Woken Up

I got woken up from my sleep by a mouse tapping on my nose. I asked what was so important.

The mouse said, “I’m cold. Would you mind if I slept with you?”

I wanted to go back to sleep so I said yes. The mouse got under the covers and spooned me. We both fell fast asleep.

Soon I was awakened by the cat.

The cat said, “I’m lonesome and I’m willing to forgo my hatred of the mouse to sleep with the two of you.”

The mouse nodded and of course I wanted to sleep so I said yes too. The cat got under the covers and spooned the mouse, who spooned me, and we were soon sleeping. 

Not long after, I was awakened by the Moon. I raised a questioning eyebrow. 

The Moon said, “I’m scared of the dark. Can I join you three?” 

Normally I would have imagined I’d say no because the Moon is so bright at night. But the Moon was inside and not able to reflect the Sun’s rays. So I said yes.

The Visit

Last night I was woken by strange sounds outside my house. I went out to discover Saturn.

I asked what was up.

Saturn said, “I’m sorry, did I wake you?”

I said yes. Saturn said, “I came across the Universe to see you, but didn’t realize I would be arriving so late at night.”

I asked what it was that was so important.

Saturn said, “Nothing really. I just missed you.”

Sweet

I got frustrated with things in general and left my house and began walking north. I walked along streets until I found myself walking through fields.

Soon I was passing through the woods. That’s when I came upon the bear. The bear was sitting on a log, eating honey with it’s paw from a beehive.

The bear said, “Would you like some?”

I said yes, which turned out to be a big mistake because when I stuck my hand into the beehive I got repeatedly stung. Still I grabbed a hunk of honey, pulled out my hand, and took a big slurp.

The bear said, “Pretty good, huh?”

I said yes. I couldn’t believe something could taste so good!

Closer

Come closer, closer, almost, yes, right there.

The Walk

This morning I walked hand-in-hand with God through the clover fields. We talked about how we had a desire to see Zoolander 2 but had an innate sense that it would be disappointing.

Then we went over God’s list of which species to make extinct this week. God is pretty creative and gets quickly bored with what’s been done. God had humans at the top of the list. You’ll be glad that I suggested storks and edamame instead.

Then God let me ask my question for the week. I asked how come I sometimes do dumb things that I know will make me feel like crap. God said, “So you can enjoy the times you don’t.”