Cats, cats, cats

We thought Shane's backpack was safe. The cats love to use it as a bed.

So it was a big surprise when Shane put it on and yelled, "CAT PEE!"

We lost the shirt and the backpack.

"This is so unlucky," Shane whined.

"You could look at it that way," I said. "Or you could be thankful it happened on a Friday. We can 'forget' your backpack today and then have the weekend to figure out what to do."

We had a good run of at least a month in between incidents. The litter levels looked a little low, so maybe this was Aria's (annoying) way of letting us know.

Pets - they make messes.

And we have an extra cat in the house at the moment doing just that.

Grandma and Grandpa have been out of town for the past month, so we've had Bucket with us. While we don't have to worry about her peeing outside the litter box, she pukes all the time.

She eats too much, too fast, and...*hurk!*

After a month, there's not a safe chair left in the office to sit in (and you have to watch your step, too!).

I normally avoid entering the room, because of my allergies. Otherwise, I might have had Shane cleaning it already. He's supposed to check in on Bucket and spend time with her each day as part of his cat litter chores. However, he likes to avoid any work he's not explicitly told is his problem!

Poor Bucket always acts starved for love when I do check in on her.

Carrie and Shane drove Bucket back to be with Grandma and Grandpa the following week (10/28).

Carrie's been trying to woo Aria. I sometimes get pictures while I'm at school.

I'm still the favorite.

Of Aria, at least. She's happy to impose herself on me.

Some days it feels like I can't sit down without Aria attacking me for love.

Tsuki favors Carrie. Always has and always will. Tsuki's also started to favor the corner of the island. Nobody knows why.

[Note to self: Put a picture here if you ever remember!]

Happy is Shane's cat. "Look she crawled up onto me!" Shane said.

That's true about half the time. Sometimes she'll crawl up, but other times Shane grabs her and drags her somewhere before claiming she "crawled up" (She doesn't always leave after he nabs her, though).