stickmaker | Jul. 31st, 2020

So I got to bed about ten minutes late last night. Not really a problem. However, I then had trouble getting to sleep. Once I did I was *out*. Then, about forty minutes before the alarm I was awakened by a huge CRASH! from the basement. This was no simple event. I could hear multiple things hit the concrete floor, including some glass! Finally, I heard a can rolling across the basement floor. Reluctantly, I got up.

I grabbed a spoon in the kitchen, for a use which will become obvious in a bit.

Saw all three cats in the basement; none seemed hurt. Also saw an empty #2 1/2 can on its side near the shower. Back by my work corner, several items had been knocked from a shelf beside the workbench. By some miracle the small Mason jar which fell was intact. The can had rolled from there almost all the way to the shower.

I straightened the mess, used the spoon to distribute some canned cat food, gave them fresh water, opened the cat door and went back up to bed. Unfortunately, I just could not get back to sleep.

Neither could I take a nap after lunch.

I am currently very tired and also fighting an irritable bowel attack. That is probably related to the stress of that rude awakening. Argh.