We have a new cat in our neighborhood. Unfortunately, this cat has taken to taunting Cat5 at 5:00 each of the last three mornings. This results in Cat5 making sounds similar to what I imagine eternally damned souls might make. It’s truly an awful noise to wake up to. The first time I heard Cat5 make the noise, I was upstairs and immediately rushed downstairs expecting to see burglars skinning her alive. Yes, I have a vivid imagination but truly, this noise is terror inspiring.

I wish the new cat would either make it’s appearance earlier or later in the day. I usually get up around 5:30-5:45 each morning. Earlier would make it easier for me to fall back asleep and later would mean I’d probably already be up.

I’m contemplating shutting the cats in the basement for the next couple of nights in the hopes that the new cat will forget there are interesting cat like creatures at our house. However, it’s a hassle trying to remember to herd them into the basement every night. Now, what would be really useful is a motion detector that’s hooked up to a sprinkler system of some kind. It’d be great if the moment the cat sets foot on our porch it got deluged in water