CAT IN A HAT

Our cat loves to cover her eyes while sleeping. If your hand is on the couch, palm up, she'll buried her head in your palm. A pillow works just as well as does the groove between the cushions on the couch or a blanket on the bed.

We don't let her on the bed at night, she's too much of a bed hog, and in the mornings we don't allow her to come up until 7:00. She has a good inner clock and shows up somewhere between 6:59 and 7:01. Usually, I know it's exactly 7:00 because I feel her jump up on the bed, meow her good morning and start purring.

If a palm or hat isn't available, a paw will suffice.

and, when they wake up they think it's a new day which means they should be able to eat, which means they'll want to go lie down and sleep off their meal.

What's a cat to do? If it's been a particularly tough day of hunting mice, you have to take what you can get.