Had a very rough night last night. I had trouble falling asleep. Finally feel asleep around 4:00. Shortly after I fell asleep Sophia started barking. She will sometimes do that if she hears something outside. But this time she continued and then started scratching on my bedroom door. I woke up and took her out.
I put her in her pen and came back in. I laid back down and then Roxy decided she wanted to join the fun outside and woke me up again. I took Roxy out. I had barely fallen back to sleep and I heard the dogs start barking. No one wants to hear them bark at 4:00 in the morning so I got up again.
I took them one by one on a walk around the block. Sophia peed but Roxy never did. I brought them back into the house and they quieted down. Unfortunately the walk woke me up and I couldn’t go back to sleep until about 6:30 this morning.
I had to be up at 9:00 to take the dogs to the Vet. Sure made for a short night with little sleep.
I managed to get both dogs loaded into my car. I had to get a chair so Sophia could get into the back of my car. She is too heavy for me to lift up and she is getting too old to jump in like she used to.
The Vet’s office was busy and I had to wait for about 20 minutes until I could check the dogs in. They behaved fairly well why we waited. A little girl about six years old loved on Sophia for a bit.
The dogs are due for their annual shots so they are going to take care of those for me while the dogs are in. It will save me from having to bring them for a second visit. It has been a bit weird in the house today without the dogs.
After I dropped the dogs off I went to Walmart and got some groceries for the trip. I was a bit cranky and picked up way too much junk food. I also stopped at the car wash and washed my car and gave them the information off my new debit card so they can charge the monthly amount for the car wash club bill.
This afternoon I took a walk to a friend’s house and dropped off some of the campaign post it notes. She is going to share them with a mutual friend of ours. It was nice to sit out and visit with her for a bit.
I still haven’t packed yet but it won’t take me long to do that job. I got the laundry done and folded so it will be easy to grab and put in the suitcase.
We plan on leaving no later than 9:00 in the morning. It is about a nine hour drive and we can’t check in until 6:00 so that gives us plenty of time. Trusting traffic will be free and clear most of the way.
I have been looking at the videos people are posting of the floods in the southeast. My heart hurts for the people that have lots their homes. It is hard to wrap my mind around all the loss and wonder how long it will take to make all those people whole again.
I need to do a bit of housecleaning tonight before I go to bed. I like to come home to a clean house and will appreciate my efforts tonight when I come home Wednesday early evening.
It took me a bit today to get regulated. The hard night of sleep knocked me down the ladder of consciousness. I finally was able to climb back up. I surely hope I sleep long and hard tonight, especially without the dogs to bother me.
Grateful we head for CO tomorrow morning, grateful the dogs are in a safe place for a couple of days, and grateful I get a break from the dogs for a couple of days.