GRITS

"Ah got a 'take the high road' policy, even when mah deputy Baby overreaches and gets bigger than his britches.

See lake, tonate: He thought he was gonna get on the bandwagon with mom just cause he heard her call me out from across the room to "stop that" while Ah dug mah claws in the carpet. Baby took it to heart that it was his deputy job to come after ME and twist his neck at his own DADDY.

He done jump me and threw me off mah balance and Ah fell to the floor...

At first, Ah thought he was just being his obnoxious playful self but when Ah tried to get up, Ah saw him twisting his neck at me. Mand you, this was right after momma done call me out... Whah, he downright stopped mah clawing !

Ah can't have that..Even when Baby jumps me Ah rolled over and booked on outta the way, see. Ain't gonna pick a fight with the little punk."

The Wrong "Skins"

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

"Mom lady did things out of turn this morning and I was the first and only to vocalize my objections. 

She looked like she was about to leave with the wrong skins on! Can you believe that. We gathered near her and just watched as she bumbled around in disarray, none of it made any sense.

"Ah-wooohhh..", my mouth trembled quietly.. I was not trying to be obnoxious - so I uttered my objection quietly while looking right at her.

I be the speaker of the whole group, see. "

Talking Back

BIG BELLA:

"It's just our way: When she talks to us - we answer. 

It's our custom. We don't miss a beat. Me and the young minx, Katie Kitty - we do that. We're always ready to respond to whatever mom says to us. 

Well… except if she calls me "ninny" or .. "fat" catgod forbid. But she doesn't do that anymore, I've trained her."

A Trusted Confidante

BIG BELLA:

"My special time with mom gets even more special when we lay close together on the beddie and then we suddenly hear some commotion among the young ones from downstairs.

We both look on while somepawdy's screaming wildly, wondering what is going on down there with Katie Kitty and that crazy baby, and little Getty. I get a concerned look in my face while wondering if I should jump down.

And then mom turns to face me and says in a confidential whisper:

"They're all pretty crazy...They're not like you, my beautiful cat ..."

At that, I can't help but purr out loud. It feels good to have her confidence. "

Campy Cat

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

"I decided to break camp up in one of mom lady's closets. However, it appeared that camp's cancelled soon as she showed up and saw me trying to comfy myself on top of all her fallen sweaters on the floor. The "what happened here??!" sound was made, unfortunately.

On other matters, I lunged for Daddy's throat and face earlier while we were snuggled on the chair.. He wanted to shift and I didn't want to risk him leaving me. 

One look from mom lady and I felt I had to jump off the chair anyway. "

Poor Daddy just ...shrugged it off and fell back asleep.

Sounds of Dread

BIG BELLA:

"We got a lot of boom sounds here.. Everyone was worried and mom went and sat on the steps upstairs. I took a few steps from below to check on her, and she called out to me. I hurried up and got in front of her.

We could hear knocks on the windows and Baby was scared, that little minx didn't know what to do.. Goog pretended he was brave.. And Getty kept to herself downstairs - she didn't want us to see her bushed out tail while we all kept a circle around mom.

After a while, mom came downstairs and sat by the bottom steps. I came down, eager to check up on her again and take care of her: it was time to lick her forehead and let her know I'M here, no need to worry. "

A Headbonk In Forgiveness

PIPI'S POINT:

"It was my time to go up to her this early evening. I like to headbonk her about that time. I found her in the kitchen so I jumped up on the counter to be with her and show her my love. I twist and turn and keep headbonking her face and shoulder. My tail swings back and forth, it's something I just do. 

Somehow, after our initial kisses, she got perturbed about me headbonking the Keurig machine too. She told me to stop doing that but I couldn't help myself. It was so close to her, I had to headbonk everything near her. 

After my butt brushed against it one more time, she yelled at me and I got down, looking back all hurt with my ears flattening. She said she was sorry. And could she have a kiss-kiss. Yes, I was more than eager to make up.

I jumped back up to the counter and puckered up right up to her lips, nose tipping her. She SAID a kiss-kiss, right? "

All Bets Are Off

DEPUTY B-BIPPY:

"Daddy told me about this:

He said, "When mom is sleeping, all bets are off. If her hand lands on you, like on your face or wherever, you are not to strike back - she doesn't know what she's doing when her eyes are closed and you would be hurting her."

So I have been careful of this one rule. I oftentimes snuggle up to her when she sleeps, like up near her pillow and when she wakes up in the morning, she doesn't know I am there and her hand does land on me …

So… even though I may have a finger up my nose or in my ear, I don't move an inch, I don't flinch. I patiently stay put and just hope the moment goes away. "

Facing The Music - Or Not

KATIE KITTY: The Moment Before The Blowup

"I was trying to relax on mom's bed. To be near her. And what does she do? She comes over at me with the phone thing. Raising it in front of my face.

Well, it's WRONG!! It's just plain wrong! Playing with my feelings and calling out Bella's name...trying to get a reaction out of me with that phone in my face!
...

I rebelled, for once. I murmured my displeasure after shooting her a disappointed glare - and then I struck out ! I lunged at her hand and nipped it and then ran off.

As not to face the music. "

 

Love Transcends Disappointment

BIG BELLA & KATIE KITTY

"We may be disappointed that mom didn't give us wet noms when she came back home tonight but we're both close to her on her beddie now.

At first, when I saw Bella already by her side, snoring loudly and purring all at once, I couldn't take it - I jumped down disgusted.
...

But I came back. I heard mom call me and I found a different way to get closer to her, I'm parked over by her head on the next pillow.

Wouldn't miss it for the world, not even with big Bella snoring a whole symphony next to us. "

 

Flying Thingies and That Evil Laugh

"Ah don't lake what Ah heard tonate.

Ah watched momma done put away stuff in the kitchen from those bags, and suddenly, Ah don't know what or how it got to be, but she done started that laugh of hers.

AH know, no good can come outta that kand of laugh. Last few tames Ah heard her laugh like that, there were square thangies flying.
...

So at the first sound of momma giggling, Ah got spooked and scrammed out of tha keetchen. Ah ain't gonna be the middle of THAT.

She done ask me what's wrong and all and Ah kept hauling away until Ah got downstairs. That's okay mom, Ah ain't playing that game. "

Ambushing for Keeps

KATIE KITTY'S KAHOOTS

"I just kicked big Bella out of mom's bed. Literally.

My strategy was to sit on the floor and wait, and see what would happen. When mom slipped in bed and they both got comfy, I seized the moment: I jumped up right next to her, surprising the crap out of her. It was a hissing fit and a pattycake pawslap and I had the upper paw with the element of surprise - and down that big belly went.
...

Only thing is, when I cuddled up to mom, she said things I didn't like:

"She's got just as much right to be on this bed, you know...."

I disrupted that lecture by flicking myself out of bed, I was so pissed to hear THAT after all the trouble I went to. So I burst and twisted out of her cuddle and jumped down with my ears flat.
Now Bella has crawled under the bed...trying to make herself comfortable.

 

The Eager Cat

DEPUTY B-BIPPY: I'm Game !

"Mom called me from where she sat - and I suddenly galloped toward her across the room soon as I knew I was wanted.

I was so excited, I jumped and hopped as I went along. Dey say that's more like a dog but I don't know about that.
...

I just like to sway and swing my body from side to side too. Like I'm in the hoooood. "

 

The Backup Cat

PIPI'S POINT:

"I heard mom asking Goog for a "kiss-kiss" and after the umpteenth time of hearing it, I lost my patience and called out to her:

"I'm here !! I'LL give you a kiss-kiss!", I squealed in excitement as I prepared my back legs for a jump up next to her.
...

I landed on top of the couch next to her shoulder, twisted my neck down and leaned over to nose-tip her. I made sure this was a thorough greeting of a "kiss-kiss". "

 

Standing on a Prayer

"Ah am sitting next to mom on the beddie and Ah noticed her sitting straight up. She then held both her hands together, her fingers touching...

And she started talking out loud. Ah heard thangs, a name, that sounded important, and Ah sat up and stood next to her bah her side.

Ah wanted to be there and help along. "

A Time To Let Go - and Sniff

BIG BELLA'S BITS

"Nowadays, I'm on good terms with miss-Prissy. I haven't even lost my temper with her for quite a while.

Why, just yesterday I took the time to sniff her. This is something I would never have done three or four years ago, I'm not one to be literally brown-nosing. But I thought, here is a cat who's got quite the story, she's reminded me all these years how long she's been with mom, and how she used to be in this house before...
...

I decided I was going to respect that - and once and for all I deigned to do the honors and sniff away. "

Gotta Take Cover

GOOGIE'S GRITS

"Ah gotta take covah, if you know what Ah mean..

Ah gotta go under da coffee table, or under the daning room chair - just to keep away from mah deputy.. Becawze he gets excited at certain tames of the day. He starts galloping and hopping around the room, it doesn't even matter WHO is in his way.. And he duzzz crash in on me or mah home girl many tames.. SHE done figured it out too - she lays near me bah the coffee table.

So Ah take covah, Ah get strategic: the coffee table is best. He can't run into me there. He only comes ovah to leeck mah head. "

Sniffing the Travesty

KATIE KITTY'S KAHOOTS:

"I chase Getty out of mom's room, so what's it to ya.

Mom went upstairs today back to her room and she found Getty on her bed again.. Well, miss Pipi was up there too but... she's uh, belonging there, I know that. And of course, I follow wherever mom goes, so I was right behind her when I sniffed the travesty. She was trying to be nice to Getty and Getty was just doing the usual thing, acting weird!

I didn't waste any time, I leapt on over to her with all my vengeance and paw-pattycaked her under the bed !!

"NO! You don't act like that around mom!! This is HER room!! ", I pawslapped her butt a few times and got her out of view, ah-huh. "

A Dirty-Butt Opportunist

GOOGIE'S GRITS

"Ah had to put mah foot down.. paw down, whatevah you wanna call it.

In a beeg way. Ah'm laying there manding mah own business under the coffee table, my go-to spot for safety from prying eyes and hysterical females, when all of a sudden there comes a flaying square. Baby ducked and it .. slapped me in the face! Whah.. eet DUZZ have a lafe of its own, all those rumours were true!

Ah promptleh woke up from mah usual bliss, disgusted. Ah was so disgusted, Ah let out a hiss!
Hiisssssss! How DARE you?! AH shouldn't be the target of deeze flaying thingies, no matter who else may be dodging them!

AH've heard about deeze flaying thangs but Ah nevah paid much attention to all the talk from Getty.. Ah even heard about it from mah home girl, and Ah still paid no mand. Ah just nonchalantleh watched Baby run around trying to dodge them but Ah just saw it as play.

Now, this was a whole new hiss level for me. Momma done thought it was funny but Ah didn't think so... Ah scooted away, hissing and swiping. DEES eeez where AH draw the line. Getty and them all came down to see what was going on, they were shocked to see that Ah had become the latest target of the flaying menace!

And that dirty-butt Bella, can you believe it.. She walked ovah to mom and licked her face while mom was down on the floor laughing after Ah freaked out weeth the flyaing thangies. Bella will take advantage of ANY situation to come out on top."

Fighting Females

GOOGIE:

"Ah had to go on up and see for mahself.

Momma done gone into it again with big Bella.. Well, Bella took a swipe at her and momma done scream in pain and Bella high-tailed it again.. She's very quick to disappear when she duzz deeze thangs to momma..

Anyway, so Ah saw momma done retreat upstairs to her lair, wounded.. Ah normally don't go up during this tame of day, Ah just hang around on the main floor and let the females run thangs.. But Ah knew momma was in pain and so Ah thought, Ah better go on up and check.

Ah was on the other sade of the door to the bathroom, contemplatin' on whether to push it or not, when she opened it and saw me standing there patiently. Ah was relieved.. "

Pulling Rank

BIG BELLA'S BITS:

"I was busy keeping mom company next to the couch when I saw that little minx make a beeline for our boxes.

WHAP!! I reach out and threw a slap in her direction: "YOU'RE not gonna go in there and mess it all up, you little twit! NOT when I have to put up with Googie's wrath every time! "

She just stood there and stared at me with all the entitled-cat indignation she could muster, frozen on the spot. That would be after she hissed with that lisp of hers.. and tried to pull rank on me with her 'important status' in the group as she kept staring at me without a blink. Like, 'how dare I' when she sleeps next to mom every night - and did it once upon a time with Googie... that kind of thing. (Yes, yes.. we know.. We all saw you under the table but it never amounted to anything, did it?!! NO kittens came out of it.) And I don't observe rank or status! I'M the oldest cat and I don't let them forget it!

And that's how it goes. If I'M gonna get hassled over taking a crap, I'M gonna give it back downline. "

Guarding the Goods

GOOGIE'S GRITS:

"Momma done deed not fill our water bowl with water, apparently somethang must've happened.. Ah keep quiet about deeze thangs. Ah just wait for her to do it, Ah am sure she must have a good reason, Ah don't doubt her. But the thang is, water at that point became a rare commodity. And once somethang like this becomes scarce, Ah'm gonna guard it and guard it carefully.

So when momma done deed fill the water back up and sat it down again, Ah was quick to walk on ovah to it. Along with Bella. Wouldn't you know it, big Bella had the same idea: guard the scarce goods.

Well, Ah took MAH spot raght in front of the bowl full of water. And stayed there. Ah wasn't looking to drink, really. Ah was more eenterested in guarding the water so it don't ...get scarce again. Ah stood there for as lawwng as it took to let Bella know it ain't up for grabs. She stood bah the side there watching me until momma done come back and ruined mah guarding act altogetha.

"Gabriel, if you're not gonna drink then let HER take a drink, okay?? ", she done said to me and then actually picked me UP and removed me from mah guarding spot. Ah ... don't reseest these thangs.. Ah let her be so Ah ended up nearbah with mah deputy coming over to lick mah head.

"Daddy? what happenned? ", he wanted to know. "Aww.. Ah'm trying to guard our water hawneh from that big Bella, eez awwl."

After he done lick me good, mah deputy walked ovah to Bella while she's drinkin', depleting our supplies and tried to run interference, sticking his neck out toward her:

"What are you doing grandma? I don't think this is all for YOU!", he done trah to tale her but.. mah boy can only go so far.

"Piss off little twit. I'm busy drinking water, can't you see?", Bella threw him a side look and that was it. "

Battered-Cat Bygones

GOOGIE'S GRITS

"Ah am stuck in a battered-cat syndrome...

Momma done seen mah big owie raght above mah eye and Ah didn't want her to see it. It was the only tame Ah tried to turn away while Ah was keesing her.

"WHO did this to you?", she asked me.

Ah turned the utha way so she wouldn't see mah scratch. Bygones is bahgones. "

Circus Bear

GOOGIE:

"Ah had to pry mahself from the clutches of Pipi just now...and Ah am still shaken up.

Ah done deed have to stand up on mah back legs just to take mah snout out of the line of fire...

That female of mane got into a frenzy Ah'd nevah seen bafawre... Somethang about me stalking her under the chair she didn't lake, Ah reckon."

Change of Plans

"I tried to bully grandma Bella. It didn't work out very well.... "

He twisted his neck at her like a PUNK and she slapped him like an instant replay.

Mom Has a Plan For Me

DEPUTY BABY G

" I got closed in mom's bathroom again and I did not bother to scream or scratch.. I figured once again dat mom must have a reason she wants me to be in here. Maybe to guard tings. It's a treasure trove in here, so I certainly didn't mind. I opened da cabinet and hunted for stuff.. Although, I was careful not to knock her tings over up on top.

Miss Katie sensed me and ran up to the door ...and miss Princess was close by too. But when I sniffed mom coming back up I figured I'd spent enough time on my new duty.

"Mmmmmm ??!!", I murmured plaintively.. "Haven't I done time long enough in here?"

She opened tha door, said those words we all know: "Where have you been??" and touched my headbonking head. I ...guess there was a misunderstanding... "

T'was A Treasure Trove

DEPUTY BABY G

"I got into a treasure trove of goodies the other day. See, mom had left her bathroom door open. And she was nowhere around. Everyone else was near her downstairs so this was my big chance to catch up with all the toys in there without anyone telling me I can't and getting in my way.

I went for the bags. Yeh, I like to stick my snout into bags and places and go bobbing for loot. And I found plenty of it, stuff like those white little sticks, and deeze little squares, and deeze other blue tubie thingies. You name it, I found it. And bopped it around all over the floor ! Yeh!

By the time mom discovered all this, I was long gone."

That Kind of Walk Ain't Right

LITTLE GETTY:

"That mom lady came down again half asleep and disturbed my peace.

She came at me like a zombie holding her arms up straight and I hissed and ran. And then she started giggling. "

Little Getty may not have seen the Frankenstein movies - but she knows that kind of walk ain't right.

Upon Invitation

GOOGIE:

"Ah have invited big Bella to hang out with us now. She's no longer retiring bah herself up in her room, she hangs out with us.

Just now, she's jumped on the couch making biscuits on the blanket - with her butt close to the edge. So Ah came by to sniff it. It's our,way of reassuring each other, paying our proper respect.

Awe, see now.. Miss Katie Kitty just passed bah and did her own sniffing of Bella's tail. She follows mah lead,.see. "

Asked To Leave The Premises...

BIG BELLA:

"I was asked to leave the premises... mom's bathroom. She always does that at the end of the night but that's just not MY timeline. I'M not ready. So she has to cajole and corral me out and I'll let out an outburst. Or two. While I waddle my way out reluctantly, knowing that I'll have to pass kinky Katie Kitty who's always waiting by the door.

So I'll cross the threshold out the bathroom and turn my neck and look at the little shrew for good measure. And this night, I'll continue to walk toward the door, when I see the beddie... That's where the minx goes and sleeps. So I hesitate once more, muster my nerve up to pass...

"You just passed her! She's behind you now! ", I hear mom say. Yeah, I know, I know. But a cat can never be too careful. "

Standing for a Reason

DEPUTY BABY G:

"Daddy taught me... He taught me to stand in place when mom comes over and hugs me. And so, tonight, I did. I realized when she reached out to me while I was crying at the kitchen counter, that this was a moment. It was our moment to stand together and so, I stood motionless, just like daddy, and I let her have me.

I also quit using the water bowl as my bath bowl, too.."

I Missed Something

GOOGIE:

Ah was inconvenienced today in the middle of mah sleep. Doggone strangers came into mah house, at least one of them anyway. Came traipsing in upstairs but he wouldn't have ANY of me, Ah ran and hid in the closet like the rest of mah brood. Well.. except big Bella.. and Ah don't know what happened to the others to tail you the truth. We leave it all to the big girl to take care of these thangs since she's made it a point to tale me that she's used to many strangers, she lived in "New York".

Ah purrsonally can't trust strangers, Ah have an instant distrust of them seence mah early kitten days.. bawfawre momma done bring me to mah home. There were a bunch of burly strangers that had come into mah first home and Ah was a tiny little baby .. and Ah heard cries and screaming.. But Ah digress.

Ah could finally sense the stranger had left, so Ah came out of the closet so to speak.. And faced mom who was looking right at me but said nothing. It was tame for a snack after all this stress so Ah went down to the kitchen with her and leaned into mah water bowl for a drink when Ah suddenly realized Ah missed somethang: Ah turned around from mah water bowl and looked up at the ceiling to fand this big hole where it wasn't there bafawre.

Dat stranger came in and DID that!! And AH took it upon mahself to look it over when all was said and done.

I Kissed A Diva - And I Liked It

GOOGIE:

Ah was manding mah own beesiness, waitin' for mom to serve us our dinner. Mah brood, they all get excited over this.. They start circling around the bowls, looking up at mom, Bella especially starts meowing at her.. it's kind of sad how Ah see her begging every tame. And Ah just stand back and watch it all happen, Ah know mah plate will be full soon, there is no need for fussing.

And then it happened. In her haste and eagerness to get to her meal, Bella turned her head and suddenly she was face-to-face with me. Ah stood there, calm and collected and regarded her furr face. Ah had nevah been so close to her bafawre.

And then she leaned in and ...nose-tipped me.

"Goog?!", she said anxiously with her huge eyes. "ARE we going to get our wet noms tonight? What do you think big boy?!". She was begging... Even me.

"Yes, Bella. We will get it, don't worry", Ah reassured her. And then she turned again toward mom - and now Ah was staring at her butt. Maght as well kiss it - or sniff it at that point. The whole nosetip thang got me interested..

A Bad-Rep Grooming

THE ENIGMATIC MISS PIPI

"I may not be the best of friends with miss Bella. However: it does not mean that I will ignore her if I sense that she is unhappy or suffering in some way.

Like the other day: Mom was doing something to her she didn't like, I wasn't quite sure what it was but she was following her around the kitchen trying to groom her I guess, and Bella was having none of it.   So Bella was meowing in protest and at times growling.

At some point I just quit my meandering around and stopped dead in my tracks, one paw extended in front of the other and turned my neck and stared at mom. I was concerned. Was she turning into a ...CAT tormentor? Should we be concerned? I stared her deep in the eye. I have already been filled with stories from little Getty about their clashes.. and now, I am never quite sure. Maybe mom is changing.

"I am JUST trying to c-l-e-a-n her, honey! I'm NOT doing anything to her...", she looked back at me and explained.

I see. I thought about that for a second and decided it was time to snap out of my frozen position. We are all a cat village here you know. We look out for each other. "

Petting - Interrupted!

GOOGIE'S GRITS:

"Ah am a little taken aback, eef not meeffed, bah tha fact that when momma done comes ovah to me to pet me, we get a trail of others trying to interfere.

Mah Deputy is compelled to stick his snout in the middle of it all, every tame momma done reach ovah with her hand on me to stroke mah head or what not. .. And Ah act nonchalant, Ah let him get between us... He just has to have his loving at the same tame AH do.

And this evening, as Ah was holding court in her power chair, she done come ovah to me again to check on me, pet me and talk to me - and that big Bella comes out of nowhere and pushes her head up momma's hand. SHE had to get mom's attention just because AH was gitting mah loving.. Ah, once again, held mah decorum - no fuss, no muss. "

Not My Toy

DEPUTY BABY G:

"I keep hearing this same phrase lately. Like when I tried to play with some new tings mom left on those steps again. Dey weren't "eggs" but they were just as interesting.. Dees round ting again was begging for my pawing.. Knocked it off once just to watch it tumble down the steps. And in she swoops down on me:

"It's NOT your TOY!", she said loudly to me.. I had to make a decision: keep watch over my new toy and batt it some more - or take heed of these words.

I scurried up a couple steps just to be on eye level with her.

"NOT your toy", she repeated. I looked at her in acknowledgement and layed down on the step. Okay, mum. I won't. Cause I'm a good boy. "

Absent Minded

KATIE KITTY'S KAHOOTS:

"I have a distaste of mom's pawing me first thing in the morning..

See, I sleep right up against her hip and when she wakes up in the morning.. Well, she's not really up to her wits yet.. and so, her paw just flails around my head and stuff, like ..she doesn't know which end is up. She just wants to touch me. But I don't wanna be touched in this absent-minded way. It's distasteful.

So I quickly get the hell outta her reach and scoot on over to the the foot of the bed. I'm not some toy to be grappled with. "

Zen Intercept

GABRIEL:

"Ah did a two-step this morning.   

Ah had just finished mah breakfast in the kitchen when Ah deemed it a fane tame to walk on outta there but Ah hadn't counted big Bella in mah plans.. Ah had to pass her bah.  And mah natural Zen cattitude got a bit perturbed. It did not feel safe just passing through. Ah had to look back.

Ah had to look back one, two - three tames.  And on the third tame, Ah began to gallop in-place like a horse and picked up speed and got outta there.  Fast.

She done sat there and just stared at me. "

The Roaring Monster

BELLA'S BITS:

I'm the brave one as always. When mom fights with the roaring monster wrapped around her hand, I'm the only one on the lookout, everybody else heads for the hills and hides; well, except my recruit, the deputy.

And she really did fight with it all evening, it was pushing her around from room to room and up the stairs. I went to bed in my room when I heard the darn thing again. I felt it was my duty to get up from my sleep and go check on mom again in her room.

At the expense of my dignity. Coming out meant getting slapped and my furr in a knot passing by the Katie kube. "

A Moment With Grandma

DEPUTY BABY G:

"I had a moment with grandma Bella when I lowered my head in front of her. I was hoping she would lick it but she didn't ... She just looked at me.

Everyone else in my family licks me when I offer them my submission like that. I'm the baby, right? Miss Pippi takes care of me like that, miss Katie does too... Well, once in a long while. And always Daddy.

I'm just glad I was able to have this moment with miss Bella though... Nobody else gets that close to her. I think that's why she didn't know what to do when I nuzzled my head under her face. "

A Kinder Hunt

DEPUTY BABY G:

"I love to chase, hunt, and jump. I get my prey, I don't care if mom calls it a toy. My instincts are strong in spite of my balls being cut off. But when grandma miss Bella takes the floor? I sit back and wait. As long as it takes.

Grandma Bella has first-rights to the furr tail prey, and no matter how high it flies, how much it may tease me, I do not give in to temptation nor my hunting instinct during dat time when miss Bella has taken over.

I've had good breedin and schooling. Daddy has taught me to respect my elders.

Besides: I would rather wait than get power-slapped or worse yet, nipped at all over, kamikaze style. "

Superior Heights

KATIE KITTY'S KAHOOTS

"I messed with bully-Baby's head tonight. I climbed on top of the high thing again, the one mom calls the "wall system". I'm the only one who can do this. Paws down. And I got busy up there and pawed around this little thing and dropped it to the floor and got their attention.. I had them all mesmerized with it. And then Baby noticed me up there, he kept eyeing his way to a jump - but he never mustered it! I leaned my head over from my high perch to stare at him the whole time:

"You think you're so tough, you little ding-dong? You can't even make it up here.. for all your chasing and jumping around.

He kept staring back at me, looking up to my level.. I thought he'd get his neck in a knot!

I milked this moment for as long as I could gloat. Until I realized I'd have to jump down myself...."

Kamikaze Kommotion

GOOGIE'S GRITS

"We all sat up startled, catching the commotion in the kitchen. Somepawdy was going apeshit in there and we weren't sure who. Was it little Getty ?

Sure enough, Ah ascertained, it was none other than big Bella. She done gone kamikazeh on the rug in there, jumping on it and then slidin across...has she no shame. Big bellied grandma done gone krazeh..

Ah just watched from afar in the safety of mah chair as Ah stretched mah neck out, suspended like that in deesbelieef of this travesteh.

Mah deputy ran in there like a fire drill all ready to spring in action, bending all fours toward the floor with his butt and tail up in the air.

"Grandma! I'M here ! Who do Ah chase??! "

That's mah boy... He knew to be of service but not get foolish and jump into the fray himself, he stood bah the sidelines while big Bella done gone kamikaze.

"Hold onto your nickers boy! ", she done took off out of the kitchen and flew up the steps with the same gusto she dove on the rug. "

Daddy Told Me Not To Come

DEPUTY BABY G:

"I'm sorry but... I'm not gonna do the nose-tip kissy-kissy thing with miss Getty.. Cause miss Getty is a wild card and I don't know what to expect from her.  Half the times, when I try to approach her, she either slaps me or hisses or growls.   And now she wants to nose-tip?  I don't think so.

I recoiled backwards in hesitation and left it at that.  Daddy told me not to be rude to miss Getty. "

Private Guy

GOOGIE'S GRITS:

"Ah mahself don't lake an audience. Not when Ah have set up shop, set up camp so to speak, sitting on mah butt holding mah leg up so Ah can clean mahself down there in a place where the sun don't shine...

Naww, Ah don't lake to be watched when Ah'm in such a compromasin' position.

So wouldn't you know, Ah look up with a tuft of mah white mane in mah mouth no less, and what do Ah see? There eez Katie Kitty staring at me with her kookoo-eyes. She done took a position right below me bah the step, crouching defensively while watching mah every move.. 'er lick.

Whah.... SHE was getting her yaya's off lake a peepin' tom, sitting there lake that!

"How DARE you!!", Ah leapt over. "ON you GO!", Ah gave a short chase, just enough to make her run down the steps and disappear those prying eyes from lasering ME....

.... and mah nethers. "