Monday, March 2, 2009

Reclaiming our territory


I love our sunroom. At one time it was a patio but is now all enclosed, with many big windows, good views, lots of sunshine. It was a great place to have a meal, walk the treadmill, listen to music, read or work the crossword puzzle.
Enter the cats. When we got those two kitty boys last spring we fixed them up a 'cat lair' in the garage... carpet, chairs with cushions, rugs, blankets, food and water and a covered litter pan. What more could a cat want?? Well, come winter, it seemed a little inhospitable for them to be out in the cold garage, so we let them come into the sunroom... big mistake! Despite our efforts at shooing them off the table and out of the bookcase...they had their way. Smokey's favorite place was in the middle of a big flower arrangement (which he consistently dumped onto the floor). I'm pretty sure Bandit was the one who frequently rearranged my cookbooks by taking them off the shelf and putting them (in random order) on the floor. Ditto the DVDs and CDs... nothing was off limits. Eventually we just gave in and the sunroom became the CATROOM. Cats ruled!
The weather has now become warmer... hey, kitty boys! Guess what?? The cat lair in the garage has been refurbished; yesterday I spent several hours vacuuming, cleaning, polishing in the sunroom and an equal amount of time convincing the 'boys' that they will no longer rule that particular roost.
I love our sunroom.

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