Need the Zzzzzzz's...

Wow, it is amazing what lack of sleep, among other things, can do to your outlook. My dogs are getting older (13 and almost 14) and seem to require being let out every six hours. This is no problem during the day, but causes problems at night. By time I fall asleep after having them outside for the last time, I get about 5 and a half hours of sleep before Judy wakes me up whimpering. I let her out, and generally lay down on the couch waiting for them to bark to come in. I can't leave them out and go back to bed as it is generally before 6AM and if I let them bark, the students in the Residence Hall next door get a wakeup call way too early. I'll be able to leave them out when the students are gone in two weeks, but until then I am a little cranky, which will be the point of the next post.