Peyton’s Penance

It’s nice to not be the bad cat for once. Last night Peyton crawled into the noise maker and was trying to play with the strings inside. Oh boy was Mandy angry! She chased him into the bedroom and tried to slide under the bed with him, unfortunately, her knee tried to take out the side of the bed and she didn’t slide the way she sometimes can. Peyton was in trouble, not only for being inside the noise maker, but for hiding. So, Mandy ignored him! I mean, she has been brutal. She even stepped over him this morning like he wasn’t even there. Peyton doesn’t want to apologize to Mandy, but he hates to be ignored so he is offering up penance instead of an apology. I’m not sure if Mandy will accept this trade.

As part of his penance, Peyton hunted down a nasty wasp that had flown in the house and made sure Mandy noticed it. Poor Peyton had to guard this wasp for a long time because Mandy was totally ignoring him. Eventually, she did notice his strange behavior, and she took care of the wasp. I’m not sure Peyton and Mandy have made up yet; I’m not sure if he will apologize, it will be interesting to see how this plays out. But in the mean time, I’m able to hide in the forbidden window, because Mandy is busying ignoring Peyton.

This last week was very busy. Opa and Elly stayed all week with us. I was never able to steal Elly’s yarn. She guarded it closely, even when she was sleeping. She liked to sleep outside in the afternoon. She would stretch out in the sun and nap, just like me. I often napped near Elly. I tried to sleep lightly so I could protect her from anything that might bother her. Peyton eventually warmed up to our guests, which was a bummer because Opa was very fair in handing out food, so I was unable to steal Peyton’s food from him. Opa liked to feed us. When he would eat, I’d sit in the kitchen near him and wait. He always gave me a bite. He even let me lick out his ice cream bowl!

Well, I am going to go sit in the window while I have a chance.
Elway