The weather today is gloomy. Matches the mood in the household perfectly. Actually, the mood around here isn’t nearly as dark as you may expect. I think we are both in a bit of denial at the moment.

I’ve probably written a dozen posts over the last two days and deleted each of them once I was done writing them. I guess I don’t really feel like talking about anything, or rather, I do feel like talking about it, but my own internal conversation is the only one I need right now. Contrary to popular belief, talking to yourself is not a sign of insanity. Neither is writing really long blog posts, proofreading them and then deleting them immediately afterward.

Since I don’t want to talk about anything else right now, let’s talk about kittens!

They are still teething, which means they are chewing, chewing, chewing on everything. Right now both of them have double canines and incisors, and they both have more molars coming through. They look like little mutants with all those teeth. It can’t be making them too happy either. Not much to do about it but give them things to chew on … things that I don’t mind being destroyed, that is. They’ll happily chew on anything, including human body parts.

And yesterday I was awakened by the sound of Lin screaming “What the hell are you DOING?!” Whenever either of us is heard screaming that phrase, it means one or both of the kitties is up to something that ranks extremely highly on the Unauthorized Cat Activity chart. You know, the sort of thing that is so insane you can’t imagine they are even attempting it. When I got to the living room to see what was up, Lin told me the tale.

One of the kittens, he couldn’t tell which one since it all happened so fast, had climbed up the oriental room-divider screen in the living room and was walking along the 1 1/2″ top edge while it wobbled around, and of course, it began to lean too far in one direction and started falling. It’s really tall, and cat’s landing on their feet notwithstanding, falling from that height would not be a good thing for a smallish cat. So Lin screamed and ran to catch it, a small furry blur running away as he did so. I didn’t even need to witness the event to know it was Myu that was guilty. First off, she was nowhere to be seen, which is always a good indicator of kitten guilt. They aren’t quite sophisticated enough to sit there after doing something insane and look at you like you are the crazy one for being freaked out. I’m sure they will develop that adult cat trait in time. Also, Ronin, while being an excellent jumper (there’s nowhere he can’t jump now), is not nearly agile enough to scale a room screen without knocking it over before reaching the top. He may jump higher than any cat I have ever had, but he is a total klutz and very noisy when he is up to something (thank heavens for that). My assertion it was Myu that had done the deed was confirmed today when I caught her balancing precariously on the top of a 1/2″ thick piece of foam board propped against the wall in the den. I was sitting not two feet away and didn’t even hear her making her ascent. She really is a Ninja Kitten!

In other kitty news, they must have gotten a little too carried away with the play fighting this morning. When I was checking Myu’s tummy, I noticed a new scab on one of the ends of her soon-to-be scar. It doesn’t look terrible or anything, but I really wish they’d cool it just a little longer so it would heal well. I’d like to avoid having to go to the vet with a ripped up or infected cat. I can’t watch them 24/7 though. A person has to sleep sometime! I guess I’ll spend some more time each day wearing them out playing, and tonight I’m going to clean her “wound” and put a little Neosporin on it … and then try to keep Ronin from kicking his sister in the gut. Little monsters, I tell you!

Well, the trash truck is finally here picking up our trash. Since it’s not raining right this minute, I better go bring the bin in and check the mail.

Speaking of mail, with all that happened earlier this week, I forgot to mention I got Xmas cards from Dawna and Felinevamp. Thank you! I swear, one of these days will get on the ball early enough in the holiday season to send out cards. I am such a putz when it comes to things like that.