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She was doomed from the minute we named her Mini. She is now called Chubster more often than Mini because she is. We really should just change the spelling to Minnie. Our furry Minerva McGonogal needs to get more exercise for sure but how do you get a cat to move more? Sure the laser is fun, and we get a great chuckle when she chases the reflection from silver tag hanging around her neck. Unfortunately that only happens when it is sunny out so you imagine how much exercise she’s getting THESE days!
Miss Mini has carved out a place in our family and our hearts in the six short months she’s been here. Allen and I thoroughly enjoy watching her stalk the dog. Poor Cooper will be minding his own business chewing on his bone when Mini will jump out at him from behind the chair. He calmly gazes up at her while she takes shots at his nose. This drives Kate nuts and she’s been known to exclaim ‘Stand up for yourself Dog!’ but we all know he never will.
Most Mini Mayhem happens between the hours of 5am and 8am. This is when she is the friskiest and she bolts around the house, snatching legos from the playroom (told you she fits right in to the family), knocking down Christmas trees and being a general stinker. Too bad if you had designs on sleeping in!
This cat definitely belongs more to the girls than to me. (The dog is all mine, though!) They can chase her, carry her over their shoulders, carry her on her back like a baby, jump out at her with a growl and none of it phases Mini. She cozies up to them and purrs the whole time. 90% of the time she chooses to sleep with them and she howls when they go. And how does Mini treat me? The one who cleans her litter box? The one who reminds everybody to feed her and buys the food? I can’t get that cat to purr if my life depended on it. She tolerates me holding her but as soon as I loosen my grip she’s out of there. Hmmm…maybe she is just getting me ready for teenagers? The girls think this is hilarious and they bring her to me ‘pre-purred’ just to take pity on me. (It never lasts!)
I’m pretty sure it is karma that I have gotten the least photogenic animals around. Perhaps this is just the universe’s way of challenging me to use my patience and look for better camera angles. Or perhaps photographing the furry critters is God’s way of giving me a project to do with my kids. Kate is very handy with a can of Meow Mix!
Here’s how a little photo shoot with these two knuckleheads went…
Coop: Why do I have to be the only one in this ‘light test’?
Mini: I’ve got a schedule to keep here. People to go…places to sleep and all that.
Coop: Wait, am I supposed to look right at the camera?
Mini: If I bore my laser eyes straight at you will you disappear?
Coop: Should I look at the Meow Mix instead?
Mini: It’s about time he shut his big trap and kept that breath to himself!
Coop: Are we done yet?
Coop: Oh yeah! We are done and that Meow Mix is all MINE!