Mosaic Life

Morning Antics

Clawdius doesn’t take kindly to us sleeping in. Under his rule, wakeup time is 7:30 am. This morning Brandon was up before that time, because he was getting ready to go to the airport. He’s spending the week in California for work.

So since Brandon was already up, it was my turn to wake up. Clawdius tried the usual method to rouse me from slumber: Walking right to my face and licking my nose and chin. I rolled over and shielded my face with my arm. Thwarted by my elbow, he perched himself on my shoulder and purred loudly. Then he retreated. Or so I thought. A few minutes later, I felt him licking my foot. That seriously tickled. So I finally got up.

While I brushed my teeth, I felt water sprinkle on my foot. I looked down to see Clawdius shaking water from his soaked legs and lower body. I followed the path of water right up to the toilet. I guess he took a little morning swim. I made a mental note to give him a bath after returning from the airport.

And now here I am, Clawdius at my feet, wet and annoyed after his bath. The cat shampoo smells like baby powder, which reminds me of the whole “replacing babies with pets” thing that some people do. I think next time I’ll get a different scent so people don’t think I’m a crazy cat lady - any moreso than before, anyway.