The pooches allowed me to sleep in this morning and I appreciate them. Truth be told, I am lucky in this regard as they seldom wake me. Yesterday, another dog parent told me their dogs wake them up throughout the night for potty breaks. I take potty breaks during the night. Generally, 11 PM is the final potty break and they are good until 6:15 AM after they’ve been fed.

Rain is with us and it intends to stay for a lengthy visit until at least Thursday. The paw blankets are down in my study to catch as much mud as possible. The mud struggle is real.

I am still trying to determine how my day will run. I want to do something different, and fun, but I have not come up with anything. I may just remain at home to write and research and enjoy the affection from my five furry kids.

Whatever I decide, I plan to make it a great day.