Through The Mud Clearly

Also known as "Adventures in House Sitting". I wonder if there is a market for such a story....hmmmmmm. Danny stopped in for a short visit to his green pool( before heading out to who knows where). He fainted at the sight! Just kidding, although he was a bit flabbergasted by it. He did give me further instructions though. I now know how to vacuum the pool. Gee, I hope the Hoover's electrical cord will stretch that far; and I think I will need a big waterproof vacuum bag. Again just kidding! Animals are all seemingly normal today-I wonder if they are plotting something for later. You know what else I'm wondering about? I'm wondering where Danny hid his new stash of Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Yippie!! I found the source of the irritating beep. It was a low battery on the the smoke detector. I ripped down the detector and threw it in the green pool...no one will ever find it!! Bwahahahaha. Just kidding, I changed the battery and put it back up. Was out working on my back yard project. I have just one thing to say about that little endeavor: WHAT WAS I THINKING??? I have no idea... Oh well; I guess I will just have to keep working on it a little bit at a time. So, a little bit ago I heard this odd noise, kinda like somebody crashing into something. Sounded like it was coming from outside so I went out front to check it out. There was nothing to be seen so I came back in. A few minutes later I heard the same noise. So I mosey down the hall just in time to see Sparky Do Dah attacking the window in Bethany's room! There were two cats on the windowsill and she was trying to get at them!! I went outside and chased the cats away then closed the blinds. I'm going to keep them closed because I don't want Sparks to hurt herself and/or break the window. All is calm now.

AHA!!!! I finally figured out what was happening to Marmalade's food. All this time I thought it was Sparky; but its not. Its Lady!!! For reals! I have proof too. Sparks was sleeping on Bethany's bed, Dusty confined to her cage and Lady was hanging around the kitchen. I had to go outside and wrangle Marmalade. When we came in, Lady had a suspicious look on her face, Sparky was still asleep..Dusty too. I then went into Daniel's room (where Marm's food bowl is) and noticed the bowl was completely and totally empty! Even the crumbs were gone! I suppose that is Lady's revenge for the cat(s) eating her food. OK, its off to clean Dusty's cage and find the cause of that incessant beeping...probably something in need of new batteries.

Pet Pictures. Enjoy! A sideways Marmalade.
Marmalade trying to hide from the camera.
Dusty..not quite awake!
Excuse me...trying to sleep here!
Another picture?
Relaxing
Sparky Do Dah aka The Alpha Kitty

Heres Lady!

Well it finally happened. Marmalade invaded Sparky's personal suite. I knew something was up when I saw the door wide open. I go in to see Marmalade sitting on the bathroom counter looking very pleased with her self. I'm pretty sure I heard her laughing....bwahhahaha meow! Not too long after that discovery I see that Sparky is in the process of exacting her revenge. She is using Marmalade's cat box. Need I say more? So, things have settled down a bit between the two of them. However, Sparky is definitely the ALPHA kitty. This can be seen every morning when she chases Marmalade down the hall! You have to see it to believe it. Oh, and Marmalade has not even tried to take a swing at her! Uh oh gotta go...Sparky is spewing up a fur ball. Good thing the carpet cleaner is handy!