Our Sweet Charlotte Is Smarter Than We Think
She Knows And Is Trying To Tell Us Something
I am sound a sleep in my bed
About five A.M.in the morning
No matter where she is in the house
Our cat Charlotte finds me
She begins to lick my face
Daddy it is time to get up
I slowly begin to stir
Then when I realize what is happening
I know our daughter is hungry
I first try to roll over and hide
Our cat Charlotte will have no part of it
I have put a pillow over my head
She reaches up with her little paws
Gives me a light touch
Hey, it's me
Time to wake up
I use all my strength just to prop myself up in bed
It didn't matter if i was in the middle of a dream
What time I finally went to sleep
All she knew is I have to get up
When I do
Nature calls and I make a pit stop at the bathroom first
Charlotte follows my every move
She jumps up on the toilet
I have to pat her a few times
Before she jumps down
Then off to the kitchen
I look at her food dish
There is still food
She is very picky
She wants fresh food
All we give her is dry food
So I go into our kitchen closet
Pull out her food
When I put down the new
I mix the old in with it
She watches me carefully
At this moment in time
She walks over to the food
Sniffs it
Then walks away
She is thinking
What did you do with the old food?
I didn't see anything being thrown out
You tried to trick me
I want fresh food
After a few minutes
She goes back to her dish
To say that's not cool
Next time I want the good stuff
Not a quick fast slight of the hand
Magician's trick
Now she begins to eat
I walk across to the refrigerator
I reach over and our refrigerator door was open a few inches
I did this once before
I think I shut it
It is so soft and quiet
The door didn't shut all the way
It has been left open since one o'clock this morning
i don't think anything spoiled
The butter was still solid
Yogurt seemed a little warm
We still have half of a gallon of milk left
i wouldn't have got up if it wasn't for Miss Charlotte
When I began writing this hub
She laid in the chair next to me
Then she gave me a quick look
My job is done here
Then without further hesitation
She hopped down
Off she went in another room
Now my eyes are starting to focus
I can see day light outside
The time is six- thirty eight
I am going back to bed
A little over six hours sleep is not enough for me
Thank you Charlotte for being our watch cat
Dogs may be a lot of fun
We are a cat family
They are loyal and independent
They can go off and entertain themselves
When something is on their mind
They will let you know
They won't stop until you finally see the big picture
Cats our more mysterious and intriguing
They give you a clue
Then let you figure it out