The Following is Winning story Submitted by our own

Lee Baron (@midgeygirl)
and Published in the Raonoke Times

Winning “Cat Capers” story
Lees Winning Entry on Roanoke.com
RoanokeTimes.com 3/27/09 “The Happy Wag”
Editor Nona Nelson wrote:

It was a tough call, but the book "Cat Capers" will find a home with Lee Baron, who wrote about Midgey and her favorite toy.

 

Lee wrote:

"It's morning, I'm making the coffee. Not quite awake, and fumbling for the coffee filter, I pan to my right, and there she waits, tall, stark white with her cheshire green/amber eyes, subtly blinking at me and I know what she wants, no, not her breakfast, not yet, she wants what's in the kitchen drawer. I look at her, we communicate and she's waiting, patiently. I slowly open the kitchen draw, she knows the sound very well, since she could fit in the palm of my hand, I get her prized possession, not a toy mouse, her most favorite thing in the world, I take it out, put it on the kitchen counter, Oh is she ready, I position the plastic ring from the milk container and Flick it out over her head!! She catapults, whacks it hard and volley's it back onto to the kitchen floor, YIKES, I pick it up with my toe and flip it right at her, she's on it better than the NY Rangers going for the goal! Ah, another awesome morning with my Midgey girl, I giggle, drink my coffee, she eats her breakfast, content, we're ready for the day!"

Other contenders were Cathy's tale of her talented kitties Little Coqui and Mufasa, who found a creative way to entertain themselves with toilet paper and a shower curtain, and of course Melissa, who's Romeo apparently loves cake batter enough to take a dive for it.

Thanks to all the cat lovers who wrote a comment. Monday's Happy Wag newspaper column is about leash-walking felines, so I would love to hear what cat aficionados think about that.