There is someone I live with who knows me inside/out. He knows my body language so well, that he can always tell what I'm about to do. For him, there are no need for words. He always knows where I am headed and whether it's something he's interested in doing with me... or not. If you're thinking it's my husband, you'd be wrong... it's my cat, Jeter.
For example, Jeter enjoys a little fresh running water before he retires for good for the evening, and he knows he can get a little drink while I brush my teeth before bed. Oh, I know what you're probably thinking... "no big deal, you go to bed the same time every night, and that cat has an internal clock." But you'd be wrong. One of the perks about working for myself from home, is that I don't have to live on a schedule, and I don't. One night I might flak
e out early, the next I might type on my laptop till 2am, or if I'm "cookin' with gas" in the studio, I might still be sewing past midnight. But no matter how I change my routine, or what time I finally stagger bleary-eyed into the bathroom... here is what is waiting for me when I get there.
He may have been dead to the world moments before on the couch, yet he somehow ALWAYS knows when I'm headed for the bathroom for the last time and he beats me there.
e out early, the next I might type on my laptop till 2am, or if I'm "cookin' with gas" in the studio, I might still be sewing past midnight. But no matter how I change my routine, or what time I finally stagger bleary-eyed into the bathroom... here is what is waiting for me when I get there.He may have been dead to the world moments before on the couch, yet he somehow ALWAYS knows when I'm headed for the bathroom for the last time and he beats me there.
Sometimes he waits patiently while I do the various things I must do to get ready for bed, like this.
But there's always just one thing on his mind, and he makes no attempt to conceal his desire. He rarely asks for fresh running water at any other time of the day, so what's the big deal about having it at bed time??
And once I turn the faucet on for him, (just a trickle please) he drinks for a LONG time... so long in fact that I have to use my hubster's sink to brush my teeth, remove my makeup, wash my face, clean my contac lens... and yep, he's still drinking! 
This is his time to relish at his own speed, and he does not cut it short for any reason, even when a line starts to form behind him!
I've tried to fool him. I've tried shuffling off toward the bathroom around 10, yawning and stretching, but Jeter is NEVER fooled.
It's almost as if he can read my mind! Interesting. Very interesting.
If this is a learned ability, maybe there's still hope for my husband???
Nah. Probably not.
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ReplyDeleteCats are amazing! Glad you have two sinks.
ReplyDeleteOh, the stories I could tell...and I wish I had two sinks. Sometimes I have to go to another bathroom, because both the sink and the tub are "in use".
ReplyDeleteLoved your story :-)
Great story & pictures! Thanks for sharing it. 2 of mine have to drink in the bathtub, and the 3rd one has her own crystal dish on the vanity. Fun furry friends!
ReplyDelete... and they call them 'dumb' animals!
ReplyDeleteMine required a drinking glass in the family room and beside my bed. She passad away a few months ago at 20 years old ... and is missed. She also knew our bedtime.
I know cats are intuitive. If I don't close my bedroom door as I'm getting ready for a trip, Shadow hides somewhere in my closet(I looked under the bed). I've scoured that room and didn't find him the last time I went away and I had to call from Canada the friend who feeds them and ask her to close the door when he comes out. And I even put the luggage in the hallway for almost a week for them to get used to it!
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