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Do You Kiss Your Pets Goodnight?

For a few years now Murph and I have had a routine whereby I snuggle up with him before I climb into bed. It started because he wasn’t always allowed to sleep on the bed with us so I’d sidle up next to him on the floor (he had a bed but he didn’t always start out sleeping on it at nights) and tell him what a great dog he’d been that day. These days he’s allowed to sleep with us on the bed, but he still starts out on the floor most nights. And if I don’t take a … Continue reading →

Don’t Always Kiss Me Goodnight

Photo by Arjen Klinkenberg Have you seen those plaques that say Always Kiss Me Goodnight? I see them in almost every catalog I get. (Wayne would tell you, “And that’s a lot of catalogs!”) The first time I ever saw one I thought, “Aw, that’s sweet.” Then I toyed with the idea of buying one as a reminder for Wayne, because goodnight kisses are a bone of contention with me. He’s great about kissing me good morning, but he rarely kisses me goodnight. It has to do with our natural rhythms. I am the night owl in our family. Not … Continue reading →