7:30 going on midnight...

It feels like it's hours (and i truly mean HOURS) later than it really is.  I made all attempts to go to bed early last night.  Got the kids to bed early, worked a little on my course (early), and even shut down the house to go to bed (early.)  Unfortunately, as is always the case, the cosmos had quite a different plan for me... So, I ended up sitting up with my sick dog until almost 1:00 this morning.  I can't really explain what was wrong with him, because i honestly couldn't tell.  he looked more terrified than actually hurt, but he was definitely in pain.  somewhere in his hind quarters, because he yelped that god-awful dog yelp whenever he jumped up on the bed or couch, or if i touched him there.  it was so bad that we actually carried him out to the yard to let him do his thing before bed, and he waited for us to come and pick him back up our two steps to come back in... it was quite pathetic.
but, it's only been just over a year that my kitty died.  and i still feel guilty that the whole night before he died he was trying to tell me something, because he was so much more clingy and attentive than usual.  so, i sat up with this pup waiting for him to seriously telekinetically communicate that he was either okay, or that he was going to die.  i just needed to know.
he did not.  so, i went on pinterest and watched my dog from about 10:30 to 1:00 a.m. last night, just waiting for some sort of sign.  the kind that doesn't really come.
he is much better tonight.  still not 100% back to his playful self, but definitely not the terrified and pained animal i saw last night- thank God!  i'll just have to keep a watch on him.  he is getting old; maybe he just twisted his leg the wrong way and it took a day to get over.  who knows.  i'm just glad he's okay...

and so here i am, at 7:45 at night, having already put my children to bed (hooray) and i am about to finish up some work on my course, slip in to bed and attempt to read some of the new Gillian Flynn i finally picked up from the library, and then i am going to sleep!  i hope!  God Willing!