It’s Zaturday, the day we, Ziggy and Zorro, take over Mommy’s blog!
Ziggy here. Mommy and Daddy took us on a long trip, and boy, was it fun! They have this little house that they pull down the road, and it’s really cool. It has a comfy bed, where we sleep with Mommy and Daddy and a couch that’s comfy, too.
At home, Mommy and Daddy never let us get up on the kitchen table or counters, but in the little house, they do. I’m glad, because that’s where we have the best views of what’s going on outside.
The views looking out the door and sitting on the back of the couch are pretty good, too, even at night.
It’s fun watching everything outside. We see lots of birds and squirrels. One day, we saw this. Mommy called it a turtle. We’d never seen one of those before.
Sometimes there are scary things out there, too. Like when this big thing came and emptied the trash. Mommy called it the Garbage Truck Monster. It was reeeeallly noisy! I hid under the covers, and Zorro climbed into a pillow case. All that beeping and clanging around was just too scary for us.
Going down the road in the truck is pretty fun, too. Sometimes I ride between Mommy and Daddy and look out the front window. Zorro usually sleeps in Mommy’s lap when we’re traveling. She says it’s hard to write with a cat in her lap, but Zorro doesn’t seem to mind. He just uses her computer for a pillow.
Sometimes he stands up to look out the window or gets in the back seat and cuddles up to me.
One day Mommy rolled the window down a little bit to get some fresh air, and I got to ride with my head hanging out for a minute. She was hanging on to my harness, but boy, was that fun! Mommy said I looked like a dog. That wasn’t true at all, because I didn’t have my tongue hanging out. I’m much too dignified for that. But the wind blowing my fur sure felt good.
Finally, Mommy and Daddy took us back home. We were sad, then. In fact, for two days, Zorro sat at the door looking out at the little house and crying. He was ready to go again.
But the other day, I heard Mommy and Aunt Kim talking about planning another trip next year. Zorro got really excited. We’re not sure when next year is, but we’re hoping it’s tomorrow!
I thought that was pretty smart. The only problem is that wherever Zorro is, he’s stuck, because I take up the entire cat door.
Zorro and I like going for car rides. When Daddy’s driving, we both get in Mommy’s lap. It’s a little crowded, because she usually has her computer there, too. When Mommy’s driving, she only lets one of us lie in her lap. Zorro always beats me to it. He curls up there and doesn’t move until Mommy stops for gas.
When Mommy and Daddy first got back, Zorro pouted for a whole day. Mommy couldn’t get him to purr no matter what she did. But he finally got over it and forgave them for leaving him. One thing that helped was that the day after they got back, Daddy went to the store and bought a bunch of meat. Then they made a batch of fresh cat food. Mommy and Daddy make really good kitty food. We like it better than the food that comes out of cans. Zorro even stands up for it.
Then we all moved from Florida to North Carolina. Ziggy and I like car rides, so we didn’t mind that at all. What was really fun, though, was when Mommy started unpacking. Every time she emptied a box, Ziggy and I got in! Boxes are the most fun thing in the world! Well, catnip toys are pretty fun, too.
Lately, though, Mommy and Daddy have been making lots of noise, and we don’t like that. Even Aunt Kim is getting involved. Mommy says they’re remodeling. While Mommy and Aunt Kim put a new floor in, Ziggy and I hung out on our catio.
For a while, there was white stuff all over the ground, and it was really cold. When I wanted to get warmed up, I just came in and curled up in Grandma’s lap. Grandma has a soft, warm lap, because she wears a thick, fuzzy robe. 
A couple of weeks ago, when Mommy and Daddy were sick, I was lying beside Mommy’s feet, and all the sudden, I fell out of bed. Mommy heard a thud, so she doesn’t think I landed on my feet. I’m not sure, because it happened so fast. One second I was sound asleep, and the next I was on the floor. Mommy jumped up to make sure I was okay. I just laid there for a minute, until Mommy made me get up so she could watch me walk. Of course, I was fine. (Mommy worries too much.)
