Here's another example of how smart a Meezer can be. Yesterday, Nittany turned off the living-room light. We have a little stand next to the door that has a basket on top of it that we use for outgoing mail and such. I was talking to Diane and happened to look down the hall in time to see her standing on her hind legs in the outgoing basket, stretching her front paws up against the wall. As I watched, she reached up and pulled the light switch down, turning off the light. She then proceded to sit down in the basket looking immensely pleased with herself.
She's also had her first outside adventure, going outside yesterday with Freddie. At one point, she took a running jump over the flower bed in front of the building.
Speaking of Freddie, he made an absolute nuisance of himself all Saturday night, yowing constantly, picking fights with Romana, and generally keeping us all awake all night. He behaved much better on Sunday.
Diane has observed that when he tries to pick on Nittany, she ignores him, so he doesn't do it very often. However, when he picks on Romana, she reacts in what must be (to Fred) a most gratifying manner, so he picks on her more often.
