Monday, August 22, 2011

#205- A LETTER TO SHAY AND LOGAN

This picture was taken this summer 2011.
Shay and Logan are my daughter's children.  They live on the east coast and I don't get to see them very often.  I miss them very much.


One day something happened with the young cat they named Tinker Bell.   I just had to try to put it into words and share the fun.  By the way, the name Tinker Bell didn't stick.  This is the cat I now call Kit... ... also, Cassy was a dog I had before Toby.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

My Dearest Shay and Logan:

I want to tell you a story about something that happened to Tinkerbell (Tink) just yesterday.

I have been working on the windows in the den for about a week (I’m sure you remember it as the room off the kitchen that is a brilliant blue and white).  At the end of each day I pile all of my tools and stuff on the top shelf of my unfinished bookshelf.  It is important to the story to understand that this shelf is only supported by a few books at each corner. 

It is equally important to know that Tink has taught herself to go in and back out of the doors to the garage (as long as I do not push them shut).  She comes in from the garage by slipping her curious paw under the metal storm door tugging until she can wrench it open enough to slip her equally curious nose through the opening.  Then she pushes against the door and it easily gives way to her nudge.  Both doors gently swing back to their almost closed positions once she is in.  She simply reverses the procedure when she decides it is time to go out.  Tink has been doing this for several months now, which proves what a smart kitty she is.  This skill is something that Cassy (who should be renamed “Big Dumb Chicken” won’t even try).  The storm door scares the devil out of her (as does just about everything – but, that’s another story altogether).

Anyway, back to Tink’s story. It was late yesterday afternoon and the weather had turned cold and damp.  I was snuggled up in my recliner; reading a good book and listening to the cold north wind bring in the threatened rain.  Tink, apparently having her fill of the fickle weather, let herself quietly in.  She chirped her usual greeting (which is something like a rolling meow) and jumped up on her stool by the window and over the heater vent.  She settled in to warm herself and check out her yard for interlopers.  Suddenly, the top shelf shifted and dumped its entire contents beside Tink. 

Now, I want you to say the words one thousand one. OK, say them again only faster.  That was how much time it took for Tink to “streak” into the garage.  I have never witnessed an animal’s reaction as fast at this.  I don’t know how she did it without breaking the sound barrier but she was gone in a flash.  The only indication that she wasn’t there anymore was the loud thump on the metal door as it slammed shut when she hastily exited the room.  I didn’t actually see all of this because she was so fast my eyes couldn’t take it all in.  The sound of her knocking open the storm door only a split second after the contents slid from the shelf was all I needed.  I could the see the entire exodus in my minds eye.

There sat Tink, minding her own business, warming her body after a cold foray into the late wintery afternoon.  She is feeling safe and comfy; watching her favorite animals flit in and out of a brush pile placed by the curb.  She has no intention of returning to the frigid out doors as it is beginning to rain.  She is thinking about ways to snag one of those pesky birds when she does decide to go back out.  Suddenly, her placid world was flipped inside out (or should I say SHE was).  Menacing objects came hurling down onto her from high above.  I do not know what she thought, but I AM sure it had nothing to do with birds!
If I had been filming this entire episode I am sure all that would be seen is a blurred streak flying into the air, across the floor and out the doors.  However, if we could slow the picture down we might be able to see Tink with every hair on her body on end, her legs flailing in the air, bottle brush tail stiffened, and  panicked eyes as big as buttons on a large teddy bear.  We would be able to follow her aerobics through the air as she flipped off the stool and flew toward the closest exit.  We would be able to see her streaking across the carpet, pull the first door back and hit the storm door so hard that it made a racket as  it flew open into the garage.  We would be able to see her flee the garage under the slightly opened door and escape the attack of the unknown aliens that invaded her home.

While hysterically laughing at Tink’s reaction I straightened the shelf and returned some of it’s contents to their place.  I then went into the cold afternoon to retrieve her from whatever hiding place she had found.  I called for almost 15 minutes before she finally answered my call and waltzed up to my leg.

She did not want to return to the scene of her attack.  She pushed against me as I brought her through the door.  Her ears were flattened tightly against her head, her body was tense and her eyes were narrowed into two tiny slits.  To say that this room is no longer her favorite.  I put her down in my chair as I tried to reassure her with my voice. But, Tink was glowering at the corner of the room where the attack took place.  Growling, she leapt from the chair and slinked in counter-attack mode across the floor to the foot of her stool.  Once there she immediately started slapping the electric screw driver that laid on the floor near the heating vent.  I guess, in her mind this was the culprit that turned her happy home into a disaster area.  She beat it several times with both right and left paws to make sure the darn thing was dead!  Convinced it was no longer a threat she jumped back up onto her stool and immediately began to take a cat bath to calm her frayed nerves.

This whole scenario struck me so funny that I laughed deep belly laughs, non-stop, for almost the entire 15 minutes from start to finish.  Through all of this Cassy had first disappeared behind the chair then came out doing her “What? What?” dance when I erupted into laughter.  I can’t believe I am still l laughing about an event that only took a fraction of a second to play out.  

I love you all and hope you enjoyed my story.

Love,
Grammy


YEAH!  ...IT'S COMING UP...BE SURE TO BE HERE NEXT MONDAY FOR ..."OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES."  


AND, WHILE YOU ARE AT IT PUT A BIG SMILEY FACE ON SEPTEMBER 16TH FOR THE  "Mini Skirts and Laughter Lines Launch Party." 

19 comments:

  1. LOL! I love those moments ;D my cat is terrified of the vacuum cleaner...he can jump to the ceiling when he sees it.

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  2. Loved the story and can actually picture it happening - tooooo funny. My Cairn does the same thing as Baiba - she will run n hide when the vacuum cleaner comes out and then, other times she will simply growl n attack it?
    Great Post and thank you for sharing.
    Lilly

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  3. SO much fun! This makes me want to get an indoor cat. I bet my kids would love that :0)

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  4. I was so excited this morning when I clicked on your post & it actually came up! Funny story--I'm glad I didn't miss it.

    I have been sending you cards & email. I get no notification that you've picked up the cards. Have you been getting my stuff?

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  5. I love it when these things happen. Poor kitty I do feel bad for her but since these are regular scenario's at my house I am constantly laughing at my bone headed zoo. I have great abs. (under the layer of protective flab that covers them of course. haha)

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  6. Cats never cease to amaze me. I always like reading about them.

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  7. Funny story. Cats have been known to travel faster than the speed of light, lol.

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  8. So if you want to SEE Elisa and I and how retarded we are you need to go see Elisa's blog today. She conned me into doing a Vblog with her. I would have put it on mine but my mother would have had a brain hemorrhage and i don't want to be responsible for that nonsense.

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  9. kt,
    I just posted a vlog with me and Melynda. I had to tell you; it's so silly LOL!

    http://ecwrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-gum-represents-hell.html

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  10. So woman looks like I need your address. I have something for you. If you don't mind that is. Just email me. (insert giggle here)

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  11. What a smart cat. And to think she was able to remember how to open the door while running from her life after being pommeled by the contents on the shelf. :)

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  12. What lucky grandkids you have to have a grandmother who tells such wonderful stories.

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  13. Your grandkids look so sweet and innocent. Just like their Grammy, right?

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  14. Such a lovely picture of your two little grandchildren. They look so angelic!

    Poor Tink! I'm so glad she regained her composure after her frightening ordeal. Your recounting of those split second events was hilarious! A great story to have shared with all of us :)

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  15. Thanks for the story Grammy. I love you and miss you very much.

    From,

    Logan.

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  16. Ah, Tinkerbell sounds like a sweetie.
    I love the way you support shelves with books. Try doing that with your E-reader folks!

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  17. You're comment on Phil's interview had us laughing so hard my abs hurt! M&M's huh. Phil says it's a great idea but he's not letting his nuts hang out for all to see. haha.
    As for the animals they are to much. Drake is a half horse that kitten thinks she is a lemur, and poor old Shyla is on a diet and hating life. sigh Oh well. She'll be thankful once she is feeling better. I love it when you swing by! You make my day

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  18. Cats: can't live with them; can't live without them.

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  19. Such a lovely and hilarious story for the grandkids. I'll bet they loved getting that letter!

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