We're off to bed and Claudia seems a little calmer this evening. I have my fingers crossed. I fully expect to be walked on, kneaded on, meowed at, and probably drooled on too...but I hope it's just one or two times throughout the night tonight!

This cat really is a nut...she's a joy to have around, very entertaining and very sweet...but my house is way beyond child-proofed. She's a serious cleptomaniac, she carries things around like a dog, and she's OCD about always placing certain toys in certain places. She'll eat anything, including string and electrical cords, and she has Psychogenic Alopecia, which means she obsessively eats her own fur off in patches due to nerves. The vet wants to put her on Prozac but her mommy isn't so keen on the idea (yet). I guess expecting this particular cat to stay home alone for 6 days is asking a little much. Next trip, a cat-sitter is definitely in order!