Siena’s parents were one of these three last night. Here is the setup:
Our cat Tenzing (you’ve seen him before) awoke us with his growling at 5 AM this morning. Then we heard the squeaking of the mouse he was chasing. In our bedroom. Neither of us got up to try to track down the mouse; instead we let him hunt, which went on for at least another 20 minutes. When we got up, we couldn’t find a dead mouse.
Were we:
- Tired? The past two days were really tiring because of Siena’s cold and trying to get her birthday celebrated, and we just wanted to sleep in another few minutes while Siena was sleeping in late.
- Confident? Tenzing has caught thirteen mice total, five over the past week or so, so we felt assured he’d catch this one, too, and just let him have at it.
- Squalid? We just can’t be bothered to track down a mouse in the house any more, what with everything else going on, and if it got away, then so be it. What’s one more mouse?
If I could figure out how to put a poll up (and had any traffic whatsoever), I’d let everyone vote. Personally, I’m going with tired.
September 13, 2007 at 9:49 am
Mouse in the House! John, it was only a dream! And besides, if it were a realtime event- hope that the mouse escaped with all his body parts intact. And if deceased, please don’t leave a note for Liz as to where ‘dead’ mouse can be located so she can remove it (as you did earlier in your young adult life to your mom). PS My vote goes to ‘ squalid’.
September 18, 2007 at 12:21 pm
John, my vote goes to squalid as well. It just sounds more interesting than tired or confident. Does Zinger eat the mice or just play with them?
Will you be putting up or sending out birthday pictures?
Love,
Deane
October 11, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Zinger just plays with the mice. And he likes to run around the house growling to himself when he has a mouse in his mouth. It’s a very particular little growly noise that he only makes when he has a mouse, so we can always tell when he’s caught one, even if he isn’t letting the tail hang out the side of his mouth.
Oh and btw, his count is up to 16. . . .
October 16, 2007 at 11:20 am
Maybe I can borrow him for those times when we’ve got our own little critters? I like the idea of being a cat aunt.
Hope you are having a good October.
Love,
Deane