d.: I have been trying to call you all day Cal.E. So has The Kennel. They need extra help, because so many workers took vacation this week. Their kids are out of school, and people want to go places now that the pandemic is over. You are needed, at work, even though you did schedule this as a vacation week, to have some time to yourself. Your kittens will be with you 24/7 when you take them all to work with you and then come home and have them all in your mom and dad's house.
C.: I know. The Kennel said that they would pay me double my salary if I would come in during my vacation. I did not get the message, though, until it was too late.
d.: ??
C.: Mom took my phone away because Buddy Bones said that I was "picking" on him.
d.: I thought you and the other two cats at your house called a truce with Buddy Bones. What happened?
C.: Buddy Bones told Mom that I kept sticking things in his ears, putting pepper on his nose, and whistling loudly while he tried to sleep. He also said that I was pouring water on his head. He set his phone to take a picture while he slept. He claims to have a picture of me doing all these things.
d.: It sounds like he has you dead to rights! Dilute calico markings are rather rare. Do you have a double?
C.: No, I have seven of them! I told you that all of my female kittens look like me...
d.: Back up and start again, Cal.E., Your kittens will not be here until next week!
C.: That's what I thought. However, Tom saw a deal on the internet while he was monitoring a travel website in the middle of the night. He believed that the deal was too good to pass up. It was a getaway flight from BMI to HIA for $39 for all fourteen kittens! The catch was that the flight was yesterday, on the holiday and VERY early in the morning. The Airline was trying to fill its redeye flight to save money. Apparently, everyone wants to LEAVE Houston, not spend a holiday here. I guess Baltimore is more attractive than Houston this time of year. They just want to get rid of as many people and pets as they can as quickly as possible! Tom put the kittens on the plane, then texted me and told me that they would be arriving at 0400 in a rideshare. hen they got here, everyone was still asleep. I was the only one awake!
My kittens, I suppose, are practical jokers. When they saw Buddy Bones sleeping, the opportunity to play a joke on him was too hard for them to resist. My girls knew that I would be the one who would get in trouble if any of them were caught, so they took turns playing jokes on Buddy Bones! He complained to Mom by showing her his pictures. She grounded me and took away my phone, so I was not able to answer the calls from The Kennel or YOU!
d.: How, then, did you get your phone back?
C.: Dad decided to open a can of beans to eat with his lunch. When my kittens heard the can opener, they all thought that he was opening a can of tuna. They lined up like the Von Tropp children, waiting for Dad to feed them! Mom then found the text from Tom. They understood then that it was not me who was playing tricks on Buddy Bones. Mom gave me my phone back, but it was too late to come in to work on the day shift.
d.: Well, from what I understand, The Kennel will need help the rest of the week. Will you be at work tomorrow?
C.: Try and stop me! I need some relief from these rotten kittens. I hope Mom doesn't mind watching them on her days off!
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