Meowllo everypawdy, hope you had a great weekend. It’s another Miserable Monday here and let me tell you, we sure had a storm last night. Ya know da skies have been gray and sunless furever now, but at least da rains have been quiet da last few days. And then outta nowhere last night da thunder and lightnin’ started up and scared da b-jeebies outta me.
There we was, layin’ in bed all cuddled up da way mommy and me do. Ya’ know mommy can’t sleep without a kitty cuddled up next to her purrin’ her a lullaby. And me and sis Lexi used to purr in unison. Mommy says it was kinda like havin’ a vibratin’ bed. Anyways, me’s getting’ off track here, let’s get back to da storm of da century. So there we was all cuddled up and suddenly, BOOM gRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrUMBLE It was so loud even mommy jumped. Me couldn’t slink or scamper off da bed and under it fast enuff. But me had purrlenty of light to see by, cuz lightnin’ came through da black bedroom curtains and lit up da whole room. Well mommy began to coo at me from atop da bed while me shook in me’s fur under da bed. She wanted me back up on da bed with her. Like dat was gonna happen. As long as da sky was grumblin’, me was gonna stay put……….safely UTB (under the bed). Mommy calls me da Queen of Slink. She says fur a big kitty me can sure flatten out fast enuff.
Now let me tell you somethin’ you may not know about me’s mommy. She’s a clever one. She doesn’t like to take no fur an answer and won’t ifin she can help it. So there me was shakin’ in me’s fur and mommy’s cooin’ and nothing’s happening. So she begins to whine. You know, “Dezi, I Neeeeeeeed you. Baby, I can’t sleep without you. Dezi, it’s okay, I won’t let anything or anybody hurt you, come on back up here on the bed with mommy.” Yeah, just how did she plan on purrtectin’ me while she slept? Was she gonna snore dat storm away? Me wasn’t goin’ anywhere. UTB was just fine with me.
After what seemed like furever me heard mommy softly snifflin’. Hmmmmm Me cocked me’s head and thought a minute. Somethin’ must be wrong. Mommy’s cryin’. So me made da decision to go and check on her. Me bravely crouched low to da ground and slinked out from under da bed and looked up from da floor. Me couldn’t see a thing. So me hurried up da steps and jumped over to mommy’s chest and stuck me’s face in hers. Meow? What’s wrong mommy, me asked. ‘Tween da sniffles mommy went on about how sis Lexi wouldn’t have left her alone just cuz of some storm and how me has to be her big girl now, and how she neeeeeeds me and luuuuuuvs me and would never let me go. Me lissened intently and purred luvvingly. And then when da next thunder boomer hit…………me scurried back UTB. From me’s spot UTB me meowed to mommy, “Remember mommy, me’s da Queen of Slink and…me Ain’t sis Lexi.”

We didn’t get much sleep last night, but fur now da storm has ended and it’s quietly mistin’ so me’s out hangin’ with mommy and makin’ her happy. We’ll be by to see you all just as soon as we can. And mommy wants me to say thank you to everypawdy. She feels better knowin’ she’s not so old fashioned after all. It’s been a long time since she applied fur a job so she didn’t know ifin things had changed or not.
Where do you (your kitties) hide when thunder boomers start?
Do you (your kitties) hide during loud events like thunder storms?
Till da next time…………………………………..Be Blest!!!



We’re glad the storm was just noisy and didn’t do any damage. Except to your nerves, Dezi. We were catching up and read about how your mom picked up a live scorpion. Yikes! She was fortunate.
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Thunder is horrible Dezi. Fireworks close by are pretty bad too. UTB is the best place to be but sometimes the noise doesn’t bother me or Kali. If, mom is playin’ with us and talkin’ her usually cwap, we feel not much new has happened. I agree though, when in doubt go UTB quickly.
Shoko
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Poor Lexie – those thunder boomers are downright scary. I head for the basement and even down there I hide under a chair. I don’t come back upstairs until it’s over and the rumbling stops. Even if the peeps come downstairs to see if I’m okay, I still stay under the chair. Don’t know what I’ll do when we move – guess I’ll have to go UTB.
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We can’t believe how many bad storms you get! We don’t like the loud boomers either…and usually hide under the table or bed.
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I hides under the big dining table!
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Mes used to does that! Then, about 5 years ago, mes decided that the Thunder Boomers was not going to comes in the house (unlike the evil vacuum cleaner). My hairy slobber sister Cinnamon, goes and hides behind the toilet in the bathroom. Mes thinks that’s silly, UTB is way better.
Kisses dear furrend and stay brave
Nellie
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BLESS YOUR HEART I WOULD HAVE BEEN SLINKING RIGHT BEHIND YOU. I DO NOT LIKE THUNDER, LIGHTNING OR ANY LOUD NOISES.
HUGS MADI YOUR SLINK SIS
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dezi….gram paw dude used ta lay rite in de middle oh de hall way when it stormed;
like him had lurned that frum what de weather doodz said ta due durin a feerce storm ..it waz hiz “safe place” ta go ~~~~~ ♥♥♥
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Our Sadie is the Queen of Slink too. She hides deep in the basement during storms. If we know a storm is coming, we can give her a couple of calming treats, but sometimes we don’t know they’re coming and then it’s too late. Now Tucker used to sit in the open window and watch the storms. Crazy boy he was.
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I don’t hide at all during storms. They don’t bother me at all. Everybody else is another story! Simon, BobbieSue and MerryBelle all go into hiding at the first rumble!
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