Why I like my cats more then I like most people.

Everyone knows I love cats. I can never decide if I'm a cat person or a dog person. But after years of working in retail I do know one thing. Between animals and people I'm most definitely an animal person. Here are a few reasons why I'd rather hang out with my cats then most people.

-I never have to guess if they are happy. You know how sometimes when you're talking to someone you are thinking "Are they pretending to be happy for appearances?" Well with cats you never have to wonder. If they are happy they purr and in the case of my cat they purr loudly and pet the air.

-When I say hello to someone their response is never an adorable little chirp. Every time I say hello to my cats they chirp. usually while happily running towards me. The only human who gives me a similar reaction is my 7 year old part time kiddo. (my best friends daughter) Everyone else the best I can expect is hi back and maybe a, "how are you?"

-If I woke you up to pat your head just because I was bored I'm pretty sure your reaction wouldn't be a positive one. My cats adore sleep even more then I do but still if I wake them up by petting them I usually get a chirp and a snuggle and then lots of purring. I haven't had that good of a reaction to being woken up since I was 2.

-My cats make a daily effort to please me no matter what mood I'm in. They bring me gifts. I don't want the gifts they pick out but it's thoughtful none the less. They apparently think I'm a bad hunter and may starve so they bring me rodents and birds. Sometimes still alive so I can hone my hunting skills. Which will never happen but still they don't want me to starve and they go through a lot of trouble to bring me those gifts. No human would go to all that trouble everyday just on the off chance it made me happy.

-They do the most hilarious things without knowing they're funny. One of the cats I'm currently fostering, Roshet, was playing the floor is lava last night jumping from chair to table to chair again. She was completely thrown off when she got to our computer chair she had her two back feet planted on a chair and her two front feet on the computer chair walking backwards because it was spinning and she couldn't figure out how to get out of her predicament. She eventually gave up and laded on the carpet but jumped twice quickly because the floor was lava. Apparently the kitchen floor was just linoleum. I know that this example cats pretty much win from having a lower I.Q. but it was cute darn it.

-If I'm cold the best a human can do is offer to turn the heat up or give me a jacket or blanket. My cats make it a group effort to keep me warm they lay on the coldest parts of me like my feet and the small of my back. Just to keep me warm. I know it makes them colder but they don't mind they give me all their heat.

-My cats don't have mood swings. Granted one of my cats is a little mentally special but they will always love me and always be nice to me. Even when I'm doing something they don't like such as removing a tick or trimming their nails. They know that I'm trying to help them and they never take out their frustrations on me. At work I get yelled at for things I had nothing to do with on a regular basis by angry customers. I wish I had a NO bottle to squirt them with.

-If I don't want my cats on me or around me I can put them outside and they are always thrilled. They don't think I'm sick of them they just think I wanted them to go play in the outdoor wonderland. If I get irritated with a human they would look at me pretty funny if I started pushing them outside and then just told them to have fun and shut the door. That would be viewed as "weird" or "rude"

-When I am caring for humans either old or babies they tend to require a lot of care. My cats are self cleaning. One is even a tad obsessive about cleaning. (She grooms my husbands beard and my hands which all have to be immediately washed cause eww but still we appreciate the effort.) If they run out of food the cats just need a scoop and that's it no preparation needed. And having indoor/outdoor cats there is significantly less litterbox issues then indoor cats. Since I'm so high maintenance it is nice to have a lower maintenance animal in the house.

-My cats don't judge me if I want to sleep in because that is all they ever want to do. If anything they judge me for getting up and going to work. That is a habit they wish I would break. Especially living on a farm humans tend to judge me if I want to sleep past nine which I usually do.

I love people I am most definitely  a social people person however there are days when I just wanna hang out with my crazy cats. I feel like queen of the house when I'm with my Gatos. They make me smile everyday that is why I currently own 2 and foster 3 even though I'm allergic to cats. I will most likely always have a cat or two around my house. Why wouldn't you want a fuzzy ball of entertaining happiness.

Shasha the dog that doesn't fit in.

This is my dog, Sasha. I got her as an early Christmas present for my husband a few years ago. Her daddy is Lab/Norwegian Elkhound. And her mommy is Lab/Jack Russell. She is the thing I never knew I needed. But I'll save all her praises for another day. Sasha's most outstanding quality is her love and compassion. She feeds her stuffed animals everyday. They take turns going head first into her (usually already empty) food dish. She loves all animals. We have cattle and she plays with the babies. They kiss noses. She has a Puggle brother who she adores. When we had ducks she would kiss them and swim with them. She and Carlisle (my duck) would run up to each other so she could kiss his beak. She once found a little roof rat she wanted to be friends with. But she played to rough and accidentally killed him. She looked so sad. She didn't want to come in she kept poking him with her nose trying to wake him. She mourned that stupid rat for weeks. She would go outside and go straight to that spot and lay down and pout. She never makes noises but she would wimper at night. She is truely the most warm hearted dog. So on the farm she can't understand why the chickens run from her. She doesn't know why they don't want her kisses. The only thing she is lacking is any skills to actually be a dog. See when she was a puppy she was around an unfixed male dog and my husband taught her to sit when he tried sniffing around her area. Well as I'm sure you know dogs get to know each other by sniffing each other's areas. But Sasha is a lady. So any dog comes up and she sits. Which leads to every dog looking at her like she's nuts and leaving her alone. My husband was recently building fence with two family friends and between the two of them they have 3 dogs. All slightly smaller then Sash. So Hubby took Sasha with him. All the other dogs ran and played while Sasha sat by her human and watched him build fence. During a break he saw a mouse. She did everything she could to try to befriend that mouse. Slowly approaching and even crawling on her belly under a farm vehicle because her friend was running away from her under there. Poor girl she gets along great with her brother, Riley the puggle. And she is never mean to other dogs she just doesn't fit in. Her daddy taght her to be a lady which made her socially awkward around other dogs. Anything from lizards to birds to cats or beavers are her friends, but not dogs, dogs are weird.

Dreams What the What?

I don't know if this happens for anyone else but for me it's always around 3-5 days before I come down with something I begin having crazy and or bad dreams. Why is that? I know that people have fever dreams but why? With everything else going on when I'm sick it would be super nice if when I fall asleep my body and mind would get with the princess program and baby me. Dreaming is supposed to be your escape. Why do we even have bad dreams? Who dropped the ball and coded that into our genetics? What purpose can a bad dream have? Aside from maybe burning a few more calories or causing you to wake up having to pee. I mean I'm thankful to the maker and all but I thought I'd put in a small bug report. Imagine how much better the world would be if we all just had amazing dreams at night. I bet there would be a bunch more morning people. We would all wake up with a little extra skip in our steps. Instead I get the joy of either never remembering my dreams or having crazy dreams that don't make sense (like vacationing in Ireland and being able to just ride a 3 min ferry to JAPAN?????) I'm all for the confusing ones they add entertainment. I used to love when my little brothers friend would tell me what he dreamed because it was so random it was like so I was riding in a pickup with my dad and the McDonalds guy and we were laughing about this tv show and then the car tore in half but then we all went for Ice cream. I mean what the heck who wouldn't want to know a person who's subconscious throws that out at them? Like I'm a super random person. I asked my husband tonight while we were discussing my fever and what we should do for if I could bite his thumb. he said why? I said cause it's bigger then mine, I'd have to bite three of my thumbs to get the size of your's and I only have two thumbs. This kind of conversation is not even a little abnormal in my house (It's well established in my house that I'm a human vampire shark mix that really just wants to eat lettuce) but my dreams for the most part can be pretty boring. I have the occasional what the what? moment but for the most part I dream things that could happen you know if geography would cooperate. I think it's like an extra little peek into who someone is when you hear about a dream. I'm not sure what my re-accuring teenage dream of straightening +Justin Timberlake's hair says about me but that's for others to ponder at. I already know I'm nuts!

Best Show EVER!!!

I know not everyone will agree with me on this but, I think that the best television show that has ever existed is, The Big Bang Theory, I adore all of the main characters. It has filled the void in my heart left by Friends. It makes me laugh everyday. I relate to all of the characters for different reasons. I honestly think every person in the world should see this show at least once. I have favorite episodes from every single season. It makes Geeky look good and I have always personally loved Geeks. Please if you haven't seen it watch an episode. I suggest the Adhesive Duck Deficiency Or The  Ornithophobia Diffusion. I watch at least one episode a day most of the time! It's a good funny show to watch and de-stress. :) Enjoy! Hugs -Tuffy