If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb

Patti and Bob went home yesterday. They had been here since last Tuesday. It was 112 degrees in Palm Springs, so this was a nice escape from that weather.

They brought their cat, "KK", with them. We’re still amazed at how much Bob dotes on that cat. When we first met him, he didn’t seem like a cat person at all. We were teased quite a bit by him because we had cats.

Every morning at 8:00am, Bob came into the family room, carrying "KK". He put her up in the cat tree. Then, while he read the paper and had coffee, she would quietly get down and start exploring the house.

"KK" has been here several times. The first time they brought her, she was only a few months old. She and "Jason" got along well. They played and chased each other. Our “Kaci” wasn’t into that at all. Neither were any of the other cats.

“KK” was not quite a year old when she came to visit again. "Jason" remembered her and I think she was here for a week that time too. She blended right in with our cats. Well, at least with "Jason". He called her his “girl-friend”.

"Jonesie" came to live with us last December. In January I took him with me to Palm Springs to stay with Patti for a few days. He met “KK” for the first time. The first thing he did was find her toys and take over. At first “KK” sat and watched this kid (he was only about three months old), and then within an hour they were chasing each other through the house.

Jonesie and KK
January 2011

Now "KK" is about 1-1/2 years old. When they brought her in the house the other day, she was a little reserved. She wanted to stay under the bed. “Jonesie” went under the bed with her. After a day or so, she was roaming the house and was getting comfortable with everyone.

Yesterday when they were getting ready to leave, they couldn’t find “KK” anywhere. She had seen the packing and the kennel, and like our cats, made herself scarce. We looked all over the house for her.

Bob was getting a little concerned. I said, "Well, I guess she's just going to have to stay with us". Bob didn't think that was funny. He said, "That's what you said last time". I didn't remember me saying it last time, but maybe I did. He acted like it was an old joke that wasn't funny....

I checked my closet again and there she was. She had gotten so comfortable in our house that she had found herself a little hiding place. That’s usually the first place we look for our cats when we can’t find one of them. I picked her up and backed her into her kennel. Bob was happy.

So, they are gone. As nice as it was to have them visit, I know they were glad to get home and back into their daily routines. Charlie and I were also anxious to get back to ours!

Bob said it was only going to be 102 degrees in Palm Springs when they got home. ((Smile))

More later..........