Thursday, June 18, 2009

Drama

How I wish I could film the drama in my office. The pup lies beside my feet, occasionally licking my toes with her silky soft tongue. She's very relaxed. Until the black cat comes sauntering in. The cat has to hiss and swipe at the pup to keep her space. She settles on my desk, with the puppy looking longingly at her. It's amazing to see a little cat make this big dog submissive.

Then comes my old, old cat -- the tan one. He cries the whole time. He is terrified of the pup. All he wants is to be with me. But even he manages to keep the pup off. He sits on my lap, tries to take away my pen, but never relaxes. It's too much trouble to be down here ... he goes upstairs. Pup tries to follow. I tell her to stay. She does.

The black cat leaves as well.

The pup looks at me. I pet her. She settles back at my feet. No more drama.

I'm back to correcting lessons.

I can't believe how much in demand I am. I try to give each child, each pet some one-on-one time and there are simply not enough hours in the day and night for this. Sigh.
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8 comments:

Bish Denham said...

Oh Vijaya...How full your life is! I know you are thankful. Isn't it wonderful that the "drama" has to do with dog and cats and not other humanly things?

Mary Witzl said...

I know this feeling, but it's lovely, isn't it, to have all these animals around, clamoring for your attention? And Bish is right: that sort of drama beats other kinds of drama I can think of!

Vijaya said...

Oh, this is the only kind of drama I can handle ... I am indeed blessed.

Bish Denham said...

I've tagged Vijaya...just what you need right?

Nandini said...

Poor kitties! Hey, does your dog like to eat cat food too? Our Yogi likes their kibbles and wet food better than his. My 8 lb/13 year old cat slaps him around when he tries to eat her food. More drama!

Vijaya said...

Oh, yes, the pup loves the cat food. I let her eat some of it as a treat. I think they love it because it has more meat.

Susan Sandmore said...

I have so been there! Dog follows me everywhere. Cat does when he's hungry (nearly always). And those children who live here keep calling me "Mommy" and insisting I feed them. Even if I go lock myself in the bathroom, the door starts going rattle, rattle and I hear the dog scratching, meows from the cat and "Mommy! Open the door!"

Vijaya said...

Ah, but as Bish says, this is the kind of drama that is fine to live with ...