With the possible exception of having been kept awake last night by a somewhat unhappy tabby pacing the room, then walking in circles, and then pacing again, all has been cozy little world of our family zoo. There was some rather excessive shopping, though, which I would never recommend five days before Christmas. Thankfully, we did find some things for my brother which I hope he'll like. Of course, we discovered upon returning home that none of them were on his wish list - which he had left resting innocently on the kitchen counter.
Two purchases of the day stood out: that is, these are the two I can safely write about, as they require no unwrapping and are already known to their recipients, who wouldn't be able to read this anyhow.
The first is a super catnip scratcher, a pretty basic cardboard box with some more cardboard ridges inside which, when sprinkled with a little fresh catnip, turns Dizzy into a raging maniac who winds up lovingly licking the thing, and makes Charlie ever so happy. When one needs to keep two felines happy in a relatively confined space, drugs always work. I must say I feel better about the room, though, when I saw the cages occupied by the cats up for adoption at PetsMart.
The second purchase, which at the moment seems a godsend - though we shall await further testing - is the Litter Locker. If you are familiar with the Diaper Genie - this is the cat version. If you are unfamiliar with the Diaper Genie and intend to someday have children, trust me: you will quickly learn that it is the best friend of all modern parents. Not that I'm a parent myself, but I've babysat enough to know the dirt. Literally. Regardless of the evils of the modern disposable diaper, esp. when it comes to the environment - which definitely gives me cause to consider, ever so briefly, using cloth diapers - the fact remains that if one does use disposable diapers, they must be disposed of. More often than not, in a waste receptacle that can't be emptied every hour. Enter the Diaper Genie, which basically hermetically seals each individual little bundle of joy and sequesters it from the sensitive olfactory nerve of the frazzled parent. Okay, enough digression: now picture this, except for cats. You see my point? You see why I'm in love?
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