Hi, my name is Mari ....

Allow me to introduce myself ...... My name is Mari, the princess cat. I live at my Mommy and Daddy's house now but a looonnngg time ago, in a land far away, I lived at Copper's house for a while. His Mommy gave me permission to write on his blog. I sure hope Copper doesn't mind.

I am a cat and I do the things cats do. I jump inside baskets and small cozy places, sleep on top of funny things, and I lay in sunny window sills. I keep a very particular schedule. I must have my treats at 9 o'clock at night and I eat my dinner promptly at 5 pm. I can take my breakfast whenever my Mom gets up, but I will not tolerate eating it any later than 8 am.

I have a sister cat named Tabitha. I was the FIRST cat. She came to live with us later. It WASN'T my idea. She is unkind to me sometimes and does not let me in the TV room. Tabitha gets really hung up on being in charge, being first, and getting all the attention from my Mom and Dad. I don't really care about all that sort of stuff.

I got to blog first as a guest on Copper's blog because I am the princess and because Copper's Mom remembers me. I remember her too. I am sure Tabitha will want to take her turn.

This is me getting my nightly treat. This is my begging stool. I use it to beg for all kinds of stuff - cheese, ham, pepperoni, pretty much anything my parents are eating. Its been my stool since I was in college (I lived with my mommy in college). Even though I lived with my Mom - my Daddy is my favorite. He came by all the time in college and we used to play a lot. Dad will always be my favorite. I sleep in his lap when Tabby is not around and he lets me hang out in his office with him while he works.

I have to go now its my bedtime - I have to sleep a lot.