A Day in the Life of Gracie

Good morning. Gracie here. I just want to take this time to thank all of you who have come to my defense about my scant appearances on the blog. My mom likes to make the excuse that I, Gracie, do nothing but sleep, and that simply is not true.

Actually, I have a rich social life. My mornings always start out with kitty treats.

And speaking of kitty treats, I like to watch the hummingbirds from this window. I've never actually caught a hummingbird. That would require a lot of fuss and jumping and such. A dignified lady cat like myself does not fuss over little things like hummingbirds.

Then I retire to the cat-brushing place where I allow my dad to brush my furs for exactly 100 strokes.

Don't forget my chin.

A little to the right, if you please.

Once my furs are all brushed and glistening, I retire to the place where my mom sleeps at night. Her side of the bed is the best.

Only...she usually wants to pull up the sheets and make the bed, which ruins everything. After that, I retire to my purrsonal chair in her office for my daily nap. "Daily" as in "all day". Yes, a cat needs her beauty sleep.

Usually in the afternoon, we go outside for a while. I have to stay under this chair at first because...

you know...THAT. He always gets so excited when I come outside that he jumps on me and bites my neck...

which makes me sooooooooooooooo mad! My mom says we all have a shadow self, and his antics really bring out mine.

Here, you can see my mom's and Smitty's shadow selves. You know, there's an expression that goes something like, "All hat and no cattle". I'm here to tell you that Smitty is "All shadow and no cat."

And here's a prime example of what I'm talking about.

Enough said, I think.
Once I'm sure the coast is clear, I drink from my outside water dish. This is my favorite place to drink on a hot day.

And after my mom and dad have their dinner, we go downstairs, where I nap on my dad's lap.

My dad is my favorite person in the whole wide world.

So I'll leave it to you, my dear cat fans. Do you think that I don't do anything but sleep? I'd say my days are filled with adventure. By adventure, I'm referring to the dignified kind. Pin It