Don't you love the lazy days of summer? I do.

Things have settled down a bit after the bad weekend. Mom and the big man have been busy every night going through the camping stuff and getting it packed and organized. I am worried though, because I haven't noticed that they have packed any cat food bowls. They have not mentioned what I would be doing while they were hiking and biking. I'm being to wonder if they expect me to stay home while they are gone. Maybe they just haven't had time to get my things together. They aren't leaving for a few days so there is still time.

I've been prowling at night and sleeping all day this week, which is really cool. I go out in the evenings when Mom is outside. Yesterday she put on the helmet and shoes with laces and rode away on her bicycle. She was gone for a long time, but she came back. Then we washed up some more camping things. I came in when the big man got home to have some dinner with him. I think he's not mad at me anymore over the accidents in his chair.

I like summer time. You know what I like best?

I like the weekends when Mom and the big man are home and we work in the yard together. I love yard work! I can attack the rake or the water hose. I can wrestle the rope bed called a hammock. I can run in the bushes and jump out to scare Mom and the big man. I go to the neighbor's house and help them too. They like me a lot and sometimes I have coffee with them in the mornings on their nice porch.

I like it when Mom's people kid, Justin, comes over. Me and Justin are really cool. Sometimes when it is hot outside, me and Justin just nap on the couch. I lilke that the best. Me and him just being buddies. It's cool to have cool friends, that's why Justin likes to be my friend, I am a cool cat.