So, I was asleep and I heard some noise. It was one of those noises to bring me to attention. You know the type – someone or something is moving in the room and you need to wake up in case something is wrong or your in danger.
It turned out the wife was having trouble sleeping and got up early to do some work on her computer.
I rolled over to check the time – 5:18 AM.
I lay my head down to try to go back to sleep. I successfully got back to sleep, but not for long.
A small whine and something scratching my arm woke me up again.
I opened my eyes to find Sirocco staring at me. He put his paws on the edge of the bed and leaned in to lick my nose.
I checked the clock again – 5:26 AM.
I reached over and scratched Sirocco, figuring he might settle down and I could go back to sleep. No such luck. Major Tom saw what was going on and came over to get in on the action. I reached down and scratched Major Tom with my other hand. When I stopped scratching either one of them, they would claw at my free hand, demanding more pets. I let this go on for a few minutes, then rolled over and tried to get back to sleep.
No such luck, again. I had to get up to use the bathroom. On my way, the wife asked me something (I don’t remember what) and I had to start engaging my brain cells. The end effect of moving and thinking was enough to bring me fully awake.
There was no way I was going to get back to sleep then. I went ahead and got my day started. Made breakfast for the wife and got some work done on the computer, all before walkig the dogs.
A little later, before we got going with the day, I told the wife “I’m taking a nap sometime today.” She agreed I would get one.
No, I didn’t get one.
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