It's 8:00pm on a Saturday night. The kids are bathed and fed. Their church clothes are carefully laid out and ready to go. The diaper bag is fully stocked and life is good. We brush teeth, read scriptures, say prayer and give kisses as I throw them into their beds. They go right to sleep.
However, this morning, as I planned on "sleeping in" until 7:30, my plan was so rudely ruined. Carter woke up before 6 am and finally went back to sleep at 7:00. I thought, "Well, since the other two are still asleep, maybe I can squeeze 30 minutes in!"
Why in the world did I think that? Two seconds after I crawled back into my warm and fabulously comfortable bed, Dawson yells from the bathroom. I go help him and get back into bed. A couple seconds later, Dawson appears at my side saying that he's not sleepy. (as he's walking into walls because his eyes aren't open) Yeah right.
He climbs in bed next to me and for the next 27 minutes and 45 seconds, he is keeping himself awake by talking, singing, wiggling, etc. Therefore keeping me awake. Of course.
By this time, the other two are also up. I groan and get out of my bed. I think to myself:
"WHY why why is it that every morning when it's a school night, they get to bed the same time and I can't for the life of me get them up at 7:00? And yet on a weekend, they get out of bed at 6 am?"
Is puzzlement.
4 comments:
I know exactly what you mean.... I just always think, "I guess I can sleep in about 20 or 30 years."
I like your "sleeping in" until 7:30. It's true...moms just have to adjust to less sleep. ;(
Hate to tell you this but about the time they want to sleep in, they are teenagers that never want to go to bed!! (I know, it stinks. Life is not fair. I also have issues with having zits and wrinkles at the same time but since that's a little soon for you to relate to I'll save that topic for another day...)
On the up side,,,,I LOVE YOU!! :D
Same with church. If church is at 9:00am you can hardly pry them out of bed. But if it is at 1:00pm, they will spontaneously wake up at 6:00 am.
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