You know when you wake up so refreshed, you not only smell, but feel nirvana is in the air. You open your eyes and are already smiling.

Ah yes, there’s nirvana just to the right of me! Still fast asleep. So you gently roll over to snuggle closer, in hopes of making your presence known. And just when things start getting interesting, the alarm clock from hell goes off!

We both jumped – thankfully without any injury. Then we both started laughing our butts off as Thumper reached for the clock.

Let me tell you about this alarm clock. It is loud enough to wake the whole street. People could become fearful that it is a city siren indicating national alert. But no, it’s just Thumper’s alarm clock.

To which I claim no ownership, by the way. Not half, not even community property. That monstrosity is all his!

Eventually, there will be an unforeseeable accident happening. For example, it will just disappear and will be held for ransom. I will even provide the note! (Although when I told Thumper about this possibility, he said he would never pay up.)

Thumper’s Recent Trauma

My darling recently went though a major devastating time. The market was out of his usual brand of coffee. So due to the shortage at home, he purchased another brand. He savored the next couple of days when he still had his regular brand to wake up with. He was concerned the brand would not be available. Slight panic set in for a short time. Then the day came when he had to open the new blend of coffee. He smelled it – “Ah yes, this smells so good” he exclaimed.

Then, the collapse. The taste, the boost – it just wasn’t cutting it. Now only another coffee fan(atic) (Ross, I’m looking at you!) can understand and relate to this. Personally, I am a tea drinker, but Thumper relies on caffeine effects to wake up. He loves the taste and generally has two cups per day.

With this blend of coffee it was inevitable that Thumper was miserable. He started off by saying he should have known better than to purchase a brand that targets elderly people through its advertising. I rolled my eyes and kept back my thoughts, asking myself, “does he ever stop thinking about his work?” (Thumper is in advertising). But I have to say, it does make sense.

He then went on to proclaiming that he wanted to redefine the definition of coffee. Mud water that looks like coffee, smells like coffee, but kicks in like mud water, shouldn’t be allowed to be called coffee.

I suggested using more scoops, so he did. Seven! Yes, I said 7 scoops, and then he was still drinking more than usual to wake up.

Finally, it was time to go shopping again. Thank Goodness, the store had restocked his brand.

Snowed in!

It has been snowing for the past 3 days here. Playing in the snow with the dog is great, being picked up, swung around, and thrown into the snow is another story! It is rather the warming up part after that I crave (to which Thumper usually feels obligated to after such “fun”).

And that’s it for today – I just thought I would share some of our experiences of these last few days with you. It’s Christmas in two days, and I want to wish you wonderful holidays, and hope you have a great time. Merry Christmas!

Yours,
Bunny