{"id":2348,"date":"2018-03-17T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:42:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:42:03","slug":"just-before-midnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/17\/just-before-midnight\/","title":{"rendered":"just before midnight"},"content":{"rendered":"

I usually go to bed around 10 and the other night I woke up again just before midnight. \u00a0I was pretty cozy in bed and I don\u2019t know what woke me, but I realized that the two extra pillows I had in bed – one between my knees and the other clutched to my chest – could have been just a little<\/em> more cozy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHey,\u201d I thought to myself, \u201cA body pillow would be great here. \u00a0Wait! I have one of those!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I debated the idea of getting up, then realized something else.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf I get up to get that pillow, I could also get a couple of chocolate chip cookies,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That settled it and I got out of bed. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCookies first,\u201d I decided and without putting on my glasses or turning on lights, I made my way through the dark house and downstairs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since I have a pet cat, I always shuffle my feet when I walk in a dark house since I\u2019d rather lightly kick than step on my cat if he gets in the way. \u00a0I\u2019m not really sure if that\u2019s better, but that\u2019s what I do.<\/span><\/p>\n

I made it down the stairs safely, but as I turned the corner to go from the living room into the dining room and then kitchen – I forgot something.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the puppies come for a visit, I put up a board across the door between the kitchen and dining room to give the super jumping cat a safe place. \u00a0And I leave it there so he\u2019s used to it.<\/span><\/p>\n

I, apparently, am not.<\/span><\/p>\n

I managed to slam the toes of both of my bare feet into this wildly unyielding board across the doorway.<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t fall, but I swore harshly enough to scare the cat and take some paint off the walls – then managed to hobble to a lightswitch and light up the room. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing was broken, but I\u2019d managed to tear the nail of my big toe enough that part was sticking up at a sharp point. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, there were cookies in the kitchen and I went ahead and got two. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Turning off lights as I went back upstairs, I finished my cookies in route and went to the bathroom to trim that nail back to something safe – though even with the lights on I couldn\u2019t see well enough without my glasses. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, I went to my bedroom and got my glasses, then back to the bathroom to trim the nail. \u00a0I checked the rest of my toes to see if there were any problems – bruised, broken, nails torn, bleeding, etc. – and not finding any I went to my library room to find the pillow. \u00a0I thought it was in the closet but instead I found it under the bench where my cat likes to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pillow was, of course, covered with a huge clump of cat hair that I could have used to make another cat. \u00a0I even poked it to make sure it wasn\u2019t somehow really another cat, but it wasn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n

Too tired to de-fur the pillow, I just turned out the light and went back to my bedroom. \u00a0I put away my glasses, got back in bed, and tried to get comfortable again.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell,\u201d I thought as I rearranged the pillows, \u201cThat was a waste of time,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, a little voice in the back of my head whispered,<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAt least you got some cookies,\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

And then I fell asleep again.<\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know about other people, but I\u2019m certainly a danger to myself. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They were good cookies, though.\u00a0 Hmmm…was that little cookie-demanding voice what woke me up?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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