Awake Again

Wide Awake

It is 2:30 in the morning and I am dressed and ready for the day. I laid in bed for a half an hour and decided I needed to get up. Eyes wide open and tossing and turning does me no good. I may as well get up and start my day. I tossed a load of laundry in the washer and am now writing this. Although I’m not sure why I’m not sleeping. On any given day I have been sleeping like a log and my husband Gary is the one who has been awake half the night.

A Kitten Is Alot of Work

As I said earlier in a post, somehow, we inherited a kitten. He or she (who knows) has been sleeping under our deck. So, of course Gary and I are up buying cat food. Gary has been feeding this kitten the past couple of nights. How she ended up on our property is a mystery. Was she dumped off or did her mama die? She or he is so little we both feel bad about her (I’ll just call the kitten her) being all alone at night. Who knows what’s prowling around after dark. Something wicked this way comes. It wouldn’t take much for something to grab her. She cannot be more than a couple months old. Out on her own with no one to protect her. She meows loudly during the day. I can hear her under the deck. She only ventures out at night. Although Gary has spotted her on the deck before dark looking in the window of our front door. Poor little thing. I'd like to take her and bring her inside. Unfortunately, I think of fleas and her peeing in the house. Two things I don’t want happening. Plus we have two older dogs. Sally, who is almost 18 and Ernie who we rescued who is 13. I’m not sure how that would go over with those two. In the morning Gary will head uptown to the hardware store where we can get a live trap. We will try and trap her, because she won’t let us get close to her. When we capture her we will take her to a nearby shelter. Someone will adopt her. She’s adorable. Until then we will feed her. Make sure she has milk and water. 

Shame on People

If someone did dump her off, shame on them. Anyone who could just dump off a kitten like that is beyond help. There are always shelters you can take them to if you don’t want them. It is better to take them there than just dump them off on a road, leaving them to fend for themselves. Especially one so young.  The world is a cruel place and the innocent always suffer for it. 

Time for Action

It is now 3 am, you’d think I’d be tired. Here I am wide awake and thinking about the day ahead. As of right now the day seems to be all mine. I don’t have to work and there are no ball games. Running will be something I work into part of my day. The library has a book waiting for me. I also have one I finished last night that needs to be returned. The shower in the bathroom needs to be cleaned. It’s such a struggle with that because we have hard water which turns the shower yellow. It’s hard to clean. I loathe the thought of it. I’m still looking for the best cleaning product. As for now, comet and a scrubber are what I resort to. It isn’t easy and I’m always glad when it’s done. 

Ernie Glued to My Side

As soon as I got out of bed and sat on the couch, Ernie decided to join me. He is asleep by my side. His favorite spot in the world. The bed no longer has any appeal for him because I’m not in it. He is attached to my hip as always. Forever by my side. Sally is asleep in her bed, and Gary is asleep in our bed. 

It’s peaceful and quiet right now. There is no other place I’d rather be than right here. In this moment and at this time. 

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Maybe if I shut off the light, I’d fall asleep. 

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See you all on the flip side of tomorrow, or is it today?

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