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Tails of a Mad House Cat


I often share stories about Kristen , my crazy cat. There is one craziness I have never shared.

Kristen will not put her head in a cat bowl or dish to eat. She paws out a bite or two onto the floor and then eats it.

Emily has been able to pet Kristen a little more lately. Emily has to be very very quite and just pet her a few times and then walk away. Kristen does not like the girls talking or moving around her.

A friend asked me recently," who watches Kristen when ya'll travel?" I replied, "the Lord." That is the truth. We can leave her days on end and she is fine.

Comments

Ashley said…
OK..I just totally laughed out loud about the Lord watching her! :)
Lauren said…
Laurie, can I PLEASE just come hang out with you sometime???? Oh my, you make me laugh. Love your Kristen stories and your Lord comment CRACKED me up!!!! :)
Andrea said…
LOL- We had some hit and misses with our kids and cats after they were born, but my Mom gave us Sully, he's an 8 month old 10 lbs buff tabby, and my kids love him. He lets them pull at him smack him (I say no on that one but it still happens) and even lay on him and he has only scratched them a bit here or there as he escapes his torture. He really is the best cat, and even though he's been eating our Christmas tree, and broken several things I love, we'll keep him around.

I think it's hilarious that Crazy Kristen is, well, crazy. My in-laws have a cat named Tiger, that I call Devil because every time you walk by him he just screams like you're killing him. He HATES me the most and I have no clue why....but my kids are learning to stay away from him...lol
Kim said…
I LOVE posts about Kristen! Please tell the only other human on earth who loves her, ME, misses her! :) I can't think about Kristen without laughing myself silly...she's such a mess!
Mallory said…
That's nice of the Lord not to charge any pet sitting fees! LOL, she's a big kitty!!
Erica said…
I'm smiling about the cat-sitting comment too. I'm wondering what would happen if I let the Lord watch my dogs while we went out of town. I'm guessing the result wouldn't be so great. I do have faith in Him, but... :)
Tara G. said…
This is all funny, but what really tickles me is that she has a sweet name like Kristen!
Ashley E. said…
Oh my word, I am laughing out loud!!! You are the FUNNIEST!!!! I just love y'alls family! :)
Melissa Miller said…
She looks precious pawing her food!
Kim said…
You make me laugh more than any other blog I read. SO hilarious.
Unknown said…
When I want to laugh I come over here. You are too funny. The Lord watches my two goldfish (who insist on living forever God bless em) as well.
Faith said…
Oh my word, you make me laugh! I remember laughing in Atlanta about your Kristen stories and I can so hear you saying "The Lord"!
Autumn said…
How funny! I have cat who loves to eat I can't imagine if she had to do that every time! Your post always make me laugh and smile! You are so funny!
Holly said…
Hehehe that is too funny! Our cat sometimes does that too, and Murphy's Law, it's always with wet food, that makes a huge mess!
Jennifer said…
we have a crazy cat too and she only eats her food off of the floor. so for two cats, we only need one bowl because one eats out of the bowl and the other eats a pile of food on the floor!
The Jarrell's said…
That was soo funny!!!! too cute!
Katie said…
How funny! My cat takes a big bite of food, and then drops it out on the floor and eats it off the floor. Glad to hear I don't have the only weird cat out there!
mrs shortcake said…
That's the difference between cats and dogs, I suppose! :)

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