Hug Your Cat

Hug Your Cat Day is today, June 4.  Let me tell you a little about our menagerie.  Some of my kitties like to be hugged and Stormy is one of them.  She is 5 years old and the smartest kitty we have.  I just know she understands almost everything we say.  If we say "ice cream", she starts licking her lips and looking hopefully at us because she loves the stuff.  She loves to sleep snuggled up to me.  If she sees the suitcase on the bed, she goes into a pout because she doesn't want us to leave.  Stormy gets along well with the others, but doesn't tolerate any nonsense.

Peanut is a rescue kitty like Stormy.  She's 2 years old and the most shy kitty I've ever had.   She's smaller than the others, but is sweet and likes to be nearby.  Every now and then she will jump into my lap.  For such a shy one, she has been known to be pretty adventurous.  Such as the time we walked into the living room and she'd climbed up the drapes and was walking along the drapery rod.  Peanut loves the little twisties you take off the bread wrappers.  She'll watch for one to be laid down on the kitchen counter and then jumps from the island and grabs it and runs off to play.

Sissy is also 2 years old, like Peanut, and has the softest black fur.  She was brought to us by her mother, the neighborhood hooker kitty who thinks this is the TFD Humane Society.   Her brother, Truman, got run over in our busy highway so we brought Sissy inside.  We've talked about finding her another home, but none of us seem to really want to.  She doesn't meow loud enough to hear it.  You'll see her moving her mouth, but no sound usually comes out.  She loves to slip out the door and explore the back yard whenever she gets the chance.  That's a little scary, but she loves it so out there.  We often have to bribe her with treats to get her back inside.

 
Callie is just over a year old and she loves to be in my lap.  When I'm in the recliner with the laptop, she will often leap onto the computer and send my comments or blog post off into cyberspace.  If you ever get any strange comments from me, it's Callie's fault!  I'll put the laptop down and let her sleep awhile.  I really think it's the ear rubs she's after...that and a little attention.  Callie gets along well with all the other kitties and is the only one who doesn't like treats. 

There are a ton of kitty quotes out there, but one of my favorites is this...

Dogs have owners, cats have staff.  ~Author Unknown

Isn't that the truth?  lol!

Happy Wednesday to you!
xoxo  Cheryl