Dec 09 2010
Foiled Again
I’m not the problem
It seems to have actually gotten darker out since I got up this morning.
This is getting up, Part III. Part I was letting Audrey out at 5 am (more or less), to do whatever it is she absolutely, totally, must do at that dark hour. Part II was letting the boys out a couple of hours later so I could sleep a little more and hopefully not dream. My dreams have been so weird for the past week that I wish I could climb up inside my head and clean it out. There’s obviously a lot of junk in there which needs to be gotten rid of once and for all.
When I finally got up for real-real, as Jessica would say, none of the cats were in sight, so I figured this would be my opportunity to set out the boys’ food without being harassed and mewed at, and to fill Audrey’s dish and put it away until she deigned to show up. Then I could drink coffee and read my fan mail in peace while thinking of something entertaining to write about.
Needless to say, it did not work out like that.
Clyde, who has turned out to be the howler and yowler around feeding time, was at the glass doors, peering in. I let him in and he raced to the dishes. I put Roscoe’s away, and went out and called the kitties. Nothing. I poured a cup of coffee and sat down. A few seconds later, Roscoe appeared, with a mangled bird in his mouth. I hate it when the cats kill birds. I know, I know, Nature and everything and it’s my fault for letting the cats out, but still.
Then Audrey joined him. For once, no growling as she inspected his handiwork. There was no way I was letting Roscoe in with that thing, but I couldn’t let Audrey in without letting Roscoe in.
This was too much thinking before coffee, especially since my brain remains cluttered and uncleaned.
I finished the coffee and let Clyde out the side door. Audrey came in and I put away the kittens’ food and put hers out. While she ate – she has a way of pushing her dish across the floor as she eats – I answered some work emails and completed the caffeination process. Then I let Audrey out and the kittens back in, putting their dishes out one more time. Part III, or Part CXI?
It’s been a busy morning.
7 Responses to “Foiled Again”
The kitties have you well trained! 🙂
Just what I was about to say! Who has whom trained????? Sounds like hard work.
jx
I’m sure these kittens are getting the best love and care and from the looks on the photos, they sure look very healthy and happy bunch.
Jeez, and I thought waking up 2 or 3 times a night with a kid then going to work was bad. I stand corrected.
And that’s not counting the times I wake up in the night anyway. It will be easier when they’re all on the same food. I hope.
My cats aren’t spoiled – I’m just well-trained! 😉
Here’s hoping.