A Cat on the Lap
or on the bed
or chairs..
written by: SHOP GIRL
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sick with 4 cats sprawled on the bed with me. Didn’t they just sleep with us
all night long? Didn’t they wake me up
at 4:30 AM for breakfast? There is no
escape. The only perfect nights’ sleep is at someone else’s house or a hotel.
We have a guest room, but if I go in there they will take turns throwing
themselves at the door and yowling like they were hit by a car.
It
is starting to snow so I am stuck. They
are prima donnas and will go outside only if forced in this weather. They were so adorable when they were
kittens. They loved the snow.
I
was thinking about over night guests and all the little things I like to do to
make their stay more pleasant.
Dark
curtains, fresh bedding, a little bouquet, a silent prayer that the dogs next
door won’t bark and my cats won’t throw themselves at the guest room door. I
want to move to the country and have a little farm for the supposed quiet but
have several worries--
#1. still work and can’t drive in the dark for
long distances.
#2.
nearby farmers will have lots of barking dogs.
#3. pesticides from farmer will send us to an
early grave.
#4 still working and might actually have to work
harder with a little farm.
#5
the cats will get a: sprayed by skunks. b: killed from farmers dogs. c: go to an early grave from farmers pesticides.
We
have the greatest new friend who has the nicest dog, Daisy. A hearty, friendly pooch with no issues. Our new friend’s children are delightful
too. Her thirteen yr. old son comes
along with Daisy and if we need some adult conversation we give this young man
some headphones, a bowl of popcorn, and let him watch Netflix. The headphones were my idea since what I
dislike even more than the sound of
barking dogs, is the constant drone of machine guns shooting or swords clashing.
I
really love all animals and recently discovered that they can love you too (maybe
a little too much). I was relaxing on
the love seat eating popcorn with Blackie, our miniature schnauzer grand dog who was visiting
from Tacoma
THE END
SHOP
GIRL SUGGESTION: a bowl of popcorn with
the most amazing seasoning in the world, from Urban Accents available in the
Gift Shop at Memorial
Hospital
