Making Mandy Lazy

One of the best ways to ensure that Mandy doesn’t accomplish much in her day is to be affectionate kitties. Today, Mandy had big plans. While she was on the phone, I heard her tell Mom-With-Cool-Toys all the places she wanted to go today. So Peyton and I made a pack. We are being extremely loving and very snuggly. This ensures that Mandy stays on the couch and rests. She has not been sleeping well, and so Peyton and I have been drawing straws to see who has to snuggle her and try and get to fall back asleep in the middle of the night. Peyton “won” the first night and snuggled Mandy until she fell asleep. But last night I won. Unfortunately, Mandy was not only wide awake, but she was also chatty. She wondered the house for a while but eventually came back to bed. She didn’t keep Sam up long, but it took both Peyton and I snuggling her on the bed to force her to fall back asleep. And even at that, it took a while.

Snuggling Mandy is not as comfortable as it once was. Her tummy is getting larger, and not only that, it kicks us. So when we snuggle Mandy we are in for a beating. We have tried to convince the tummy we are friends, but I think the tummy thinks we are fiends. We blame the tummy for Mandy’s mid-night wakings and lack of sleep.

I am fairly confident that our affection has Mandy settled in for the afternoon. Her eyelids are getting droopy and she looks like she could use a nap. I bet she will be asleep soon.
Elway