Exercise 18

Cats

Did you ever wonder what a cat was thinking? If not, you have never sat and watched one. It is easy to put words in a cat's mouth. It is harder to know if they are anywhere close to what a cat is thinking, but it sure is fun. Sometimes one will sit absolutely still (except maybe the tip of her tail) and stare at a spot on the wall or ceiling or anywhere. No matter how hard you look, nothing can be seen. Then she will look at you like she is saying, "What are you looking at? You must be crazy, because there is nothing there." Other times she will look at you like she is laughing and saying, "Ha ha, made you look!!"

Our two cats are about a year old and sometimes they decide they are still kittens. One of the two likes to jump on my back whenever I bend over. This might not be so bad if she didn't weigh about 10 pounds and want to lie down on my back, rather than getting off when I am ready to stand up. Try getting a 10 pound weigh with claws off of your back!

When we got the kittens, we got two so that our children would each have one. It is true that they each claim one of the cats, but the cats don't necessarily agree. Sometimes they do actually seem to claim the child that claims them, but other times they seem to claim the opposite one. And then other times, they will have nothing to do with either, and will claim one or both of us instead.

I guess the old saying about the difference between cats and dogs is true. When you call a dog, he will come running, but when you call a cat, he will take a message and get back with you later (maybe).