I love my cats. I love my dogs.<\/p>\n
I keep repeating this as I watch my cats wrestle on the futon and my dogs slide around the new hardwood floors. And while I wipe the fur off my brand new desk. (Also when my dog wakes me up at 2:30am for a drink of water.)<\/p>\n
A long time ago I realized that I would never have Nice Things. That sounded fine to me, acceptable, the way of life. Now I have my own house, with newly refinished floors, and we slowly buy new furniture to replace the hand-me-downs and yard sale finds we have survived on for many years. And I think to myself, man, would it ever be nice to have Nice Things. I spend a few nights at my brother-in-law and sister-in-law’s house during the floor refinishing. Now they don’t really have all nice things, and they have an almost-two-year-old so there are toys everywhere, but there is no fur! The floors are shiny! No dog crates or gross bones! No half-ripped-apart cat tree!<\/p>\n
But then I have a purring cat on my lap and a dog sleeping on the floor next to me. My lap and home would be very empty without them (and their fur).<\/p>\n
::<\/p>\n
First night back in our own bed. HEAVEN. It feels absolutely huge (it’s a king size). I can snuggle up to my husband for warmth, and then shuffle over to my own side of the bed. And my hips don’t ache.<\/p>\n
Of course it’s 3:40am and the question remains… why aren’t I in said bed?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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