3:04am
Maria: get up, get up……roach in bed!!!
Lights get turned on
Maria: bring me something to catch it
I go to the kitchen and get a Clorox wipe
She catches the roach, passes it to me I flush it down the toilet. Just because I’m in the bathroom I pee.
We are awake until 3:45am with Maria imagining an army of roaches crawling in her ears and other places

4:02am
Callisto decides it’s play time so he starts chasing the crumpled stickies Maria gives him every night and that I try to collect before we go to bed because I know better.
This time he hid them under carpets.
I get up find one, go back to bed.
20 minutes later he chases the other one
I get up find the other one go back to bed.

5:28am
Lucy decides there must be a dog somewhere in the building who is not allowed to be there so the growling, half barking starts.
Then she’s too hot so she jumps off the bed and plops to the floor. The dog does not sit nicely like a normal dog she plops like she’s 100 lbs

6:01am
Callisto decides he needs food and he starts that needy meowing. I believe you know the one. Long suffering have not eaten in 3 days, going to drop dead now if I don’t get any nourishment.
I get up and give him some just to have 19 more minutes of sleep…..maybe…if I’m lucky

6:20am
Alarm clock goes off, every pet is fresh and happy, the humans are pooped. Maria drags herself to the shower; I make the bed, pick clothes.
Notice Callisto threw up, I get a Clorox wipe clean it up.
I get to the shower, Maria leaves, she had to be at work at 8am, could not take the bike because of rain, had to take the train.

7:25am
I am ready to take Lucy for a walk when she decides to throw up. Extremely rare for her. Pick it up, get Clorox wipe, clean up in 2 places.
I finally get to walk her…
Clean Callisto’s litter, throw the garbage out.

7:55am
I am on my way to the train…..exhausted.
It’s so humid I have beads of sweat coming down my face, my make up gets messed up.
I hate the weather!!