Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Tommy woke me up at 2:30. She seemed rather agitated, so I quickly got up to investigate what the problem was.  I went throughout the condo and found nothing wrong except a little cat who had moved to sit in front of the study.  She wanted to play, but I wasn’t going to let her get away with this, I went right back to bed.

When I got in bed, Tommy jumped up, ate her snack and then curled up in her usual spot on the bed.  I’m glad that she understood that the middle of the night was not the time to wake me up to play.  I quickly fell back to sleep.

Tommy didn’t wake me again until almost 7:00. We then both had breakfast. I was going out for an early lunch, so I needed to eat breakfast early. I then went to take care of printing and posting and Tommy joined me in the study.

She sat on her chair by the bookcase and watched or napped. At one point she was trying to groom her back and of course couldn’t reach the area behind her neck. She looked up at me and I went and got her grooming glove.  I made sure that I brushed her back and sides. She then raised her head as if to say, “Don’t forget my neck!”  When she laid back down and looked completely relaxed I knew that we were done.

            Speaking of necks, we of course played “Catch the Light” until my neck needed a rest. After play, I got ready to dispose of my old T.V. and go to lunch with friends. I was gone a bit longer than expected, but returned in plenty of time to continue afternoon play.

After playing, we sat on the sofa while I read and Tommy napped. Later while she was still napping, I finished some transcribing. After her nap, she sat at the back corner of the sofa staring at the plants. It appeared that she wanted some grass, so I got it out from its spot in the plants and watched her eat.

Later we had dinner, another play session, and then I finished the day’s transcriptions.  I watched some television, but Tommy decided that there was too much light and noise, so she went to rest on the chair by the bookcase in the study. I later moved to the bedroom to finish watching a program and proceeded to fall asleep.

When I woke up I “shut down” the condo and found Tommy awake but resting on her chair. I picked her up and took her to the bedroom. She must have been very tired because she didn’t fuss at all while I carried her.  I put out her treat which she ate and then left the bedroom.  It seemed that my company was not wanted. I wasn’t sure when or if she’d come to bed, but I turned off the lights and fell asleep.