Bedtime Rituals

I have a background picture on my work laptop.  I usually don’t do this and prefer a nice, business-like, blank, easy-on-the-eyes, black background.  I found the below picture and just had to make it my background…

I think I found this at CafePress one day when I was looking for something else.  This is a pretty good match (except for the pointy ears) of a scene I see every night at bed time.  See if you don’t agree…

This of course is Nina, our beloved Doberman.  Every night she gives us this look.  She will not move her head but glance at me and then the foot of the bed (indicating where she would like to lay).  She is quite the beggar and very persistent.  It does not help that 2 foot away she sees this…

This would be Oreo already on the bed and snuggled up against the wife (wearing my blue t-shirt here in this pic).  Unless the kids are staying with a grandma, Nina is not allowed on the bed at night.  She does get permission to hop up there if it is close to time to wake up.  How she tells the time to know when the break point is (the time of the morning when she would be allowed) is beyond me.

Well it is about time to head to bed and live though the above pictures for another night.

Jon