Tired Out! Batting the ball around the track wore Louie out!

Tired Out! Batting the ball around the track wore Louie out!

Reindeer Games. A couple Christmas’s back, Opie got a reindeer tent. This was when she lived in a bedroom on her own away from the two boys, who loved to bother her. They would sit in her tent just for spite. I got a second one for them downstairs. When they crossed over she moved downstairs into the master bedroom and never returned. She won’t use either tent. I took the tent downstairs but she doesn’t want it, so I put it back in her old room. Now Louie has found it and likes to sleep in it, or watch me use the PC. A new generation has moved in.








Opie at home and the last Nicholas photo.


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Louie spends alot of his time in one bedroom under the bed in the daytime, and jumping around playing with toys all night long. He sticks his head out to eat just like Nicholas . Often I calI him Nicholas by mistake. I miss Nicholas a lot. I wondered if Louie knew what a toy was, but he likes them all. I can touch him and he purrs being petted. He is wary of me walking around. He meows and eats whatever he gets. He has a long tail but you can not see it here. Getting a photo of him is like trying to get one of Bigfoot. He has seen Opie. She came into his room and they exchanged slow eye blinks, then she ran downstairs. He did not follow. At night they scratch the door–one on each side. The door is closed at night to avoid him getting into trouble. In the day he does not venture far from the door.

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A Day in the Life (5)





Another Day in the Life (4). A long time since I used this title. Now it is just Opie and Nicholas around the house. Today we will see the normal routine–4 am antics, playing with things, searching for Nemo and the invisible cat who returns today. In the top left photo you can see the red curtains I had to cut Nicholas out of as he hung by his front paws.


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Nicholas is bigger. His tail has gotten bigger in proportion to his body getting bigger. He mostly holds his tail pointing right like he is signaling a turn. He still won’t let me pet him but he hangs out near me. He grabs my leg if I am too slow dishing out dinner, and one day picking up a food dish, he slapped it out of my hand. Opie sometimes lets him eat her food. He is constantly talking and likes to chase balls thrown on the stairs.

Nicholas & Opie

Nicholas and Opie

Nicholas eating Opie’s food
