Ah. Fall!

So, the weather here has turned a little nippy. It's been fun to zoom around outside and enjoy the invigorating air. I've been on a rampage killing all kinds of leaves, and sticks and, when I can find them, bugs. Well, I don't really kill the bugs, mainly because they move too fast or just fly away, but you know, the intent is there.

I'm feeling MUCH better. Mom is still using those groovy drops on my head, and I was able to walk up to a pair of dark colored shoes the other day and not see them as something I HAD to wrangle with. I think being outside a lot lately is helping too...even though I went out when it was really, really hot, it wasn't such a good thing to do and might just have aggravated whatever was wrong with me. Mentally, that is. We know what caused the physical, and well, a lady just doesn't talk about stuff like that. I've rediscovered the railing around the back deck and was running back and forth across it the other day. There's this big, and I mean big, plant/tree thingy Mom keeps back there in good weather - sucker must be over 5' tall. Its branches hang over the railing out into the yard. I was running down the railing and barreling through the tree thingy branches to one end, and then turning around and carooming back to the other end, getting on the handrail for the steps, turning around (difficult at best - it's kinda tiny), sharpening my nails on the wood (which mom was NOT happy about), and then jumping back up to start the run through the tree thingy again. FUN!



Mom dug out some stuff this morning 'cos she said she gets to dress up for work tomorrow since it's Halloween. I'm not certain what that is, but she pulled out a pair of really ragged, holey jeans, a tapestry looking top with these big angel sleeves, and a black curly wig. Said she's going as a hippie mystic. Fine with me, just so long as she doesn't try to get me in some kind of silly clothing. I might have to put my paw down at that and run hide somewhere. Prolly not, she does know I'm not overly fond of clothing. Seriously...why do I need to hide how beautiful I am? Besides - I already have this gorgeous fur coat!

Lulled by the rain

Someone posted on Facebook that friends coming down from the North had brought the rain with them. I don't care how it happened, but it's been raining since about 8pm last night and I'm very grateful. When I chanced to wake up a couple of times during the night, I heard the soft drip of rain and slipped right back into cozy sleep. There's just something about sleeping to the sound of the rain, isn't there? I'm sure the trees are relishing this little bit of moisture - even my lawn already looks greener. (Probably just my imagination, but hey...) This won't end our drought, of course, but we so needed this.

Jypsy has not squawked once about going outside. Usually by now she's bugging me to let her out. Instead she's snoozing in a new box she's adopted as her 'bed du jour'. (I'd take a picture, but the box is on it's side on the floor and is more like a cave with her way at the back on some bubble wrap...doubt it would produce anything but a black hole...) I should follow suit, but I have too much to do today. None of which I've started. Something about the rain has slowed me down too. Kinda nice.

I'm Baaackk!

Well, maybe let's just say I'm feeling better. I still have days when I don't care much for the staff people here, but I do have to admit they have been very kind to me. See, I had this...um...problem, and, well, it sort of affected my mind. Oh, shoot, let's admit it, I went crazy. And I'm still a little crazy....Mom's flip flops just send me over the edge and I want to, you know, like, fight them. To the death, as far as you can kill flip flops...

She's been putting these drops on me that make me feel pretty groovy. Although yesterday morning she picked me up right after I had eaten breakfast, and....whoa....she was puttin' the drops on my head when...well, I needed to puke up what I had just eaten, ya know? I knocked the bottle out of her hands as I went leaping to the floor and it spilled all over her and the couch. She just sighed and said, "Well, maybe I'll have a stress-free day...." She had to go buy more drops today. (Ooops!)


(That's me, guarding the backyard gate from intruders today. Can't be too careful, you know...)

Today I re-discovered, and started playing with, Mousie again, dragging him from the tv room, where he's been for a coupla months now, into the kitchen. The staff people seemed pretty excited about it. And this morning I climbed up the carpet Mom nailed to the doorway leading into the laundry porch. She seemed pretty overjoyed at that too. Hmm. Guess they've been a little worried about me. I'm feeling much better, but I don't think I'm 100% yet. Kinda comes and goes, ya know. Anyway, wanted to let all my fans know I think I'm on the mend. Kinda. Sorta. Thanks for all the concern! You all made my Mom feel much better and she took good care of me, so I feel better too. Keep those good thoughts coming! Oh, I think I hear her coming...must be time for more drops...oh, okay, I haven't eaten in a bit so should be smooth sailin'...