I don't want to say that being a 'mom' to four kittens is tiring, but...........

[Siwsan]

I got them settled down by a little after 4. then I sat down. Then I WOKE UP at 6!! Honestly, I had no intention of taking a nap. The nap just kind of took me.

And I woke up to a loud chorus of what I'm interpreting to be "HOLD US!!!!!" "PLAY WITH US!!!!!" "FEED US!!!!"

To which I respond: "Yes, Masters and Mistresses!!"

[niyad]

1. So glad that you understand who is in charge. But what fun.

[Siwsan]

3. They're taking a post dinner snooze

One more round of play and then I'll get them set for the night.

Then tomorrow morning, usually at about 5:30, the whole routine starts, again. Feed Sophie, feed the ferals, feed the kittens, clean the play pen, play with the kittens, then feed me. Sophie appreciates the priority placement, when it comes to food.

[niyad]

5. That is a very nice routine, and I am so glad to see Queen Sophie in her proper place.

[wnylib]

7. I couldn't pass up a plaque that I saw

in a discount store. It hangs on the wall next to a tall cat tree, two shorter cat stands that flank it, and a high, wooden scratching post.

It says, "The cat is in charge. We only live here."

[niyad]

10. Exactly.

[Phoenix61]

2. Those are my favorite kind of naps.

I used to wait tables from 5-11ish. By the time I got home and asleep it’d be between 3-4. I’d end up sleeping til noon then not have time to really do anything. I started setting my alarm for 8:00 and have most of the day for whatever. Hit the beach, do some chores… Then at 3:00 I’d turn on Designing Women, set the alarm for 4:00 and have a nice nap before going to work.

[wnylib]

8. That reminds me of what my feline furball did.

She doesn't like loud or unexpected sounds. I used to set the alarm on an old, low tech, push button cell phone when I took a nap on the couch. I put the phone on the coffee table.

I woke up late and wondered why the alarm had not woke me up. I couldn't find the phone. I didn't have time to search so I left for work.

When I got home again, I looked under the couch on a hunch. There it was, but turned off. WTF, I thought. Did I do that in my sleep or was it the cat?

So I set the alarm for 2 minutes, put the phone on the coffee table, and waited. Soon as the alarm went off, kitty leaped on it, swatted it until the sound stopped, then grabbed it in her mouth, dropped it in front of the couch, and nudged it underneath with her nose. Stashing the noisy prey that she had "killed."

That's when I also realized why my regular alarm clock didn't work any more, which is why I was using the cell alarm.

[niyad]

11. Very clever, our felines. Mine IS my alarm clock.

[wnylib]

14. My previous cat was like that.

He would put his nose in my face to wake me. If that didn't work, his next step was to tap me gently on the cheek with his paw. If that didn't get me up, he got serious - toe biting. That always worked.

The current cat does not wake me at all, not even for breakfest if I sleep in. She just waits until I get up. Then she's on me like white on rice, her face in mine, or pacing and staring accusingly at me until I feed her. If her dishes are not filled soon enough, she starts tossing things on the floor to make her point.

[niyad]

15. They are amazing little beings.

[Phoenix61]

13. They can be sneaky little fur balls. nt

[7wo7rees]

4. So very sweet!! Envy you so.!

: loveya:

[IcyPeas]

6. Kittens when you are awake vs. When you are asleep

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[Siwsan]

9. I was just thinking, I should get an indoors Blink camera to focus on them, at night

I wondered, this morning, how active they are at night and what time they actually get up. They were VERY quiet, this morning, but by the time I walked up to the play pen, they were climbing up the sides, and LOUDLY greeting me. Ok, more likely screaming FEED ME!!!!

They just ate, and are cleaning each other of what I missed. Sophie is fed, the ferals are fed, and if I can work up the energy, I'll be fed, soon. At least some coffee.

[niyad]

12. Cats are basically nocturnal, so it might amaze you what they do at night. A camera

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Would be fun, though. Glad that all are fed. Now mom can breathe for a minute.