it may be quiet in terms of young girls' voices echoing off the walls, but not in terms of . . cats.
this hairy hedonist attempting to get her beauty sleep on the chair, woke me at 6 this morning. she meowed in my ear and then jumped to the middle bookshelf over the bed and threatened bombardment. she was chased away with a pillow but she had accomplished her goal: i was awake.
These cats! Julius does the same with Charlotte -- he is not allowed in our bedroom because Peter does not want him there.
ReplyDeleteMy sister doesn't allow her cat to sleep with her either. However, I'm such a softie . . I like having them wander around and even don't mind if they wake me in the night . . I usually can go back to sleep easily. Her antics this morning made me think of the girls when they were toddlers. I guess that's the part I enjoy about having cats . . it's like having another child really . . !
DeleteI don't mind having a cat in the bed, in fact, when I was still living at home, our cat would often sleep in my bed. But when we got Julius (which was Peter's idea although he always told me he is allergic to cats and does not want any cat -- I always wanted one), Peter had just one condition: No cat in the bedroom and I agreed, so surprised that he picked out Julius and wanted to take him home! It is true, they can be like little children, playful and very demanding!
DeleteWe are both up :) though I'm feeling tired and should go to bed soon . .
DeleteIt's nice that Peter still wanted to try having a cat though he is allergic. I think it's good for the children to have pets. And I like that you don't mind having the cat in the bed :) We have quite a few friends that are allergic to cats and dogs which makes visits here a little difficult sometimes. It's nice to also have friends who aren't, and who find their "catty" behavior amusing and tolerable!
Peter is actually not allergic to Julius. We read that when you have cats that get to go outdoors and also get wet food and not dry food, their skin does not shed so much. That reduces the risk of allergies. So for us that seems to be true. I sometimes let Julius into the bedroom when Peter is gone, but recently I don't like Julius here. He has become too restless and sometimes throws up (he eats lots of crazy stuff outside in the summer). That is not what I like in my bed :).
DeleteTrue, I do not like that! I just cleaned cat vomit up today also . . It makes so much sense with what you say about the cat dander. Our cats used to go outside . . but not here in Manhattan. It took them awhile to adjust.
DeleteJulius did not vomit today inside,just outside, but the other day, he ruined a good Scottish wool blanket. I washed it although you are not supposed to, but I wasn't quite sure what else to do. My godmother once gave me that blanket. So far I have only had it at the dry cleaners. I don't think it got ruined by my washing, it still looks okay. Time for bad, I cannot think straight anymore today. My church friend brought us dinner today. Nice I did not have to cook a big meal. I made some zucchini apple soup today. Everybody loved it except Flora, who hates zucchini and does not like any meal that is without meat.
DeleteSometimes the children's eating habits can be a little frustrating! I would like to make risotto, but Chanda won't eat it!
DeleteI have a LL Bean wool blanket that I wash often. It shrinks a little every time. You could just try spot cleaning your godmother's wool blanket next time . . with castile soap and then put it out in the sunshine to air and bleach a little. Of course it's really probably just easier to keep the darn cat off of it! Good night!
Is it too "slimy" for her? I think my blanket has lost some of its softness by washing it. Julius seems to have attraction to wool. He goes crazy with those little gnomes that are filled with raw wool. And our lambskin! I think he must think the lambskin is a female cat.
DeleteI'm happy to see the cat knows how to keep you busy when the girls are gone! Did you interrupt the beauty-sleep as a sweet revenge?
ReplyDeleteHa ha! I actually didn't think of it like that! I'm such mush of an owner :)
DeleteLoved reading your internet convo with Eva! Yes, Pip is running on the cats' schedule! That cat looks menacing!!! I cannot remember her name, is it Hermione?
ReplyDeletethat's madeline! it's funny how she looks menacing in the pictures! she really is a sweetie, though definitely a nuisance sometimes!
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