A Quiet Saturday

Not much went on today.  We stuck around the old homestead except for walks and bike rides. I got some crocheting done and we both spent time listening to audio books.  Lots of campers filled up most of the empty sites in the park and the air smells like firewood smoke tonight.  

We have made a compromise with Maggie about our sleeping arrangements.  Night before last we allowed her up on the bed when we went to bed and she snuggled right down between us and hardly moved the whole night.  She was putting out so much body heat Roger wanted her against his back and I wanted her away from me.  I didn't sleep much again - She took up too much room, she was hot, I resented her winning the bed game.  

I spent yesterday pouting about no longer being the alpha female and knew that when she looked at me she was gloating. Roger assured me she was not, but he couldn't convince me.  I stayed mad at her most of the day and tried to come up with a win-win situation.  If we insisted she stay in her bed on the floor she would be up several times during the night scratching at the bed begging to come up and I'd lose sleep, too.  If we let her in the bed, I was the unhappy one.  So, it occurred to me that maybe, just maybe, if we put her car/truck bed, which is smaller than her regular one, on the bed at the foot that she would sleep in that.  

After a few minutes of trying to convince her that was where she belonged, she crawled in, I covered her with her afghan (she likes sleeping with her head covered), and we waited.  She slept through 'till about 5am, didn't get up and move around, and when she did get up, she just curled up in a tight ball behind Roger's knees without waking us up.  I think this might work out.  It is warmer up there than on the floor and she is near her people.  She seems to be so much more needy this trip - maybe that's what's driving this behavior?  Anyway, hoping for a repeat of last night and not the night before.  I've made peace with myself and with Roger's counseling I'm not feeling resentful of her "winning."

Weather - foggy morning, sunny afternoon, high temp of about 73.  We spent most of the day outside.