Who needs sleep anyway?

August 30, 2007 · 9 comments

Last night was by far the worst night of sleep for casa da goodness in a long time.

First, we stayed up too late. All of us.

Then, every time Mike and I just fell asleep, something woke us.

  1. Some crazy-ass noise, assumed to be one of the cats knocking something over somewhere in the house. I was shocked that it woke him, as I usually hear those noises and spend precious sleeping minutes wondering if (a) it was the cats (b) it’s some one breaking in (c) it’s paranormal or (d) I was actually dreaming the noise.
  2. Fast forward a few minutes, as we both slide back into sleep…the alarm on our weather center thingy-majobby starts going off. No rhyme, no reason, just loud freaking beeps. From the kitchen.
  3. Fast forward a few minutes more…P wakes up crying.
  4. A little while later, P up and wanting to come to our bed…
  5. Ah…move forward, oh, a couple of hours or so. Feel small boy tapping on your shoulder. Stare at him through very blurry eyes, not really understanding why it’s so dark out and he’s standing there WIDE awake. Become even more confused as staring at red numbers of clock results in realization that it is 3 am.
  6. Spend 1.5 hours trying to get said boy back to sleep. End up sleeping on his floor just so very heavy eyelids can close without too much guilt at not being able to read any more books in the middle of the freaking night!
  7. Awaken to husband gesturing for you to get off the floor and go back to bed.
  8. Slide beneath the covers of previously mentioned bed, bask in glory of P still sleeping soundly nearby.
  9. Close eyes, fall into nice deep sleep…
  10. Wake up a mere few minutes later to small boy crying out
  11. Realize that said small boy is NOT going back to sleep and hope desperately that eyes stay open until Butter Caramel Iced Capp Supreme can be consumed.
  12. Fast forward 14 hours – stare at computer screen and wonder:

WHY AM I STILL AWAKE?!

{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

liv August 31, 2007 at 5:56 am

Oh, ick!!! You poor thing! And I thought I was in hell because D stayed awake until 9:30 with the sounds of Thomas the Tank Engine and his gang of thugs on the TV.

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phenom August 31, 2007 at 6:26 am

At 2:00, after being woken up for the nth time, I said, \"Next time I wake up I\'m going to work, no matter what time it is.\"

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liv August 31, 2007 at 12:56 pm

Oh, ick!!! You poor thing! And I thought I was in hell because D stayed awake until 9:30 with the sounds of Thomas the Tank Engine and his gang of thugs on the TV.

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phenom August 31, 2007 at 1:26 pm

At 2:00, after being woken up for the nth time, I said, “Next time I wake up I’m going to work, no matter what time it is.”

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Shine August 31, 2007 at 5:17 pm

I will NEVER complain about how my kids sleep again! I sure hope you can take some naps today- ALL OF YOU!!

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flutter August 31, 2007 at 7:18 pm

sounds like a job for beer.

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flutter September 1, 2007 at 2:18 am

sounds like a job for beer.

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amanda September 1, 2007 at 5:32 am

My eyes are burning for you. Last night I slept through to four am for the first time in at least a year. I have not done it more than two nights in a row for 3 years. I suppose middle age will have its attractive qualities.

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amanda September 1, 2007 at 12:32 pm

My eyes are burning for you. Last night I slept through to four am for the first time in at least a year. I have not done it more than two nights in a row for 3+ years. I suppose middle age will have its attractive qualities.

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