Tue 25 Nov 2008
Starved for attention
Posted by Melissa under Home Improvement, Pets
This is what I get for abandoning the cats all weekend to work on new house stuff.
It was cute when he was a 3 pound kitten.
Apollo has learned that I don’t like him to lay on my stomach anymore, so he’s resorted to cramming himself on my chest whenever I’m in a prone position.
"If your face isn't full of fur, you're not close enough to the cat."
Yes, I have mentioned to Apollo that I am technically allergic to cats, but that didn’t seem to phase him.
On Sunday while we were working a long day at the new house my father-in-law kindly went to the old house to let the dogs out. He’s a huge dog person who gets a disgusted look on his face when you talk about cats (my sister gets the same look when you talk about dogs, incidentally), so when he returned to the new house it was pretty entertaining to hear his reaction.
FIL: The dogs were very happy to see me, but your CAT attacked me!
Me (incredulous): Attacked you? Like with his claws?
FIL: He rubbed himself on every part of me! I felt violated!
The new house is coming along nicely, if slowly. I would share some photos, but it seems like every time I take photos the house looks in a more advanced state of disrepair. It’s like reverse home improvement. Aside from the mantel project I already mentioned, all we’re doing is painting every room and replacing the flooring and baseboard. We’re at the stage now where we’re ripping the flooring out and the rooms are at various different stages in the painting process, so it’s quite the eyesore!
November 25th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Your hair is so shiny and pretty! (No Apollo, I’m not talking to you, I’m talking about Melissa’s hair.)
November 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Jenny’s become increasingly annoyed at the space my belly is taking away from her lap…and yes, I said her lap. She’ll do a couple circles, trying to get comfortable, finally look up at me as if to say - what the heck? and sit next to me instead…which is a very good thing since there will be many fewer laps after the baby gets here!
November 26th, 2008 at 1:50 am
Isn’t it great how a cat can be practically abandoned but still forgive you, as long as you keep her warm
November 26th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Oh Apollo, what a lover. I don’t know — stretching out on the sofa with a book and cat is pretty much my idea of heaven. Your poor FIL — attacked with love.
November 26th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Awww, how cute! My boys do this to me, too, if I’m away for awhile (where awhile can be as short as a full day at the office).
December 1st, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Wait… is that a cat or a mountain lion? He’s HUGE!!! But, I’ll be he saves you a bit of money on your heating bill. =)
Your hair is so long! It looks great.