Author: kazbah33pics

What a way to start a Thursday! First I was evicted from the bedroom just after 5 am. That was okay though because I made a “nest” for myself in the second bedroom in the electric blanket (not turned on) and I was quite cosy there until those Mothers woke up and scooped me up and put me in my cat cage – but not before I’d put myself under the bed for a bit – and I probably would still have been there had M Kaz not opened the front door like we were going out – and I suppose we were going out – just not out into the yard for a wander. The cat cage … hmmm. That meant either Aunty Rosemary or … the Vet. And, yes, it was the Vet … Dr Caroline … and no she did not warm up the stethoscope first. But, to be fair, she didn’t take my temperature either so I was happy with that. No surprise that I still have my heart murmur and Dr Caroline said it is “impressive”. If we get worried about it, there are two courses of action – they can get the cardiologist in to take a look, or we can get an ultrasound to see what’s happening. In the short term, we’re good – as long as my sleeping respiration rate is less than 30 per minute we don’t need to be concerned. M Kaz keeps an eye on me, so we’ll know when it’s time to worry – she’s very good at worrying.
The real reason for the visit to the Vet was so I could have my nails done – finally. I’m sick of M Kaz think I’m trying to rip her leg to shreds when I’m kissing and cuddling her – it’s not my fault they let my nails get so long – and no, it’s not my fault that I was all – what was the word? – Hissy – when they tried (and failed) to do my nails when I was at Aunty Rosemary’s last time. But it’s done now – and the bonus is that I can go back to “stealth mode” because with my nails done, they can’t tell where I am in the house – except for when I’m dragging stringey thing – they know then!

Those Mummies have been buying things for us again – this time it’s a little something for the bedroom – alright, it’s a big something for the bedroom!   It’s for the bed and they are calling it a Topper even though it seems to go on the mattress so it really could be called a Bottom – but maybe it wouldn’t sell as well it was called that.  As I said, it’s really big and the Mummies weren’t sure they were going to be able to get it out of its bag and onto the bed, so they asked Aunty M if she could come over and help.  I was very happy they did and that she said yes, because I hadn’t seen Aunty M all week.  Usually she comes on a Thursday morning to see me but she didn’t this week because M Kaz drove M Sooz to where they were all having breakfast. 
I miss Aunty M and the stories about my friend MiMi when she doesn’t come around.  MiMi has a new harness – she lost the other one somewhere … they know not where … because MiMi is allowed to wander further afield – and by herself – than I could possibly imagine.  She visits someone called Christine who lives a couple of yards away from them.  And Mimi gets to go down to the pier at the river.  And all I do is get to sit in my green thing in the windows and wait until M Kaz deigns to take me outside – and even then she keeps a tight hold of the retractable lead so if I even look like I’m thinking about making a run for it, she reels me back in. 

So I enjoyed it while Aunty M was here … and I’m sorry she didn’t see my trick when I climbed into the bag from the Topper/Bottom and when I was helping those Mummies make the bed.  It’s one of my special skills … bedmaking!

M Kaz is a tiny bit of a liar. She really is. She keeps telling me she is going to take me outside but she doesn’t. She says she means to … and I want to believe her when she says it, but she has disappointed me so many times … well, once … it was just the once … and when she came home that day it was already dark … and we all know I don’t want to go out in the dark and she certainly doesn’t want to take me out in the dark … I have a fair bit of white fur but I think she thinks she wouldn’t be able to see me out there in the yard in the dark. She’s probably right.

Update: She did take me out in the yard this afternoon; I think it was because she wanted a reason to be out there so she could sit in the sun and I think she really wanted to because she is feeling a tiny bit off colour at the moment – not seriously but enough to make her into a bit of a grouch (a bear with a sore head more like!) – she’s got the sniffles, a sore throat and a few aches and pains … and she does go on and on about them so it’s good we went out!

I don’t want to be critical but while we are talking about outside, it’s time someone grabbed the lawnmower and gave it the once-over … and ventured into the garden to do a (big) spot of weeding. Hmmmm, you know I can’t do everything around here Mummies … a Nigey can only eat so many weeds and grass!

Well I don’t know what’s going on but my caravan has been stolen … not the brown snow stuff, but definitely my caravan. I went out into that part of the living room that is given over to all things Nigey to get in it (well, it is more of a flat pack these days) this morning and it wasn’t there … at all. I’m not sure how anyone could have come in to pinch it without me noticing … but there it was, or rather, wasn’t. And other stuff of mine is missing as well! Boxes, my favourite paper bags that are no longer anything like paper bags, my convertible … oh wait, I’ve just found that on the couch … and let me check that stringey thing is still with us … yes, there he is at the food bowl where I left him in the wee small hours of the morning. So what on earth is happening around here? I wonder if the Mummies are missing anything too. I’ll go and have a look in the bedroom and office in a minute but let me just have a look in the kitchen – M Kaz will be devastated if her new coffee-making machine is gone – especially before she has a chance to work on foam art No, all good, that’s still there, together with the Aldi one … what on earth are they going to do with two coffee machines?!? I can remember a time when we only drank tea at home because everyone liked going out to coffee shops too much to have a coffee machine at home! Next they’ll be experimenting with different blends. Zarraffas has been mentioned.
Now, let me see if anything else is gone … nope, doesn’t look like it … and none of the missing stuff is theirs – it’s all mine. Oh no … my poly inserts from the new coffee machine box are gone … and the box! This is not good Mummies, not good at all … in fact, best I go and wake them up so they know.