This is the day

In the immortal words of my favorite One Hit Wonders of the 80's:

Well you didn't wake up this morning 'cause you didn't go to bed
You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red
The calendar on your wall was ticking the days off
You've been reading some old letters
You smile and think how much you've changed
All the money in the world couldn't buy back those days

You pull back the curtain
And the sun burns into your eyes
You watch a plane flying
Across a clear blue sky
This is the day, your life will surely change
This is the day, when things fall into place

Transfer day is here.

It's been a quiet morning, beginning with Oscar asking to go out at 4:30 AM by standing on my chest and licking me.  (We decided it was too cold to let him sleep in the basement these past few nights so he's been warming our bed.)  Managed to sleep until 6:30 and promptly took him out when the pink light had just begun to peek above the train tracks.  That's my favorite time of day: no one but us, a few trucks on river road, and the newspaper delivery man.  All that may change beginning today.  We may never be alone again.

We keep telling Oscar that he's going to be a big brother and he better behave himself during all the changes that are about to rock his world.  He just looks at us, stump wagging, and gives the usual kisses.  He is in for one rude awakening when he's not "the baby" anymore!

We're still waiting for The Call to tell us when to arrive at Fortress Ovum but in the meantime, we're watching TV in bed, just the three of us, savoring these moments.