Last night was a hum-dinger! Katie woke me shortly after midnight totally freaked. It was the thunder & lightening storm to put every other storm I've ever tried to sleep through to shame. Poor Katie's terrified of a normal sound & light show so this was major panic time. It didn't help that I had my window wide open and the noise was increased accordingly. And then, of course, the animals feel all the electrical impulses.
I got up, got her a benadryl to help calm her and went on a hunt for the cats. They weren't anywhere to be found and then they suddenly appeared out of nowhere, velcroed to each other. No telling what they'd been hiding under, but they were very best of friends at the moment. The storm calmed and we all went back to bed and, eventually, back to sleep.
It stormed off and on throughout the night/morning and we were up and down until a little after 4:am when not only did the storm increase with a vengeance, but it set off a neighbor's alarm system as well. That fool thing went off for about half an hour, shut off for maybe 2 minutes and back on again for another 20 minutes.
It was a glorious light show and the percussion symphony was extraordinary. But at my age (just short of 68 years) I prefer sleeping at night. The cats, as cats do, have put the night behind them and are exhibiting that attitude that felines are famous for. Katie, however, will need extensive therapy. The benadryl has worn off but not the effects of last night and ... don't tell her, but ... we may have a repeat performance tonight. I'm fully expecting to see a For Sale sign by 4 Paws Realty out in front of the house by this time tomorrow.
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