Around 4:30 A.M. Tommy started to scratch the wall as she
jumped around on the table near the foot of the bed. Because we had stayed up a
little later than usual I wasn’t in any mood to be up this early. I tried to get Tommy to stop, but she kept
going back and starting in again. I had gotten up once and removed her and also
had quite emphatically told her to stop. I finally tossed a ball of a pair of
small socks toward the wall, and she finally got the message.
She didn’t wake me again until 6:45. Once the heat went on,
she was quite adamant about me getting her breakfast. Once she was served, she
could tell that I was still a little cranky from losing some sleep. She made herself relatively scarce during
much of the morning.
Mondays are class days, so I wanted to make sure that
everything was okay. When I tried to
play, she rolled over like she usually does when she wants me to pet her chest
and stomach. I of course obliged and then we played a little with the fleece
teaser.
I went to shower and get dressed. When I came back out it
took a while to find Tommy. She was reclining in the sun by a living room
window. She was in the area that’s shielded from view by the sofa. We spent a
little time together before I left. I made sure that she knew that we were
okay.
When I came back, Tommy woke up, jumped down from the sofa
and came over to greet me. After I got
my coat and boots off, I went to change out of my jeans. When I came back I
picked up Tommy and carried her back to the sofa. She didn’t squirm or cry, but
just stayed in my arms and slowly moved to her blanket on the sofa when I set
her down.
I got out a treat for her and then put out her grass so she
could eat something while we waited for her dinner to warm up. When we went to
the study I thought we were going to play, but Tommy again stretched out on her
back for me to pet her. I think she
knows how to tug at my heart strings whenever she needs to “apologize.”
After eating her dinner, Tommy came and joined me on the
sofa. I made sure that I spent some time petting her and giving her plenty of
attention. After a short time, she fell
asleep, so I tried to remain as quiet as I could so I wouldn’t wake her up.
I’ll bet that she had a very stressful day.
After her second dinner, Tommy came right back up on the
sofa. I thought that maybe she wanted to play as she led me into the study. She
got on the guest bed case and we had a little snuggle session. After she got
down I thought that she wanted to play, but I was still wrong. I went to the
desk to type and Tommy jumped up and hung out with me. She hadn’t been spending
much time up on the desk, so it was good to have her back up with me.
After a while she left the study and I finished my
writing. I found her curled up in her usual
spot on the sofa. She was still awake and kept an eye on me to see what I would
do. Once I got comfortable on the sofa next to her, she fell asleep.
When it was time for me to go to bed, I closed everything
down and Tommy and I went to the bedroom.
I could tell that Tommy wasn’t ready to go back to sleep, but I was glad
that she at least made an effort to come along with me.
I put her snack on the bed and she jumped up, sat by it, but kept
watching me. Once I got into bed, she ate her snack and then came over by me. I
petted her and said good night. I guess she figured that was her cue because
she jumped off the bed and went out into the living room. I wasn’t sure if she
was going to play or was going back to sleep on the sofa. I was too tired to
find out, so I turned out the lights and went to sleep.
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