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Oooohh!  Don't you just hate that when they turn and look at you and
wonder if you'll really get up or really reach for that squirt bottle.
They know just how much to push their luck.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Sounds a bit like Cali and the Workshop. She's not allowed in the Workshop
because of all the wood chips, hazards and general crap all over the place.
So I always keep the door closed and carefully peek out when I'm ready to
leave. More often than not, she's waiting outside trying to sneak in.  Some
days she stays back out of sight and tries to make a mad dash inside before
I can rush out and shut the door.

Last weekend she managed to sneak past me and accomplish her mission,
snooping in the forbidden place. So the chase was on to catch her and make
sure she was clean before I escorted her out. She will actually listen and
leave if you coax her enough, but not before she has done her thing. I have
a scrap bucket (garbage can) full of various left over wood pieces, some of
which are rather long and pointy. Cali was sure that she wanted to jump up
to see what was in the bucket, which is not like her to leap where she
cannot look. She did the crouching and butt wiggling and I said "NO Cali",
so she stopped and looked at me.  She crouched again and I said "NO" again,
so she turned and squawked "BUT I really want to". Once more she crouched
down and was about to leap and I told her "NO" for the last time. She
finally got the idea, that jumping in the bucket was not safe and came out
of the cubby hole where the bucket is stored. So I scooped her up, made sure
she was dust free and showed her the door.

I really must make it a priority to make the shop more kitty friendly.
Again.