Working at home

I was working at home the other day. Mojo curled up adoringly and Katie decided she would help me with my notes. She's a good editor so it's okay.

Dog day afternoon

This is what Mojo thinks of the heat wave.

This was my car thermometer after work.

Eight-legged playdate

I was working at home the other day. It's always interesting to see what the pets do during the day. Gunnar seems to play a lot. He's very kitten-like, though I was marveling at his pouncing earlier, only to take a look at what he was playing with—MASSIVE WOLF SPIDER. About gave me a heart attack. He chased the thing under the couch, which I moved.....didn't find the spider, but found a piece of glass from a glass my other cat knocked off the coffee table a few weeks ago. Sigh. 

The spider did die later when it came out from under the couch. I felt a little bad but I hate spiders. 

What do the other pets do? Mojo sleeps. Katie hides. Mojo did run up and down the stairs a few times when he realized I was staying home. What does the cat normally do when I'm at work? How many of his lives has he gone through?

The boys

Mojo and Gunnar are best good buddies. They like to hang out and they have this routine down pact. A few minutes before 6 p.m. Gunnar stands by his food bowl demanding his food. He gets his dinner at 6 p.m. Then after his dinner he runs to the talk of the stairs and has his meowing practice. He just meows really loud for a few minutes. Then he takes a nap on the bed for a few hours and around 8 or 9 p.m. every single night he heads downstairs and hangs out with Matt and Mojo and curls up on the back of the couch.

Entertaining himself

Ever wonder what your pets do all day? I've been working at a home a little bit and apparently they sleep a lot. Gunnar plays a lot. Here's Gunnar entertaining himself with a balled up piece of paper.

I personally like his slides and how he uses the chairs as a jungle gym.

And how cute is his little waggle tail?

Fighting with books

I was reading on my Kindle and Gunnar came and flopped down next to me demanding my attention. When he wasn't satisfied he started swatting at the Kindle (and changing the page because it's a Kindle Touch).

I turned on the text-to-speech because it's weird and I wanted to see what he would do.

Fight it of course. Where is that voice coming from? Must bite it.

Cyber shopping

The other night I bought something online and I was walking back to put my credit card up. Gunnar reached out his paw and swatted at the card.

"I can haz credit card?"

I told him he had a $35 limit if he decided to use my Amazon account.

I wonder what he'd order.

Mojo says he'd order doggie ice cream, some stinky socks and a new football.

The dangers of working at home

I was working at home today when this fearsome creature decided to attack me, or rather the strings on my pants.

Cats and carpet

When we first moved into this house, we spent a fortune replacing the carpet. And so every time I see the cats sharpening their nails on the carpet (not one of their multiple scratching posts) I cringe. Gunnar's gotten so bad that he can actually pull carpet up.

This is what he's done outside the bathroom. RUINED the carpet.

And this was my solution for a new spot he started clawing at: colored duct tape

Kitty in a hatbox

I was cleaning up the other day and found some hatboxes. I stacked them three tall in the hallway while I finished up.

Determined to play "Do-I-Fit" Gunnar got on the balcony on the stairs and jumped down in the top hatbox. I thought that was pretty inventive.

Mojo and Gunnar playing

Mojo and Gunnar playing while we watched a movie. Mojo puts his mouth on Gunnars head. Gunnar paws at Mojo and gets his paws licked. Mojo then pokes at Gunnar before stepping on him. He hasn't figured out not to step on Gunnar. Oh well. I think it's pretty cute.

Almost Cuddling

Gunnar and Katie

It took these two FURREVER to warm up to each other. Oy! When we first got Gunnar, Katie varied between depressed kitty and acting out (in a really gross and stinky way). But after about a year, she seemed to be doing better and was a happier kitty. Maybe she realized he was staying.

But Katie's a happy kitty now. She plays a lot more than she used to. She plays by herself and with Gunnar and with Mojo.

In this picture they're practically cuddling. This is really as close as they come. But they do play all the time. Mostly play fighting and trying to sneak up on each other, but I have seen them playing tag and chase. And they even leave treats for each other. That was pretty shocking. 

So here are my sleepy kitties—at peace with each other.  Whether or not they're secretly warring over comfiest bed spot, I don't want to know. 

Brotherly love

Mojo and Gunnar play fighting.

Gunnar has his paws wrapped around Mojo's head and alternates between biting and licking Mojo. The fight usually ends when someone little gets stepped on or when the claws really do come out. Usually Gunnar's good about fighting without claws, but if he get good and worked up he forgets.