Who Turned Off the Heat?

by Gentle Mousie, mini-investigator and chilly kitten looking for warmth

Hello, dear friends.  Here we are just barely one week into September and it is a gazillion degrees below zero....Brrrrr! We don't have heat yet at the condo. They won't switch us over from air conditioning until later in the month. 

Last year at this time it was still toasty and delightful and we were grateful that the heat wasn't turned on.  Not so, this year. 

Tonight Grammy despite warm blankets is shaking the whole condo with her shivering and I'm huddled under a blanket, mittens on my kittenpaws, a toque on my head, a warming disc under my tummy and a heater trying to warm my butt.  Still I'm cold. BRRRRRR.

I, Gentle Mousie, the furry popsicle despite all the additions to my wardrobe and furnishings am braving the cold to find out what happened.  I have a few theories. Let's look at them.  

That nasty hurricane that hit the east coast of North America this past weekend sucked all our heat into it's vortex leaving hardworking kittizens cold.  Is this possible?  It seems logical when we hear the weather reports.  Maybe that is what happened.  OR....

Grammy forgot to pay the heating bill.  Could be, but not likely. She assures me it's paid.  OR more likely....

Those overheated cowkitty blubber brothers of mine blocked out the sun. It was cloudy and overcast all day yesterday and worse today ... a pretty good indicator that this is a viable possibility.  Or maybe those big duffers are soaking up all the heat from the sun as it penetrates the atmosphere. Think maybe we should blame them, don't you?  

Well, I'm too cold to think up anymore theories tonight.  Think I'll hunker down with Grammy under the duvet until morning and return to the blog then.  

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So this morning isn't much better but at least we all had a toasty night curled up together under the duvet or snuggling with our friends on sofa, chairs, cat beds, on pillows and wherever else we could find warmth.  Everyone was huddled and snuggled in tight.  Not sure Grammy got much sleep with all our giggling, though at one point we did hear her purring.

Now to tell you about our afternoon yesterday before it got so cold.  We had visits from lots of friends while Grammy was out.  Darcy and Aunties Phyllis, Diane and Debbie, the Hartwig mischiefs, the Muddy Waters crew, Virgin Island girls and Frodo, RAINA, of course and many others. 

RAINA and I had such fun scaring Etude.  There he was standing on the balcony watching for the arrival of his sweet 'Songbird'... oblivious to what was going on behind him.  I, Mousie, went across the hall to the neighbour and got permission for RAINA to land on their balcony ... then we crept across the hall, over to the balcony door and behind Etude.  A sudden 'BOO!'  and the poor fellow just about went over the balcony.  Luckily he has substantial love handles which we grabbed on time.  *giggles*  It was the greatest fun. We had hoped to scare a few pounds off him but, no!  Whiskers wasn't amused and gave us both a time out... but that's okay.  We giggled and planned more mischief while in our penalty box.  

Darcy and the Hartwig mischiefs each brought their favourite games with them.  We played Twister and then a rousing game of Trivial Purrsuit - Feline Edition.  Wow!  Should have seen Darcy.... she won at Twister... a veritable extendible, bendible girl. No wonder it's her favourite game.  Of course, Rondo was knocked off the 'board' in the first round but then, maybe that was the plan.  Rosamund and Grizabella had just arrived and he is smitten with the two beauties.  As he left the floor we heard the girls sighing as he started reciting his poetry.  *giggles*

Wow, those Hartwig mischiefs are truly smart little kitties.  They started off the game of Trivial Purrsuit but let us all play and only threw out hints for us.  Such sportscatship.  The three aunties were pretty amazing at the game too.  My oh my, the things we learned about Felis Felidae.   Won't go into it at the moment, but we are an interesting species.  

Well, we sure worked up an appetite with all the gaming and joke telling and teasing.  Luckily Grammy had filled the fridge with delicious treats.  Of course, she thought that was for the next couple of weeks but hey!  No lock on the fridge door suggests the contents are free to all.  Turkey slices, chicken nuggets, mackerel, salmon and tuna, platters of seafood, and piles of tater salad and the amazing southern comfort baskets brought by RAINA.  To top it all off there was an wondrous array of sweets baked by our Muddy Waters crew under the watchful eye of my sweet Cheffy. 

Well, dear friends.  that's it for this week.  I need a nap while this full belly digests its contents.

Comments welcomed.  Especially if they are fun and/or silly.