Since the new couch arrived (a triple recliner), movie night is forever changed. The old couch was a queen sized sofa-bed. We have very strict rules for the animals here at The LaBoda Ranch. Abby is not allowed on any furniture except for the couch bed, period. Not so bad, considering she has two of her own very comfortable dog beds which she absolutely loves. In fact, the first thing she did upon entering our house for the first time was to show us how much she loved her bed by going to it and rolling around on it. No, seriously, she went from the shelter to the car, to the puppy store and then the first time in the door of our house she went directly to the dog bed. I found it really strange and swore she was my old dog, Hyper, reincarnated. Anywho, the cats are only allowed on the couch, and the furniture in the laundry room (of course sometimes they are on other things when we are not home; evidence). So on Saturday we had our first official movie night since obtaining our new couch, which is not suitable for dogs. To simulate the couch bed we drug the futon mattress from the spare bedroom out into the living room. It is only a full size mattress and there seems to be more competition for space; as illustrated in the top photo.
When I look back to previous photos I realize that overcrowding was not really the issue. The kitties just love being close to their big sister on movie night. They always know and love movie night; the second we used to fold the couch bed out Abby would pounce onto it and "assume the position." Sometimes Oliver would like to play sandworm; Megan would throw the blanket over the bed and let Oliver crawl underneath and explore. Except for a few rare or brief times, Twix usually liked to spend movie night under the couch bed. She seemed to have the worst timing and would decide to climb up and join us just before the movie or show was about to end. Sometimes we would watch an extra episode or something short just to give Twix, and us, the satisfaction of the experience. Abby was overjoyed that we were having our first movie night since the new couch arrived. I think she has felt shunned with the way the new couch operates and especially since we have not had movie night in a couple weeks; we usually fold the couch out at least twice a week. Sometimes movie night is quiet with books instead of the television. In any event, despite the vying for position, movie night is always a favorite and a big hit here at The LaBoda Ranch!!
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| Abby loved her first bed! |
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| Abby loves her outdoor bed! |
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| Abby loves her new bed! |
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| Abby and Oliver share the bed sometimes. |
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