Still Awake…

I can’t sleep and I hate when this happens.¬† Sean is in the office playing Halo 3, Bella’s snoring her little head off next to me and since it’s after 5:30am, an alarm clock is going off in excess because it’s owner is a dead sleeper who refuses to get out of bed until about 6am.¬† I never thought alarm clocks were made to be that loud but if it’ll wake the dead then it’ll wake the rest of the complex too.

I tried going to sleep about two hours ago.¬† But when you spend time looking at the ceiling and your brain won’t shut up long enough for you to relax then actually falling asleep just doesn’t seem like an option at that point in time.¬†¬† Hopefully this will change soon because I’m sick of being awake at this point.

On Friday I brought Bella in to the groomer.¬† I’m not really happy with the result, but I’m not unhappy either.¬† Knowing that Winter is just around the corner, having her shaved down now seemed reasonable because by December she’ll be back to her usual fluffy self and just some upkeep here and there to avoid heavy matting is all that really needs to be done during the winter months.¬† I asked for my usual puppy cut, cut the nails, squeeze the anals so she doesn’t drag her ass across the floor, thin out the ears and definitely thin out the tail.¬† I leave and hang around for the day until about 2pm when they call to have me come and get her.¬† The groomer comes out with this little tan dog that’s dying to get to me but looks NOTHING like Bella at all.¬† She cut too short around the face but left these fluffy ears so she kind of looks like an alien with a wig on.¬† Her tail was done right though, but they did cut a little too close to the skin and I have to say this is one of the shortest puppy-cuts I’ve ever seen.

So this, to me, explains why she’s been so clingy being as she’s freezing her ass off thanks to the damn weather change.¬† She never usually gets cold, but she’s been shivering lately which has Sean comparing her to a Chihuahua.¬† Based on how thin her face and legs are now, yea I can see the comparison, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be verbalized.

I knew it was going to start getting cooler down here but the 80 degree days followed by 50 degree over-nights are more than enough to drive someone to the point of being violently ill.¬† I know that my nose is starting to run because I’m freezing at night and then sweating my proverbial balls off during the day.

Oh great, now Princess is looking to get into the bedroom.¬† I’m going to force myself to sleep so I don’t have to listen to anymore whimpering.¬† She’s trying to get into Karen’s room but for some reason Karen left her in the living room tonight and I won’t be awake long enough to find out why so I’ll ask later – I guess I only noted it here as a reference for when I get back online this afternoon.¬† I forget things when I’m tired, I always have.