Need Sleep

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I don't know if its the return of the 20+ hours of daily sunlight or needing a new bed, but I can't remember the last time I woke up feeling like I actually managed to get a few hours of sleep. I go to bed feeling tired and I wake up the same way even though I don't lie awake staring at the clock for hours on end. I'm surprised that I manage to function at all. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to buy a new bed since the old mattress sags a bit and, since it's an American mattress, I can't buy sheets here to fit it and the ones I brought along are getting a bit tatty.

Otava's leg continues to improve and we took him to Rajasaari, a.k.a. dog island, over the weekend which made him so happy that he ran around the beach in near ecstatic glee. This likely wasn't the best plan as he stressed the joint more than he should have and is now a wee bit gimpy, but it was so nice to see him behaving like a puppy and gleefully bounding into the water and running around on the soft beach. On the way to Rajasaari, I saw a woman dragging a child around in a harness with a leash which made me giggle as I thought that the line distinguishing between child and pet had just vanished except that my child was much more cute and furry. Maybe a bit more drool.

I finally ordered a bed for Otava after having to choose one from about 150 different combinations of size, shape, cover and stuffing. I had bought one for HB that he refused to lie on and instead flumped down the hard, cool bathroom tiles so I didn't bother to get one for Otava, but he has made it clear that wants a bed so I hope he and his aching joints like the one that will arrive in a week or three. Since he's a St. Bernard, I'm pretty certain that as soon as he has his own bed, he'll never lie on it. :)