Hurricanes and other stuffs

Teka Here!

I thought it was about time that I got busy and

let you all know that we are F.I.N.E.!

(Frantic, Insecure, Neurotic and Excitable!)

But really. The Hurricane was a non-event for me,

and mostly for Gussie too.

We had no power, so there were no lights in the house

and no cold air coming out of my vents. The humans

were upset for some reason about not having any hot

water for their beloved showers, but I am not all

that fond of showers, warm or otherwise.

(I prefer a bubble bath you know?)

What it meant was that we used up Muzzer's supply

of beeswax candles that match her "special" dishes.

And on Sunday ALL of us got to be piggies with

the shrimps that were residing in the freezer.

After the Muzzer grilled them. YUM!

BUT...on the plus side me n Gussie did not

miss even one walkie. And because the house was

dark earlier than usual, all of us climbed in the big

bed together a bit earlier than we usually do.

Gussie griped because bedtime stories were shorter

and they were almost always ones that Muzzer or Dad

knew by heart. But I like "Goodnight Moon" and "The Little

Engine that Could" and I hardly ever look at the pictures in the

books anyway. So.........

And in the mornings I made sure everyone got up a little

earlier than usual so we could get Dad ready for work on time.

There were lots of trees like this big

one that ended their distinguished arboreal

lives in this most undignified manner. And

that made me kind of sad.

But it brought the squirrels a lot closer to the ground

for at least a little while.

And out on Dad's campus, there were lots

of trees like this one. But they didn't cancel

classes, not even for one day. So all of

the Botany Buffs got to see reality close up

and personal.

And the weather stayed reasonably cool

(for Richmond in August) so even with

all of us in the big bed and no fans available

it was comfortable sleeping.

So I am counting my blessings and saying

that I hope we don't go through this again

too soon, and I hope that everyone

else has their power back and that we

all have a better week than the last one.

Gussie and Asta sure are!

They are at the Pawm, and Asta's

Sweet Mommi shared this picture

with us today. Now I know why

Gussie took Dancing Lessons instead

of obedience class like I did.

Teka Toy

over and out.