Hold Me; Love Me

An important part of our morning routine is Emme asking for Ken to hold her and love her. After we get up and the dogs have taken care of business and eaten breakfast, Ken and I go into the dining room to drink coffee, read newspapers, work on Sudoku and crossword puzzles, and eat breakfast. We are usually there a while. While we are at the table, Emme and Rudy play for a while and then settle down for morning naps. After we are finished eating, Emme comes up to Ken and whines. That is the signal for him to pick her up and love her. At first, Emme has to play shy and back away when Ken leans down to pick her up. Very shortly she succumbs and lets him pick her up. He picks her up and the first thing Emme needs to do is stretch up to lick his ears and face. Then she settles down in his arms to lick. She licks his fingers and wrist, I guess to see if he has handled any T bone steaks or pork chops as part of his breakfast. After a good long lick, she settles down to nap. She lies there many minutes until Ken is so hot he needs to let her down. He says it is like holding a hot, furry, white brick. That completes the morning routine and then it is on to washing dishes, washing the puppy, and straightening the kitchen. Mornings cannot start the right way until Emme has had her morning loving.