Excuse Me, Whose Bed is This??

I like foot warmers, really I do, but last night was beyond ridiculous.  Every time I tried to stretch my legs out straight, and admittedly they are long, I kept finding obstructions which would not move.  These said obstructions were also made of lead.  No, really!  Every cat, except perhaps save Thomas, had decided to sleep at the bottom of our bed all in a row.  This forces my husband and I to sleep with our feet scrunched up.  Now normally this is not a problem for me as I've always tended to sleep in a semi-fetal position.  Howsoever, since my total knee replacement I've rather preferred to have that leg out straight at night.  HA!

As for Thomas, his role is to sleep in between my husband and I, rather like an errant toddler.  And like an errant toddler he stretches out.  A lot.  If you have children over the age of two, you are familiar with the ability of the child to knock you out of the bed.  Thomas behaves just like a two year old.  No, really!!  In fact, one night I just barely managed to catch myself before I hit the floor.  My husband has not been so lucky, but his daughter is 23, while my children are 16 & 13 (alright, he'll be 14 next month...where does the time go?!?).

I just wish my children, who love and adore the cats when they are awake, would just let them into their bedrooms.  It would significantly lessen my bed load at night.  Maybe we should look into that king size bed, regardless of size & monetary limitations!

 

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Sleep would be nice...

Yesterday my husband and children did yard work.  As a result, the cats went... elsewhere.  Elsewhere was somewhere unknown to us all.  In fact, they didn't come in until I was going to bed.  I had become rather worried that I would have no cats sleeping with me at all.  However, first Star, then the 15 pound Kitten, then Zaphoid came in to share the bed with us.  I'm afraid that sleep still eluded me and made getting to church... difficult.

Right now, I have Kitten laying on my lap, sleeping & purring.  Normally this job is taken up by Star.  I'm not sure why Kitten chose this particular place to sleep.  Eventually he Will Have To Move™.  Let's face it, 15 pounds of cat on your thighs for any length of time just doesn't do.  ::shakes head::   Now I just wonder where Thomas has been keeping himself.

Cafepress is extending it through the weekend...

which makes me wish I had $75!!!  If you're going to be buying gifts, cards, etc (it doesn't have to be from one store is my understanding... just total $75 in your cart before taxes if applicable... use 75WKND and they'll take off  the shipping, which is a Good Thing™!!  I've been busy trying to put the gym bags and the other new bag into all of the shops.  ::floor:crash::  I've also fixed one of the sections which has a mistake which my 13 yo son pointed out to me ::head:palm::  It's now fixed and it's time for me to eat lunch and maybe take a nap.  Later!!

Arrrrrrrrrrgh!

The copy function has ceased to work on CafePress.  grrrrrrrrr.  This means that I can't finish making "Joyous Kwanzaa" and ... okay, it's humorous but I'm not telling... you'll just have to check out More Holiday Cards! later.  Which actually does have some more items in it since I managed to get up four more before doom and destruction.  One of them flipped space with an earlier 'inside'... can you tell which one?  heh heh heh

So for now I'll check on the... kidlets? progeny?... actually neither of those will do tonight.  I've got my ex's wife's daughter here spending the weekend.  My daughter's name is Jennifer and so is her's, ergo we have Big Jen and Little Jen.  Personally, I just go with Jennifer & Jen... well, while Jen is in the house.  All bets are off when she's at her own home, of course.  We'll also have Jennifer's bff tomorrow night.  My dearest love left about noon for Memphis to play a gig.  So it's just me.  Yes, me.  All alone in a sea of hormones.  Be afraid, be very very afraid.  Pray for me.  Awwwww, Thomas just jumped up into the Computer Kitty Chair™ and meowed in his best OMG!  Timmy's in the well!! 

This has been one of our family's big jokes.  Part of it stems from the fact that Thomas will tell you when another cat wants in or out.  Even when the door is closed.  And the other cat is just sitting there.  Trust me, his brother Zaphoid rarely meows to be let in, he feels that you should know he wants in!  If the front door is open, he'll just sit in front of it, staring mournfully in... rather like a child staring into a sweets or toy shop.  It's so sad.  Emo kitty still emo!  Well, evidently Timmy was found, because Thomas just took off like a rocket afire!  And I'm going to run off and see about logistics.  All three of the girls are going on a Girl Scout hike tomorrow and my son and I are having a Mommy/Son day.

Will I ever wake up??

I've been up now since 12:30 CST and it's now 13:30.  I'm still sleepy.  I haven't woken up at all.  I keep leaning to the left in the computer chair and finding my eyes closing.  meh.  Mind you, I did go to sleep.. ah... oh... um... at about 24:30ish? last night.  Well... it wasn't my fault!!  No, really!!  You see, the heart of my heart had taken his daughter to dinner and to see Where the Wild Things Are.   Once I got home from Corwyn's Mass Choir, I was child-free.... ummmmmm Mommy all-by-herself time.

But when I went to sleep I did take one of the sleeping pills prescribed by my pain docs because I haven't been sleeping well and this is not a Good Thing™.  Thomas ensconced himself in the middle.  Star actually made his way to my lap!!  Whooot!  He is often shy about doing this when Tom is around because Thomas, being head honcho, wants to be He Who Gets ALL of the Attention™.  Harumph.  Well too bad for him.  I've been using greenies to start teaching the cats that you do not mess with the cat by/on momma.  Period.

Okay, I'm about to fall over asleep... if you have any questions or comments... Star seems to be ensconced in here so he can answer them.