I was waiting for all 3 cats to start banging their dishes on the counter and meowing.. “WE WANT FOOD!  WE WANT FOOD”… well, maybe not Puss, but the other 2 certainly were demanding.  Poor Moose was whining the whole time I was fixing the cat dishes.. pacing back and forth.  Meeah (sp?) just kept waggin’ her tail… “is it time to eat? is it? is it?”  Everyone got fed and I went in to watch TV because Little Man acted like he wanted to sit a spell with me.  I picked the remote up out of the middle of the floor where it was laying next to a couch pillow… hmmm.. how did that get there?  But the remote wouldn’t work.  I took the batteries out and put them back in.. nope, still doesn’t work.  I finally turned on the TV with the TV remote and since the cable was already on, there was a beautiful picture of … basketball.  Not my favorite, not even a “like.”  Moose seemed happier with it on so I left it on for a while.  I tried to get the dogs to go for a walk and Meeah was all for it.  Moose just looked at me – “not movin’”  Meeah and I walked out to the barn, walked around the yard… I called Moose to come out but we didn’t see him… UNTIL we both went back inside, then I saw him walk by the kitchen window.  Oh well, at least he had a little walk   Maybe tomorrow he’ll be more interested.

Oh yeah, the thermostat said it was 67 inside but I added wood as whatever was in there, was gone.  I’m sure it will cool down tonight.  Got up in the 50′s today – it was NICE!

Moose missin' Mom & Dad

Meeah settlin' down for the night

He ran out the door at 7:30 this morning… but at 6:30 pm, I’m still calling, whistling, & “chirping” to get him to come home. I check with Mike… oh yeah, he was under their bushes at noon. My Dad even saw him around the blue house this afternoon. Then Oscar showed up. Where’s Taz? I asked Oscar. Oscar glanced over his shoulder towards Panther’s house.

I called and called – no Taz. So Wilson, Oscar & I sat on the West driveway wall and kept calling and looking. Finally… Mary Anne called out… he’s up here! Sure enough (Oscar was right) he was chasing a chipmunk up a tree in their backyard. I finally convinced him that I was the nice lady who came to feed him and he came home. He ran inside, ate a can of food… and snuggled down for a long winter’s nap on the chair in the office.

Taz closed his eyes for every photo!

Wilson is inside…. Oscar is looking in (making me feel bad) and meowing. I did feed Oscar but he didn’t like the selection.. go figure!

so – Day Two complete – all cats accounted for. Whew!

After Taz and Wilson ate, I took my book to the couch. Wilson soon followed and curled up by my feet. Soon we were both fast asleep… until I thought I heard someone talking and I woke up.. but it was Wilson. She started out with a soft murmer that got louder and louder. I think she woke herself up eventually. Anyway, we had a nice nap. I left her all snuggled under the comforter on the couch. Even Taz seemed content. Night night…

Well, not that exciting. Colby had meds (Ava had cheese). Colby ate his dinner – Ava is going to eat hers later (it’s in the crate). We went outside and checked out the barn where that hole is. I brought a flashlight, but I can’t tell what is in there. I hope it’s not a skunk or anything. Then Colby (ball in mouth) led me over to the garden. “Yes, Colby -that’s a really nice garden.” Ava went potty (watch your step) and Colby asked me to wait a minute while he checked out something in Lee’s stall. He ran in and came back out within a minute. I don’t know… maybe he was looking for Lee. He came around the outside of the barn and sniffed at the big door. I called him out of the tall grass because I wasn’t sure what was in there that he could get hurt on. So, fun, fun, fun exploring the farm yard and gardens! Oh! Then I realized I had fed the wrong “gray kitty” the soft food. The one I thought was gray, well, it is gray it just has darker stripes, didn’t like the food at all so I put it in the crate on the porch. When I left “the real gray kitty” was eating it – and I mean, this cat was ALL gray. Didn’t see that one before tonight – but at least it got something to eat… yaay!

"I got my eye on you"

Colby and Ava are doing great today. At lunchtime, Colby & I played soccer (sort of) while Ava kept trying to get into the barn through a small hole in the outside wall next to the ground… what??? I figure there’s either food or mice or something that she’s trying to get to, so I’m trying to keep her away from it.