August 11 - 4:45am

 We have to be at the hospital at 6am. Our dear friends invited us to come and stay with them, and I've got to thank them for their foresight in choosing a home so close to the transplant hospital! So now we are waking up at 4:45 instead of ...2am? Thank you, D&A!

Yesterday we dropped off the dog at the boarder, just 3 days after we picked her up from our vacation travels. I felt bad about that, and worried about how she'd react, (she's a very scared puppy) but it turns out she was delighted to go back, and reacted to their staff member in a way I've never seen her do for anyone except...well, me. (I'm secretly a little jealous!)

So now I'm in the kitchen waiting for my toast, and trying to be as quiet as I can because there are 4 sleeping children upstairs, and two sleeping adults down the hall, and I want to stay in their good graces for at least the next week. Meanwhile their cat, who has never paid me an ounce of attention before, is suddenly circling my feet and threatening to make me trip.

Gosh, a Keurig is loud at this time of day!