kitty update

since we got here, we haven't really slept a full night because the kitties get scared of the lights. the kitties also get scared when they hear the neighbors wake up. and the neighbors play house music at an amazing volume for seven am. only a few of those i can find solutions for. so when i finally got to my wit's end with albert, i called my parents and asked advice. "what can i do to keep albert from going crazy as we turn out the lights to go to bed?" up to that point in the night, he is quiet and well behaved, but turn out the lights, and in comes demon kitty. my mom advised night lights. so we got those and that bought us four hours of sleep. that was good. but not good enough. i want more than a nap at night, you know. so then my dad said to run the kitties and then put them in the room. i thought it would be a repeat to new year's eve (the kitties both went crazy and we ended up putting them under the bed.) but i was wrong. putting them in the room with us at night (along with both food dishes, water, and a litter box) was a great idea. we now get to sleep until seven am when the neighbors get up and blast either justin timberlake or house music. the good news is we can go back to sleep as soon as they leave for work, and the kitties are a lot less stressed. as you can imagine, this has done wonders for our moods, and our mental capabilities. it has also saved albert from the "river" as dust screams at four am. i am now able to understand that i can think, i can do what i need to do. i was thinking i was not supposed to be here because albert's behavior was some sort of sign telling us we needed to be someplace else. i was getting worried that i would not be able to sleep when i needed to--ever again. that was a scary thought. we were both getting to the point where we didn't want to go to sleep. that is scary. you know how we value our sleep. now don't get me wrong, we've yet to sleep a full night, but only because we are waiting for the cats to go crazy. and i think we will get to someday soon. we just need to train ourselves. man, i miss our bed. that is a whole new blog post, though. later. not now, you've enough to read!