Our Evening Routine

As a bookend to my morning routine, here's what happens in our house on an average night.

4:30pm - The cat starts yowling for dinner. She has not adjusted to the time change from last weekend.

6:00pm - Dr. BB feeds Zelda and I train, feed, and medicate Hannah.  Hannah is (generally) at her best at this moment. We get the best training from her and she just watches every move I make and makes me feel like I am an absolute genius with the dog. I mean, the reality is that she's quite hungry and she's watching the hand with the kibble in it, but hey, you take your victories where you can get them.

Then I make/reheat dinner and we eat.

She really rocks her evening look.

Between 7:30-8:30pm, I take Hannah out for her evening walk.  Sometimes she's up for this walk and we're out for 30 or 45 minutes. Sometimes she's grumpy, walks ten steps, pees, and wants to go back inside.  Whatever she wants on this walk is what she gets.  After her walk, she gets a snack.

It's a snack life.

9:00pm - I go upstairs to change into pajamas, brush my teeth, and wash my face. Dr. BB goes to take a shower.

9:30pm - I brush Hannah and Zelda's teeth.  Then I sit on the couch with a blanket over me in a blatant attempt to get the cat to cuddle with me.  Meanwhile, Dr. BB heads up to bed.

I brush the dog's teeth with a child's toothbrush. I use a piece of gauze with toothpaste on it for the cat.  

10:00pm - As soon as the church bells start tolling on the hour, I give Hannah some sweet potato treats and put her in the mudroom. I say goodnight to the girls and head upstairs to bed.