Early morning insanity---or is that inanity?

OK, so Essa started making noise at 5 a.m.--she tossed the chirpy toy all over the bedroom. I took it away. She found a piece of paper, dragged it into the bedroom and proceeded to shred it---LOUDLY. I took it away. She found a small box (I still do not know WHERE she found it) and proceeded to jump in and out of it, skidding across the bedroom floor, banging into everything that would make noise. I took it away, grabbed her and made her lay down in the bed with me while Buddy just lay on the bed bewildered as to why I was yelling and muttering things at the cat. She wriggled away loudly protesting and running into the living room. Thinking I had solved the problem, I start to drift off....to hear a rustling noise followed by thumps coming from the end of the bed. Apparently, she could not figure out which drawer she wanted, so she decided to open every single one, loudly paw through everything there, and toss the contents onto the floor (or one of the other cats that passed by--poor Milly ended up running out of the room with a scarf caught on her tail). I sit up, look at Buddy tell him to get her, which results in him chasing PERKY across the house....I guess I should have been more specific about which her I meant. Two seconds later, Essa is on the bed head butting my face and purring like mad----cute doesn't work before coffee. I toss her off, roll over and put a pillow over my head only to have a rather weighty cat jump on me and start meowing loudly. Apparently Perky took umbrage that I sicced the dog on her....When Buddy followed her onto the bed and started chuffing at her and trying to paw her off me I gave up and decided to start the day. There is just NOT enough coffee on the planet for this mess.

And yesterday: 

Curiosity may or may not have killed a few cats to date. If, however, Essa does not get over this obsession for opening every drawer she finds and dragging any clothes she can get her paws on out onto the floor, I may help her use up one of her 9 lives.  And after looking at the kitchen, add anything at all she can get her paws on---paper, Ziploc bags.....SIGH. I love my cat. I love my cat. I love my cat. I love my cat.....