Goodnight, Moon

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Ah, the going to bed ritual.

The quiet.

The peacefulness.

The monkeys.

Yeah, right.

Normal non-full moon nights are pretty cut and dry. "Babies, bedtime." And all monkeys traipse to the bedroom door in eager anticipation as to who gets to get on my bed first, then pushed off the bed by me.

But with the full moon in swing and snow on the ground, the world around us is lit up almost to the point of daylight. Which means, the monkeys can see critters a loong way off.

Case in point, all are resting  quietly. Baby Z and Sampson laying on the sofa. Snoopy and Puggies at my feet and Lily crammed in the chair with me.

I tell them it's bedtime and go around the house, turning off lights, adjusting temperature and making sure all my stuff is ready for the next day. As I open up my bedroom door, Lily darts out the sliding glass door and the rest of the nuts follow. Now, they are all causing a ruckus. Thank God, the neighbors are a quarter of a mile away.

I clap my hands, which is their signal to get their butt's to me ASAP.

Samson runs in followed by Snoopy and Puggies. But Baby Z and Lily are still pitching a fit in the backyard. By now, I'm yelling at them to get there butts in the house.

Does this work?

No.

I have transcribed the nightly ruckus for you. 

Enjoy.

Lily:

HEY HEY HEY MOON

WE ARE GOING TO BED

NOW NOW NOW

Baby Z:

YEAH MOON NOW
YEAH MOON NOW

Puggies:

YOU HEARD HER

Lily:

HEY HEY YOU COYOTE

WE ARE GOING TO BED

STAY AWAY

WE ARE GOING TO BED

Baby Z:

YEAH COYOTE STAY AWAY

Snoopy:

HEY HEY COYOTE

STAY AWAY

I WILL EAT YOU
I WILL EAT YOU

Lily:

HEY YOU NEIGHBOR DOGS

WE ARE GOING TO BED

NOW NOW NOW

YOU WATCH THE COYOTES

NOW NOW NOW

HEY YOU OTHER NEIGHBOR DOGS

WE ARE GOING TO BED 

NOW NOW NOW

ALL MONKEYS:

WE ARE BETTER THAN YOU

WE SLEEP INSIDE

HA HA HA

Idiots.
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