Avoiding Mondays

Is it just me, or do everybody's cats hate Mondays?  Starting on Sunday night, my crew seems to go into full "Monday Avoidance" mode.  They seem to think that if they can stop me doing the things I need to do to get ready for the next day, they can stop it from coming, so they do their best to distract me from things like making sure the phone, PDA, and iPod are charged up, getting my shower, setting the alarm, and getting to sleep at a decent hour.  On Monday morning, they take turns settling in on top of my clothes so I can't get dressed and on my bed so I can't make it.  All the while, giving me those big-eyed "but you're supposed to stay home with me!" looks.  It's even worse after a long weekend or a vacation.  When I went back to work after being home for two weeks following foot surgery, every one of them made a point of giving me reproachful, "but we had an agreement" looks.  It would help if I could get them to understand the link between my going to work and their living in the style to which they've become accustomed (roof over their heads, clean litter, regular meals, that sort of thing).  Has anyone ever successfully explained this link to a cat?  I haven't.