Friday, December 16, 2011

They.Are.Still.

My lovelies woke up at 5:30 this morning, as their dad was reading his scriptures on the couch.

"Oh, NO!" I said as I willed them back to sleep.  For two hours they whispered as I dozed in and out of conciousness after Ryan had left for work.  I allowed them to get out of their beds at 7:30, and then I wished I could crawl back into mine for the rest of the day.  I have had a terrible sore throat, and no amount of Chloraseptic or Coke has helped at all today.

And so it has been, all.day.long.  Nobody had naps.  Well, I take that back.  Kortlen slept this morning for about an hour.  Needless to say, he went to bed promptly at 6 pm.  (Boy, we've come a long way in six years!)  The boys watched Caillou on Netflix while I lay on the floor in front of the space heater watching Miracle on 34th Street in my bedroom.  I was supposed to be folding laundry, but slipped into a 30 minute coma.  I was obviously too tired to care if boys brushed teeth, or if they went pee after changing into jammies.

I was awakened when my six year old came in and announced that he was tired.  And he was going to bed.  I left my room to get a drink, knowing that Taylor, who had taken my spot on the floor, would be sound asleep within five minutes.  And he was.  That was at 9 pm.

*happy sigh!!!* 

They.Are.Still.  And they are asleep.  And I still have laundry to fold and a Christmas skirt pattern to alter because everyone is getting/has gotten new Sunday clothes for Christmas/birthdays and I need something, too.  I guess I had better get cutting, folding, pinning, and fitting!
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We just had three birthdays in the last two weeks.  Do you think I had the energy to get out the camera and snap JUST ONE SHOT???  Sadly, no.  And I feel terrible that I was so lame.  Because the boys, Ryan included, all had WONDERFUL days....We celebrated for 10 days straight!!!  From December 3rd to the 13th.  I just barely took down the "Happy Birthday" banner and popped the balloons yesterday.  I am ready for Christmas.  And ready for bed.  

1 comment:

Alisha said...

What a trooper!!! I would be tired too!!!!