Tuesday, February 17, 2015

I woke up around 5:30 and found Tommy sleeping at my feet and her late night snack had been eaten.  A little while later I woke up again and this time Tommy was sitting in front of the television. I wasn’t sure if she expected me to turn it on, but I got up and went toward the bathroom. Tommy must have thought that it was time for breakfast because she ran ahead of me and sat by the bedroom door. I kept going toward the bathroom and when I returned, Tommy was sitting by the bed.

Once I got back into bed, Tommy came up to “talk.” Her persuading didn’t work and I rolled over and went back to sleep. She tried again a couple more times before 7:00. I woke up when the heat came on and there was Tommy by my feet grooming herself.  I wondered how long it would take her to notice that the heat was on when she was so intent on grooming herself.

It took her a couple minutes, but once she realized that the heat was on, she let me know that I’d better get moving and feed her.  Once that was accomplished, I went to the study to do the days postings and puzzle printing. When I returned, there was Tommy sitting on her chair by the table.

When I petted her head she took it as a sign that it was time to play and ran to the study.  We had a play session and then I got dressed to stop at the post office and Grebe’s Bakery to pick up some pączki.

It was almost an hour before I returned; most of the time was spent at the bakery waiting for D45 to be called. Tommy spent much of the rest of the morning seeking my attention. At one point when I came over she flopped over on her back. Once I finished petting her, she stayed in the same position, so I got out a couple toys and we had a fun and long play session.

While I worked on clearing the DVR and burning DVD’s, Tommy lounged on the sofa. As we neared lunch time, I decided that since Tommy was awake I could brush her teeth. I got everything ready and then put Tommy on the table. She continues to be very cooperative and we finished quickly. After praise and her hairball treats, she went back in the sun by the balcony.

When I went to work on some transcribing, Tommy moved to the study window where it was also sunny. Once the sun left, so did Tommy. She headed to the bedroom for a nap on the bed while I continued to work, alternating between transcribing and burning DVD’s.

At 3:00 I stopped working and went to relax for a few hours before going to choir rehearsal. Tommy came out to see what was happening and we had a short but fun play session.  Tuesday is choir night, so I needed to shower and get ready. While I did that, Tommy sat up on her bungalow. Once I was done, she reminded me that it was time for dinner.

I had already gotten out her food and it had lost the chill. I put it out and she ate some of it, but the minute I went into the study she followed to see what I was doing. I went to the computer to shut it down and Tommy jumped up on the chair next to the desk.  As I tried to type and finish up some loose ends, she moved to under the keyboard to wait for me to finish.

Once I was done, she went to the bedroom to continue her nap while I went to choir rehearsal. When I returned, Tommy was still in the bedroom but came running out when I returned. I’m always glad to see her enthusiasm when I enter the condo.

We played for a while before Tommy decided that we had played enough for a while. Of course, when it was time for bed, Tommy “suddenly’ decided that it was time to play. We had a very short session after I got ready for bed but before I actually got into bed.

Once I was in bed, Tommy played a little. She was sitting on the bungalow when I turned out the lights. She again hadn’t eaten her snack, but I knew that by morning it would be gone and she’d be a sleep by my feet.