It started at 3:30 a.m. when I heard my small charge calling for her daddy. I was staying with a 4-year-old, Emma, and her new, Great Pyrenees puppy, Kep, for the night while her Mom was away and her Dad was working. She got out of bed and went looking for her daddy. I pulled myself out and went after her. Emma wasn't interested in my offer to let her crawl in with me. (Her mom had given me permission to do "whatever it takes" to get her back to sleep.) Instead she said she wanted to be left alone and on that note crawled back into her bed. My heart went out to her but as there didn't seem to be anything more to do, I went back to my bed as well.
A few minutes later I heard a small voice calling, "Miss Pauline, can you read me a story." Although I couldn't be her Dad or Mom, this was one thing I could do. I got up once more and Emma happily ran to get me a book to read. She listened attentively and when the story was done, I turned out the light and we both went back to our own beds. No more was heard until she bounced out of bed at 6:45 a.m., came in my room and loudly declared it was time to get up and then switched on the light. No more sleeping that night!
Emma ran to check on Kep, who was cooling his toes outside since 4 a.m. when I had let him out. He was only too happy to come back in and romp and play with his beloved mistress. We got dressed and very soon her Dad arrived and I was free to go.
I headed for Wal-Mart. I must say shopping at Wal-Mart at 7:30 on a Saturday morning is the way to go! You can find a parking spot close to the door, there are clerks available to help you find things and no long check-out lines. I whizzed through there in short order and then was on my way to meeet my sister at IHOP for breakfast. What fun to have a leisurely breakfast, catching up on the happenings of the week.
The rest of my day was spent catching up at home, relaxing, and later going over to Dad & Mom's place.
Gotta love Saturdays!
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