Friday, February 20, 2015: Another Early Morning

Tommy started waking me up at 5:15 and continued about every half hour until she began in earnest around 6:25. She hadn’t eaten much the previous day and I could tell that she had already eaten most of her dry food in the bedroom. I knew that she was probably hungry so I got up and let her out into the main room which had more dry food for her. I went back to sleep.

When the heat came on, Tommy was back on the bed to wake me up. This time I needed to get up and complete my morning kitty tasks. Once she had some food, she came by me in the study and we had a short play session with the light and air pillows. When she was fed and played out, she retreated to her bungalow in the bedroom for her morning nap.

I hadn’t put out her usual amount of food since she had just eaten much of her dry food. At 9:00 I put out the remaining portion of her morning canned food and let her know that brunch was served. She came out and ate more of her food. With only a little left I was satisfied and discarded the remainder.

Tommy and I went into the study and had a short play session. When she just sat there I knew that I could do some work. As she sat there, the heat came on in the study and Tommy jumped up on the bed case to investigate.  Once she got a good smell, she jumped off the case and scooted out of the room.

She came back into the study and went under the desk. I guess she realized that I hadn’t followed her.  Once she was reassured, she went to her usual sitting spots, under the keyboard and near the window. I’m not sure if she was hoping for sunshine or outside activity.

Later Tommy went to the bedroom and started her nap on the bungalow, but later moved to the bed. I got ready and left to get a haircut.  When I returned Tommy was still napping. In fact she napped until her dinner time which was right before friends were coming over to watch Boyhood.

When my friends arrived, Tommy was very curious but also very shy. Usually she joins in and sits with us, but tonight she hung back and spent most of the time in either the bedroom or the study. She would come out occasionally and sit far away and watch. Once she did come through between the two places where I usually sit, but my friends were now occupying.  She backed away and didn’t come over by me since I was sitting farthest away from her.

Once the company left, Tommy got some attention, but she just wanted to sit in the study. I sat in the living room and watched a program before getting ready for bed.  When it was time for bed, Tommy went in the bedroom once all the rooms were shut down.

I picked her up and gave her a big hug before letting her down on the bed. She ate her treat and then sat on the bed until I was settled under the covers. Maybe this was her way of tucking me in.  She went to the bungalow, but surprisingly soon joined me on the bed ready to go to sleep.