25 September 2007
Today was a much better day. I am finally feeling almost normal. And, although I didn’t feel like going anywhere, I was able to be very productive around the house, and that, too, serves to make me feel better.
Unfortunately, I’ve gotten so much rest over the last three or four days, that my body seems to be rebelling. I am completely unable to sleep restfully! This doesn’t happen to me very often, but tonight, there is just no quality sleep for me. Kyle is exhausted and dealing with severe neck and back pain, and allergies, and so is sleeping fitfully. I feel so bad for him. And I just know that my restlessness is making it worse. I slept for a couple of hours (we went to bed around 11 p.m.), but now I’ve been awake for almost that long! So, after laying there awake for over an hour, I decided that was stupid—I should just get up and do something!
So, here I am, posting my KRuMB entry like I should have before I went to bed in the first place! 
With Kyle’s work schedule being unusual this week, the dogs are missing him. Cormac layed by the front door for hours, confused by the lateness of Kyle’s arrival. And, as usual, they know, way before I know, when Kyle is home. I don’t know if they hear the car engine, or the car door or if they just know—but Cormac will stand at attention at the door for much longer than it ought to take for Kyle to park and walk into the house. Tonight, because it was so late, I was anxious, too, and was able to snap this photo of Cormac, just before Kyle came in. You can see that his tail is wagging so fast it can’t be photographed! It’s not a very good photo, and it’s not pretty to look at, but it captures a happy moment in my day.
~MB
