Bed time, Felix.

Friday, midnight, somewhere in Switzerland.

Me: "Okay, time for bed, Felix. Out of the office."

Felix: *Let's play with the box!*

Me: "No, no playing with the box. Bedtime."

Felix: *Need to use the cat tree first!*

Me: "Okay."

Felix: *scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch *

Me: *waiting*

Felix: *scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch *

Me: "Okay, enough. Out!"

Felix: *Let's play with the box!*

Me: "No box! Get a move on!"

Felix runs toward the back of the office.

I stop him with my foot. "Oh no you don't."

Felix runs into cat tree den**

I crack up.

C comes in from the bathroom. "He has no respect for you. Where's the discipline?". He pauses..."Where is he?"

I point to the cat tree.

C cracks up.

Felix comes out to see what all the fuss is about.

C and I in unison: "Out of the office!"

Felix hurridly crawls back in.

C takes cat tree and Felix and puts in the hallway. I close the office door.

"Nite nite, kitty. Sweet dreams."




** (He never does this, hasn't done it in years.)