Thank you notes

Dear Santa Paws,

I am terribly sorry I was unable to write before Christmas. Mandy was so busy I was unable to use her computer. She hid it away and I couldn’t find it. However, I wanted to say thank you for the fluffy balls, treats and pumpkin you left us. Peyton was very nervous that you would forget us or pass us by because Mandy, Sam, Mom-With-Cool-Toys and Shrimp Dad stayed up so late. So thanks for stopping in even though they were late in going to bed.

I tried hard to be a good kitty all year, and I promise to try hard to be good again this year. Sometimes it is very tricky to be a good kitty--the desk chair is so nice to scratch. Mandy says good kitties don’t scratch furniture, but it feels so nice to stand and stretch and scratch. But I will attempt to be good and leave the chair alone. I try to make up for it by guarding the new tiny person in our house. I sleep in the bedroom while she naps, and I make sure nothing and no one bothers her. It is my attempt to make up for scratching the chair.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by.

Elway

Dear Mom-With-Cool-Toys and Shrimp Dad,


Thank you for the new and very cool toys you gave me for Christmas. I know one was supposed to be Elway’s new toy, however, I have claimed them both as mine. I enjoy throwing them up in the air and catching them. Mandy will not let me take them into the bedroom at night because of the bells but one day I will sneak them in so I can play with them all night!


Thank you Shrimp Dad for checking for ticks outside, and for allowing me to go in and out as often as I pleased. It was wonderful to have someone to be my personal slave and I will be grateful for you to fill that position whenever you come to visit.


Peyton


Christmas was a very busy time, and since we were unable to blog while we had a full house, I was unable to tell you that Mom WCT, Shrimp Dad, Bomom and Bonedad were in town over Christmas! It was a very busy and fun filled time. It has been a few days since everyone left, but Elway and I needed to recoup after all of the company. Mandy has been busy cleaning house, doing laundry and playing with Stella. The tiny person has started making funny sounds. She can be left in her chair or on the floor and she makes sounds to entertain herself. While I cannot understand what she saying, it pleases me that she can now smile at me, and make a happy gurgling sound when she sees me. Yesterday when she was eating I sat behind Mandy and she watched me for a great while. I just looked at her. She has big eyes. When she is not screaming, which really is not very often, she can be fun. Perhaps it will be nice to have another person in the house. Soon she will be able to open the door for me. That will be a welcome treat.

Elway hid in the bedroom most of the time the company was here, unless they were eating. Then he would spend time with Shrimp Dad because he shares his food. During dinner he would sit between Bonedad and Shrimp Dad, and he was spoiled. I ventured out to allow Shrimp Dad to open the door for me so I could travel outside and inside as often as I pleased. Sometimes Mom WCT would open the door for me when Shrimp Dad was preoccupied. He spent a great deal of time in the man-eating-room while he was here. I was able to slip out there one night and inspect his work. The room looks much better, and I now have a large space to play when I can slip unnoticed passed Mandy or Sam.

Well, it is time for Mandy to start moving before Stella wakes up. Mandy has a list of things she does before Stella gets up each day. If I do not get her motivated soon, she will run out of time, and it will be the most unproductive of days. I do not like those days, as there is much for Mandy to accomplish around the house.


Peyton