Hi All! What’s with the keeping calm thing? Well there’s just a lot of excitement around here right now………….for one thing the first BIG QUEST is happening this weekend on Cat Scouts. That’s right – a big challenge for all the Patrols in Scouts and we won’t know WHAT the challenges are until we get there. We had a practice Quest and had to identify animal tracks and birds……but something tells me the “REAL” Quest might be a bit more……well…..HARD! So I’m prepping for that.

Sammy Kimmell, Wildcats Troop Leader
But the really BIG thing to try and keep calm about is that my Mom and Dad are buying another house. That means yours truly – who has only lived in this house for his whole entire 14 years – will have to move to unfamiliar surroundings. For a scaredy-cat that’s gonna be tough…….for an OLD scaredy-cat it’s gonna be traumatic……..! I’m trying to be brave…….I don’t even think my parents know that I know about this big change – when the realtor came to sign papers and stuff I ran for the basement like I do whenever the doorbell rings. My parents think I was hiding down there as usual but I was actually sitting on the top step with the door open LISTENING. Being a good private investigator……..just call me Sherlock Sam……or Charlie Chan Sam……..but I heard EVERYTHING!

No more house on the hill?????
The toughest thing will be when people come to see MY house – of course ideally the first person to come see it will want to buy it and they’ll give my Mom and Dad an offer they can’t refuse! EASY PEASY – all the drama and trauma will be over with QUICKLY. Otherwise we may have to let strangers into my house over and over until someone succumbs to the charms of my home.

Oh no! More strangers???
Sigh.
It “ain’t gonna be pretty”…………..I’m gonna be a nervous wreck. I’ll try to just enjoy all the boxes I’ll get to play in and hide in and let my parents do their thing while I “spy” from a quiet corner or the top of the stairs. Then one day probably in June if things go well, some men will come with a GREAT BIG TRUCK, pack all my stuff up and take it to the new house (which is only about 2 miles from THIS house!!)………and THAT will be THAT.
I’ll probably LOVE the new house once I get used to the smells and find the hidey spots…………but folks – this old cat is truly gonna be upset. I foresee a lot of horking in my immediate future. Mom’s gonna talk to the Vet about that soon…….just to see what HE has to say………..Mom thinks maybe a scarf for me to wear that has some of that Feliway on it? Keep this old man CALM………….cool man…………..

Now this guy knows how to be CALM!
I’ll miss my yard…………..we have a yard in the new place but it’s a lot smaller – my Mom and Dad are tired of maintaining this huge amount of yard and gardens…….and who knows – maybe there will be a cat or two in the neighborhood and I can make friends? I’m TRYING to look on the bright side…………but first I have to FIND it (the bright side).
Practicing my best fake smile……
Hugs and Happy Keep Kalm Thursday!
Sammy
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