Long Time No Blog

Yikes! It's been months since we've blogged! Let me catch you up on Groovy and Monkey in the past few months... Groovy is HUGE. She's growing like mad and is actually heavier than Monkey, but shorter in a funny way. She's also getting really bold and approaches Stinky and starts fights with her. Ted and I think she'll be the alpha kitty soon. A couple of weeks ago we noticed Groove sitting on top of the litter box... She'd hang over and peek in and then sit back up so we knew someone was inside... a few minutes later Stinky started to come out of the litter box and the Groover attacked! Ambushed during personal time... just a little tacky if you ask me... and Stinky was NOT pleased. Groovy loves the litter box and spends ages in there digging and playing... weirdo... We've actually had a line of cats waiting for their turn before... but apparently the Groove doesn't wait. She did it to the Monk last night... and actually GOT INTO the box with her. She sat on top and hung her head it and yelled at Monks a few times before actually going in. We were just dying laughing! Monkey wasn't too thrilled with the lack of privacy though...

Speaking of The Monk... she does the weirdest thing. We've got food and water dishes that have "tanks" on them to hold the food and water and then let it into the bowl as needed. When Monkey was younger (she's just a year now, so this isn't too long ago) she would knock the water tower over all of the time... drove us nuts, you'd walk through the kitchen and get a wet foot all the time. We finally caught her, she'd stand on top of them and when she jumped off it knocked over so our solution has been to put a brick on top of the two bowls... and it works. She can't knock it over. However, if there's not enough food or water in the bowl she stands on the brick until you fill it. Cracks me up. Stinky and Groovy will annoy the heck out of you and yell at you to tell you there's no food... Monk does this:

Maybe it's just because she's my Monkey, but I think it's adorable. One time, when I didn't get the hint fast enough (I was getting dinner ready for us and was going to fill their bowls before I sat down for dinner) The Monk stood in front of the bowl with her paw in the empty water bowl and just stared at me until I noticed. I cracked up and fed and watered her before I set the table. She's so quiet but gets her point across!

Monkey loves Groovy

This was our first snuggle! I know my Monkey loves me, we play a lot. Especially around midnight when my mom's trying to sleep. We run and chase each other like maniacs! I like to jump on Monkey and bite her head, I know she loves me because she lets me for a while, but after a bit I can be annoying and then she plays back. Kind of like a big sister letting me win for a while!

We've slept next to each other, but we're snuggling here! For a while she was laying on top of me and washing my ears. Then I stretched and moved and slept on top of her! I love Monkey.

My Kids...

Hi, I'm Monkey and Groovy's "people mom"... and I just want to thank you for putting up with my kitties. I accidentally left the computer logged on the other day and now they have a blog. I do want to say that they like to tell stories... I'm letting them keep their blog as an outlet for their stories so that we don't have to hear them all the time at home!

Truthfully, they're wonderful cats and we love them to death!

Look What The Monk Has To Deal With Now.

I specifically asked for an assistant. Do you see what they make me deal with? I don't know if they understand, but I am The Monk. I have important Monking to do during the day when the people are gone, but now I have this new grey fuzzy thing to deal with. I will admit it's been an interesting change to my daily routine at times, but when I'm trying to take a nap and she comes over and jumps on me and bites me it makes it very hard to get my needed rest. She follows me everywhere, and I get nervous when I don't know where she is... you would too... she jumps out of nowhere at you. She's also making my plans for world domination a little more difficult.

My people like to watch a show on the "teevee" called "Pinky and the Brain", and I've got to say, even though it's a delicious mouse, the Brain is a role model for me. The flaw is simple... he's a MOUSE. With a brain the size of a pea. I am The Monk. I am a feline of superior intelligence and resources. Groovy is my Pinky. If this little grey fuzzy thing would leave me alone long enough I know I could perfect my plan. It's a 10 point plan that, admittedly, needs some fine tuning. Given my distractions as of late, I believe you will be impressed with my progress:

Monkey's 10 Point Plan for World Domination:

1. Get Oil. I've learned that this "black gold" is more valued than chicken or even catnip to the humans, so I must find a way to gain control of all the oil.

2. Silence the fuzzy one... the one they call "Groovy". She's always voluntarily sitting on the humans, often climbing up to face level. I worry that she isn't as trustworthy as I would like, and it would ruin everything if she told our humans what I've been working on.

3. Chicken. The Monk loves chicken.

4. ?

5. Nap. The Monk requires sleep.

6. ?

7. Clean that pesky spot on right paw. It will take at least an hour, it's a very pesky spot.

8. More chicken.

9. Finish cleaning paw.

10. Rule the World.

As you can see, my plan has some holes. If I wasn't constantly interrupted by Groovy I'm certain I would be ready for my attack!

I am also baffled by my humans' belief that it's OK to take my spot. I can't tell you how often I've been sound asleep on the big blue couch and one of them has picked me up and taken my space. I spend more time with the couch than any of them, therefore it is my couch. They humiliate me when I try to defend my territory! Sometimes I frown and lay my ears back when they manhandle me... and they LAUGH! They are truly a species in need of Monk Rule.

I have set up this blog to raise funds for my World takeover... or at least a chicken feast. I don't know how that fuzzy one got on here first though... If you'd like to donate chicken please leave a message. Or you can click on the ads... if you click enough I can buy a whole BUCKET of chicken! I didn't know chicken had buckets!!!

One last note. I have heard rumor of embarassing video of me, The Monk, being circulated around the internet. I assure you I don't do anything embarassing so these videos must be fakes, therefore it's probably best you don't waste your time watching them at all.

Groovy's New Home

Hi, I'm Groovy! My people parents said that I was a groovy cat and it stuck. Although they call me a lot of names, and since I'm still little I get confused. The Groove, Groover, Grooves... it's a lot to remember when you're only 9 weeks old. My first night in my new home was a little scary. I missed my mom and my brothers and cried a lot... and I am a loud little girl! I woke my new mom and dad up a few times! I've also got a new big sister... Monkey! She's not really a monkey, she's a kitty like me. She's got extra toes on her back feet, but don't make fun of them or she'll smack you and kick you with them! Trust me, I learned that one fast. It's funny, our people parents call her a lot of names too... Sometimes she's Monks, or Monk, or Monker... usually they say "Where's The Monk?". She protected me when I was new. My Monkey sat near me when I slept that first night and wouldn't let any of the short people near me. She followed me around for a while but didn't want to play. She hissed at me and hurt my feelings when I tried to get closer to her! But now we're buds. We like to chase each other and play fight. Sometimes my Monkey tries to wash my head, but I don't like it. Someday I'll be bigger and will be able to escape the bath!

I have two toys that I love. One is a feathery thing and the other is my little bear. I haven't named my bear yet but I love to attack her... it's fun to be the bigger one sometimes! My feathery thing is really cool to carry around with me and throw in the air and chase! If you come over I'll share it with you! We can throw it to each other, it would be so cool. I also love to chase bottlecaps around... my people mom doesn't like that. She says it makes using that loud sucky thinger difficult and she has to crawl around the floor picking up bottlecaps before she can use the loud thing to sucky the floor. I don't like that thing. I think it's trying to eat me and I run real fast. I don't know why mom isn't fraidy of it too.

My people dad is fun. He loves to snuggle me and have "conversations" with me. I try to tell him stuff but he always guesses wrong and says I said things to him I didn't! I'll have to teach him how to listen and Groove with me.

The short people are cool too. They come over on the weekends, the bigger one holds me a lot... sometimes I don't want to be held but she doesn't hear me say "put me down" either. I wonder if any of the peoples can hear me? She smaller one of the short people likes to yell a lot and it scares me when she does, but I really like it when my people mom holds me and lets the smaller one pet my head really nice.

There's also this really cool climbing wall in my new home! My people parents call it "Groovy get off the screen!". So I know it's meant for me since it's named after me. I can go all the way to the top! But it's really high up so my mom or dad have to help me get down. Lately they've been keeping a blowy box in front of the Groovy get off the screen. When I stand in front of it my fur moves and I have to close my eyes. And when it's there I can't climb! I need to tell mom and dad it's in my way but still haven't figured out how to tell them these things.

And there's another thing. Under the big box they like to watch... the one that sometimes has really fun moving dots that I want to chase... there's a box with a red light on it! I want the red light but everytime I try to catch it something hurts my nose. I jump at it but something hits my nose just before I can get it and I can't get the red lighty thing. I don't know what this "glass door" is they laugh about but I will find a way to get that light!

Well I'm pretty tired. I'm just a little one still and probably need to take a 6 hour nap real soon. I'm going to go to the crunchy bowl and eat some of that crunchy stuff first and then play in the diggy box! I can play and poop at the same time! I love my new home.