somebody's been sleeping in my bed

Maydel has this really funny habit... and it’s 100% my own fault (as all her bad habits are).  What’s even worse is that I think it’s cute, in a not so wise kind of way.  So here it is....She knows never to go on our bed.  It’s out of bounds.  She knows this rule so well that we can’t even entice her to go on the bed if we tried (which I have recently, just to see).

BUT... if we leave her home alone, and we forget to close our bedroom door Maydel will ALWAYS make her way up to our bedroom... hop on the bed... circle around a few times... paw at the covers a few times... nestle herself into a deep sleep while basking in our scents.  This is what my mind’s eye sees... you see, Maydel never gets caught in the act.  She’s like a ninja with no knowledge of forensic evidence.  

As soon as we put a key in the door she makes her way down the stairs and pretends to be sleeping.  But we are pretty clever too... our bed is ruffled and still warm.  

“Somebody was sleeping in our bed”.