Got up this morning and did the usual morning things, and then I crawled back into bed and slept until noon. I could have slept longer, but the cats were getting rowdy and wanted me awake. While cats may be more quiet than yappy little dogs, it’s still impossible to ignore three cats tromping around on my sleeping person. They didn’t need anything. They just want someone to witness their daily cat antics. I guess they missed me.

I fully intend to go out to the garden as soon as my eyes and brain are fully engaged. Okra, cucumbers, squash and tomatoes can be planted for the next couple of weeks for late summer harvest, and I need to do that since the spring plants have done do poorly. Unfortunately, even with all the sleep I got last night, I still feel completely wiped out. It’s not like I did much of anything while I was at my mom’s house (I even got lots of sleep), but somehow, I still managed to get seriously fatigued. Maybe if I can just get the stuff cleared out that needs to go so the beds are ready for planting when I feel like it, I will call my day a good one and press on. It sucks to want to get out there and do a lot of work and not really feeling up to it though. Oh well, a person can only do what they can do, and it usually takes me a day to get back to being myself and feeling rested after a one day trip to Mom’s. After four days and three nights, it might take a little longer to get back into “normal” mode.

The house is (somewhat) surprisingly not a wreck. Not that Lin is some kind of huge slob or anything, but he is used to me picking up his socks and other discarded things. I expected there to be some extra housework to do, but there isn’t! That was pretty nice to come home to, I have to say. All I really have to do is a few dishes, and the house will be back to normal. Maybe even better than normal, since I really got things in order before I left and Lin cleaned up his side of the den while I was gone.

I was also happy to see the cats hadn’t destroyed anything while I was gone too. I was afraid once they realized there wasn’t anyone around during the day to chastise them for getting into things they’d go crazy. They do have their moments, even when I am here to keep them in line. But no … they were good kitties! I suspect, when I didn’t come home after the first time, they spent a lot of time moping and worrying that the provider of food, water, and daytime attention wasn’t going to come back. They’ve certainly been acting like they missed me while I was gone, especially Myu, who doesn’t seem to want me out of her sight for a second. She is glued to me today.

Well, sitting here in my currently uncomfortable desk chair isn’t getting anything done. I think I’ll have a cup of coffee, wash the pillows that belong in my chair, and go pull up some plants in the garden. I might even take a nap at some point. I definitely feel like I could sleep some more … if the bratty cats will allow it. :lol: