Yesterday the dog got a bath. Normally this can be done in the kitchen sink, but it was cold so Aaron took her upstairs to the bathroom. With the door shut we can keep it pretty warm for our elderly 5 pound pup. It was uneventful and Pixie smells much better now.
Violet's kitten is looooong overdue for a fixin'. We are enduring our second bout of all night caterwauling. Even Violet's sleep has been disturbed by Mittens and her cries for love. I heard a version of myself yelling from baby girl's room last night, "Now. That. Is. Enough." If only money grew on trees, we would send Mittens to the vet right now for a little spa treatment. Ahem.
On Thursdays we have our homeschool playgroup and I usually get up early so that I can shower and consume enough coffee. My bladder is very sensitive to caffeine. I need an extra hour for peeing if I plan to leave the house in the morning.
Today I got up even earlier because I could no longer pretend that I might actually sleep through the kitten's shrieking. I carefully gathered some clothes in the dark, so as not to wake Aaron and headed for the bathroom. I piled the clothes on the floor and turned on the shower.
A blast of cold water hit me right in the face. I was so confused. For a moment I became convinced that I was dreaming. The spray kept coming and blinking through the torrent of water I could see that Aaron hadn't returned the shower nozzle to it's proper position. I wrestled it back into place and turned the water off. My pajamas and my neat pile of clothes were now all wet.
With my compassion washed away I burst into the bedroom and flipped on the big, bright, overhead light. There was some screaming from the blinded man in my bed and then I felt better.
The End.
THAT is a horrible way to wake up. I would have returned the favor if it wouldn't have ended up with me having to wash the sheets!
ReplyDeleteMisery loves company.
ReplyDeleteOoh...she's got a mean streak!
ReplyDeleteLOL, I needed that! You made my day!.
ReplyDeleteSounds fair to me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic start to your day. ;-) LOL Thank you for sharing this lovely bit of your life with us.
ReplyDeleteI cannot tell you how many times I've been sprayed with cold water for the same reason. No amount of begging for people to turn the shower back to the bath setting works. Now I'm gun shy and jump everytime I turn the water on, because I cannot tell which way the knob is turned. I must be OCD, because it would drive me nuts not to turn the knob and let all the water out of the shower line. I have to see the water come out the bottom before I get out of the tub.
ReplyDeleteIt is SO hard to be compassionate when one has gotten up early and is cold and wet. And one's partner is snug in bed.
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