Okay, here's the post I couldn't make at 7-ish since Mudcat wasn't loading, but I wrote it anyway. ("Error Occurred While Processing Request")

The problem with alarm cats is they can't be reset. Rufus is set at 6 a.m. – whether I get to sleep at 10 or at midnight (as last night). First he knocked something off my nightstand, then he stood on top of the humidifier and tried to remove the thingy that regulates the mist. (He really likes to do this; then he can stretch his paw into the tube and lick water from it – much more fun than a boring old water dish. If I don't remove the regulator first thing in the morning, he worries it off, then hides it and won't tell me where it is.) Of course, he tried to wake me up several times during the night – he wanted to be petted. Can't get upset with a cat that demands petting (complete with loud purrs). He was in my face, climbing over my head, sitting (heavily) on my shoulder, licking my hand with his teeth. "Mom! Wake up! My chin needs rubbing!" He misses Tom. (Me, too.)

Then the kitchen light burned out when I turned it on – and in the bathroom I discovered that both of the gallon jugs that I'd filled Monday when the power went off were leaking all over the floor.

Gotta get some stuff together to take to Tom. Underwear and another pair of jeans (he can wear street clothes! Yay!) Some more reading material. Make sure my cell phone is charged so he can use it – he can't call Dr. Zeitels or other long distance calls (even billed home) from the phone in his room – plus there's no real privacy on that phone.

Linn