Full Circle

I'm amused at the degree to which our two cats have become equal members of our family. Here's an anecdote:

1. The cat bowls were dirty. While they were being cleaned, we served the cats using our own dishes.
2. The cat bowls became clean, but we never got around to switching them back. So the cat bowls went in the cupboard and our dishes stayed on the floor.
3. Dishes piled up in the sink for a day or two, as happens all too often in our home.
4. The other day I and P__ found ourselves eating edamame out of . . . one of the clean cat bowls.