In no particular order.

Ten Things Maggie Does That Drive Me Bananas:

1. The biting. She loves to bite me unexpectedly. LOVES it. LIVES for it.
2. Her bloody-minded stubbornness.
3. Her tendency to hiss and growl at the slightest discomfort.
4. She can be a real crankypants.
5. Maggie is the only cat I’ve ever met who can lie. She’ll come up, all friendly and happy, tail held high, all in the hopes that she’ll manage to convince a stranger to pet her. Then she strikes like a snake. People persist in not believing me, and wind up scratched. I have no sympathy for those who don’t heed my dire warnings.
6. She’s a counter shark, and we’ve not been able to come up with anything to discourage her foraging.
7. She loves to make out with shoes and dirty clothes. Ew.
8. Her tendency to try to get out of the house.
9. The “naughty cat fee” we frequently get at the vets.
10. She’s the most persistent cat I’ve ever met, especially when it comes to dairy.

Ten Things I Love About Maggie:

1. Her bloody-minded stubbornness.
2. How sweetly she curls into my arms every night, purring.
3. I love that she growls at the postal carrier.
4. She’s bombproof. Almost nothing unnerves her. She actually runs towards anything in the house that’s potentially scary.
5. She’s always game. New box? Awesome! Let’s find out what’s in it. Car ride? Sure! New toy? WHOO!
6. It’s always worth it to her to ask for what she wants. She might get it.
7. She’s a clown.
8. When she’s really, really happy, she acts kind of drunk – all staggery, purry, and drooly.
9. She stands up for what she wants, no matter what.
10. The has the most melodious purr, like she ate an orchestra.

Maggie has put some serious thought into her resolutions for 2012, and dictated them to me (sorry, I don’t speak LOLcat).

Maggie’s Resolutions:

• This year I vow to eat more and exercise less.
• I will finally catch that fuzzy thing-on-a-string that only seems to come out when mom & dad are home.
• I will spend more time with my family and friends, and less time with those schmucks I live with.
• I will learn something new. Maybe opera singing. Preferably in the wee hours of the morning.
• I will finally figure out how to get into the treat cabinet. Maybe some kind of blowtorch….
• I will manage my stress better by taking it out on my housemates instead of internalizing it.
• I will growl more and purr less.
• I will finally break my carpet scratching habit and start using mom’s jeans instead, but only when she’s wearing them.

Hey you pets out there, what are your resolutions?

Please share in the comments or leave a link to where you put them in your blog. I’d love to hear them!