I
have pondered this letter many times but never thought of how to do it. It will be very profound and most people
can’t imagine the implications of being in my shoes, including me at times… As I have experienced this often, it’s
hard to put into words and one of those situations you must see and experience
for yourself to get into the right frame of mind, and even then it will be
exhausting to read and hard for me to write… There is only one way to inscribe
it, and that is as it actually materializes most every night…
Note: As I sit in my recliner at 8
pm to "relax" and watch TV, this is the customary one sided conservation every
night in the family room before the witching hour…
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| My Turn? |
8
PM
“Jump
up, come on…UP, UP”
“Dutchess,
stop going in circles, lay down, you’re killing me”
“Abby
stop growling, she beat you up to my lap, now lay down”
“Meggie,
lay on the other end of the couch”
“Meggie,
quit holding your paw up in the air”
“Meggie,
quit staring at me, lay down”
“Annie,
there isn’t enough room for you up here”
“Abby,
what are you looking at, Dutchess beat you”
“Abby,
there isn’t enough room for you too”
“Abby,
get off your back, Dahlia, get you nose out of there, Abby, she was just
checking you, no harm and quit growling”
8:30
PM
“Dutchess,
get up, move I’m getting something”
“Dutchess,
you’re not getting any, it’s for adults, not dogs”
“Dutchess…DUTCHESS”
“Look,
this is not a treat for you, it’s a necessity for me, just to take the edge
off”
“Molly…
good girl, but there is no room, maybe later”
“Shepp,
get off the remote control, you’re changing the TV”
“Please
everyone, just sit down and relax”
“Dahlia
I can’t see the TV if you’re in my lap”
9:00
PM
“Phew…Who
did that, don’t look at me… I didn’t do it”
“Someone
needs to go to the bathroom?”
“Everyone
out”
“Dahlia,
quit barking at the cat”
“Holy
Mother of God… why does this have to be so difficult”
“Everyone
in… slow down, it’s not a race”
“I
need another drink”
“Where
am I going to sit?”
“Abby
get up,”
“Dutchess
“this” is for adults, not dogs”
9:30
PM
“Gabby
lay still, don’t roll over on your back”
“Clancy
get you nose out of there”
“Clancy,
don’t lick yourself, there is nothing down there”
“Abby,
we’re not playing ball, lay down”
“Annie
quit pestering Molly, Molly quit growling”
“Thank
God for the rewind function on the TV”
10:00
PM Snack Time
“OK…OK…OK”
“Everyone
will get a bite”
“Dutchess”
“Annie”
“Abby”
“Dutchess
it’s not your turn”
“Dutchess…DUTCHESS”
“Shepp”
“Dahlia
get your feet off the Coffee table”
“Dahlia”
“Clancy”
“Dutchess,
get back”
“Gabby”
“Molly,
you can have a bite”
(Repeated 4 times)
10:30
PM
“Get
up everyone, I need something”
“Need
more whiskey”
“You
all did this to me”
“Abby
quit growling, no one is going to get me”
“Abby,
Thank you for the sugar and saving me”
“I
don’t even know what I watched”
“Please
be still”
“Dutchess
do you think I need another drink?”
“Bark”
“Bark”
“Bark”
“Dutchess
stop, I should have never asked the question”
“Shepp
quit barking”
“Come
on Molly, up”
11
PM
“News
is on, everyone quiet”
“Meggie,
quit looking at me”
“Someone
needs to go out”
“No
it wasn’t me, I know dog phew”
“Dahlia,
quit barking at the woods”
“Slow
down, it’s not a race to get out the door”
“DAHLIA,
quit waking up the neighborhood”
“Let’s
go inside”
“Bedtime”
“Molly,
Shepp, Dahlia, Annie, Gabby go upstairs, find Momma”
“Just
a little more TV”
“Abby,
Dutchess, Clancy, Meggie find your spot”
“Abby,
where am I going to sit”
1:39
AM
“Slurp
Slurp Slurp”
“I
know, I’m getting up, I was just resting my eyes”
“Abby,
Dutchess, Clancy, Meggie get in bed, up…up”
“Where
am I going to sleep?”
“Thank
you for moving”
“Abby,
thank you for protecting me tonight, please don’t lick my nose off, why is the
pillow wet”
“Note
to self, need more Whiskey”
Sleep…
5:49
AM
Abby,
thank you for washing my face, please don’t lick my nose off”
“I
can’t breathe, everyone’s on top of me”
“Who
did that, no it wasn’t me… I don’t think”
“Just
another day”
“Sweet”
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