My partner has been away from home attending the BCS Championship Game in New Orleans, and after he left, the relationship dynamic with Anela and me changed. It's so amusing to me to watch her step up to the plate and act like my 'buddy' once again!

Here's some of the behavioral changes she's made in the days he's been away:

no longer meowing...errr demanding treats
hanging around me more
sleeping with me instead of in her own bedroom
more relaxed
AND funniest of all, she has been sleeping at night on my altar chair in my bedroom! You can see her curled up here in the photo above. She has never slept there before in all the years!

It'll be very interesting to observe how she behaves when he returns. I suspect she'll return to her old manipulative methods. However, I rather like the way she's been behaving, and I'd prefer my buddy Anela to remain!