We needed to get up this morning early so we could get the wife to her 7:00 AM appointment for an EKG. As usual, it was in the next town over, so we had a bit of a drive, so we had to be on the road as the sun was coming up.
I had gotten to bed around 11:15 the previous night and expected to get a good solid six hours of sleep. No such luck.
I’d planned on getting up at 5:30 AM. I was on schedule for that when Sirocco decided the plan was going to change. He woke me up at approximately 4:40 AM by sitting at the side of the bed, putting his paws up on it and whining. When that didn’t get the desired response, he started pawing my hand. That woke me up. He wanted pets.
I rolled over and scratched him for a bit, then tried going back to sleep. That was apparently insufficient for the wee dog’s needs. He started pawing at me again.
I got up, figuring he needed to go out to potty. I let him out the back door. While waiting for him to do his business, I glued one of the pieces of the dice tower together. I waited a few more minutes. I got tired of waiting and looked out the backdoor. The little stinker was just lying on the back porch, taking in the night air.
I opened the door then he got up and scooted inside. I went back to bed.
A few minutes later, there was a scratching at the bedroom door. I got up and opened it. Sirocco was lying there. He must have had his nose pressed against the door he was so close. He got up, came into the bedroom and laid down again.
I tried going back to sleep but by this time it was a little after 5:00 AM. I was going to have to be up in twenty-five minutes. It was hardly worth trying to go back to sleep. I opted for laying in bed resting until the alarm went off.
It was a busy day, getting to the appointment, then getting back home, getting the plants and trees watered, cleaning out more of the Filing Cabinet Of Dooooom!, and other shtuff. Consequently, I was rather sluggish all day. I got a ten minute nap in just before lunch, and a fifteen minute nap later before dinner. They didn’t help very much but kept me going so I could get shtuff done.
I hope you’re getting enough sleep and you days are going well, my Hordeling.
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