I was awakened around 5:00 when I
heard crunching. I know that Tommy hadn’t
been eating as much since she got her grass, so I figured that the last mix of
old and new had probably dried out. I got up to handle it and of course Tommy
ran for the door. I told her I would be right back, and she waited patiently
without trying to make a break for the living room. When I returned I left a new dish with fresh
food next to the old one and she chose the old one. (If only I’d know!!!!)
When I awoke again around 7:00
Tommy was looking out of the window, but jumped up on the bed when she saw I
was awake. We got through a few morning duties before Tommy was ready for
playtime. We played for quite a while
with the fleece teaser. I can’t get over how much she gravitates towards that
toy.
After playing it was time to start
cleaning. While I worked on the litter box and our bathroom, Tommy amused
herself in the living room. When I was running to the laundry area in the guest
bathroom, Tommy was having a morning grass snack. When I returned, she gave me that “look what
I did” look. I thought that I had
finished my glass of water last night, but it appeared that I hadn’t. Tommy was
nice enough to start cleaning the cocktail table with a good washing of water.
Fortunately the phone and table books weren’t damaged. The junk mail, Shepherd
Express, and grocery flyers couldn’t be saved but are easily replaced.
Once I got the table cleared, Tommy
thought she wanted to experience a water drenched table and jumped back up. I
gave her a towel, but she didn’t seem to be in the mood to dry the table. While we were doing the chores, we got a
message that some friends were in the neighborhood and wanted to meet Tommy.
Since she seemed to be in a rather devilish mood, I wasn’t sure what would
happen.
When my friends arrived Tommy once
again was the perfect little kitty. She gave them her attention for a while,
rubbed against them, allowed herself to be petted, and even rolled onto her
back to show her belly. She always trusts my friends and I’m glad she’s that
good with people. As we talked, Tommy
sat quietly and waited for us to give her more attention. When my friends were ready to leave, Tommy
showed how well behaved she was by sitting and watching them leave (not trying
to escape out the door).
The rest of the afternoon was nap
time for Tommy. Whenever I couldn’t find her, I knew that she was on the bed
taking a nap. That gave me time to run down to the fitness center and later to
run to the drug store and also to get the mail. Each time I returned to find
Tommy up and awaiting my return. After
her treats and pettings, she would return to the bedroom for another cat nap.
I finished up the cleaning,
laundry, and baking. By the time everything was done, Tommy was awake and we
had a final play session for the day. I
apologized for the fact that we were now going back to bed, but I reminded
Tommy that she was the one that chose to sleep most of the day while I was the
one that worked and was exhausted.
I’m not sure that she understood,
but she again allowed me to pick her up and take her to the bedroom. Once
there, she got her late night snack. I got in bed, wished her a good night and
turned off the lights. Within in minute
or two she hopped up on the bed and curled up in her usual spot. I guess maybe she did understand, or she was
just trying to keep the peace until I fell asleep.
No comments:
Post a Comment