Home invaders of a mysterious kind!

It was a quiet morning, the rain had finally stopped outside, the sun was back out and warming my fur through the bedroom window. There I was, curled up like a hot bun against my favorite pillow, buried in the fold of my favorite blanket when suddenly a loud banging had sounded on the door in the main room. Until that moment, I thought the highest I could jump was 4 feet or so but I believe I reached a new height today!

I went running towards the door and reached halfway before I realized how serious the situation really was. I fluffed my tail in warning, and I arched my back in preparation for the worst when suddenly mommy picked me up in a hurry and shut me away in the bathroom - for safety? I worried for mommy the whole time I was locked in there! Could she have been expecting this invasion? She locked me in the bathroom yesterday too!

I heard the suction of the main door opening and I heard 4 low strange voices talking loudly and coming closer with heavy footsteps! I cried for mommy to let me protect her but she wouldn't let me out! I hid myself well in the dark as I heard one voice came just outside the bathroom door. I heard the clanking sound of metal objects hitting together, some echoing banging at the highest point of the room, and some robotic whirring sounds and just a few moments later it was gone.

I sat there in the dark, curled behind the human litter bowl until I heard only mommy's voice outside the door. Once I knew it was safe, I kept my guard up and explored the damage. A new beepy thing on the cieling, and a mess of hard copper threads found it's way to the floor. I saw dark markings left with each step of these strangers. How dare they invade my home like this! Whats worst of all is, I could do nothing to protect my territory. Next time, I'll be better prepared!

All through the evening I heard those voices and banging noises outside. Being trapped outside they must have lost interest and eventually left. I don't think they will be coming back into my home anytime soon, if they do I'll be ready!

My very own monkey!

Today must have been a special day for mommy cuz she was happy all day! Who - or what - is Annie versary? She was singing to herself in spite of my requests for her to stop. Seriously, how is a kitty to get any beauty sleep with so much noise? I guess she couldn't hear me mumbling my annoyed meow.

Anyway, she went out to buy me some new food and goodies today, but when she came back I discovered a new scent I've never known before. Within moments I was tracking the delicious scent of some sweet herbal smell. It was irrestistable! Strangely enough, my nose decieved me because what ended up being the end of the scent trail was a stuffed brown monkey at the end of a very short rope attached to a stick.

Normally I let things go and move on to other exciting things until I'm too bored to sit straight. However, this monkey intrigued me so much I could not let it go. I was very sure that a monkey cannot smell like this, but every time I left it alone to find the scent trail again I was led back to this little brown lump of fur. I tasted it, I rubbed my face in it, and whatever it was I couldnt get enough of this delicious smell!

Alone, this brown lump of fuzz would be fun to toss, but this was just too tasty to let go of. I spent a good long moment tasting it, rubbing in it, and tossing it around. This is not like me! I lost all control of myself all for a smell I could not resist. I followed mommy around as usual, she was keeping busy all day, but she laughed at me when I carried my prized posession in my mouth as I followed her. I know I must look silly with this heavy monkey in my mouth, it simply did not fit well so my cheeks had to work overtime - and the string and stick kept tripping me so I had to hold my head really high. It was not an easy task, but I was not about to leave this treasure behind for a minute.

Mommy caught my embarassing situation on camera here. So I goofed up and messed up the catch but what's a girl to do?

Is it the soft belly of the monkey that I like? Or is it simply the way it smells that draws me in? Whatever the case, I love it!