Elliott's Solstice Party.

Here I am celebrating in my second favorite place to nap, my rocking chair. There's a cool air vent right above too, and that's important in these hot days.



Party on!

Whine Alert.

My tail has been cut off again.

Not In The Mood.

I don't want to look at the camera and you can't make me.



So there.

Ivan's Weekend Report.

We got much needed rain on Friday night and all day Saturday (thanks, Bud!). That helped with our drought and the fires. Sunday it stayed cool and was partly sunny with a nice breeze. All the windows were open all day. It was wonderful.



Izzy the Piglet ate some carpet bits he pulled from the cat tower. I mostly stayed out of trouble.

It was a pretty good weekend.

Waiting For Our Bud.

Tropical storm Bud, that is.



We should be getting some rain from it this weekend and everybody's quite excited. We are very hot and very dry and we've got a number of fires going. We could sure use it.

Plus, rain time = couch time with Mom!

I'm Bored Now.

Entertain me.

I'm Ready For Dinner, Mom.

And I want something good, not something gross like that stoopy trout dinner last night that not even I would eat. Yes, I know I wolfed it down last week but that was LAST WEEK.

Does This Ever Happen To You?

You know how sometimes your mom or dad might not like you screaming for dinner and will tell you to use your "indoor voice"?

Well, I like to give my mom love nips when I'm happy getting petted. Do you know what she said to me the other day when I gave her a particularly ardent love nip?



"Ivan, use your indoor teeth."

Can you just imagine this??

Almost Like...

...being back in the womb!



Caroline eventually reappeared from her secret hiding place yesterday, but not before making Mom look all over the place. If you've been around here for a while, you'll remember Miss C has wandered out just for fun, out the front door and out on the balcony and even into the garage. Mom was all panicked that she'd somehow done it again, but really, the new hiding place is just that good.

Me, I'm not into such drama.