Well, Gee, About Tinkerbelle

Skeeter: OK, Maybe I should say something here. Tinkerbelle (1983-2000) was a mean cat. She was injured by a big woofie when young an never got over it. An when I came along into the cave as a kitten in 1992 she was mean to me and whapped me alla time. I dint like her an she dint like me. But The Big Thing loved both of us, so we hadda get along.

When LC joined us in 1993, Tinkerelle whapped her a lot at first too. Well, I was a growing mancat and could stand bein whapped sometimes. But I wouldn't let her whap LC alla time, ya know what I mean?

So I hadda stand up to Tinkerbelle (and don't let her name fool you) sometime and I did it when I was only a year old and saw LC bein whapped at the food bowls again. The Big Thing had told me that LC was MY kittie and I should look out for her (cause he was gone almost alla the day back then). We had terrible fights for a couple of weeks when I first stood between her an LC.

I dont mind admittin that Tinkerbelle won almost all the fights. She was older and stronger. But I stayed between Tinker and LC evfrytime I could.

The Big Thing gave attention to Tinker (because he says Tinker was a good friendly cat to him in her time an he loved her) and me and LC when he could, but he wasn't there alla time like he is now. So I hadda protek LC most of the day.

It was easier as I grew to be a proper mancat, but Tinkerbelle sure hit&bit me somethin awful before that. When I was a 2 years old, she couldn't bother me anymore, and she stopped whappin LC too. An not that The Big Thing ever raised a paw to LC, but if he did, I would challenge him too.

Tinkerbelle left in 2000. We have no idea what happened to her. We got along OK after I grew up, but she just "left" when she was 17. Maybe she got the "wanderlust". She always did like to go away a few days atta time and was really unhappy when The Big Thing built The Wall around the yard. Maybe she was sad she wasn't the only kittie. I don't know.

LC and I were both all grown up when she left the cave. I know The Big Thing cried a lot when she disappeared an walked the streets a lot calling here name. I even went out and sniffed for her. But none of us efer saw her again. I think she was jus all tired an went off to cross the Rainbow Bridge on her own. Some kitties do that.

But I know it sure made life different for me and LC. I don't mean "better" exactly, jus differnt, ya know? Calmer. Quieter. More focussed around The Big Thing an him to us.

He feels guilty about Tinker. I can tell. He calls her name while he's sleeping someimes, He wants to know what happened to her. I curl up close to him when he is feelin bad like that. I think it helps him. LC doesnt have those strange memories when it was just Tinker and him and me an we were both fighting for his attention.

But I do, an I don't forget that part of my life either...

No one, kitty, woofie, or Bein hurts my little sister an gets away wif it.

Tuxie Tuesday

Skeeter: We figured this light would be a good day for some LC pictures (Tuxie Tuesday), but we got a surprise... LC has gotten into a Stick Obsession. She dragged anofer one into the cave this dark. The Big Thing and I are worried she is tryin to build a nest or somethin.


I checked them out with her. I say I can smell squirrel on it. LC says she smells kittens. Her smeller isn't straight, if ya know what I mean. There is somethin wrong in her head.

But she got all hissy about it an I figured it was time to leave (fast). She can get realy mean an feisty when she doesn't want to be disturbed. She does NOT share very well sometimes!

I'm a little worried she is payin too much attention to the sticks. I mean they are neat to bat around and all, but she is actin like they are mousies or even kittens, like she is tryin to protek them or somethin.

I tried to run by real fast an grab one away, but she wapped me real hard...

So we gotta real problem here... I mean, even The Big Thing is grooming his own head with a paw an he nefer does that unless he is real confoosed. He tried to pick up one of the sticks an LC hissed at him!

After that, he made sure all the doors were closed, there was good food available and the litterboxes were all cleaned. So we are gonna wait an see what happens next light...

We are both guessin we will find the sticks hidden inna closet sometime. An maybe it is a GOOD thing that we are due to go visit the V-E-T before the next Big Moon. Whew!