She Landed On My Head

I've just had the most awful fright but I guess I did contribute to it. I've been asleep all day upstairs, it's foggy, it's cold and Daddy has been downstairs with River all day. He prefers to have the odd day during the Winter working downstairs, especially when the Christmas Tree has gone up.

Anyway I began to feel a bit peckish so went down to see if dinner was ready but I could see Daddy was still working and so went in front of him to let him know I was hungry. River WAS asleep next to him until I appeared, she has this knack though of waking from the deepest sleepy possible as soon as I'm around.

I wasn't really paying attention to her, I was trying to hard to get Daddy to finish up, my bad I didn't see it coming but I felt it, up she got fell over the edge and she landed on my head. I was a bit stunned for a second or two not really knowing what to do. I think she was shocked to as she just sat there blinking at me. Last time I try and hurry Daddy up when River's around! 

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A Right Telling Off

I've just had to give River a right telling off, for her own good you understand.

I was just having a little look at Aloha2 swimming around when I felt a little sniffle behind me, not in itself that uncommon, however as I moved off out of her way I could still feel whiskers on my behind. I turned around and she was only trying to follow me.

Gasp!

Not only would she have fallen off, it;s so slidey up here, but she would have scratched the side board to pieces and Daddy would not have been happy. It was a Wedding present from Grandad to Nanny on their Wedding day and apart form the time Grandad put a vase of water on the top and stained it, it's survived 50 odd years without incident.

I'm not sure she really took it all in as when I had finished explaining why she must never come up there she just looked at me blankly, blinked and crunched on a treat. Oh well I tried! 

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Did You Not See? He Asked

I was just having a little look at the bric-a-brac on the table, nah don't fancy those Doritos, when I spotted George out the window on MA's pathway right up at the back of the house, overlooking us.

I went up to the window and asked him what he was doing as it didn't seem to just be a good spot to sit in, which it is in Winter, the sun hits it all day.

Did you not see? He asked

See what? 

Chameleon's been hanging around your's all day today, making himself very known. We all thought you must have known.

Nah it's been too cold for me to go out today, I've only just come downstairs.

Mogsie and I are keeping a very close eye on you we think you may be a target even though you do have a dog living in there with you! I'm going out the front now as Mogsie's got your back covered.

Yes my boys always have my back covered I know that.

Whatever Keeps Her Happy

OK things have settled down, the night has fallen and so I thought I'd give the tree the once over. It was perfect timing as far as River was concerned too, she was all sleepy on her chair so I didn't think I was going to be disturbed.

I jumped past her, and I was right their was no movement, to inspect what they've done this year.

Ah the wise old owls up there. She's a favourite of ours, every year wince she was brought back from Europe she's appeared. I think the Daddies like Owls there's lots of them all over the place here but this is the special Christmas one.

 I moved around the back to see Hawaii Santa and Mrs Santa still having a bit of a snog. It can be very warm overseas at this time of year. It must be very strange to spend Christmas in such heat, I can only ever imagine it being really cold and sometimes a bit of snow. I wonder if we'll get any this year, it's not often it does snow on Christmas Day and so when it is it feels very special. It;s the one day of the year I'll allow the Daddies to get excited about it.

Oh I see a new addition, it appears we now have Butterflies as well, now quiet what they have to do with Christmas is a little beyond me, but then again they've even got Pat Butchers earring on the tree so I guess sparkly is the only entry requirement.

I went over to tell River all about the things on the tree as last year I think she was a little young to remember, but there was no point she'd got bored and was playing with her rag on the floor. Still whatever keeps her happy!

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Fog

There's been the thickest fog I think I can ever recall seeing all over Catworld this morning. It was there first thing before the sun came up and it's only just abated this last half an hour. Of course this has meant keeping a watchful eye out for Flash, Foxy or Chameleon has been almost impossible.

Now that it has cleared I'm right out there keeping guard over this part of Catworld, they're not getting past me without a fight.