Kitchen nest

Remember the hole in our kitchen floor?

We put a rug over it to keep stuff from falling down there, and our kitty has decided it's a prime little nesting spot to take a nap. She never liked it before the vent was removed, so we were a bit puzzled.


Of course, it's gone now. Our floors are 100% complete, and I just need to get myself organized enough (and the counters presentable enough for photos!) to take some photos and share them! :)

Pet Randomness

I.Don't.Ask.Questions.


This is as close and peaceful as they get. No hissing.

Lazing around the house

I don't get my cat. Seriously. She gets herself at an angle to sleep COMPLETELY on my purse-like-bag. Um ... strange.


And the dog. Well, she likewise wants to be on something soft. So when I cover myself with a blanket and put my feet up, if there's a corner, she'll find it. And when I toss the blanket off? All the better. :)

Queen of the castle

Seriously, cat? On my towel, on my pillow?

This cat will seek out the most cushy, lush material she can find, and then sleep on it (the towels ARE pretty plush).

Oh, and last week ... let's not mention that she slept on my body pillow, then puked all over it.

I discovered this right before bed. *sigh* ... THEN when I was putting cuticle oil on my toenails ... guess what happened? Yup, bottle squirted open, out of control and all over the sheets. :( And mattress protector.

So into the wash it all went. And since we only have one Mat Protector, it was up late for me.

Sheesh.

The upshot? The mattress protector protected the mattress from the oil, and it's still looking great underneath. So, even if you think they're a waste of $$$, I am here to tell you to think again about them.

"New" furniture

Alright ..... be brave here, folks. The first photo I am going to show you is how life is .... which is messy. Not pristine or organized. it's our living room on any given Tuesday.


EEEK.

But this has a purpose. It's to show you that after we moved out Erik's original couches ("original" sounds nicer than "old," right?), we had a lack of seating in our living room. To remedy this, we pulled in some lawn chairs. This was the height of fashion and classiness, let me tell you.


I wouldn't call our current setup overly fashionable, but I feel it looks less "college dorm room" than before. Besides, the rocking chair is great for reading the paper in the morning.


Or for cat naps whenever you feel like it. Because clearly we purchased this for the cat, right? ;)

"Sniff that tail"

We've always known the dog likes to sniff the cat's tail, but of course the kitty wants no part of that. Well, over the summer Erik learned that if he lets the kitty outside, she is so focused on going out, that the dog could practically lick her and she wouldn't care. Kitty wants out, and nothing else matters. Of course, sometimes he isn't nice and doesn't let her out. Just lets the dog get a good sniff.




Evidence of a tail fetish.


Every once in awhile we'll see them this close. Which is as close as they will ever get in a peaceful manner.

Ceasefire?

Looks that way.

Pet pix

Bailey is learning to not lunge at and harass the cat too much. In fact, they have learned to "share" the storm door. Sort of.


As it's warming up, even after a short (25 min walk), Bailey will collapse on the kitchen floor. News flash, dog: it's gonna get hotter.


As I am working more, Bailey gives me a lot of the "mournful dog look" ... sorry I'm so boring, pupster! (Although I think Erik actually took THIS photo!).


Esse has found a new favorite place to hang out. She loves to "hide" ... even though we can plainly see her. I guess in her mind, there is something over her so she's "undercover." Whatever.


From time to time we'll give Bailey peanut butter as a treat. We've also found that once we scrape the jar clean for people consumption, Bailey gives it the once over dog cleaning. She loves the treat and we don't have to soak the jar. It's win-win.

But she is always a bit unsure about what to do with the actual jar.


Of course, she eventually figures it out. She likes peanut butter too much!

Standoff

They both want out.

It wasn't happening. :)

Pet randomness

One of the dog's biggest offenses is sneaking into our master closet and eating the cat's food. So, I guess the cat figured 'what goes around comes around' and decided to check out Bailey's dinner one night.


Erik tries to stir up conflict. By placing the bone near the cat. Oh brother!


Esse has a thing for soft/silky/nice fabrics. Evidently so does Bailey ... whenever the silky pillow is on the floor, you can bet she'll be leaning on it.

A few more kitty photos

Our cat has a knack for losing her collar. Granted, it's a "break away" collar. And it means she didn't get strangled when she got caught up, but a few times every year, we have to get her a new one.


Erik came with me to the pet store to get the tag ... and decided she needed a little Powercat love to go with her purple collar (which I get at Dillon's, because they seem to be cheapest there).

Just no one tell her it's in the shape of a bone, ok?


Kitty likes our new bedside tables. She fits under the one on Erik's side of the bed. She seems to like to hide out. Like we can't see her if she's under there. Sheesh.


Last one is a nice, graphical photo of a cat nap in the afternoon sun

Kitty photo by E

Erik grabbed this photo of our "fur baby" snoozing on the back of the couch.

Just thought you guys might want a break from my professional drabble.

Cat nap ... again

The kitty is now obsessed with sleeping on the dining room chairs. While they're pushed under the table.

Strange.

Light lounger

I've not seen the cat chill in this location before, but she certainly seems to like it. :)

Baby it's cold outside ...

And since Esse is the smallest body in our house, she feels the cold in a bigger way than Erik or I.


One of her favorite spots in the house, right next to the space heater in the bedroom .... even if the heater isn't even ON.


Even if it isn't "on," Esse often "waits in joyful hope" for the darned heater to warm up. ;)

Nap time

A quick image from everyone's favorite feline.

Esse ...

We had some overnight guests crash at our pad, and of course, Esse's favorite part is having the guest bedroom open.

I couldn't find the kitty the next morning, and there she was ....


I've never seen her there before, but I guess that means she approves of the new pillows.

Oh, did I mention getting the new pillows? So, we had a bunch of out of town guests and needed to have some decent pillows. Well, I was at Target, but .... how do I test them? By lying down on the floor and testing each and every one of them on the floor in the aisle of Target. Oh what a sight .... if anyone was watching, I'm sure they think I'm cooky. ;)

Killer kitty?

Two things today.

1) My youngest brother, Paul, started a blog. YESSSSSS!!!!!! Another convert! ;) He's living in Taiwan and i suggested a blog would be a great way to keep us updated without having to e-mail everyone the same thing. Ya know? Oh, for those of you who are interested, HERE is the link. I'll also add it on the right side of our blog here ... under "family blogs."

2) Our cat. I think now that it's getting colder, she needs to be more warm at night. So she hunkers down on the far edge of the bed, thus pushing me into the middle. Which unfortunately results in Erik getting pushed OUT of the bed. :( Poor Erik.

More on the kitty:


I went out to the car one evening to see this. There's the cat in the chair ... and do you see the rabbit in the upper right corner of the photo?


This glance was about all Esse gave to the rabbit.

A rabbit seems to like hanging out on our new porch .... *sigh* .... Erik might be right .... our cat has lost her killer instincts. I think Erik feeds her too much. Maybe if he stopped feeding her, she'd annihilate the rabbit population in our yard.

Sidewalk Supervisor

Oh Esse .... for whatever reason when I was baking zucchini bread last week.

For WHATEVER reason, she felt the need to sit on the patio rail and watch through the screen door.


I asked her if she'd like to come in, but no. She wanted to watch through the window.

For those of you interested, HERE is the recipe. I had some VERY ripe frozen bananas that I added to the batter. YUMMIE!!!!! :)

Esse the cat + Frankie the dog

Well, our cat is NOT amused by the dog of our friend, Coop. Esse does NOT stand down to the dog.

Formal introductions were made, as you can see here:



In fact, she pretty much stands her ground, as you can see here:


Of course, Erik and Coop egg on Frankie .... but Frankie seems to know not to get too close .... "or else."