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No, this is not of a questionable nature.

When my husband and I sleep we find ourselves four beings in a two person bed. Our pets have decided to keep us company. I took a picture with our phone of my husband napping. He is ‘occupied territory’. There are two fur persons who are also sleeping. When we nap, we find that we have to move furry people before we can roll over.

This has gone on for so long that if my husband wants to nap, he expects to have at least one cat if not two with him to keep him company. One of our cats will even ‘tell’ him when it is time to nap by climbing onto his lap and yawning widely. Since he has heart trouble, we don’t mind the bossy cat demanding the nap. She has also been known to wake him up if he has trouble with his blood sugar dropping too low. He also has diabetes. This alone has saved him hospital visits. If a Diabetic’s blood sugar drops too low, severe medical trouble can occur, so it is important to monitor the levels each day. The American Diabetic Association has important guidelines for monitoring blood sugar levels.

Some people might not understand how close pets can get to their family. I am glad that ours seem to care a lot for us both. The attention they show is greatly appreciated.

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We have all had our share of meeting con artists in this world. There are some out there that would dearly love to rob you of all of your savings, car, identity, whatever.

Well, I ran into another type of con artist on Thursday morning. When I awoke (I am not a morning person people!), I was greeted by a very insistent being who insisted that she had Not been fed. Only problem was that her bowl had fresh food in it. The meows (I did say meows) were very strong and coming quite loudly.

Had to ask my husband if he’d fed her. Of course the answer was yes. Then he asked why. When told, he looked at the four footed con artist and told her that she was lying. There is one thing in this world that has no doubt, cats KNOW how to give dirty looks. My husband was on the receiving end of a very determined dirty look. Our visitor who had been listening, could not help himself but to laugh at our cat’s reaction. Con artist exposed! Of course said con artist then went to the offending bowl and started to eat what was left from earlier. All day long, all we had to do was think of the scam that was pulled and laughter would happen.

Con artists come in every disguise…even fur and four feet.

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Don’t you just hate it when the power goes off and your alarm clock is doing nothing but blinking?

Well….I do not have that problem. What I do have is a 10 pound cat who likes to stomp up the length of my body and my husband’s body. I have only one thing to say - OUCH ! Each step is weight focused in one small area the size of a quarter. It started at a time that was convenient. at first. Now, it sometimes happens early in the morning. I am NOT a morning person. My husband will agree with that statement. He knows that I have a tendency to growl if awakened too early in the morning.

Alarm cat does not seem to realize this however. She has gotten our other cat to start doing the same thing. However the other cat (also called internet kitty from an earlier post) is much smaller. The stomping does not have the same effect. Thank God.

If you have never had a cat, it not generally obvious that kitties can be very opinionated. I am learning to say NO and push the heavy fur-person off of me. That helps me; but, then my husband has stompers that work on him. He is not as stubborn as I am. Now he is used to awakening earlier so this does not effect him the same way. Oh well, at least I don’t need to worry about broken alarm clocks anymore. Now, if I can only get ‘alarm cat’ to do this only after a certain time, I’ll have it made in the shade (maybe I should say morning, not shade).

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Every time I get on the computer I’m not alone. One of the two cats we own is always ready to keep me company.

You have probably seen how different types of cars and trucks have hood ornaments. Well, once the computer is turned on I’ve got a computer ornament. She sometimes seems to anticipate my use of it and will get on top at the back and stare at me until she’s noticed. It’s as if she is trying to call me over. Once the computer is activated, she settles down and peeks over the top at me. At first it was starting to look up and see two eyes and ears looking back. Now, I’m used to it. No, I don’t have a laptop type of computer.

When I shut down, she will stand up and try to see inside to find out what the clicks and motor noises are about. She has even been known to swat and bat at my fingers once she realizes her throne is being turned off. Talk about a bossy feline. She might be comfortable but my back needs a rest. Sometimes I’ll just have it on until it goes to standby and the screen goes blank. You know what I mean. When that happens she gets down off of the back and of the computer and goes and starts standing on the keyboard. I’ve seen her little tap dance. She will do that until she finds the one spot that will make the computer beep. Then she sits right there in that spot. Makes me wonder who it is that determines when I use the computer anyway. I guess that Internet Kitty sometimes does. MEOW!

Just so you can see what both my kitties look like, here they are in all their glory!

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How do you express your opinion? Smile, laugh, frown, growl, hiss or maybe you might turn and walk away.

Okay, yes I did say hiss and I did say growl. I’ve heard some people hiss and growl; but, this time I’m not talking two legged people, just four footed fur people. We have two cats in our home, both adult. One grew up in our home, the other is fairly new. The older one has not been spayed and occasionally will go into heat. Well, guess. She got friendly and new cat decided to ignore her. Heat cat was rubbing, purring and being ignored. The next thing I saw, she backed up and sat on the other cat’s rump. The look on the cat’s face was hilarious. I never knew a cat’s eyes could almost bug out!

Okay, heat cat left; next day, my husband is sleeping. Of course, this means that heat cat is being ignored again. He woke me up and told me she was sitting on the side of his face. We both laughed and shooed her off. Thought nothing more about it.

Today, being ignored again, heat cat sat on the head of new cat. Well, there are many ways to express opinions; and, claws in the other person’s rump do express a lack of appreciation very well. Heat cat left the scene grumbling and not quite growling. Kitty cat cussing! It seems that human beings aren’t the only ones who grumble, gripe and cuss. Who knew?!!

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Have you ever noticed how complicated that politics has become? When a goal is in sight, the only way to it is confusing?

Well, having recently acquired a new cat for our house, my husband and I have had a chance to watch Kitty Cat politics in action. These politics in some ways resemble human politics. It was truly eye opening to watch it in action.

It all started with hiding. Not too long after there was hissing and growling involved. Each day, it was a very uneasy situation. My husband and I couldn’t interfere, because they to settle matters themselves. Glares were constantly exchanged. One cat (the new one) remained hidden under the bed. The other cat would sometimes slip under the bed and we’d hear growling. This went on a couple of days without any change.

Well, my husband and I had to bring things out into the open. We broke down the bed, got the cat out, then closed in the box frame so there was no longer an entrance. New kitty now found a new hiding place. Hunger lured her out; but, that was only temporary. Soon she would make more appearances for longer times. Soon there were open face offs between the new kitty and the older kitty. Slapping and hissing occurred when face offs happened. Soon however, curiosity got the better of both babies. When one was out, the other would hide or check out the other’s hiding place. Of course, face offs happened. Strangely enough, no fur flied, no blood flowed. As things progressed; there was less hissing, no more slapping.

As things stand now, the two cats play together, sleep together and eat together. There are even instances where tail tackling take part of both sides. I guess a wiggly tail is too hard to resist. There is general peace and acceptance.

Now, wouldn’t it be nice if people could negotiate differences as nicely as cats. There wouldn’t be blood shed. Why are people so hard to please? Being “catty” isn’t as bad as people make it out to be.

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