Interloper!

Wild Lizard in the house! I am ashamed to admit his presence because it means I have failed miserably as head of the Protection Detail. Mandy told me that the lizard was making a home in the front closet weeks ago, and I thought she was bonkers. When Mandy started claiming there was a lizard in the closet, she and Sam cleaned everything out and made Vacuum clean his own lair. I cannot believe that Villain let a lizard live in his presence, but alas, he did! Anyway, Elway and I discovered Lizard last night, but we did not tell Mandy and Sam like normal because we were ashamed that Mandy had been right about the lizard. So instead, we tortured the tiny invader. Eventually Mandy realized we were tormenting something, and she insisted Sam check it out. He was shocked when this tiny lizard scrambled under his work bag for safety. Immediately, he tries to separate Elway and me and keep us from our fun. He captured the lizard and took him outside.

After that Elway and I took turns guarding the front door to make sure no other interlopers trespassed into our home. At one point a big lizard climbed up and looked into the front window; he really had a mouthful to say to us, but we stood our ground and refused him entrance into our home unless he wanted to face the same treatment that his baby friend had endured.

First thing this morning, I checked the front door and it appears our defenses have stood through the night. Mandy opened a window in the family room for us, and we are running perimeter checks outside as well. At this moment, it looks as though our domain is intact.

Since it is a quiet morning, I have a moment to tell you how Elway pranked Mandy the other night. Elway always sleeps cuddled up to Mandy. The other night, she contorted into a strange shape and Elway stretched out along side of her with his head on her tummy and his back legs on her arm. Eventually, Mandy lost feeling in her arm, and when she woke up she reached down to pet Elway only to discover feet on her arm. However, there was some confusion on Mandy’s part and I do not think she realized the feet were on her arm. She starts freaking out because she cannot find her arm or some nonsense like that. Sam was sound asleep and Mandy eventually woke him up in her state of panic. I have been a bystander as my people partake in ridiculous scenes, but this was the most ludicrous moment I have ever observed! I guess Mandy did not have any feeling in her arm so she did not realize that the strange appendage flopping around on the bed belonged to her or that the fuzzy cat feet belong to Elway! Eventually Mandy calmed down, and laughed, but Elway was so startled that he looked at Mandy with the biggest eyes I have ever seen on a cat! It was the best joke ever and Elway did not even mean to scare Mandy. When she calmed down Elway sniffed her arm, and tried to assure her that everything was satisfactory.

Well, I have to check the perimeter again while the windows are open. There is some small bug that keeps biting Mandy when she is outside. I have to make sure that none of those villains break past my defenses into the big tub area.
Peyton