Willy the Brave

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There are times you really wonder about your cats, this morning is one of them. Willy is the laid back of the brothers (Khuay was the one I thought was a coward...boy was I wrong!). He doesn't get into too many strange predicaments, or does really strange things. He is my companion who curls up beside me and sleeps as close as possible, waiting patiently for that pet to come from my busy hands. He will wake up at times, jump up on my chest and look me in the eyes adoringly and purr his question "do you love me?" Then he will lay back down and go back to sleep. I can count on him to stay out of trouble and not be the laugh riot that Khuay is. So this morning was totally unexpected and that much more precious. We're going to town today, I have a blood test (YUCK! I normally don't mind them but this one I have to fast for. I normally am not hungry first thing in the morning but when I have to fast I am always ravenous! ) So to keep my mind off food I do things like find Michael's coupons (Michael's is a craft supply store near where I live, and I don't skip taking advantage of the 40% off coupons plus I print extras to give to other customers.) So, I stumbled into the office and grabbed the printer and set it up on the floor beside the couch. (I work on the laptop in the family room in front of the TV, I love watching educational programing while I work on the computer. Right now I'm watching Scooby Doo!!) I pulled up the coupons I saved in Word last night and set up to print. About that time, Willy, showing some kitty curiosity, wandered up to check out the printer. At the same time it started making noises and started printing. Willy was enthralled. His kitty face was deep in the "out hole" where the printed pages come out. "Now where is that little mouse making all that noise????" The printer paused between pages and Willy stopped looking for that little mousey that was making all the noise. He turned his back on the printer and sat down, I'm sure he was scratching his head mentally. Willy was deep in thought when the printer started printing again, and then a printed coupon page shot out and tapped him on his back. Willy shot straight up, every hair on end!!! "OH MY GOSH THE MOUSEY GOT ME, HE GRABBED ME, HE TOUCHED ME, OH GOSH I'M A GONNER!!!" When Willy landed on the floor again, he whipped around, raised his paw, and thumped the daylights out of the printer. Another page shot out at him and he thumped it again. As each of the five pages came out he thumped that miserable mousey that had the guts to actually touch him!! When the printer quit printing Willy summoned up all his courage, jumped on top of the computer, leaned over the edge and peeked in the hole where the mousey was shooting things out at him. He then reached down and into the darkness of the hole, when at that point the printer carriage returned and sent Willy the brave scrambling for cover. Ya gotta love cats! They can be so calming, loving, sedate creatures. Then something happens and they totally lose their cool and you totally lose your's from laughing at their antics! I thank God each day for giving me 7 wonderful companion animals to love, protect, and enjoy.