Who needs a toddler, I have a cat

[moonwise]

Things Biscuit Eats That Are Not, Strictly Speaking, Cat Food:

Asparagus
Cucumbers
Papaya
Green beans
Zucchini
Tomatoes
A sip of my lychee martini
Kix
Marshmallows

From the Parenthood Practice Department

At about 10 PM, Biscuit curls up with my husband and me for the night.

1:00 AM

Biscuit: Daddy!

Husband: snrrrrrgh. *rolls over*

Biscuit: *walks over to me* Mommy?

Me: *tries to hide in the blankets*

Biscuit: *digging at blankets* Moooooommmmmy.

Me: Go away, cat.

Biscuit: *bangs on the dresser drawers* Mommy!

Me: What is it, you little pest?

Biscuit: I want a drink of water.

Me: You have a water fountain downstairs.

Biscuit: I want a drink of water from the faucet.

Me: *runs water in the sink and goes back to sleep*

3:30 AM

Biscuit: Mommy!

Me: *groans*

Biscuit: *walks all over my head and purrs* I'm hungry.

Me: Why can't you learn to go through your pet door?

Biscuit: Pet door is scary!

Me: *takes the cat downstairs and gives her the heave-ho through the pet door*

Biscuit: *munch*

5:30 AM

Biscuit: GOOD MORNING! It is time for you to be awake!

Husband and me: Caaaaaaaaaaaat. Can't you wait until 5:45?

Biscuit: No, I want to play NOW. Also you should feed me.

Me: We should get rid of the alarm clock. We don't need it.

Comments

[ramothhe.livejournal.com]

http://graphjam.com/2009/10/21/song-chart-memes-likelihood-of-things-cats-would-say-if-they-could-talk/

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Hee hee, I saw that on your FB and laughed.

[morgi.livejournal.com]

Someone once chewed holes in an full bag of marshmallows. I have no idea what the attraction was.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Who knew that cats like marshmallows? Biscuit begs for them, loudly.

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

I'd have thrown water on her after the first wakeup. :P Or closed the door. Even toddlers usually sleep through the night.

Bad Biscuit!

[arafel.livejournal.com]

We've tried both those deterrents, to no effect. When we shut her out of the bedroom, she cries and pulls at the carpet. We can deal with the crying, but not with the carpet damage.

We're bad kittyparents!

[pointedview.livejournal.com]

You are a wonderfully entertaining teller of Biscuit stories, m'dear.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

If I've brought a smile to your day, then mission accomplished! :)

[maeveth.livejournal.com]

Does Biscuit ever try to eat your head in the middle of the night?

[arafel.livejournal.com]

No, but she does walk on my face and pat my nose with her paw.

[fireceremony.livejournal.com]

:D She sounds so cute! And eating health foods! :D

Seriously though, I would never have the cat in the bedroom. We made that mistake with the first Burmese we had and it was hard to get sleep sometimes.

Since I'm just one person here, I wouldn't get much sleep if I let the cats sleep in the bedroom, it would be too tiresome when they started wandering about in the night.

Kitties will stop the meowing in front of the bedroom door if you ignore them (sometimes not so easy to do). And maybe you can put a piece of old carpet in front of the door so she doesn't scratch there?

[arafel.livejournal.com]

We often remark that Biscuit is a very health-conscious cat! She eats all kinds of veggies, but not red meat.

I'll admit that I wanted to have the cat in the bedroom, because I like having her snooze with us. From the first day we had her, Biscuit moved right in to the bedroom and curled up on the bed. So, I get up and deal with her problems when they arise. Rudy was the same way, only he got put outdoors when he was annoying. We could try a second piece of carpet on top of the first - I'll bring it up.

Where do your cats sleep, on the couch? Or do they use kitty beds?