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RL absence and O&C update (LONG)
Hi all:
I don't get to read the ng as much as I'd like. Such great folks and stories that cheer me up and can also make me cry in shared pain. I read Baha's thread on not feeling very merry and was awed by how so many of the group have survived such horrible circumstances - not only survived but are loving kind caring people. I am inspired by their strength and I sent lots of telepathic hugs out all over the world when I read your stories. Reading those stories sure put my ridiculously hectic and chaotic few months in perspective. They were busy but good months and I have two lovely furry creatures to cuddle at night that make everything alright. One of those cuddly boys, Otis, is getting FAT!!! Seems that his long escape on our holidays made him appreciate the comforts of home that much more. He was nice and slim when we got him back and has been eating constantly since his return. I've had to put him on a diet for the first time in his life. He'll also be 9 yo on January 19th so maybe he's getting his midlife paunch :-) You can tell that its getting cold again since Otis sleeps under the covers every night now. Hops up on the bed, burrows underneath the covers, and we spoon the whole night - just his little pointed head sticking out of the covers and resting on the pillow beside me. It's really lovely. Otis also has a new habit. Before, he used to just tap me with a paw as a first warning at night, usually on the face. If I didn't respond immediately, then he'd break out a claw and apply light pressure until he got my attention. Now, he *starts* with the claw. I'm walking around with what look like acne on my face. They're not zits, they're little tiny cat scratches. I've got three of them right now. Just add that to the list of annoying, disruptive and destructive habits of my dear boy. I've decided that sleeping with the cats is leaving us chronically sleep deprived. One or the other gets up at 4 AM. If its Otis, he opens the closet doors and tries to lick the plastic drycleaning bags on my clothes. Either that or he jumps up on the dresser under the windows and bats the wooden shades around. If its Chester, its harder to be mad. He jumps up with his Kramer entrance and starts purring so hard we think he's going to explode. He'll either present his head to Otis for a grooming, in which case we are awake to the sounds of cats slurping for another 5 - 10 minutes, or it jazzes Otis up and he hits the closets. We've tried locking Otis 2 floors down in the basement but he yowls so dramatically, that it wakes us up anyway. We've tried locking Chester out of the bedroom but, since he's discovered his inner cat, he scratches and makes a scene until we let him in anyway. G*d forbid we forget to close the door to the ensuite. Chester will fish around in the garbage can until he gags from the way it rubs on his neck. This is crazy! Do you *all* have such a time sleeping???? Are we all sleep deprived crazy people?? Otis now also defers to Chester at the food dish. Some kind of battle has been won somewhere - Otis sits back patiently and waits for Chester to have the first crack at it - even if Chester hasn't yet arrived at the dish. Weird. And Chester - still a total angel. He really is. OK - my 3 hours a night of sleep this week has caught up with me so I should go and tumble into bed. Thanks for listening to my cat ramblings. Susan M Otis and Chester Who'd better sleep tonight! |
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