All I wanted was a nap

 It may have the been the pressure from the rain that was causing my headache or the 50 laps I swam in the pool the night before. Yes, I am exaggerating. I do not remember how many laps I swam but it felt like 50. My muscles were screaming. As I was driving home I thought I would curl up on the back porch and take a little nap before dinner, the rain would make a perfect lullaby.

 It didn't get a nap. I got this instead.

 I made my little nest on the couch with a down filled pillow topper, popped two aspirin, fixed myself a cold drink and laid down. Ah, the slight wind with the sound of the rain made me drift off into bliss. Until the cat started scratching  and meowing on the door. She wanted to curl up too and she would make me regret not including her in the first place since I included the dogs. If you have a cat you know what I am talking about. I got the cat all settled, she won and got my pillow. Ah, back to bliss, until the dog started barking at the cat because he could. No other reason, I think he likes the sound of his voice. I had to bribe the dog with a treat so he would leave the cat alone. It worked for a few minutes until the time I just drifted back to sleep.

 The dog barked at the cat, who hissed at the dog, who jumped at the cat, who swatted the dog and missed and got me instead. Nice, blood on my white pillow topper. By now my headache is turning into a migraine and all I wanted was a nap.

 I finally got everyone settled, got the dogs some bones this time and put the cat on the inside of the couch so the dogs couldn't see her, out of sight out of mind.  The rain picked up a little so I didn't have any trouble drifting back off to sleep again , ah bliss. Until the dogs decided they wanted to lay on the couch with me as well, the flokati rugs I guess weren't comfortable enough for them. One dog was behind my knee the other laid on my hip and it took her a few minutes to get comfortable since she was sliding off. At this point I didn't care all  I wanted was a nap.

 I fell back to sleep until the dogs started playing, thus bumping into the cat who hissed at the dog who barked in my ear. Full on migraine by now, I grabbed the dogs ball and threw it to get them off me. I threw it right into my glass lantern and broke it. I had to move the cat so I could get up and clean up all the glass before the pets cut themselves on it. All I wanted was a nap. I gave up on the porch and went inside I thought maybe if I just sit in the massage chair maybe I can take a nap. This worked great until a salesperson came to the door. I have clear  glass front doors with glass transoms and a row of windows off the porch without any curtains  so if someone comes to the door you cant peek at them first, they are just there. Of course both dogs are barking like crazy and my head is about to pop off. The salesman was nice and friendly I didn't run him off with the shot gun or anything I understand, folks need to make a living. I'm nice like that.

 I went and laid down in bed, my head hurt so bad my pillow felt like a rock, even my hair hurt. The sun started to come out and I have a round window over my bed that does not have a curtain over it. (how do you make a curtain for a round window anyway?) I pulled the covers over my head and slept, slept till dark. I woke up feeling worse then when I laid down I sat up and searched for my glasses in the dark, I know I left them right at the edge of my nightstand. oh, wait. I'm sitting on something..I turned the lamp on and realized I was sitting on my glasses, how the hell did they get in the bed? Luckily I didn't break them but the end pieces that go over your ear were chewed up. Only one thing can do something like that to a pair of glasses. BENTLEY JACK!!!!!!!



 All I wanted was a nap. Not a million dollars, not a dream vacation, just a nap. I still have a headache today not as bad though, I did go swim laps tonight so hopefully a good night sleep will end that and a trip to the eye doctor tomorrow to order some new plastic pieces for my glasses. I got the dog back, I gave him a bath, teach him to chew up my glasses.

 On a side note I've been typing this for almost an hour, and I haven't even hit the spell checker yet. I had to stop at least 3 times to let the cat in, the dog out, the dog back in, let one cat out and one in. the cat decided to lay on my computer while I was gone and erase half of my post when I screeched  I scared the cat who knocked over the router, the phone and spilled my drink.

 I have a new mission, I'm going to start cleaning the basement. I have 2316 square feet of empty space well...take away the furniture, art supplies, Christmas stuff and clothes that leaves 16 square feet. ( kidding) that I am turning into a den, workout room and a pet playroom. I am hoping that this will give them more room to spread out. . Ok karma you had your fun, run along now and bother someone else, all I wanted was a nap.

Bentley Jack, now he is taking a nap!