the kitten chronicles - part 51

What can we learn from kittens today? Take the stairs. The boys favourite training site beats any toy (including Midnight Crazies)for fun that's never boring. One routine goes like this. One kitten lies on the landing at the top of the stairs. He pretends not to notice his brother at the bottom of the stairs. "La di da, I'm just chilling here having a little cat nap - I totally don't expect to be attacked". Then, the one at the bottom of the stairs twitches in anticipation, his muscles straining, like Clint Eastwood in the showdown of a spaghetti western. One little twitch. Another. "He's not expecting anything - the poor furry sap!" Then he charges up the stairs at breakneck speed and.."oh no, he knew I was coming!". They both leap 2 feet in the air and chest bump like they're celebrating a touchdown. Sometimes locked in a mortal death grip they'll both tumble all the way down the stairs without letting go. Because they have no bones in their bodies they survive this terrible fall. It's not all high energy on the stairs though.This morning they totally ignored me when I came out of the Big Cat bedroom. They were completely preoccupied by chasing an ant on the stairs. Both are now very accomplished ant hunters. I'm so proud. And to think just a couple of months ago they were just two scared balls of fluff who slept curled up in a heap on these very same stairs. Perhaps there's hope for the world after all. xxx dad