Boy, do I know that feeling. Months will pass without "the bite" then seemingly out of the blue I fail to perform in some fashion and get the latch and grind. I'm sure he has his reasons. You would think after 10 years I could read his body language better, but apparently not. Obviously, I'm not trying hard enough. I just returned from a week of vacation, with "dad" (hubby) home serving his highness. Needless to say, I'm getting the cold shoulder as I do after any absence. He forgot himself for a few minutes when I first came in and lowered his head for a scritch complete with his baby bird cheeps. He quickly came to his senses and is now punishing me appropriately for my neglect by turning his back to me and giving me the occasional stink-eye over his shoulder. I'm alert for the bite tonight, based on past experience. He doesn't care that I choose Ft. Myers Beach for my vacation and survived the hurricane. I'm sure if he could verbalize he would tell me "that's what you get."