Anne had minor ankle surgery last week, so she's been at home since Friday, recovering.
Our pets are all incredibly excited that she's been a captive audience for them; both cats and both dogs have happily spent entire days on our bed with her.
Yesterday, our cat Watson got himself all worked up, and spent close to a half hour running around the house, chasing ping pong balls and his tail with equal enthusiasm, and generally cracking both of us up. Just before he exhausted himself, he jumped up onto our bed:
She told me that she was laughing so hard, it was shaking her foot. I guess Watson wasn't too happy about that:
Watson went to sleep soon after these pictures were taken.
Later in the evening, while I was sitting in my office (in the front of the house), I heard Seamus barking. It wasn't his "HEY HEY HEY THERE'S A THING OUT THERE!" bark, or his "I SEE YOU DOG! I SEE YOU THERE! **** YOU, DOG!" bark. It was his "OMG I LOVE TO TALK TO YOU HUMAN" bark.
I didn't think anything of it, until I saw this video Anne put on the YouTubes a few minutes later:
I was worried that she'd have to be home alone while I was at GenCon, so we arranged to have a couple of friends come and trade off staying with her for the rest of the week… but now I'm pretty sure she'll be just fine while I'm gone, and she'll probably end up having a cast party (HA HA HA) with our friends.
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I just had a minor foot surgery and have an identically makeshift cast. Best of luck to her recovery and you have awesome pets!
That first cat picture is hilarious. Hope she heals quickly!
I hope shes up an around soon, but Im sure its nice for the pets to have her around to be with@
Wil, will you doing a Con In Florida anytime? I haven’t seen you in person since the 1987 Hollywood Christmas Parade.
Ah, Watson.I suppose you think… the Game’s Afoot.
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH~!
He looks like a little orca.
Well done. Well done, indeed. Have an internet!
Good dog, (pat pat) – [bone]
Good kitty, (skritch) – [bowl of milk]
Good Wil, (er…) – [BEER]
Love photo #2 – Watson looks just plain annoyed.
Yes, I believe Anne is in good ‘paws’ with the pets. Seems she will have no end of entertainment. 🙂
You have the best pets!
Has the new puppy moved in yet or are you waiting until after GenCon and Anne has recovered?
We'll bring her home on Sunday!
Hope a speedy recovery to Anne 🙂 (Been there… oh the memories).
Watson looks like he has some sort of plan hatched for a future assault on the cast…. he looks oddly confident and mischievous… 2 traits you never want to see in a pet or a toddler…
Two things happened when I just played Anne’s video:
1. Our Beagle thought there was a dog outside and ran out the front door looking for it.
2. My wife thought our Golden Retriever was barking, and yelled at him.
What’s that they say about pets and their owners taking on similar traits?
I love that you have a dog named Seamus and a cat named Watson. These are glorious names for any pet. *takes hat off to you*
edible eyes!
http://www.suck.uk.com/products/edible-eyes/?category=new
Does Anne just carry a stash of googly eyes at all times, so that she can affix them to things which offend her with their lack of googly eyes? That’s… actually a pretty great policy. Maybe I’ll adopt it.
I hope Anne has a speedy recovery. I have been out of comission since March when I fractured both legs- I feel for her but love the googly eyes idea- love the pets. I hope that you enjoy Gencon- I will be miss out this year.
All the best to Anne. What great company she has, though 🙂 Seamus is so cute!
Hmmm…You may THINK that Watson is playing, but perhaps you should get this for Anne to read while you’re away: How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You by The Oatmeal
http://www.amazon.com/How-Tell-Your-Plotting-Kill/dp/1449410243/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345401014&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+tell+if+your+cat+is+plotting+to+kill+you
Oh, and I lost it with the googly eyes. Hope Anne has a speedy recovery.