After returning from Toronto to Ottawa after the Christmas holidays, my parents received this handwritten report from the Cat Sitter they had hired to look after their two pets:
The Frito and Pippa Diaries
December 24th pm
Both cats were waiting in the hall on arrival. Frito and Pippa played the entire time I was there. I performed food/water/litter duty, which was a nice Christmas treat! LOL! Pippa took a very brief dining break and then began to play again. So much energy! I wish I had that kind of life to me! She and Frito played with wand toys, balls, the ball within a ball, mice and each other.
December 25th am
I feel very luck to spend my Christmas morning with Frito and Pippa as my children are spending the holidays with their father and his new wife this year. They’re at some timeshare at Disney. Oh well, at least Frito and Pippa are grateful when I feed them! Today the cats were pretty much exactly the same as they were yesterday. You know how that feels? When every day feels exactly the same as the day before? The same thoughts, the same bottle of wine, the same fears about whether you’ll ever find human love again? I gave Frito a pedicure, both front and back and he was really good about it! Pippa didn’t get one as her nails were in good shape!
December 25th pm
These cats are definitely winning the “most fun” category! They love all their toys and the toilet paper roll and the piece of paper and especially each other. Must be nice. Love. Especially at Christmas. You have great cats. It would be nice to have great kids who thought to give their mother a call on Christmas, but I guess Disney and Richard’s new wife, the “pretty” Marine Biologist, keep them pretty busy.
I’ve always wanted to swim with the dolphins. While I was getting cat food out of the fridge, Frito jumped up and knocked two bottles of your wine over and I’m afraid it spilled all over the floor. But don’t worry, I cleaned it right up so that the cats didn’t get drunk! LOL!! Pippa, so high energy, also tore up a box of chocolates.
December 26th am
Frito and Pippa were meowing very loudly today. They must miss you. I wonder what that feels like, to be missed? Pippa had a splitting headache and threw-up several times. But don’t worry, I cleaned it up and know it’s nothing to be worried about. I played with them for a little bit but mostly they just wanted to sleep and watch TV.
Christmas movies.
About families loving one another.
Anyway, it was a pleasure to look after your cats and thank you so much for the Christmas bonus! I am going to use it to go to a Boxing Day sale and buy something very large and expensive to help fill the hole! Thank you,
Anna