ARCHER!!!!

That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a KLUTZ
and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which is off
the garage on the other side from the main house, reading the group and
petting Ozzy who was laying in my lap. All of sudden we heard a HUGE CRASH.
I jumped three inches and Ozzy left tread marks down my legs trying to get
out of the way of the house falling down around us (or so it seemed from the
sound). I saw an orange streak out of the corner of my eye - Archer running
like all the demons in h*ll were on his tail.

I ran to the door to see what damage he had done this time. It seems he had
decided to climb the metal ladder we have leaning against a wall in the
garage. The ladder was lying on the floor and I can only assume Archer
leaped away in time to prevent it from crushing him. I have NO idea how he
managed to move such a heavy object out and away from the wall on which it
was leaning - it was at a 30 degree angle so he had to push away from the
wall really hard (I had a hard time lifting it back up again!). The ladder
is not leaning against the wall in a safer, sideways position. Archer is
running around, unfazed with his close encounter with death, and Ozzy and I
are still shaking!

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Hugs,

CatNipped

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"CatNipped" wrote in message
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That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a
KLUTZ and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which
is off the garage on the other side from the main house, reading the group
and petting Ozzy who was laying in my lap. All of sudden we heard a HUGE
CRASH. I jumped three inches and Ozzy left tread marks down my legs trying
to get out of the way of the house falling down around us (or so it seemed
from the sound). I saw an orange streak out of the corner of my eye -
Archer running like all the demons in h*ll were on his tail.

I ran to the door to see what damage he had done this time. It seems he
had decided to climb the metal ladder we have leaning against a wall in
the garage. The ladder was lying on the floor and I can only assume
Archer leaped away in time to prevent it from crushing him. I have NO
idea how he managed to move such a heavy object out and away from the wall
on which it was leaning - it was at a 30 degree angle so he had to push
away from the wall really hard (I had a hard time lifting it back up
again!). The ladder is not leaning against the wall in a safer, sideways
position. Archer is
^^^^ now, of course - amazing how one little typo can completely change
the meaning of a sentence.
running around, unfazed with his close encounter with death, and Ozzy and
I are still shaking!

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Hugs,

CatNipped

See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/

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"CatNipped" wrote in message

That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a
KLUTZ and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which
is off the garage on the other side from the main house, reading the
group and petting Ozzy who was laying in my lap. All of sudden we heard
a HUGE CRASH. I jumped three inches and Ozzy left tread marks down my
legs trying to get out of the way of the house falling down around us (or
so it seemed from the sound). I saw an orange streak out of the corner
of my eye - Archer running like all the demons in h*ll were on his tail.

I know you didn't find this funny, but I couldn't help but laugh at this.
What a rambunctious little MONSTER!! He brings the word "hoolikitten" to
a whole new level.

Glad everything's OK... more or less. Purrs for everyone's nerves
(especially yours and Ozzy's), and that Archer doesn't kill himself
before he's old enough to stop pulling all these death-defying
maneuvers.

Joyce

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That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a
KLUTZ and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office,
which
is off the garage on the other side from the main house, reading the
group and petting Ozzy who was laying in my lap. All of sudden we
heard
a HUGE CRASH. I jumped three inches and Ozzy left tread marks down my
legs trying to get out of the way of the house falling down around us
(or
so it seemed from the sound). I saw an orange streak out of the corner
of my eye - Archer running like all the demons in h*ll were on his
tail.

I know you didn't find this funny, but I couldn't help but laugh at this.
What a rambunctious little MONSTER!! He brings the word "hoolikitten" to
a whole new level.

Glad everything's OK... more or less. Purrs for everyone's nerves
(especially yours and Ozzy's), and that Archer doesn't kill himself
before he's old enough to stop pulling all these death-defying
maneuvers.

I know, huh!? He is so tiny (well, tiny compared to Ozzy, 11 pounds, or
Sammy, 20 pounds - he weighs the same as Jessie and Demi, 7.5 pounds) - how
the heck did he manage to more that heavy ladder. He had to have had some
help from the mothership - teleportation or something! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped


Joyce

On 15 Dec, 12:22, "CatNipped" wrote:

He is so tiny (well, tiny compared to Ozzy, 11 pounds, or
Sammy, 20 pounds - he weighs the same as Jessie and Demi, 7.5 pounds) - how
the heck did he manage to more that heavy ladder. He had to have had some
help from the mothership - teleportation or something! ;


We have a 12 foot stepladder inside the house - nowhere outside to put
it and with tall ceilings it was the first thing we brought when we
moved


And Dunzi knocked it over for the first time (there have been so many
more) when she was about 8 weeks old and weighed less than 2 pounds!


Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Lesley wrote:

On 15 Dec, 12:22, "CatNipped" wrote:

He is so tiny (well, tiny compared to Ozzy, 11 pounds, or
Sammy, 20 pounds - he weighs the same as Jessie and Demi, 7.5 pounds) - how
the heck did he manage to more that heavy ladder. He had to have had some
help from the mothership - teleportation or something! ;

We have a 12 foot stepladder inside the house - nowhere outside to put
it and with tall ceilings it was the first thing we brought when we
moved

And Dunzi knocked it over for the first time (there have been so many
more) when she was about 8 weeks old and weighed less than 2 pounds!

They have powerful muscles in their legs, disproportionate to their
size! (At least, disproportionate when compared to other animals.) Don't
let their cuteness fool you.

Joyce

CatNipped wrote:
That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a KLUTZ
and he is into everything. snip
And I thought Sam (who doesn't have the excuse of being a kitten; he
must be around 2 years old) was bad!

He's always knocking stuff over. This morning, it was the top shelf in
the back porch - this is on three brackets with a kind of lip to stop
the shelf from slipping, and survived about 15 years with Mandy and
Betsy - and I thought Mandy was very active and into things in her young
days.

The shelf was knocked off the brackets, and an assortment of heavy,
rarely-used objects such as an axe, a saw, and some flowerpots were
scattered over the washer, dryer, hot water heater and floor. Sam was
leaving the area as I arrived, looking a bit skittish and no wonder!
He's now sleeping peacefully like a total innocent. I wonder how many of
his 9 lives he used up in the year or so before he moved in here,
considering how things here seem to collapse under his paws?

Cheryl

No cluons were harmed when CatNipped wrote:
That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet!

He's just practicing his rendition of the Night Before Christmas:

"When in the garage, there arose such a clatter that Ozzy left treadmarks
on poor old sweet Mater..."


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark
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Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request

On 15 Dec, 10:47, Mark Edwards wrote:


He's just practicing his rendition of the Night Before Christmas:

"When in the garage, there arose such a clatter that Ozzy left treadmarks
on poor old sweet Mater..."

For that, Mark, you have to come up with the full version of Night
Before Christmas as sung by Ozzy

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Gramby and usens three second dat motion. Piglet likin diz idearment.
"Lesley" wrote in message
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On 15 Dec, 10:47, Mark Edwards wrote:


He's just practicing his rendition of the Night Before Christmas:

"When in the garage, there arose such a clatter that Ozzy left treadmarks
on poor old sweet Mater..."

For that, Mark, you have to come up with the full version of Night
Before Christmas as sung by Ozzy

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs