Cliffhanger

Its very entertaining to have a cat during his developing months. Shelby is in his exploration and development stage. One evening while Shawana and I are doing our own things, I'm working out on the bowflex and Shawana is staring at the computer, Shelby goes to show off. It seems he has been practicing his stunt maneuvers while home alone during the day. He is sitting in the living room and is gazing at the top of the entertainment center. What catches our attention is his series of little meows. Normally we think he has gotten himself into some trouble or is really hungry because he is not a very vocal cat. But with him sitting in the middle of the living room floor we shrug it off and realize its Shelby trying to get some attention on him. And attention he got as he made a big outburst and leaped for the top of the entertainment center. Poor kitty, he was close, but didn't have the ability to pull himself up. He had his front paws on the top but the rest of his body was in full stretch while dangling there. He finally let go, I'm thinking a little ashamed, and received a roar of laughter from Shawana and I.
But we were even more amazed when Shelby was spying on us in the living room about a week later, actually I wasn't sure but Shawana gave me the correct details. We were sitting on the couch watching some TV in the living room. Its not important what we were watching because I can't even remember. Out of the corner of my eye I notice movement. Sure you say it was the cat, but this time the movement was at a much higher level. We've seen him jump on top of the kitchen counters and have shooed him off of them many times. This time the movement I saw was much higher. I can clearly see Shelby walking on top of the kitchen cabinets. He apparently had jumped to the counter, to the refridgerator and then onto the cabinets. Like a normal cat he is always looking for that higher ground. I was going to point it out to Shawana, but she saw him on her own. I was too busy laughing, I was doubled over in front of the couch gasping for air until my sides hurt. Shawana was worried that Shelby was going to fall or jump down from on top of the cabinets because in between fits of my hysterical laughter I told him to get down. She was trying to get my assistance in the rescue and was getting ticked at me because I was of no use. Giggling like a school girl hopped up on lollipops and pez, I couldn't pick myself up off the ground. True family entertainment isn't too hard to find. Hopefully we don't have to worry about aerial assaults of the kitty kind.