I had set the alarm because I had to get up early and leave
to have breakfast and help a friend during the morning. Tommy was curled up on her portion of the
flannel sheets and woke when the radio came on.
I think she was surprised when I got up and got her breakfast ready.
I then went and got ready to leave. Tommy didn’t eat all of her food right away
like she usually did and I’m sure that it had something to do with the earlier
time. I hadn’t left early in the morning
for quite a while, so I’ll bet that Tommy was confused.
I left and when I returned a few hours later, Tommy was on
the sofa and didn’t move when I came in.
She had finished her meal and once I removed my jacket and shoes, she
came over and let me know that she expected a play session. I knew that I would be leaving again for
choir, so I wanted to make sure that we had some quality time.
I finally relented and brought out some wrapping paper and tissue
paper. She loved chasing the different teasers through the paper, so I thought
that she’d enjoy it again. This time she
again played vigorously through the papers.
When we finished, I rolled them up and put them away. This was a change
as I had just left the papers on the floor before and she ended up sitting
amongst them all the time.
We both needed an afternoon nap so we flopped down on the
bed. I also tried reading and answered a couple texts I received, but Tommy just
enjoyed the quiet time. I again doled out her dinner into two portions and she
again finished both in a short amount of time.
I got ready for choir, but Tommy wasn’t ready for me to
leave. I usually close up the guest bathroom and study at night or when I’m
going to be gone so Tommy isn’t tempted by the peace lily or the roll of toilet
paper in the guest bathroom. She spent a
few minutes running around the study as I tried to get her to leave. She finally
relented and I was able to leave for choir.
When I returned, Tommy and I played once more before I went
to bed. This time Tommy joined me on the bed, ate her snack and then curled up
on the flannel sheets. She must have had
a busy time while I was gone to already be ready to sleep. I turned off the lights and we both went to sleep.
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