Playing it Cool

I followed mom around tonight just like any other night.

She was down by the table again for a long while so, Googie and I were hanging around near her. Well, actually, he tries to chase me away sometimes 'cause he likes to hog all of mom's attention. So I take that opportunity and go "upstairs" to mom's bed so I can have it all to myself.

But anyway, I emerged from my other place when I sensed her go 'upstairs'. So I appeared out of nowhere. She was doing stuff, going in and out of the really small area [closet], and so, I made myself all comfortable right on the bed. I picked just the right spot, right where the blanket met the "sheets". And I curled up.

Mom came out of the [closet] and saw me and suddenly? she had an outburst. She lifted her arms up in the air and went: "Awww!!!". Well, you know? I didn't flinch. I didn't jump neurotically down from the bed like I might have a while back. I just stayed in place as she came over and started to hug me.

My face was all covered up now with her hair and what not, as she kept me close to her, nuzzling me and coo-ing at me. I didn't resist or squirm or nothing.

You see, I watch Googie be cool like that.. and I take a lesson.

Stalking Mom

Mom was definitely not feeling good the other day. I watched her come down into the kitchen and followed her movements. When she looks like this, I try to keep far enough away so I don't get in her way.

Then I watched her go back up the steps, real slowly. I just couldn't believe it. I stood there, in the middle of the kitchen floor, craning my neck to watch her go upstairs... I was so worried about her... Normally, I'd be running up along side of her.. but I really didn't know what to do.

Later when she came down and sat by what Googie calls 'the thang', I approached carefully. I really didn't want to disturb her, and so I just climbed on top of the nearest chair under the table and stuck my face up the glass. So she could see me.

"Hi! I'm right here!", I looked straight at her wide-eyed.

Well.. she stopped what she was doing and looked back right at me, and smiled..

Mah Feelings...

Ah plopped down on mom's bed this morning as usual, knowing she was getting ready to 'go bye-bye', but then she plops down right next to me. So, awl of a sudden Ah'm the main focus here and Ah'm nawt so sure Ah laike that.

Mah feelings are cawnfleected.

Awn one hand, Ah laike the attention. You see, it makes me feel important. But on the uther hand? Pipi was watching. And that makes me feel ... well, Ah thank they call it a 'real pussy'..

And so, Ah stood there in place for a while, as mom kept hugging me and stroking me. Ah just stay there, never moving, letting her having her way with me. But mah eyes got awl big and dilated, and Ah looked over at Pipi to check to see what she thought.

Eventually, Ah decided that we had had enough of a love-in, so Ah stood up to assert mah position.

:))

Mah Day

Ah woke up this morning to fand mom coming in to our room. Pipi had already gotten up to greet mom but Ah was quate groggy. As mom approached closer to me, Ah knew she wanted to touch me and Ah pre-emptively, Ah might say, recoiled to avoid getting smothered first thang in mah morning.

"Ooooh!! Okay, then! Excuse me!", Ah heard mom say, whale she was retreating.

Hey, you know? When Ah'm groggy, Ah'm groggy and Ah don't wanna be touched. But Ah know how to do it raight - and let 'er know bafawre hand. Ah mean, yesterday night it was a different scene - Ah was awl about staying in place as long as it took her to just keep hugging me. But Ah have mah limits and Ah make it clear.

Later on today, Ah watched mom shuffle through a bunch of papers. She actually threw down a whole bunch right in her room. Ah was in paper heaven. As soon as she walked away, Ah seized the moment and found a comfortable spot right on top of all those papers of hers. That's where Ah belonged, it seemed to me..

Checking Awn The Mood

So, awl's well here tonaight.. Mom came in on time, we had our dinner, everytin' going fane.

And then came the time for me to walk toward mom where she sat bah the thang again.

Ah came up near the table, stopped, and looked up at her. Our eyes connected, and Ah stood there in anticipation, wide-eyed, wondering what am Ah to do? Next?

"Nope? just stay down there", she said quickly. Aw, okay, then - Ah took a few steps forward to reach her bah her chair and get her to stroke mah head that way.

But Ah took the opportuniteh, when she wasn't looking right at me, to jump up on the table anywah..

"Stop it..!!", she whispered to me when Ah tried to put mah paws on the thang. Ah wanted to do what she was doing - place mah paws like she does hers.


[THIS? is becoming a real problem... he won't let me do my thing here on my laptop. But he takes the hint when I finally have to pick him up and put him down on the floor...]

Making Amends

Mom came in tonight and truth be told, she was kind of late.. But I didn't mind - as much as Googie. I mean, we're used to having her back earlier and so.. He really didn't appreciate it..

So she served us dinner and I just picked a little bit. I saw Googie climb up there to be with her, he didn't really wanna eat. But then, he jumped down all disgusted.

"Let's go 'downstairs' Pipi.. She's not gonna change, okay? I tried to distract her away from that thang but she's ignoring me."

So we went "downstairs" and took our usual posts. I climbed up on my favorite spot on top of the couch, close to the light. Goog settled nearby. But what do you know - mom starts calling for us.

She came down and looked at us and kept talking to us. "What are you doing down there? It's time to go to 'beddie-bye'! " I could tell she was ... well, disappointed? Then she turned and left and went back upstairs. Leaving us like that.

So, I decided I'll come up and pay her a good visit. I went right over to her and outstretched my body to reach her and held my paw up for her. "Hey, babyyy!", she said. We were allright, the two of us. So we kept this up for a while.

Goog? Not so much. He was still "downstairs", seething. Or just getting even.

:)

Tiffed

Ah watched mom come in tonaight perched on a couple of steps above Pipi.

Well, you know? She deed come in quate late. Ah wausn't havin' any of it.

Ah mean, you know.. She stretched out her hand to touch me and Ah flicked my head around to avoid her touch. That kand of thang.

Pipi wasn't so clear about that. Then she tried again with me 'upstairs' and Ah waus steeel so ticked off Ah just turned and walked the other way.

But when awl is said and duunne?? Ah can't wait any moare - Ah'll just jump on the table and vye for a share of her attention away from that shining thang [laptop]. When it awwll comes down to it, Ah'll git in there with the best of it, stick mah face right into hers and then some.

And then she touches me bah mah shoulders? Strokes mah head, and looks me in the eye? Up close-and-personal? And Ah have no choice, really, no recourse but to let it awl go at that point..