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Usually I get up pretty early, but today--oh, today!

My husband and I alternate nighttime dog patrol, and last night started my turn. The dog usually wakes up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom (she's almost 12, so no wonder) and she did, and I took downstairs, managing to neither trip nor to knock anything over, which is pretty good for me.

So I send her outside and prop myself up by the door and sort of half-snooze. Then I bring her back in and it's back to bed for everyone an...