My Morning Routine

Being a cat, I have a very specific morning routine. I think it's safe to start with my nightly routine too:

9:00PM-10:00PM: Depending on mood or location of Mommy, go find her and stare at her until she decides to go to bed.

10:00PM: Follow Mommy into bathroom and beg for attention.

10:00PM-10:30PM: Stare at Mommy as she gets ready for bed and cry for attention/food.

10:30PM: Get fed. Sniff food, meow, and continue begging. When Mommy points at food, sniff again, and walk away.

10:30PM-11:00PM: Run around like crazy, make noise, get into everything, bother Mommy, etc.

11:00PM: Jump on Mommy's bed, say good night, and run away when she tries to get you to curl up.

11:00PM-5:30AM: ???? (I don't disclose this info. Highly classified.)

5:30AM-8:00AM: Curl up on Mommy fully knowing the first thing she wants to do when she wakes up is roll over.

8:00AM: Get flung off as Mommy struggles to find alarm.

8:02AM: Crawl back on Mommy, preventing her from getting up.

8:05AM: Get flung off again.

8:06AM: Climb back on Mommy and curl up nice and cute.

8:10AM: Ignore Mommy's pleas for you to get off because she has to get up.

8:15AM: Purr as Mommy gives up.

8:30AM: Finally let Mommy get up.


~Mommy: She's half the reason I hate getting up in the morning. It's like she saves up all her cuteness for the morning. I always wake up with her snuggled up next to me or curled up on my back. Sometimes I fling her off on accident because I'm not awake enough to realize there is weight on my back...

The other half of why I hate getting up in the morning is because, well it's a morning. Who in their right mind actually enjoys mornings? Clearly not me! ~

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Now have some cute pictures of me!

Picture through the door. "What are you doing out there Mommy?"

Mommy: She slept in this trunk for most of the day. I opened it so she'd stop causing other sorts of trouble.

Rocket Kitty preparing for launch!

Cozy

Now have some of Woody:

Through the door. "Why won't you come outside and chase the squirrel with me?"

Keeping watch for squirrels.

Sleepy Day

My day wasn't very eventful. I spent the night locked in Mommy's dad's office. Mommy finally heard my scratching at 5:30AM, but she couldn't figure out what the noise was and I think I got her a bit freaked out because when she went to the top of the stairs and called out to me and Woody, neither of us answered. I mean, I couldn't answer! So I'm going to blame Woody on this one. After about 10 minutes she figured out where I was and came to my rescue. I was so hungry!

Mommy wasn't too happy about being woken up...she had planned on going to bed at 9:30PM and getting up at 6AM...that didn't happen. She had a lot of trouble falling asleep and I think she fell asleep at midnight, or so I heard. I was locked in the office. Then I woke her up at 5:30AM and she was too tired to get up at 6. She ended up falling asleep at 6:30AM, only to have to get up at 7AM.

Why was she up so early? Today was her first day volunteering at the local animal shelter! She worked from 9:30 until 11. I think she had a lot of fun, I mean she wouldn't shut up about it until she told every detail. I spent quite a bit of time sniffing her. Hey, I needed to see what kind of cats she's hanging around. Can't have my human in any danger and we absolutely cannot have her being claimed by another cat. Nope. No way. She's mine. But I think I'll let her tell you about her experience today, she's convinced I'll screw it up some how.

~Mommy: I've been wanting to volunteer since I was way younger. Finally I'm old enough to volunteer and I've been searching for a shelter since New Years. This shelter was not my first choice. I actually didn't know it existed until January. I originally wanted to work at the shelter where I got Cherry, but no one ever got back to me about it. 

So anyway, today was my first day. Since I'm under 18, I'm only allowed to work with the cats and not the dogs. That's fine by me. The cats there need some more love. Most people there care for the dogs. But it was just my luck that all but two cats(not counting their 5 semi-ferals) were moved to another shelter the other day! The two they had were shaved to the skin and had colds, but they were very sweet. One named Ming demanded all the attention. I can't wait to see what the two look like when their fur grows back in.

I liked the semi-feral cats too. I only saw four of them(Sassy and Sammy the black cats, Smudge a brown and white tabby, and a gray one who's name I didn't catch). Either Sassy or Sammy, or both, greeted me when I got there. I can't really tell them apart yet. I guess Sammy is more friendly. I think both of them came up to me though. Smudge was probably my favorite besides Ming and Rusty. She came right up to me while the person who was training me was cleaning a litterbox. The next thing I know, she's crawling up my pant leg wanting to be held and cuddled. It was hard to unstick her from me, but she was so fluffy, I barely cared. 

After cleaning out litter boxes and water bowls, we went out back to clean up an area where the outdoor cats used to be. We had to clean up old straw, blankets, and poop. It was a bit gross, but I expected this wouldn't be clean work. We made good progress though with the supervision of Smudge(who climbed up me again), Sammy, and Sassy. 

It was a pretty good day for me. I'm really looking forward to going back!~

Alright, now back to me. Mommy could talk forever if you let her, so I'll spare you from that. How about some cute pictures of me now?

Ahhh, perfect place for a nap.

Laying on the bed with Mommy
(Please excuse the mess, currently moving everything around)

Painting with a Cat

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays seem like a good time for updates, huh? Well let me give you something to read. I've had a busy past couple of days.

Saturday March 23, 2013:

Mommy started painting a wall in her room today. It's something called 'Japanese Fern'. She thinks it matches me well.

I started by helping inspect where she was moving her furniture. This included climbing on newly cleaned things, weaving in and out of her feet while she moved things(obviously making sure everything was going good), and ultimately rocketing around the room and the newly cleaned space.

Then she got the ladder out! I LOVE the ladder. I was on top of it within 5 minutes and on my way into the attic. You see, the wall she's painting goes halfway up to the roof(~20ft from floor to roof) and on top of that wall is the attic. I always ask to go up there, but rarely does she let me. She doesn't trust me up there because I go out of sight...

But today was different. She let me climb up there and I just wandered around the beams and watched her put tape up.

After all that hard work, Mommy began painting. Of course I had to inspect the buckets and such.

I also got back onto the ladder to help out. Mommy thought it was funny when I climbed up while she was sitting on the top painting and started weaving in between her legs. All I wanted to do was see what was in the cup and play with the paint brush. She also wouldn't let me touch the wall.

I only got paint on my paw once though! I tried to help by chasing the roller up the wall. Mommy laughed at me when I left a green paw print trail...

March 24, 2013:

Mommy had a friend over to help paint, so I didn't cause as much trouble. I climbed into the attic once or twice though. At one point Mommy wasn't very happy with me because I went way out of sight and wouldn't show myself. She had to climb up and find me. She kept laughing at me saying I had a spider web beard! And she wonders why I wouldn't come out? She finally grabbed me and dragged me out and handed me off to her friend. Hmmf! How rude! 

Anyway, they finished the second coat and seemed really happy with themselves. 

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Now have some random pictures Mommy took over the past few days:

Rocket Kitty coming in for landing!

~Mommy: One of her favorite spots to sleep. She paws at my headphones and shirt all the time!~

Chasing Mommy's laptop relflection.

*YAWN!*

Nice and cozy. 

Meet the Rocket Kitty!

Hi, my name is Cherry. I'm an adorable black and white cat with light green eyes(sometimes they look yellow). My favorite activities include running around the house at warp speed(hence the name "rocket kitty"), chirping at the birds, and stealing things. My least favorite things are dancing with Mommy, getting my nails trimmed, baths, snow, and being kicked out of comfy spots.

Aren't I just adorable? 

I live with my Mommy, her parents, her brother, and my big brother.

My big brother Woody

We get along well sometimes. He likes to chase me around and get in my face. Some days I'm just minding my own business and he comes over and tries to get me to play. HMMFT! Can't a cat get some peace and quiet?

Other days I like to bother him by touching his paws and running off. It's funny to wake him up and scare him.



So stick around! I bet you'll just love to hear about my antics! Daily? Maybe. A few times a week? More likely. Staring out the window at birds and napping takes up a lot of time. I'll let Woody give you an update some days though. He's very talkative. Maybe it'll get him to shut up.

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Snuggling with Mommy

Rocket Kitty ready for take off!

~A word from Mommy: "I'm convinced Cherry runs on farts and coffee. There's got to be something that propels her so fast!"~