You Sleep Less Than You Think You Do

webmd.com ^ | July 06, 2006 | Daniel DeNoon

[ahayes]

My experience last night with my two cats:

1. 12:30 am: Cats wake me while trying to catch some type of bug--which is outside the bedroom window and behind the miniblinds. Cats are thrown out.
2. 12:35 am: I failed to close the door because I was half asleep. Cats re-enter and again go bug hunting. Cat 1 is thrown out, door is closed. A few seconds later I get up again to throw out Cat 2, which I did not initially see in the room.
3. 1:15 am: Cat 1 approaches the bedroom door and begins trying to gain entry by pawing at the door. I get up and open the door.
4. 1:30 am: Cat 1 gets into something crinkly. I get up and close Cat 1 in the computer room.
5. 1:40 am: Cat 2 approaches the bedroom door and begins trying to gain entry by tunneling under the door. I get up. Husband says, "Go sleep downstairs! You're getting up too much!" I say, "I hate you and the cats!" I fetch Cat 2 from downstairs and lock him in the computer room with Cat 1. Go downstairs to sleep on the sofa since I am now thoroughly awake. From above I can hear the pawing noise of Cat 1 trying to get out of the computer room.
6. 1:45 am: I put in a pair of earplugs and go to sleep on the couch. If the cats wake my husband, he can deal with them!

[MotleyGirl70]

I'd get more sleep if my patients would stop moaning and screaming in fearsome cries for help.

[leda]

thank goodness we only have one dog :)

the kids (aka the kittens) are tough enough to herd ;)

[cowboyway]

Black men slept least: only 5 hours and 6 minutes a night

(rap sounds)
boom, shhgga, boom, shhgga shhgga, boom

Stayin' up all night
Drinkin' fo'ties wid my peeps
We too busy chillin'
Fo' mo****fu**ing sleep!

boom, shhgga, boom, shhgga shhgga, boom

[patton]

LOLOLOL

[MotleyGirl70]

ROTL!

That is too funny.

Lainey (my cat, see profile) sleeps on the pillow to the left side of my bed. Lights are usually out at or before 11:00 p.m. and she knows the routine.

Lights out=sleep time. Once I'm asleep it would take a big thunder storm "boom" to wake me up.

OTH, being a deep sleeper it takes me a while for my feet to hit the floor. I hit the snooze button at least twice.

[cowboyway]

OTH, being a deep sleeper it takes me a while for my feet to hit the floor.

I know what you mean. Sometimes I don't get fully awake until it's almost time to go to bed again.

[ahayes]

Cute cat! Lainey looks very much like Cat 2, except he is darker.

Cat 1 often sleeps on my pillow. He's usually nice enough to leave the edge for my head.

[SunkenCiv]

I can't post more, I'm nodding off.