Gah

[rolanni]

Four a.m. cat-fight between Mozart and Scrabble woke the house. Combatants separated, we tried to go back to sleep. I think Steve may have done so, but I laid there for an hour, not breathing well and occasionally rubbing Hexapuma's stomach. He slept through the entire thing. The upside of being deaf.

The alarm went off and I staggered up, got lunch together, started coffee, oatmeal &c. Went outside to start the car and! -- you know where this is going right? -- all four doors frozen shut.

Steve managed to get the passenger door open and turn the key. Things are warming now, and that's Quite Enough Adventure for one day, right?

Right.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

My occasional AM spat is between my dog and one of my cats. The dog likes to sleep near the foot of the bed and since he is 50 lbs, he takes up some territory - on my side or toward the middle bottom. Occasionally, one of my Siberian cats, Alexei, will decide to "visit" in the middle of the night and curl up for a snooze. As long as I keep them separated by some part of my body, there isn't a problem. However, if the cat accidentally wanders into the area the dog has claimed for the evening, I am awakened by a growl followed by a hiss. Generally, the animal getting on the bed checks and leaves if it is already occupied. I have actually seen the dog wander into the bedroom and then leave if one of the cats is on the bed. However, at night, with blankets and pillows and people in the way sometimes the first occupant animal is missed. In that case, I try to arrange my body to keep them separated, but it doesn't always work.

I have also had the occasional AM cat spat wake me up. Generally, the cats are just playing and one of them gets too rough and the other gets mad. By the time I arrive, the two cats are usually in their own "corners". Cat fluff is sometimes an indicator but not right now. This time of the year my Siberians are literally "blowing" coat.

Susan
Orlando