Summer Kitty Camp (a.k.a. Misty's House)

You guessed it.  This is THAT post about the cats.  You know the ones I told you that were here while their owners are off traveling and enjoying their summer breaks.  These same four cats where together last summer in June or July, just as Val was taking the plunge to move back out here to Florida with her then 4 year old daughter.  And as Hunter and his dad left for their summer time in Cape Cod.  

As you know, I love animals, and obviously I love cats. Considering that I have had my two since 1997, when I moved into my very own apartment/townhouse.  

My two boys are getting old, but still have a lot of life in them. They have traveled the world and been and seen it all with me.  They have given me unconditional love, comfort and purrs. I love them so much, and I can't even imagine the day that I know will come and they will no longer be with me.  My heart aches and my stomach turns just thinking of that....so I am not even going to think about it now.  

*breathing*

So, here I am again with all four cats and an active baby this time. Let's just say they provide much entertainment for Morgan.  She loves watching them and chasing after them. When she does catch up with them, she pets them and lays her head on them.  Well, that was until Jagger decided to be a grouch and bit her arm (lightly).  She of coursed cried, and Mark of course thought about tossing him out the back door, as I quickly jump in to check on Morgan and rescue Jagger.  Trying my best to explain to Mark that he isn't himself right now.  He is out of his own environment, he is stressed out with three other cats trying to sniff at his rear end and well, sometimes her "gentle" petting doesn't feel so gentle, especially to a cat that is on guard at the moment.  

Instead, I placed Jagger and Maddie off in Hunter's room.  Only letting the two of them out for a few hours here and there when I am able to keep an eye on all the action.  Jagger also attacked Milo twice, unprovoked.  Milo, the biggest one here, but the gentle teddy bear lion he is, wants nothing more than to be left alone. He isn't going around sniffing any ones rear end. He isn't growling or hissing. He just wants the same respect.  Unfortunately, Jagger saw Milo as an easy target to pick on.  Off Jagger goes into the locked room again.  

At this point, Mark doesn't like Jagger at all.  In fact, had Val left us a key, Jagger would be home right now, only getting attention when I go over to feed him.  

The first few days there was a lot of meowing, hissing, growling, sniffing and claiming territory.  As of now, they are all starting to chill out and leave each other alone.  In truth, they are all really great, sweet and loving cats.  All of them love attention, love to be petted and are declawed and gentle.  Unlike a lot of cats, these cats are all very accepting and loving to people and children.   

Right now there is a lot of laying around, playing around and running outside after lizards anytime the door is opened, front or back. They all come back though, so I let them go.  Oh and as you can tell by the pictures below, none of them seem to be afraid of the camera. In fact, they all seems to like to be in the spotlight.  HA! 

Look at them.  Truly beautiful creatures.  So soft.  So furry.  So funny at times.  I think cats are such amazing animals.  They are just small little panthers running around.  

As you can see, Milo is pouting in his picture. It was the best he would give me. In fact, Milo, the one I normally have to push out from the front of the camera.  He wouldn't even look at me. Anytime I would get in his face, he would turn his head the other way.  He is ticked right now.  He wants all these other cats gone, ASAP.  

But do notice in the one picture, of him and Maddie laying side by side.  Yea, there is a picture I have of them (some where) laying next to each other like this last year also. As I mentioned in a recent post, Milo and Maddie secretly think they make the purrrr-fect pair.  

I am off now to go scoop the litter boxes.  Yea, with four cats, that's a slot of s---t poop to scoop or my house starts to smell pretty foul.  Thankfully, my own litter box has its own secret little spot built in the wall out in the garage, that my cats have access to through the laundry room.  However, Jagger and Maddie's litter box is the guest bathroom, and so I must scoop or it will stink.  

Jagger is only here for 10 days, while Maddie is here for three weeks. Its not so bad.... but I do say its my last year to run the Summer Kitty Camp. It takes weeks and weeks to get all the cat hair out of this house. 

(The only female)

(The Alpha Male)

(The one REALLY in charge if wants to be)

(The sensitive one)

(Under all that fur, they really do love summer camp at Misty's)

what's a girl to do....

...when there isn't anything to do?

Hmmmm.....

Should I sit and count my toes?  I can't count yet, so that's a no.

Should I go after mommy and tell her to put that camera away and play with me?  Tried that.

Should I try to escape?

Or should I count the number of eyes starring back at me in my reflection on the glass?

Or maybe I could go out and play with that turtle in our yard?  

Let's see, are there any toys in this box that I haven't played with? 

NOPE!!!

Hhmmmm.....what's a girl to do mom? 

Maybe there is something I haven't played with in my play area?  

Nope, same old stuff!

Well, I could always pull this out of my hair, it always gets a reaction out of mom.  Just maybe she will put that camera down and play with me then?  

Okay, so I have walked in circles around this house, and my mom..... (as Hunter said it, "I'm walking like a professional now.")

oh wait, what's that?

Did I just see....

wait.... come....back.....

I know you are under there, I can see you......you ....... you .....

silly kitty! 

You're new and different from the kitties I am used to seeing around here. You win! You are my new play toy for the day.  

Meow!

Yeap, if you are a long time reader of this blog, you know who this is.  This is Maddie, Hunter's cat from his dads house.  I get paid to "cat-sit" for a few weeks in the summer.  They call it 'Maddie's Summer Camp.'  Milo calls is "Maddie pisses me off camp."  But secretly they both think they'd make a purr-fect match. 

Also, Payton and Val (ahem....and Patrick!) left yesterday to Chicago for a few days.  Payton and Val are going up to visit her family for about 10 days.  I have no idea what Patricks plan in all of that is.  LOL!  All I know is that again I got the short end of the stick.  Payton's cat Jagger is also here for 10 days and I feel like such the cat lady as I did at one point around this time last year.  I really don't feel like looking up old post with previously posted pictures of all four cats..... give me a few days, I am sure to have some new ones anyways.  

Oh no....here she comes....

Mommy is back with the camera.  Oh great, now the camera is standing on it's own legs and that thing is beeping at both me and mommy.  

**This is my new uniform for when I am working at the hospital.  It's amazing the attention or the conversation that can come up when wearing one of these things.  And in truth (but don't tell anyone I said this), it feels pretty cool wearing one of these.  While I get to walk around and imagine myself as a doctor  with my head held high, nodding at other doctors and nurses going by me in the hallways.  I know I should have been a doctor.  Its in my blood.  I love hospitals. I love medical supplies.  I love scrubs.  I just don't like the fancy medical names that I can't pronounce. 

Anyways... playing around with the self-timer on my camera, these are the results.  Notice Morgan's many expressions?  Yeap, she loves the camera just like her mommy.... I see a future model here.  

What?

Don't you?

Well, if she were a guest on 'Imagination Movers', Mr. Knit Knots (sp?) would love to work with Morgan and all her VERY BORING expressions!!!!  

Have a great weekend.

PS:  A post coming up about life with short hair, as well as a post about being in the modeling/acting world as a Christian, and another **hand-me-down** giveaway coming up.  So be sure to hit the follow me button so you don't miss out.