Thankful for Snuggles

When you see photos of Persian cats, do you ever think, "I bet they are soft and cuddly?"  We are definitely soft kitties, but we cuddle on our own terms. Truffle and Brulee aren't really lap kitties, but they always like to stay close to Mom Paula, especially now that she's retired and home more often.

Truffle snuggling on Mom Paula's lap

Each of us has a special location in the house where we want Mom Paula to pay us attention...

Bedroom

Brulee snuggling on Mom Paula's lap

The only place Brulee will climb into Mom Paula's lap is when they are in the bed. Brulee doesn't really like to be held or petted, but when Mom Paula is sitting in the bed, Brulee becomes a little love bug. She will climb up onto Mom Paula's lap with a little purr and snuggle in. She will let Mom Paula pet her all over and will even roll over on her back to have her belly rubbed. That is, until Mom Paula tries to remove some of those mats under Brulee's arm. Brulee will begin a quiet little purr and rest her head in the crook of Mom Paula's arm. Sometimes, when Mom Paula wants to lie down and take a nap, Brulee will snuggle up next to her chest and neck and place her head on Mom Paula's arm to sleep. Brulee has the cutest (and longest) little ritual before she finally settles in. She'll purr, walk close up and then walk away. She'll walk a little closer, get a pet from Mom Paula, and walk away. This goes on several times before she finally "plops" down beside Mom Paula. It's really a special time when Brulee decides it's time for loving, so Mom Paula lets Brulee stay wherever she wants for as long as she wants because this is the ONLY location Brulee becomes a lap kitty. Most of the time, Brulee prefers resting on her pink Peggy Blankie she received from Auntie ML when she was a kitten.

Home Office

Truffle snuggling in Mom Paula's arms in the Home Office

Truffle's favorite place to get snuggles with Mom Paula is in the home office. You've seen photos of her sitting in front of the computer monitor, which is her favorite place (in fact, Truffle is sitting there now as Mom Paula is trying to type), but every once in a while, Truffle will turn towards Mom Paula and give her that huge stare with a meow and she wants Mom Paula to pick her up. Truffle will snuggle into Mom Paula's arms and stay there forever if Mom Paula would let her. Even though Truffle only weighs 8 pounds, she can get a little heavy after a while, so Mom Paula has to place Truffle beside her in the cat tree. Truffle loves for Mom Paula to pick her up and hold her, but she doesn't stay long unless Mom Paula is sitting in her desk chair in the home office. Both girls like to be near Mom Paula when she's in the office. Brulee is usually napping in her cat scratcher bed or on the cat tree, while Truffle is usually in front of the computer or on the cat tree. Recently, Brulee decided she wants to be picked up and held when Mom Paula is trying to work on the computer.

Living Room

Truffle and Brulee snuggling on the foot rest

The third location where the girls like to snuggle is in the living room. Brulee is usually resting on one of her curved scratchers, while Truffle tends to rest on the foot rest or her blue cat tree. Brulee and Truffle like to jump on the back of the chair and sleep behind Mom Paula's head. Since Mom Paula is home more with her retirement, both girls like to rest on the footrest and were recently caught cuddled up next to each other for a few minutes. Mom Paula tries to hold Brulee in the living room, but Brulee wants nothing to do with cuddling in this room. Recently, Truffle has actually climbed onto Mom Paula's lap and snuggled in. Last week, when the weather turned cool and Mom Paula had her throw over her legs, Truffle decided to climb onto Mom Paula's lap/legs and stayed there for a couple of hours. She would have continued to rest there, but Mom Paula said something about Mother Nature calling. The first photo on our blog post was of Truffle resting on the throw Spitty sent us last year in our Secret Paws package. Truffle really likes this throw and snoozes on it a lot.

No matter where we decide it's time to snuggle, Mom Paula loves it. We hope everyone has a special snuggle with their fur child during this week of Thanksgiving and throughout the year.

Where does your cat (dog) love to snuggle with you?