Plan was to sleep until 7:00. But I heard a very loud and not very happy voice rising up from the bottom of the stairs to wake me. 5:30 a.m. Time to see what’s the matter. I am happy to get some unexpected time with him and to let his mother sleep in a bit. I make him hot chocolate and a dipping egg. And then I wake my daughter up to take him to school. But I am an hour off! We have a whole hour before he leaves for school! So, we get dressed and go outside into the warm, damp air and take an early morning hike up to the railroad tracks and the steep hill. I am watching Charlie carefully. He seems better. And he’s able to happily climb the hill with us. His vet appointment is tomorrow. The great pleasure of my morning is the cheerful check-in I have with my Ukrainian friends. We now meet, just those who wish, once a month. We have such a great connection. And my great joy of the evening is my Tuesday night writers. We have a great session with wonderful sharing. A few minutes of the evening with my grandson before bed. Let’s hope we all sleep in a bit later in the morning.