Catassertiveness

Am facing that everyday from the darlings. I will do what i want is basically the moto. Pinks has also decided to be catassertive from now; if that means spending all night outside the house... so be it. I just has to deal with it. (which I'm doing by saying to myself...its a phase...soon it will rain & it'll be too wet for her to do that)

I don't even know what brought this on. I wish i did. How did my meekest cat suddenly become different? Nowadays i meet her downstairs when i return from work, madam is heading out for the umpteenth time that day to do what (god alone knows) She of course has sachin wrapped around her tiniest little claw; he lets her go out in the middle of the night too. Home has become a place for meals & naps. Madam looks at me indignantly if i tell her sorry Pinks its 4 am i am not opening the door for u. Sleep it off till 6.

In case someone is wondering (what the hell is she doing at 4am?) ...am sleep walking to the kitchen to feed tangy who decides 4am is nice time for a snack. I get I am hungry meows in my ears & if that doesn't work, elbow nibbles always wake me up.

I have actually perfected the art of feeding them without actually waking up (cause that spells disaster for me, cant sleep once i'm fully awake and then am cranky the next day too)
One thing I fail to understand is how all 4 feel hungry at the same time. No matter what time of the night it is, midnight snacks has a full house with all 4 heads eating out of bowls.

Which reminds me of a funny thing when tangy & girlie were kittens. Both the twins used to visit the litter tray at the same time...and i mean the exact same time. It wasn't like one headed towards the tray & the other one followed. They both used to go together. I always wondered do human kids (twins i mean) do that too? and how does that work?

Getting things done at last.

Life is ceasing to be a list of things to do, but things that are done...yay. (Those of you who are not gardeners can skip this entire post)

Got all these things done yesterday:

1. Potted the shoeflower finally in the giant pot. It weighs about a ton now with all the additional soil, but has loads of room to grow. I expect a nice happy plant for years to come.
2. Got some more shoeflowers (different colors) yday from the gardening supply place at dadar. That place is like being in a chocolate store for me, everytime i go there i am tempted into picking up plants. Be strong, resist is the thought when leaving house. But succumb i do...everytime...how can i be so fickle :D Anyways got a nice combo of yellow, pink, red and white shoeflowers around the house now...should look great when all are blooming.
3. Got a chilli plant with 3 bright red chillies on it, only to discover the chillies on the floor & my plant destroyed when I got home last nite (Jerry am going to kill u was the thought) Don't worry Jerry is still very much alive...mouse & i had a heart to heart conversation this morning (after which he has run away from home) where newly potted plants are not to be used as scratching posts was discussed with him.
   He just looked impatient & wanted to run off as his paw (which is injured & the reason he is avoiding me for last 2 days) was also discussed. Explained to him that he either let me put some cream on the wound or else its a few days at the not so nice hospital till the paw heals if it gets worse. Mouse is smart; am sure he'll choose me over the hospital.
4. Getting someone over to water proof the roof this week. Got the people in yday to check the roof and explained where to water proof.
5. Got the cat soil for the rains. Am getting some more today as I ended up using most of it yday while potting some of the plants. (Strong boyfriend requirement is still open...realized that yday when I had to carry the damn soil bags weighing a lot up 2 staircases) It was rather funny...the gardening store guy generally puts the bags in a cab for me...yday he had 6 soil bags (each of about 3-4 kgs each) in one huge bag which was so heavy i couldnt even budge it when i tried to shift the damn thing. So asked him to remove 2 bags after which it was super heavy...but cld carry with both hands. Got a nice taxi driver who offered to remove the heavy bags from taxi for me. But i refused the offer, have to carry them upstairs anyway was thought. Almost gave myself a heart attack yday...they were so heavy. (have to do that again today...will be less heroic & carry only 2 bags each time is POA)
6. Vacuumed the sofa cum bed...at last. That thing is so huge & so much to do. Its the grills etc today then am all ready for monsoons.

Mouse is still AWOL. Avoiding me till he makes up his mind is what i think. He is looking more like a gladiator cat everyday...has bumps on head, one for each fight i guess. His head is feeling so lumpy now. Vet shakes his head & tells me keep him at home at night to avoid this. Can't do that, Jerry is his own boss. I have accepted that ages ago that is the only way we both can be happy. I can't imprison him & have an unhappy cat and a happy me...who wouldn't he happy knowing that he is feeling trapped. It just doesn't work that way for me. I know people who do such things; but I choose not to. I like my freedom so why shouldn't Mouse be free to enjoy his!

Update on this:

Didn't get the extra soil (postponed to next sat for now), went for lunch with friends instead. Much more fun. Was catching up on some pending work & had plans to cancel lunch when Harish calls with message of come downstairs we are picking u up. Had no excuses for that! Am glad i did go. Met everyone after what seemed like ages. Sheece i did meet after eons.

Had a nice lunch at Mondy's. Dessert at theo's. Were planning on attending the Kaifi Azmi play but it was housefull so ended up sitting at home & posting. (Still doing that infact hence this update)

Mouse & I had a reunion. He gave me uh-oh she's home early looks....cldnt run away in time. Paw looks better to me. He's putting weight on it & not limping so is definitely better. Looks less raw than yday. He let me put cream on it.

Update on Vaccination Day!

The cat god (or goddess as boy informed me) wasn't pleased with me at all last monday. Vaccination day was not a smooth affair. No amount of planning can be done with someone as unpredictable as a cat is my final thought.

K came over as planned. We picked up Jerry and Girlie in round one as Pinks ran onto the cupboard. Had to wait a bit at the vet as he had a very cute lab puppy "Sunshine" which he was examining. So cats were kept on chairs & away from the doggy nose.

Both howled in protest in the cab (as was expected) & jerry gave K a few scratches on his wrist and a few holes in his shirt. Round one went fairly okay. Returned home & saw that pinks had decided the cupboard was place of refuge for her. K climbed up & picked her up. Madam protested away to no avail. And usually docile Tangy became a tiger. I easily picked him up & placed in the basket to have him go wild on me. He became very nervous and agitated, frothing at the mouth and clawing his way out of the basket. Pushed his nose against the lid to lift it so many times that it became bloody.

K had pinks all safely in the basket and I was struggling with Tangy. Finally i got scared that he'd do some major damage to himself. His nose was bleeding a bit from all that pushing against the basket top. I let him out & let him relax a bit.

After about 10 mins he was ok. Still a bit frazzled, but not agitated. Then picked him up & put in another basket. Poor K got a few more scratches from Tangy at the vets. So it was betadine on his wrists, and this years vaccination is all done.........phew!!!

Vaccination week is upon me

The Annual vaccination of the 4 monsters is on sat. I am so glad its an annual event (I can just about manage to carry 4 cats to the vet only once a year) Kanch is coming to help (of course) which is sweet & very brotherly of him. Strategies are planned, no mention of the word "doctor" is ever done in front of the quartet. Which 2 to pick first is done on the basis of who is tougher to catch first (Jerry & Pinks i think) the 2nd trip is usually easier with the twins. (Girly is frisky of course & too smart, Tangy is so dumb he usually comes to meet the sibling who has returned from the vet...and all i have to do is pick him up & drop him in the basket...hehehe. Of course he has his revenge by howling all the way to Shivaji park [vets office] and back.)

Made the mistake last year of choosing both guys for Round 1 & both girls for Round 2. The cat god was very much on the side of the cats. Pinks jumped on the cupboard & no amount of coaxing would make her budge. So I had to make a 3rd trip to the vet a few days later.

Its going to be a smoother trip this time round i hope. (Am keeping all my fingers crossed & bribing the cat god with premium cat food)

The city is so hot but the gulmohars are blooming away. They look gorgeous and are bursts of color in a otherwise very drab city landscape. I love the bursts of orange, yellow & pink along the tracks at Kurla station and ensure that I sit on the side of the gulmohars everyday.

Listen to John Mayer everyday...sadly i am someone who can rarely remember all the lyrics of the song....wish i cld carry them with me on the phone. Its nice to sing the song along, but not much fun when u forget half the words.

Keep thinking....do the things u want to do....life is passing by so fast. The list is a scrambled one in my head. We seem to spend so much time in our life making money...so much energy towards that one activity. I find it strange that I can make so many decisions in my life in seconds yet find myself mulling over others for hours without a clear idea on what to do. Life is so complicated or do we make it so i wonder. Or is it just me?