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Siwsan

(27,778 posts)
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:46 AM 17 hrs ago

My boys take such good care of me

Saturday, my brother and I went on a quick road trip to the Chicago area (Homewood) to watch a Roller Derby Match (The Chicago Knockouts.) That's my brother's girlfriend's team. He also works with them, making lots of drives to Illinois.

We left at 2:30pm and arrived back home at 3:30am on Sunday. I had a great time, met lots of really nice people, but it was also exhausting.

I fed the kid cats at 4am so I could get a FEW hours of uninterrupted sleep. That was about 3 hours of sleep because Merlin wanted to know why I wasn't awake, up, dressed, singing to them and telling them how much I love them. So I got on with my day, still pretty tired.

In the afternoon I stretched out on the living room sofa, beneath a nice blanket, and fell asleep. I woke up, absolutely covered in snuggling kid cats. I hadn't slept for very long but I guess the feline magic was at work and it made just a short stretch of sleep feel very refreshing.

Where would I be without them. OK, possibly on a world cruise but I still think staying put is worth it because they bring me so much more than I could ever give them.

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My boys take such good care of me (Original Post) Siwsan 17 hrs ago OP
Making up for lost time NJCher 16 hrs ago #1
"p.s. I'd take a cat blanket over a world cruise any day." 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #3
Absolutely! Paws down! SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #4
So would I, NJCher. A cruise 🚢 is just a moment in time. Polly Hennessey 16 hrs ago #2
That feline magic... 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #5

NJCher

(42,061 posts)
1. Making up for lost time
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 11:49 AM
16 hrs ago
I woke up, absolutely covered in snuggling kid cats.

p.s. I'd take a cat blanket over a world cruise any day.

3catwoman3

(28,248 posts)
3. "p.s. I'd take a cat blanket over a world cruise any day."
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 12:32 PM
16 hrs ago

Damn right - in a nanosecond.

Polly Hennessey

(8,383 posts)
2. So would I, NJCher. A cruise 🚢 is just a moment in time.
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 12:11 PM
16 hrs ago

A blanket of cats 🐈‍⬛ 🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛ is a bucket list of happiness.

2naSalit

(99,116 posts)
5. That feline magic...
Mon Nov 24, 2025, 04:48 PM
11 hrs ago

Is what makes the world turn at a given pace! And they often heal what ails you too!

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