Sigh... Wishing the Kitchen Had a Door

I don't need help cooking. I don't need help opening the packages of cheese. I don't need help thawing out the spinach. I can press the garlic perfectly fine without a furry face in the way. No, you don't need to check the oven for me, hey! it's hot. And most of all, no, I don't need you to check the manicotti stuffing for taste and consistency.

Sigh, I swear I spend more time picking Kjartan up off of the counter than on actually cooking. I mean, come on, it's not like it is tuna. I can't wait till I have two kitties to keep off of the counter again (90 days and counting).

LMAO!!! I know how that feels!!! When I'm cooking, they do the same thing and I have a hard time trying to tell them that's not food for them!!

No, I don't need help stuffing the manicotti. No, you can't have any salad. No, you don't like greens. No, no, no. What part of no don't you understand?

I finally shoo him away for a minute, and when I look over into the sink I see one fewer manicotti noodle than should be there: Hey! Where did you go with that.

He is under the table with a cooked but unstuffed noodle and is gnawing on it. A plain pasta noodle.

Now I just have to guard my Thanksgiving dinner long enough to eat in (quasi) peace. Thank you god for such a wonderful cat, even if he is trying at times like these (read: every time I try to cook). Now he is laying on the table harrassing a spider plant and cleaning off the detritus of yet another meal helped out with.

Originally posted by Catfur
No, I don't need help stuffing the manicotti. No, you can't have any salad. No, you don't like greens. No, no, no. What part of no don't you understand?

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Must be the "No" part that he doesn't quite get.

Trent has to smell everything we have - food or drink - but luckily he usually just makes a funny face like "OMG you aren't really going to EAT that, right???". Ophelia has been trained quite well to wait until we are done and then she gets to sniff and taste whatever is left on the plate (as long as it isn't bad for her). She is usually very patient unless it smells REALLY good!

Somebody thinks that any food in the house is for them, regardless of what it is. As can be seen here, Iguana food, consisting of spinach and chopped yams, as it is in a food bowl must be for him.

Since my august presence here doesn't seem to be appreciated, I shall sieze one of these excellent green leaves and depart, to consume this at my leisure.

Awwww! The pictures are so cute! and believe me I know what you mean, no the fridge is not your secret place, no the microwave isn't for licking.. the list goes on!

Originally posted by Catfur
Since my august presence here doesn't seem to be appreciated, I shall sieze one of these excellent green leaves and depart, to consume this at my leisure.

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Kitty seems to be a very happy camper with his prize Beautiful cat by the way