Sirocco has take to getting me up in the middle of the night, anytime between 4:00 AM to 6:30 AM. Whenever one of the dogs gets me up in the middle of the night I get out of bed and see if the reason they are getting me up is because they need to go out and potty. It is pretty much guaranteed Magdelena gets me up she needs cause she is going to potty or be sick. Major Tom very rarely gets me up, but he’ll take advantage if one of the other dogs get me up. Sirocco is the most frequent offender.
All the dogs get a ‘last call’ before bedtime to have a final chance to go out and do their business. Sirocco always used to get me up because he wanted to go out. I guess he didn’t always take care of business during last call. Then for a while he was getting me up, not because he wanted to go out but because he wanted attention. I don’t know if he had bad dreams or something and needed reassurance or whatever. Over the last week or two he hasn’t even wanted attention. It seems he just wants me to get up. Once I’m up, he goes to lie down somewhere. Major Tom will usually take advantage of the fact that I’m up and go out.
Anyway, this morning Sirocco woke me up a little after 5:00 AM. Once again, he didn’t want anything. I decided to start my day. I went about my routine. Around 8:00 AM I took the dogs out for their walk. We got done a little after 9:00 AM.
We didn’t have anything planned for this morning so I decided to lay down and take a fifteen minute nap. I usually take a nap at some point in the day. Fifteen minutes is enough to take the weariness edge off and let me get going again.
I woke up a little over two hours later, around 11:15 AM.
< Keanu Reeves in the Matrix > Woah! < / Keanu Reeves in the Matrix >
I must have needed the sleep but I was surprised I got away with it. The dogs usually make noise or do something to keep me from sleeping, like coming in and sticking their noses in my face.
I felt better and was ready to go.
The wife decided to go to the pool, which we did. Then after the pool we went on an impromptu shopping trip. By the time that was done, the day was mostly done. All that was left was to make dinner, eat and work on things during the evening.
Getting the sleep was good but it certainly ate up a good chunk of the day.
I hope your sleep is restful, my Hordeling.
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