Friendly house pets who can at times be too smart for their own good have found a place in my heart as well as my home. Or better put, I have found a place in their house. Primarily indoor cats, they get full access to every nook and cranny. The shy one of the two sisters rarely causes any disturbance, but the other one is a whole different story.

Patience, not named for her amount of patience, but to remind us as her caregivers to be patient every time we have to yell at misbehavior. Spoiled as she is, boredom comes easily for her. My hair ties get used for chew toys and hunting practice. In addition to my hair ties, I have a horrible habit of twisting my hair around my fingers. I do this with out realizing it while watching TV or just spacing out. My sweet kitty is currently in the process of helping me break this habit. While I twirl my hair comfy as can be on the couch Patience is somewhere near watching and waiting. Crouched in a corner doing the famous butt wiggle and shoulder roll, she pounces. Dead on with her aim she snaps me out of my daze and comfort zone.

Our freshly worn work shoes solely exist for her very strange foot fetish. She will spend hours with her paws reaching as far as they can into any shoe. The more of her body she can fit inside the better. Patience quickly turns into psycho kitty if you dare to take her shoes away while getting her fix. I have also found what eats the socks after put in the dryer. It is not a sock monster; it's my cat. Socks cannot be left out in the open. Clean or dirty, it doesn't matter. The only time you will ever even hear that cat meow is if she has a sock in her mouth. Coming home from any where, socks are strewn all over the house.

Now I have never considered myself to be computer illiterate nor do I claim super powers on the keyboard. Patience has a special ability to make even an IT whiz stumble in confusion. Using a computer to work from home it is almost always on. Now I know that cats like to lay on warm objects and having a laptop on through the day will make for a prime napping spot if left unattended. However, this cat doesn't just sleep on the keyboard of the computer but walks across it. Her tiny little paws know exactly which keys to hit so my computer is totally unrecognizable. I get up to go to the bathroom and I come back to my laptop yelling at me in Mandarin Chinese and all my files are on lock down.

Still, every night I welcome her as she nuzzles, head butts and the proceeds to curl up at the foot of my bed or in the crook of my knees with her sister. Unknowingly she warms my feet and deters the dog from coming up to join us to make his attempt at pushing me out of the bed. Patience is a virtue and my cat has been a great teacher and major contributor to this virtue practiced regularly.