THE GENIUS, RUFUS, AND ME

JOY! JOY! JOY! I feel like I’ve died and gone to heaven! The genius is spoiling me rotten and I love it! I guess Rufus wasn’t the only one who missed me while I was in San Antonio.

Every morning since I’ve been home, my dear husband has gotten Rufus from my bed and taken him out and then fed him, thus allowing me to sleep late. After the genius leaves for work, the dog comes back to bed with me and usually settles down for an additional nap.

This morning, however, was a little different; he decided to go downstairs and bark his head off and it was still dark! I called to him and he came right up and settled down --- I think he thought everyone had left him.

Then at 7:30 he jumped up and ran down the steps, barking like crazy. I decided to wait it out and was cozying down under the covers again when Jesse jumped on the bed too! Laurie had dropped her off for her usual two days with us and I had forgotten all about it. Well, of course, there was no going back to sleep --- the bed quickly became a wrestling arena for them.

But my whole point is how nice it is not to have to go out into the heat or rain or cold first thing every morning --- that can be quite a rude awakening, especially for someone like me who takes a while to wake up.

I think I’ll keep the genius around for a while longer!!