Up All Night

My thoughts in the wee small hours of the morning.

9:00pm
I guess I'll get ready for bed.  Oh, but Joel will be home from his trip in a bit and it would be nice if the kitchen was clean.  He's a man and probably doesn't care, but I'll have to clean it sometime and it's only 9:00.  I have all night.

9:30pm
Kitchen looks good, but maybe I should put the receipts in the computer and pick up the desk, too. 

9:40pm
Since I'm here, I may as well check Facebook.  And Pinterest.  And my email.  Don't get sucked into Ellen clips on YouTube.  Just. Say. No.

10:00pm
Holy Cow!  I'm glad I read that email-- I have to finish that project for church!  I have to get that done tonight!    I can still do this.  I doubt it will take more than 30 minutes.

11:35pm
Wow, I really underestimated this one.

11:50pm
Sounds like Joel is home.  I know he's not feeling well, I should go up there and see if he needs anything.  Maybe I need some chips and salsa.  I know I need a drink.

12:00am
Now that Joel's in bed, I have to finish that computer project.  Gotta finish it.  Want to sleep.... but I have to finish it!

12:25am
Will I ever go to bed tonight?

12:40am
Thank you, Lord.  I can finally go to bed and-- oh no.  Cael's Valentines!  Why did I tell him I'd stuff the envelopes?  Even though he ripped and had to rewrite seven of them, this seems like it shouldn't be my responsibility.  Then again, more than half of the stuff I do isn't really my responsibility, is it?

12:55am
Who gets a papercut on their tongue?

1:05am
Just go to bed.  Don't worry about your makeup or contacts.  NO!  You have to take it off.  Your face will fall off and your eyes will hurt if you don't.  It will be okay!  You need the sleep!  No, it's not worth five minutes of sleep.  Yes it is!

Maybe those five minutes would be better spent researching therapists.

1:15am
Ahhh.  This bed is so comfortable.  I'm so tired.  I'm gonna fall asleep so fast.

1:45am
If Joel could just stop snoring for a couple of minutes, I could fall asleep.  I don't want to wake him up, but maybe if he rolled over onto his side, he'd be quieter.

"Psst.  Hey, can you roll onto your side?"

"I am on my side."

"No you're not.  You're on your back."

"This is my side."

"No, it's not!"

Must be nice to be so asleep that you can't properly identify your body parts.

2:05am
This is the loudest that anyone ever snored.

2:20am
Nope, this is.

2:35am
If I go to sleep now, I can still get 3.5 hours of sleep.  Okay, sleep!

2:50am
Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall, ninety-nine bottles of beer.  Take on down, pass it around, ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall.  I'd take a beer about now.

3:15am
Shut up, Joel!!!  2.75 hours left to sleep.  I think I might never get to...

5:45am
...sleep.  I'll never get to sleep, ever.  It has to be almost 4:00 in the morning.  Wait!  5:45?  How did that happen?  I don't even feel like I slept!  Okay, if I reset my alarm and skip the snooze, I can sleep for 45 more minutes.  That will help, and Joel is pretty quiet now.  THIS IS MY CHANCE.

6:02am
"Mommy, where is my light saber?"

"Why are you awake?"

"I'm looking for my light saber."

"I don't know where it is, Cael.  You need to be in bed.  See, it's still dark out and I'm trying to sleep!"

"I know it's dark.  That's why I need a light saber!"

"Just go back to bed until your light comes on, Cael."

6:30am
"BBRRINGGGG!"  Crap.

7:15am
"...and then I told Graham that he's not a real ninja like me because he doesn't know how to fight with weapons and stuff.  Right, Mommy?  Mommy?"

"I'm sorry, Cael.  I wasn't listening.  I'm so tired."

"Then you need to go to bed sooner, Mommy.  Maybe that wasn't a great decision."

7:16am
Does CPS consider tar and feathering to be child abuse?