Cats Rule: January 2016

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Contestants For the "Kitten" Bowl

On to the Super Bowl!!! Of course, that's for us humans to get excited about. The cats get excited about the Kitten Bowl which is really cute. They decided, however, that it shouldn't just be for the kittens. The big guys wanted in on the action also. Let's see who wants to be in grown up version of the "Kitten" Bowl.

There are only eight players on each team, but they'll play offense and defense. Okay, who's ready to play?

On Team A, we have:

Kirby-Guard

Sandy-Tackle

Morris-Tight End

Ginger=Running Back

Muffin-Quarterback (He can drive them down the field)

Tabby-Guard

Fluffy-Wide Receiver

Merlin-Tackle

Now for Team B

Champion-Quarterback

Snuggles-Tackle

Whiskers-Tight End

Arvin-Tackle

Fang-Guard

Smarty-Guard

Rhett-Wide Receiver

Sammy-Running Back

So, how will all of this turn out? You'll have to wait until next week for the game. It should be very entertaining!

Marion Lovato is the author of Sam, the Superkitty. Her book describes an ordinary cat changing into a superhero to protect his family from things that go bump in the night. Available on Amazon as a paperback or Kindle edition. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1604588667

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Good Human Imitation

Oliver was his name; imitation was his game. Or, at least, he thought so! His human family thought he was pretty funny, but they didn't realize what he was trying to do. He thought about all the animals he had ever seen in books or on the TV and thought he could imitate them. He tried being a tiger, an alligator, a horse. Nothing worked. Of course, he loved birds, but he couldn't do that either.

He tried being like a tiger since they were his ancestors. But, instead of a big ROAR, the only thing that came out of his mouth was a little squeak. He couldn't scare anything with that, so he tried to be an alligator. Nope, his nose wasn't long enough. He could hop around on all fours and pretend to be a bird, but he couldn't fly. He would have loved to have been a horse, but he was too little for someone to ride. Me, oh my! What was poor Oliver to do. He didn't want to just lie around and be a typical cat.

Then, he had a brilliant idea! He had the thing he could imitate in front of him everyday! This was perfect. Why hadn't he thought of this before? Now this he could do very well.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Are You Happy Now?

Max was a long-haired cat who lived in a very warm climate. Fortunately for him, his humans had air conditioning to keep the house cool. He was very comfortable if he didn't go outside. He drank plenty of water; his humans kept him brushed every day so the loose fur wouldn't make him hot. Sleeping about 16 hours a day, sometimes in front of a fan, helped too. Ah, yes, life was good. However, his humans were always complaining about the heat and how miserable they were! He get tired of listening to it and would roll over to go back to sleep.

Finally, the heat started to go away. Now Max would go out into the yard, lie on his back, and let the sun shine on his belly. That felt so good! Sometimes, there were leaves in the yard that he could play with or use to hide. Yes, indeed! Life was still good for Max. His humans were still complaining though! What did it take to make them happy he wondered. He thought working and playing with the leaves was fun; not his humans! They still would be unhappy about the heat sometimes.

Winter started with a blast of cold air and many inches of snow. Max would walk on the sidewalks after they were shoveled, but he couldn't go into the yard itself. That was okay with him. Now the humans were complaining about the amount of snow and how cold it was! Max had heard enough and had this to say to them: