Well, glad to say our fireworks only lasted about 20 minutes and then we were back into blessed silence. Perhaps the chill night put them off.
I wish Homer would accept comfort when sounds scare him. But we've learned you really just have to ignore him - he lies on the floor with his ears rotating back and forth like radar and shaking from head to foot - because he's picked up on certain phrases like "It's nothing to worry about." or "Everything's fine, don't worry." and that makes him worse, seems to bolster his conviction that things are about to cave in around him.
Occasionally, he'll crawl up on the sofa next to me and shake, but only on the strict condition that I pretend he's not there. :rolleyes:
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