It was the start of Daylight Savings Time, the night when we all move our 1 forward an hour. I didn't want to wake up too early and I didn't want to sleep too 2 . This, of course, only caused me to overthink things and wake up in the middle of the night.
When I woke up, though, I was confused by how quiet the room was. The desk fan was running, the electric heater(电热器) worked and was running 3 , but it still seemed strangely quiet to me. Something still seemed to be missing. It was only then that I realized I hadn' t 4 any snoring(鼾声) for a long time. My lovely dog, Snoopy, 5 over a year ago. As she got older and her health got 6 , she started to snore loudly when she slept. At first, I found her snoring annoying, which made it even harder for me to fall asleep myself. Yet, as time passed, it became 7 . She became my personal white noise machine. When I woke up during the night, her snoring would 8 me and ease (使容易) me back to sleep.
Now her snoring was gone and it was so quiet. My new dog, Sweetie, slept silently curled up(蜷缩) in her corner. I sighed(叹气) and 9 all the joy Snoopy had given me over the years. She never judged me, she never argued with me, and each day she gave me the gifts of laughter and unconditional(无条件的) 10 .
Life here is short for dogs and us. Enjoy each second of it and enjoy the pleasure it brings.
