Slice of Life: Weekend Routines
The alarm clock has claws.
I
shift in my sleep, and she pounces. Flips onto her back and bats at my
toesies. Groggily, I freeze. She waits. Then sees her own paws and
decides a bath is necessary.
Her
brother is sound asleep on the other side of my foot. He rolls into his
back and sticks a paw in the air. Usually he's snoring.
Scott
sits up and reaches for her exposed white belly. She pulls in like a
roly-poly bug, wraps her paws around his arm, and starts licking
fiercely. Everybody needs a bath this morning.
She
pulls one finger away from the closed fist, licking furiously and
trying to corral it into her mouth. (She likes to gently chew on fingers.) Scott laughs between the weird sensation of cat mouth lick-bites and
tiny paws pulling in his arm.
Big brother turns again, her attention is diverted, and Scott is free.
She's
still on her back, trying to push with her back feet to scoot across
closer to big brother. Her paws wave an inch or two below his neck, and
he sits up and regards her.
We wait.
They wait.
Then a paw darts out and taps her on the head. She pushes off, launching herself across my foot and around his neck. Game on.
Their
attention diverted, I rescue my feet from the end of the bed. Time to
make the coffee while Scott gets up to start buttermilk biscuits ...
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My daughter's cat is my alarm clock as well! Those darn critters. He starts the routine at an extremely early 4am! Your words paint a very realistic routine in my mind.
ReplyDeleteSounds fun and loving and a great way to begin the weekend. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteAw, that's so cute! What a fun way to wake up. ;-) We don't have cats, but we have a dog that sleeps with us. Fortunately, he sleeps as late as we want to sleep. I've always been grateful for that! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love all of the sensory images in your slice today! I have a puggle that thinks she's an alarm clock too.
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