So, I asked my nephew, who works graveyard, if he had any regular days off. He said, "No, why do you ask?" I explained I had hoped that there were some days in the week when Whiskers wakes me up that i would not have to get up in the early morning (usually around 4 AM) to let him out. My nephew then tells me about how Whiskers laying on his lap as he lounged in the recliner which is about 8 feet from the front door. He said, "I thought when he hopped off, that he was just going to sleep somewhere else. It wasn't until he saw me about 10 minutes later, that he realized the cat went upstairs to get me up and to come down to open the front door for him. It took 10 minutes because usually Whiskers, after waking me up, flops over laying on top of my chest purring and wanting attention.

I really hope he came upstairs to get and receive some love, and not just to get me up to come downstairs to open the front door, when my nephew was right there to open the door for him.