Good Morning

4:27am  "MEOW MEOW MRREEEEOOOOWWW!!!!", says our old, big orange cat Killer.

Since my sister is downstairs I can't put him in Kitty Jail (aka downstairs bathroom).
And Jason has an interview this morning so I can't let Killer continue to wake the rest of us up.
So I get up and feed the cat.

4:28am (while feeding the cat) Max the dog is excited to see me, so he prances around on the wood floor (think sista sleeping in basement) and runs up and down the hall thumping his big black lab tail on the wall (behind which the children are sleeping in their bedroom).

So I let Max outside to run around and do his business.
And I wait.

4:32am I let the dog back in, then proactively decide to take #2 to the potty, in hopes that his bladder won't wake him up sometime in the 5:00 hour.

4:34am I get back in bed.

4:42am #3 starts moaning and crying. I take him to the potty, in hopes that he won't wake up again during the 5:00 hour.

4:44am I get back into bed.

4:47am #3 starts moaning and crying and kicking the wall. I go in and remind him that everyone is sleeping and he needs to close his eyes. I stand over him watching him, and remind him to close his eyes about 10 times as they keep fluttering open to peek.

4:50am I get back into bed.

4:50am Jason rolls over and puts his arm around me to wish me a Happy Birthday. I get stressed out and tell him, "Go back to sleep! You need to sleep!" as I push him away.

4:51am I am worrying about his interview, and our black cat Oscar must know this because he jumps on me and purrs and snuggles me. I pet him.

4:53am Our dog Max must know I am giving another animal some attention, so he runs down the hall thumping his tail on the wall and jumps onto our bed to get some attention too.

Keep in mind our dog is 92 pounds.

4:54am I attempt to start breathing again after Max gets off of me.

4:56am Oscar jumps back on me to get more snuggles.

4:57am I give up. I get up and turn on the coffee and decide to tell you about my very typical morning routine in my world.

OK, coffee is done brewing. Gotta go.

So how did your day start today?

(((hugs))),
chris

Patience is better than pride.
Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.
                                Ecclesiastes 7:8-9