Mel11:40 PM, Morelville, Ohio
I tiptoed into the house but Boo charged me and met me a couple of yards into the kitchen. I didn’t hear another sound in the house so I hooked her up to a leash and ran her outside before I did anything else. The unexpected diversion gave me time to think about what I would say to Dana when I woke her up getting into bed as I was likely to do.
When I got back inside, I realized the TV in the family room was on. Boo scampered that way and I followed behind sheepishly.
I was stopped in my tracks at the door. Dana had attempted to wait up for me. She was curled up on the couch, still in her blue dress but fast asleep. She had a heart shaped helium filled balloon, the ribbon grasped in one hand, that said 'I love you with all my heart' on it.
I didn’t have th
