Trouble a'brewing

I leave for the Northwest in about three weeks. I'll be gone for eight weeks and, of course, like any sane person, be leaving the cats at home with my parents. Recently, I've begun to realize that I may be leaving them more of a problem than I originally though. Tam will be fine - he's done this before. Teak, on the other hand, is going to be a problem.

1)Teak is young and likes to play. Usually when she plays, something falls over, breaks, gets wet, gets torn etc. Mom's going to love that, I can just tell.

2)Teak is spoiled. Very, very spoiled. She pouted for a day after she realized she couldn't get the birds outside the window. I'm serious - she wouldn't come sit with me, or purr or play. She just sat in a huff on the bed. If she doesn't get her way, she gets crabby.

3)Teak is mine. I've never left her alone, since I've gotten her. In the past week, I've gotten two independent reports that she "screams" or "cries" when I leave the room. I can tell this is also going to go over really well at home.

In other news, Tam fought a Labrador Retriever and won. Now Riley, the lab, is frightened of him and will only walk past him if someone stands between her and the cat. No wonder my roommates think he's an evil cat.