A Day in the Life
Good Morning World. I thought I would share a day in my life. Being retired isn’t easy when you have 2 cats. Mine are named Banner (AKA Fluffy Butt)
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and Balboa
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(Aka Munchkin or Wreck it Ralph or Sir Talks Alot. Some times he’s described as the “Annoying Little Brother”. If I hadn’t had gray hair when I adopted them I would now. I don’t know what has gotten into these guys. The terrible twos maybe?
The Adventures of Fluffy Butt
Banner used to be so quiet.
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He was a funny kitten. He didn’t want to sit on anyone’s lap but he did want “pets”. When you gave him those pets he would purr so loud his little body would shake with excitement. Then he’d bite you. He thought it was a love bite. He still gets that way but he’s bigger now and so are his bites.
The Mini Monster
Balboa is much smaller than Banner but he seems to get in more trouble although appearances can be deceiving.
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Balboa taught Banner how to open cupboard doors. He also demands attention- constantly.
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Where Banner bites Balboa stretches up a little paw. He’s got the “look” down pat.
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So cute until he extends his sharp little blades of claws. “Pay attention Hooman!” “Pick me up” Once up he gets picked up he wants to get down so we can do it all over again.
PBR
One of the first things I discovered when I started streaming was the PBR Championships. For those who don’t know PBR stands for Professional Bull Riding- That’s Rodeo Baby! Bucking bulls mostly but sometimes they throw in calf roping and barrel racing. I love to watch it but Banner and Balboa , not so much. They have a 2 pronged attack. Balboa climbs onto my lap while Banner sneaks behind my chair and proceeds to scratch. I respond with the compressed air can and both run. (Water didn’t work) It doesn’t keep them away long so I try distraction.
We have the feather wand and the Red Dot (Laser pointer) They have a short attention span so that only works for maybe 10-15 minutes. I try cat nip and when all else fails treats. In the meantime I am missing all the PBR action.
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Thursday night PBR was on late. 11 pm. I tried to stay awake to watch but gave up around midnight. That’s when Banner decided a serenade was in order.
Midnight Music
The Meows started just as I was drifting off. Banner was sitting in the bathroom so he could get the most amplification for his melody. I got him out of the bathroom, gave him some heavy duty petting and hoped that would settle him down. Nope he headed for the living room to continue with his distressing ballad. I think he wanted to enlist Balboa as back up singer.
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It took awhile but finally the concert was over. Right at the edge of sleep I was pounced upon, I guess since Banner was quiet now Balboa was bored and decided to come to bed with me. Mind you, I have a twin bed. That was ok when Balboa was a kitten but he takes up a lot of real estate now that he’s grown.
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Finally around 2 AM I managed to fall asleep.
Good Morning!
It’s 5:30 am! Rise and shine. Banner wants breakfast so he’s in the bathroom again.
Banner’s evil face- photo credit Deb Neumann
Not only is he doing the cats version of the top 40, he has opened the medicine cabinet and is pulling everything out into the sink. Ignoring him is not an option if I am to prevent widespread destruction. That means I got about 4 hours sleep.
With the cats fed I decided to share my woes with all of you. The cats decided to explore the kitchen. You’d think they were deprived. Look at all the toys!
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But they’d rather play with a piece of plastic they found under the sink.
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Agh! I’m going to try to get a nap!
LOL Such entertaining little tykes. They will keep you busy.
They do try my patience sometimes. Banner smashed my moisturizer this morning. It’s not cheap. I only buy it once a year and try to make it last. Use sparingly! The last jar was $119.00. Maybe I’ll have to take it out of his treat allowance. Grrr
LOL This so reminds me of a cat we had. My husband worked nights and he would sleep all day with him and terrorize me and our dog all night. He was a loving cat but he definitely thought when he was awake that everyone in the house should be awake. His favorite thing to do was pounce on us right after we fell asleep. He also turned over my corner China cabinet that just happened to have a wine rack full of red wine on the top which resulted in red wine all over beige carpet. Since we were not at home at the time, it dried and ended up to be quite a stain. To top it off we were living in a rented apartment. My husband spent DAYS trying to remove the stain and lucky for us he was able to remove most of it.
OMG! What a little terror. We haven’t quite reached that level of destruction but I do fear we are headed that way. LOL