I was too old for howling brats as soon as my kids left home.
For some reason, I woke up and looked at the time and saw “0230,” so I groaned and got up. I’ve been up 30+ minutes and finally looked at the computer clock: 0105. The clock actually said “1230,” but my water bottle was in the way of the “1.” Gonna be a loooong day. My version of a howling brat.
So now, you’re getting all those storms that we had, and you have my deepest sympathy.
Maybe you can lie down and think about cats later. I got up for the bathroom at 3:00, and then Shannon got in bed with us, purring in a, “Why am I doing this?” way.