The kittens like to hog the bed. Being that I am a restless sleeper this leads to conflict. I am asleep, and they are trying to get comfortable. They apply subtle pressure to my foot, and gradually I move. I am now crunched up on what would be my wife’s side of the bed. She is a night nurse, and won’t mind. But I want to be on my own side. I start the “Reconquista” of my side of the bed.
I apply subtle pressure, and half awake, I kick out and dislodge one of two sleep wreckers. I regain six inches – victory. Back to sleep.
About an hour later, I woke to the feeling of painful muscle contractions in my left leg. I twitch; I feel my muscles pulling on the bones of my foot. I hop out of bed to try to quell the pain.
There they lie peacefully asleep, the little brats who pushed me into a knot and are the reason for the severe Charlie horse in my leg and foot.
I admit defeat and get back in on my wife’s side. I guess I now know my place.
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This is great, Lou. Marcus and Princess know their rights.
They know them and exercise them. they think your dogs should take over the bed too – Revolution is in the air!
🤣 Ahhhhh…the thing is they are dogs, not cats. “Oh, OK, Martha. We’ll just sleep here outside your door, waiting for you every morning.”
Luna’s favorite sleep position is the “take-up-the-spot-where-your-legs-would-normally-occupy” followed by the ever popular “oh-were-you-using-that-pillow”, also known as the “Crescent Halo” ™.
Your kittens are so cute! Leg cramps, not so much– after trying everything else, I swear by the dill pickle juice remedy (as do a lot of young runners). There’s some science to it, but either way, it works every time within moments.
I’ll look it up and try it. thanks.
They forced you out of your own bed!
They insist it’s only a time share, and I was not supposed to be there.