I had a swell birthday party, with presents and birthday cake with TWO candles! I wouldn't go near it -- that's how I singed my eyebrows last year -- what if I'd caught them on fire? No, thanks, I'll sit in my chair and watch this time, until I see some ice cream.

I'll watch from a safe distance this year.

Once the fire was out on the cake, I came closer, to get a better look. You know I LOVE pussywillows. They look a lot like me, only smaller. I like gazing at those pretty pink Stargazer lilies, too. (THEY are the LILIES and I am the STAR. ;-) I prefer Tiger Lilies, of course, but they are out of season and there were none available.

See the presents? That pretty box was full of goodies -- shrimp treats, a brush to keep my coat all pretty now that the shedding season has commenced and those funny little balls that look like sea urchins but don't hurt me if I touch them. They are lots of fun to play with.

Da Bird!

At the first opportunity, I made a move on "Da Bird" -- three new ones! When Miss Jerrianne waves the magic wand, they fly just like the birdies I see at the bird feeder, only "Da Bird" flies INSIDE the house. I love to chase "Da Bird" and pounce on it and catch it. Once I get my teeth on it, I abscond with "Da Bird" and Miss Jerrianne has to chase me down to get it back. Sometimes I get clear into the next room with it, dragging the wand behind me. If she doesn't follow me and rescue "Da Bird," I turn around and drag it right back and drop it at her feet. Dry feathers aren't so tasty -- the fun is catching "Da Bird" -- and it doesn't fly until the wand is back in Miss Jerrianne's hand.

A joke for Aunt Betty!

This picture is for Aunt Betty, who sent me the presents in the pretty box, because she loves a good joke and this is a picture of me laughing at the jokes I played on Miss Jerrianne when she was trying to take pictures. She would put a treat where she wanted me to go -- but I am too fast for her. By the time she could get her finger back on the camera, I would snatch up the treat and jump down to the floor and eat it. I got a lot more treats than she got pictures.

And when she took the first batch of pictures to the computer, I stole "Da Bird"! The first time, she was pretty surprised to see "Da Bird" and the wand half way down the hall ... and I didn't knock anything over or spill the flowers, either. The second time, she caught me trying to hide another copy of "Da Bird" in the bathroom. I always behave perfectly when she's watching, but when she isn't ... the joke's on her!

Thank you to all who made my second birthday great!

Miss Kitty

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