Oooooooh. Somebody'sssssss Gonnnnnnnnna GET in Troubbbbbbbbbllllleeeeee. Ooooh

I've adjusted. I have my one spot that has always been my spot where I can set up my office and work from my parents (while looking out the window, being nosey, and making sure I catch all the neighborhood drama. Ah, in recent years, however, my father has taken over the spot. Obviously, as you can see, he puts it to different use. During good moods, he'll let me drink my morning coffee there, but that is getting rarer and rarer. He likes to be nosey, too...and knock on the window...and wave to people.

But yesterday, Karalynne, who my mom is now calling Caroli, did a no-no. She jumped on Mimi's chair and fell asleep...right after dinner...when my mother was eyeing her chair to settle for the night.  Good think Doreen called with a doggie play date out back for Shadow, because it forced both Butch and the dog back up for a while. That got them both up.

I imagine Karal will sleep a good 12 hours tonight. She's been going since 6 a.m. and had many playdates, including meeting cousins Bella and Max (they did very, very well together)

But, Karal was forced to move to another sleeping area for mom's evening routine. She needs her chair and even Butch gets swatted out of that space, no matter how hard he tries to nap there. It's hard to wake a resting dog, but she managed well, and jumped on a pile of pillows on the couch and somehow found herself a way to be comfortable. 4 mile walk and about 4 hours of doggie play-time. I knew she'd love the Syracuse scene. It's a canine paradise (at least in Cherry Heights....when we're not entertaining, there's always dogs on every side of the fence to run with). 

I also did a bang-up job at lunch for Lossine, but he never showed, so my mom, Nikki, and dad got the steak-kabobs. He read the text message wrong and unfortunately Mom had a doctor's appointment to get stitches out...we'll try again tomorrow. 

I am missing swimming pools, however. Syracuse is an icebox in the winter, but people make up for it during the warm months. It just seems odd not to have a pool to float in while reading books. I guess it's something I have to chalk up to younger days. 

TGIF, y'all. Make it the best!