LOL! I love the "skin kids" comment too! I have one of those, and she is as big a sucker as I am about our "kids".

Carrie, I know you're watching!!! No dogs sleep with me. Is that Alpha enough?? But I will say that after three nights away, I had one cat at my feet and one cat at my head.......is there any way to become alpha with the cats????????? I'd probably sleep a lot better!!!