Cats! (not the musical.)

Julie, the seven year-old, has been seeking attention--when she wants it. She also demands a portion of my dinner (except for last night's liver and onions).

Shadow can disappear for hours in the three rooms available for them to roam. On occasion, I have searched for her and have had to give up. Eventually she shows up again and I'm none the wiser as to where she was hiding.

I also think she may be part raccoon. When we moved into the Aerie, she had a stuffed mouse as a toy. She would do all the normal cat things about batting it about,chasing it, pouncing on it when we threw it for her, etc. But then she would pick it up and carry it to the water bowl and drop it in the water and walk away. Tonight she did the same thing with a cricket she found somewhere. She walked to the water bowl, dropped it in and then proceeded to bat at it as it floated in the water until it stopped moving. Then she walked away.

Chester has been sleeping most of the day. He'll curl up on the chair and won't move for hours and hours. After I fished the cricket out of the water bowl, and refilled it with fresh water, he ambled over and drank and drank and drank. Then he walked into the other room and proceeded to heave up all the water he had gulped down. In three different locations. At least he didn't do it on the rug which made it slightly easier to clean up.