order vs chaos

So a day late and a dollar short... I bought runner rugs last weekend so that someone's big ol' paws don't scratch the floors along the hallways. So when they are as they should be (aka - Order), they look like this:



But then quite often - probably more often than not - they look like this (aka - Chaos):


and during the day, it's because of THIS:


and when I wake up each morning, it's because of THIS:


Yep, in the middle of the night, my pussy plays on them and scratches and jacks them up. I don't really know why this is post-worthy. It had to be said.

Yes, crooked and rumpled rugs bug.