Phoebe with a Vengeance

around the house--

Five pounds of constant menace, Phoebe, rules our home with an iron claw. When she isn't terrorizing Bella (braver every day, to her credit), she is driving the humans insane. Truth be told, she is mainly driving Karen insane, as Anisa has lived under Phoebe's regime for 15 years and has acquired a "learned helplessness" approach to survival.

Phoebe's Activity List
- Standing in the doorway or at the top of the stairs to scare Bella
- Perching on the highest point i.e. hip or shoulder of a sleeping person's body
- Not letting Ruby sit on any human lap or get any human attention
- Shedding
- Drinking out of our water glasses
- Eating Bella's kibble
- Walking in the wet bathtub
- Jumping on the table
- Jumping on the counter
- Standing in the sink
- Standing on the stove, licking leftover soup from the pot (today: 4:30)
- Imitating velcro (winter long activity)
- Resting her chin on Anisa's wrist while she types
- Waiting for humans to leave the computer, so she can sit on it
- Typing coded messages to those on the outside
- Just wanting to be loved but it's hard when you are so misunderstood

It's hard to believe that just a few months ago, Phoebe was practically at death's doorstep. Things didn't look good. In fact, they looked bad. She's no spring chicken after all. But she napped, clawed and purred her way back to health and has resumed her active lifestyle.

There's a lesson there.