Maria hasn’t sicked the wake-up-squad on me for a while, but today I dawdled in bed even though we had many things to do.

So she sicked the dogs on me. They were gentle today; Zinnia showered me with kisses, Bud crawled up next to me, and Fate jumped on and off the bed excitedly.

Don’t tell Governor DeSantis, but I was “woke” by these dogs and got up quickly. I will, of course, get even.