Tuesday evening

I was, naturally, somewhat apprehensive about letting Ziva out again last night - but really, I can't keep her shut inside. She didn't go far, though. When she looked like she's about to go on an extended walkabout - quite late - I decided to call them inside, instead. They'd had a good long time outside and Mewthos was quite keen to come inside.

I gave them their treat - I now have to 'distract' Tynx with a share of the treats, or she'll jump up and Ziva doesn't react well to that. After treat time, Ziva helped herself to Tynx' left overs - that little one is quite the gourmet! She licks up the gravy but leaves the meat. And she really, really wants her mousse. I'm afraid she'll have to learn that it's not all mousse every day - I really, really can't afford that.

My delivery arrived yesterday, and I couldn't wait to see how my mippies take to the new litter. It's really nice, more like saw dust - soft. I cleaned out the widdle box, washed it, too, and then added the wood fibres. Sigh. Tynx went and scratched around in it industriously and then stepped out to use the sand box instead. Sigh.

I went to the kitchen to make my lunch - I hadn't taken anything out of the freezer, and I really didn't feel like potatoes last night, so I ended up skipping dinner. I took something out for tonight, though.

And then I couldn't find Ziva! Now, she couldn't have got out - but she wasn't in any of the usual spots? Not in the cat carrier, not behind the curtains, not at the front door, not on her chair in the kitchen, not even under the sink? Do you know where I eventually found her? Curled up in my underwear drawer! Which was open just enough for her to squish in! I think the three younger ones bouncing off the walls, zooming around the place, which makes me feel like I'm inside a pinball machine, is just too much activity for her. I think that may be why she 'takes a break' and stays out all night. I did make a point to reach in and scratch her ears quite often.

I took a nice hot bath - with Tynx pawing at me! She tried to reach the white bubbles, but the water was quite low and she nearly fell in. When I got out, and bent over to dry my calves and feet - Janey jumped onto my back! And Tynx came to comb my hair! It was quite funny.

And then I spent the rest of the evening with Ziva in her cuddle cave. Over an hour! I still wasn't tired, so I decided to play my online game for a bit - not for long, though, since all four mippies wanted me away from the desk and in bed with them. Mewthos stood up on his hind legs pawing at my shoulders a few times, Ziva mipped from the shelf, Janey just mipped and Tynx sat on the bed staring at me with big eyes ... so ... bed it was.