GOING TOE-TO-TOE
How does a rambunctious kitten melt your heart after she's been terrorizing the household all day? Easy! She snuggles up to your bare feet and places a companionable paw on your toes. And when you glance under the desk to see what's going on, she favors you with those big innocent eyes. Suddenly, all is forgiven, even though she is using your lap robe for a bed. Can you spell manipulator, boys and girls?
RUB-A-DUB-DUB
Besides playing patty-cake with my feet, Sparky has developed an intense interest in water. She's fallen into the bathtub numerous times while I'm showering. Despite that, Sparky continues to sit on the rim of the tub and play with the water cascading from the shower head. She's also begun counter surfing in the bathroom and naturally, she discovered the sinks. More precisely, that water gushes out of the mouths of my fancy swan faucets. She's so thoroughly intrigued by water that I often turn on the faucet just to let her splash around while I'm fixing my hair or brushing my teeth!
And then there's the wrestling. She's always the instigator, and good old Christopher usually allows himself to get roped into wrestling with her. This is serious Business for Sparky, who gets mad when she loses. Which she always does, because Christopher is bigger, stronger, and more experienced. After taking a drubbing Sparky beats a hasty retreat, often hiding under the sofa (see last picture, below). Before long, however, she's back in the game, beady-eyed and brimming with fun ways to inflict revenge.