Well, there are two firsts today. I never really thought I'd start a blog, but here I am at 1:30am typing up my first entry. I guess I had considered it a good way of remembering all the things Della does, so I'm glad to finally get started. The other first, was Della's first lie to me. I was lying on the bed petting Miette. She very clearly didn't want to be bothered. Della approached climbed on the bed and started to pet her too. I told Della that Miette wanted some space and to leave her alone. Then my phone rang. I went to the living room and a few minutes later, Della came out too. She had dried blood on her cheek. I asked what happened and she said it was food on her face. We had been eating strawberries, but this definitely looked like a scratch. I started to clean her up and I asked if Miette scratched her. She said no. I told her it wasn't food, but blood and asked again. Again, "no." So, I asked if she scratched herself on the couch. She said, "YES, it was from the couch!" However, it just didn't add up. Della always over-reacts when she's injured. If she scratched herself on the couch, I would have heard about it.
So, one last time I asked if it was from Miette, but I began by saying, "Della, I won't be mad at you if it was Miette. Did Miette scratch you?" And she let out this sigh of relief and said "Yes, it was her! She said "Leave me alone (HISS) and then she scratched me" like that." I was so happy that she was honest with me. I really think she was scared she'd be in trouble because I had warned her to leave the cat alone. I hope we will always have open communication!
Well, this is enough of a beginning. I need to get some REST!!! I have a hike to go on with two girls in the park!
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