I think H’s morning wake-up schedule would even out if not for the earthquake upstairs. Not that it happens everymorning, but when it does, the first thing we hear is the earthquake, then H. Sometimes H is crying, others, babbling, but whatever it is, there’s one thing for certain… he’s awake.
Funny thing is, the earthquake is caused by dogs. Not just any dogs either, french bulldogs. And they are small dogs.
Ok, let me explain. For reasons unknown to us, the dogs go on tears through the bottom floor of the condo above our sleeping area. For those of you who haven’t visited our place (which, I’m guessing, is most of you) our condo is set up to have two different upstairs neighbors. Above our kithcn and living area is a quiet single woman. Above our bedroom is a quiet couple… and their loud dogs.
I just can’t figure out how two twenty pound dogs can make it sound like a train is rumbling through the condo. I don’t get it. I know they’ve got hardwood floors up there, but it’s ridiculous. I keep waiting for the “choo-choo” and all I get is a “Whaaaaa!” from the monitor.
Jennifer says:
July 19th, 2005 at 9:17 am
I was in a condo when my baby was first born. I swear it sounded as if those people upstairs were bowling above my bedroom every night!
ieatcrayonz says:
July 19th, 2005 at 9:33 pm
As if parenting weren’t hard enough, you have to go for the sudden death round. I always enjoyed the communal living of dorms and apartments, except for the upstairs bed races. Yeah, I definitely don’t miss that.
Instead I get fireworks where I live, on July 19. Pop, there goes another one. Dang it.
Cameron says:
July 20th, 2005 at 10:55 pm
When cats do that the technical term is “the crazies” … we live in a two floor condo and it always astounds me how loud our cats are when they go nuts and I am in the basement to hear them…
Matthew says:
July 22nd, 2005 at 9:15 am
Yet another reason to live in the suburbs.
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