September 21, 2015- Just for fun!

I have a jr. high boy! There is something about boys this age that I have always kind of liked. Now before you go and turn me into the police or start to wonder if I am a little crazy let me explain. It is somewhere between “drive you crazy” and “awe that is so sweet”. There is an awkwardness , honesty, annoyance and a sweetness.

Tito is a 6^th grade boy. He had an older brother who hides from him and at times will wrestle with him and let him chew on his ears. Tito will run to greet him as soon as he walks in the house and the next minute jump on his back and annoy him to no end. As soon as Queso heads to the food bowl that is what Tito needs to do, too, and as soon as Queso starts playing with something Tito needs to play with it, too! Tito walks right next to Queso, copies him, and in so many ways want to be like him, but shows it by attacking him while he is napping and biting his neck.

Tito thinks gross is great! Now give me some license here because I know he is a cat, but his list of likes in the gross area is high. The other night I got up to use the restroom and noticed blood smeared on the floor, Worried, I went to investigate- blood in the bedroom and dining area, also. Tito had found a mouse and was having the time of his life playing with it! Ants, beetles and praying manis are all fun to crunch, and he can fart like no one’s business!

Tito’s distractability is somewhere in the 90 percentile. He can be doing one thing and then see a fly and full-bodied, follow it wherever it goes for the next 5 seconds. He can be occupied for 30 minutes with a cellophane wrapper, but not have the attention to eat more than a few bites of food.

And when I hold him and try to cuddle him, he lets me know that he wants none of that- there are more important things than to be cuddled by “mom”.

His front legs are too long, his ears too big, and he sits likes his body is still trying to catch up. He attacks my feet at night to wake me up, and naps right next to my computer not realizing that he does not quite fit like he used to.

But also whenever I sit down he comes and lies on my feet, he hangs out with me in the kitchen (even if it is all about the food), he has the cutes look of curiosity, and really he is good for his brother, keeping from being just an old cat. Everything is an adventure, he is willing to try things that he is not quite ready for, and he is just so much fun! That is what I like about my jr. high boys!