I Shiver and Shake

Hi, all, there's been lots of storms here the last few weeks and trust me, I'm not a happy camper when it's storming. I can feel it coming a long time before it gets here, and I try to warn everyone but they just say, "Oh, Smokey, relax, it's alright."

But it's not alright! I want them to cuddle me but then I want them to let me go and then I want them to talk to me and then I want them to hide me in the closet and then I want them to kiss me and on and on. I try to climb up on their necks to get away but it's not possible!

Then the rain comes and that makes it even worse. I don't see how they stand it. These people, and Buttons too, just act like it's nothing! Don't they realize they could DIE!!! We could all be struck by lightning or washed away in a big flood. There could be a tornado or a hurricane. After all we live in Florida, where hurricanes love to come by, plus it's the lightning capital of the United States.

Well, there I go, getting myself all shook up and it's not even storming right now. I just know there'll be another one coming around the next corner though and I get scared just thinking about it. I'm going to bed now and cover up my head. I can hide in the corner of my bed cage but if it starts thundering in the middle of the night or early in the morning, I'll start scratching and they'd better pay attention. I actually got to sleep in the big bed with Mom and Dad one night when it was storming. I guess that wasn't too bad.