Full and Tired

It's later here Tuesday night, I am full and tired. I had a busy day today. I had Lexi and Sharon over for dinner and that was very nice. So I prepared and cooked the food this afternoon. Sharon asked me if I always eat this much, meaning how much food I put on my plate and yes I do, I have a huge appetite. And now I am laying in bed with a pregnant looking stomach and Chhaya is in bed with me.
I recently read a discussion about people's opinions of letting dogs sleep in bed with you. To me it is absolutely normal that Chhaya sleeps in bed with me, she can sleep wherever she wants, get on the couch etc. She has two of her own beds, one downstairs and one upstairs and she sometimes spends the night in one of her beds. Actually one of the beds is so comfortable that I even fell asleep in it once, I had laid down in it to cuddle with Chhaya and next thing I know I woke up from a slumber. Some think it is dirty and gross to let a dog in the bed with you. I don't think it is as long as you keep the bed, the dog and your house reasonably clean. Chhaya is clean and she smells so good and she loves to cuddle. I love sleeping with her next to me.



I once had a dog trainer come to my house, I was looking into getting some lessons for Chhaya and myself. And she told me that in order to train Chhaya right I had to stop letting her sleep in the bed. I looked at her like she was crazy. And she also had the nerve to blurt out something in the style of, "Oh is she your security blanket or something?" Ummmmmm.........NO and I did not sign up for any of her training sessions after that. Security blanket? Whatever. Some people believe in not letting the dog on the furniture, I believe that Chhaya is a family member and she can basically do whatever she wants. And she is very mindful, aware and polite. To me it is way more gross to have a filthy and crusty bathroom or a dirty fridge or an unclean flatware tray or drawer full of old food scraps, crumbs, hair and dust - yuck.
I need certain things in my house to be clean and the kitchen where you keep and cook the food and the bathroom where you tend to your hygiene are to me areas that I have to keep very clean. I'd rather have Chhaya is bed with me with whatever "dog germs" she might have than have a grimy flatware tray.





Anyways, I am totally engrossed in my new book The Stonecutter by Camilla Läckberg. I can't stop reading it, I had to force myself to put it down so I could write this entry. Now I need to read her other novels. It's getting late, my eyes are tired but I must read a bit more! And chew on my cuticles.