I have been pretty sick the past few days but mom says my fever is gone so I am almost well. She's been cooking boiled chicken and rice for me for three days now and I am sick of it, if you'll pardon the pun! I got some scrambled eggs and a little piece of bread this morning. Mmm. I love bread! I like eggs, too. Right now, I like anything that isn't boiled chicken and rice. Zipper got to have bacon and cheese and he even ate some carrots. Mom said that would be too much for my tummy. Dad said it is hard to tell when I'm sick because I am always so cheerful, but mom knows me so well she can see right away when I am feeling bad.
On top of everything else, there was a little person here yesterday. Mom said the little person was something called a "goddaughter." I am afraid of little people, but mom kept hold of me and so it wasn't too bad as long as the goddaughter person stayed a few feet away from me. Goddaughters run a lot and make funny noises. I don't understand them.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Goodbye, Watermelon Head
We are almost out of barbecue cats. The big orange cat went to rescue and is now called Pumpkin. I don't know if he found a home, yet, but the night the lady from rescue picked him up, Watermelon Head went away and he never came back.
Mom looked everywhere for him. She even got Zipper to go with her. Zipper and I liked Watermelon Head. He was a pretty cool guy, for a cat, and didn't hiss or scratch when we sniffed his face. Mom bought him a fuzzy house to sleep in, but Watermelon Head didn't like being inside so he slept on top of it, on the ledge under the table outside.
He came in the door sometimes, even though he knew he wasn't supposed to. Dad said Watermelon Head didn't mind letting everyone know when he expected food. He was spoiled rotten, especially for a wild cat.
Watermelon Head got into a lot of fights and mom was trying to get him used to being held so she could take him to South Carolina to be neutered. She finally got him to sit in her lap for a couple of minutes and hoped he would soon be tame, but then he disappeared. He got his name from when dad first saw him, all beat up from a fight and his head swollen as big as one of those little watermelons mom likes to eat. Watermelon Head didn't seem to mind his name. He always answered to it, anyway.
It's been a long time since Watermelon Head disappeared. Mom calls for him now and then, and she let me walk in the woods with her to look for him last week, but she said he probably won't ever come back again.
We all look at his little house every time we go out, hoping to see him sleeping there again. We miss him. Rest in peace, Watermelon Head.
Mom looked everywhere for him. She even got Zipper to go with her. Zipper and I liked Watermelon Head. He was a pretty cool guy, for a cat, and didn't hiss or scratch when we sniffed his face. Mom bought him a fuzzy house to sleep in, but Watermelon Head didn't like being inside so he slept on top of it, on the ledge under the table outside.
He came in the door sometimes, even though he knew he wasn't supposed to. Dad said Watermelon Head didn't mind letting everyone know when he expected food. He was spoiled rotten, especially for a wild cat.
Watermelon Head got into a lot of fights and mom was trying to get him used to being held so she could take him to South Carolina to be neutered. She finally got him to sit in her lap for a couple of minutes and hoped he would soon be tame, but then he disappeared. He got his name from when dad first saw him, all beat up from a fight and his head swollen as big as one of those little watermelons mom likes to eat. Watermelon Head didn't seem to mind his name. He always answered to it, anyway.
It's been a long time since Watermelon Head disappeared. Mom calls for him now and then, and she let me walk in the woods with her to look for him last week, but she said he probably won't ever come back again.
We all look at his little house every time we go out, hoping to see him sleeping there again. We miss him. Rest in peace, Watermelon Head.
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