A post about our cat. Why?
– Unlike many of you, we don’t have kids, so she’s the only small, cute thing in the house. (Sad, but true)
– Many a happy moment is spent petting her, and many a sleepless night is caused by her nighttime bursts of energy (skittering across our bed, gaining a foothold in various tender parts of our bodies along the way), so she has a pretty noticeable effect on our lives.
Arwyn is a strange cat. We picked her up from the SPCA last January, and since then we’ve had a lot of time to notice some of her rather odd habits. She doesn’t eat food if we put it out on the counter, but she does find rubberbands, all plants, and corners of papers and books quite tasty.
She also spends a sizable portion of her life upside-down: instead of gracefully curling up into a ball, she flops out on the floor, full-length, upside-down, so that all of her underside is exposed to the elements. Obviously this cat has had no reason to think she should always be prepared to flee or defend herself.
Sydney and I are in for a cat-style day, ourselves. Both a bit under-the-weather, with an overcast day outside, all we want to do is sleep and maybe read. Oh yes, and eat 🙂 So here’s to cats, for setting a good example.
Erin
Alan Schmierer