Norma Jean

 

New Favorite Spot

Alias has found his new favorite spot in the house. It’s on the ledge above the stairway underneath a skylight. I also have to believe he knows how unbelievably handsome he is in the sunlight. 

Norma Jean

Sunday morning I woke up with Norma snuggled next to me under the covers as she often does. She won’t get up until I do. It’s one of my favorite things ever. 
 

Personality Tests

Scientifically categorizing cats personality types, like Myers/Briggs, Insights, DISC human evaluations I’ve had taken during my work years. Here are the different style types I’ve lived with: Mr. Maximoto and Kenta, window watching, deep purrers empathetic lap sitters; Diego-San and Norma, assertively independent, exploring, observations based needy needing; Thompson and Alias, peace making populists, beloved by all. Theo on his own as always. 

Scaredy Cats

So for the second time in the last few weeks, I came home and no one greeted me at the door. I felt a little snubbed, like shouldn’t they be curious about who was making noise downstairs?

Yesterday, Alias was hidden underneath my futon. Kenta was sitting up on my futon. Norma was nowhere in sight. Just like the last time this happened, I heard a noise. It sounded like a chime but I don’t have chimes in my house. Instead, it was the storm door to the kitchen entrance banging against the side of my house. The handle is broken and somehow the latch came undone causing the door to bang in the wind. Both yesterday and the time before Alias and Norma let their fear overcome their hunger. They skipped a meal rather than risk going down stairs.

Kenta had no problem eating his latest meal.

Recount

My housemates didn’t win the Pet Photo Contest at work. I thought about demanding a recount bit didn’t want to come across as a sore loser. But seriously these three are in a class of their own.
 

Cheeze

Smile and say ‘cheese’ Kenta…
 

Clean

I washed Norma’s favorite bed and it’s a completely different color now without all the fur. After the cleaning, she avoided it for a while, I’m sure it must have smelled much different, but she ended up napping in it again.
 

Twins Lose

I was going to go to the Twins game Saturday morning despite very cold temperatures. As I lay down after getting ready to go, Alias took his usual nap spot on my legs. Kenta soon joined him. There was no way I was still going to the Twins game (seen on the TV in the background).
 

Photo Contest

We are having a pet photo contest at work. Lots of cute pets but I’m sure Kenta, Alias and Norma’s photo is going to take the prize. 

 

My Lil Guardian

He does keep an eye on me.
 

Perception

Alias said his stripes make him look fatter than he actually is. He has a point, he's actually pretty scrawny. 
 

In The Family

Norma gets a bee in her bonnet every evening and needs/wants all my attention. She meows, squeals, and begs for a forehead rub. She won’t stop until I give her my attention. I’m OK with that. Alias has a similar routine. Must run in the family.
 

Crash

After working 60 hour work weeks for the past five weeks, our schedule returns to normal for the next couple of weeks. The evening work greatly disrupted our routines but for me, even more difficult were the weekends when I crashed and took long naps. Alias always joined me, napping on my legs. Kenta and Norma joined us once in a while. Whatever combinations, I loved spending time with my housemates. 
 

Alias Puddle

A couple of times a night, Alias will hop up on my lap. It’s like his bones go away and he’s a puddle. I rub his belly. This doesn’t last long however, five minutes tops before he squirms out of my lap and onto the floor.
 

Kenta Shrugged

Kenta didn’t see me round the corner of the house. So I stood outside at the front door until he noticed me. Took a while and when he did, I swear he shrugged. 
 

Norma Is Having None of It

The new toy lasted about 15 seconds before Norma decided to put an end to its shenanigans.

 

Me and My

Norma doesn’t think that looks like her normal shadow. 
 

Kitty Pile

The four of us spent a lot of the weekend napping together. It was a very good weekend.
 

Happy Easter

I won a big ass ham at work. Norma definitely checked it out.
 

Famished

This is Alias' 'I'm starving and don't think I'll last another 20 seconds' look.
 

Nobody's Fool

Seriously I don't know what was happening to their right to make them all look that way.