Even when they're not bothering me, they wake me up!

The Boys, that is.

There were tons of people in my house last night; David and his kids came over, plus my Dad and Kathy came to watch the Duke game (WOOT!) and have dinner. Plus me and mine, for a grand total of, like, 9 people in my house. Minor chaos.

But, eventually they all left. The kids and I were up for a little bit longer, but not much, then we headed upstairs to bed. I'd done tons of yard work this weekend, so I was very tired, and went to sleep quickly.

And woke up at midnight to the BBC blaring; apparently in all the DST clock changing I managed to set the clock in my bathroom to go off at midnight! So, I got up, peed, got some water, and went back to sleep, but I noticed that neither cat was in my room (a rarity). Dusty was out on the landing, but Jack was nowhere in sight.

I woke up again a little before 3; not sure why, but this time Dusty was on my bed. No Jack, though, which was odd.

And then it ocurred to me that I hadn't really seen him at all since everyone left!

Now, I knew he hadn't gotten out when David left, and he was the last to head out. But, I'd had various doors and windows open during the day (BEAUTIFUL weather this weekend), and The Boys have been known to push screens out in order to escape.

So I got worried, and started looking around for Jack. No screens missing in my room or bathroom. No cat (or missing screens) in the playroom. I was heading for the kids rooms, turning on lights as I went, when I saw him, inside, sitting by the front door. Nothing wrong, happy as a little clam. Not pouncing, grooming, crying, or any of the other things he ordinarily does to wake me. Just sitting.

Yes, I know this one was my own fault. But, DANG, it's bad when your pets disrupt your sleep by BEHAVING!