Dear Caleb (A Letter From Your Cat)

Dear Caleb,

I must share a few things that make me view you as the most peculiar little boy. First off--I don't understand why you still call me "cat"--even though you know so many words and names--and every adult refers to me as "Summit". I know "cat" was your first word...but really, if you're going to keep saying,

"Hi, Cat!",

I might just start spending more and more time upstairs on the office chair. I mean really--if you can shout the 4-syllable "helicopter," then surely you can say, "Summit."

I also wonder if you've noticed that I do NOT have hands...and therefore I don't need to wash them after going to the bathroom. The other day, you yelled,

"Cat wash hands; poop!"

upon my bolting out of the litter box. You're so silly.

Now on to other annoying sayings and noises. Yes, the room where I eat and take care of my business (I call it my room) is also where you people wash your clothes in those huge machines. Whenever the dryer buzzer goes off, my ears ring...and now you have to repeat over and over,

"Nnnnnzzzz; laundry's done!"

and laugh and laugh. I've even heard you say this hours after completing the chore...while you're trying to fall asleep in your bedroom...

And then there's your fascination with offering your milk's sippy cup straw to every stuffed animal, every toy, and even me. Your blue blow up Rody horse even has a dry milk moustache on it--and I probably do, too.

"Cat drink milk, sllllpppppp,"

is not my favorite thing to hear.

When your mom says it's clean-up time, your solution to picking up is putting things away on your bed (or in other strange places) saying they're going to sleep...

"Book, night-night! Hammer, night-night!"

A pretty good trick on your mom, though, I agree with your approach...nice thinking!

One thing I appreciate about you is that you are the only person who helps me enjoy my feline cuisine. While everyone else refers to my meals as "cat food," you always say,

"Cat's crackers."

I only wish the Friskies bag would have those more dignified words written across the top...

Fondly,

Your Feline Buddy Summit