Around midnight Tommy came to
bed. I was relieved that she finally was again sleeping with me. I woke up at 5:00 and saw that she had moved a
little farther up the bed. She used to sleep by my feet, but this spot was
above my knees.
Her first wake-up call didn’t
occur until 6:05. I wasn’t sure how I had missed her moving around since she
usually started waking up around 5:00. During the next 40 minutes Tommy would come
up near my head to talk (purr or meow) and make sure that I knew what time it
was and who needed attention.
When the heat pump started at
6:45, Tommy got a little more vocal. She knew that this was a sign that it was
time to eat. She waited on the bed until I actually got out of bed, but ran
toward the kitchen the minute I stated moving off the bed.
She ate and then waited for me
as I worked on the computer issues. She came into the study often to check up
on me and make sure that I remembered who needed attention. She would nuzzle her face against me or call
to me from the floor. When I’d look down she’d flop unto her back or side to
let me know that she was in need of petting.
She also reminded me to open
the blinds, but would always hang back until the room’s blinds were all open. Then
she’d go and check out the activity outside.
With all the blinds open in the living room, Tommy had the perfect spot
to sit and enjoy the sun.
Later she moved to the bed and
I went to do some grocery shopping. When I returned I was met by a curious
kitty who wanted to know what was in my backpack. After putting the food away,
I left the backpack on the table. Tommy jumped up to take a closer look at the
inside. It looked like she was going to sit inside the backpack, but changed
her mind.
While she was exploring on the
table she came over by me. As I petted her, her purring grew quite loud. We
spent some time just sitting with me petting her and she purring away. It’s become one of my favorite sounds.
During midafternoon I needed
to take a nap, so I joined Tommy on the bed. She looked at me and then toward the
window probably wondering what was going on. It was still light out, but I was
heading to bed. Could the day be over already?
After napping I realized that
I hadn’t gotten Tommy’s dinner out of the refrigerator. The grass was still
out, so she did have a snack. I went and practiced for choir. Tommy doesn’t
care for my singing so she went in the bedroom.
When I got ready for choir,
Tommy watched from the bed. She had eaten some of her dinner, but was saving
some for later. I left for choir and Tommy could listen to NPR while I was
gone.
I was greeted by Tommy when I
returned. There was still a little food in her bowl, so I fluffed it up and
made a little pile so she could finish it.
Tommy inspected the pies I had gotten from the grocery store while I worked. Once everything was done I watched the news
and then headed for bed.
Tommy jumped on the bungalow
and watched me. When I got into bed, she went out to the living room to play
since I hadn’t played with her when I got home. I promised her that we’d play
more tomorrow to make up for my lack of energy today.
I turned out the lights and
went to bed. A little before midnight, Tommy joined me up on the bed. It seemed
that she was back into the routine of sleeping on the bed.
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