You know the old saying..."be careful what you wish for?"
I'm here to to tell ya...."Be careful what you wish for!" You might just end up with all your children sleeping in your room.
Last week was one of those crazy weeks. Our family was spread out from the Metroplex, to North Texas and then to New Jersey and Connecticut. Andy was gone on business, E and C were gone to see Gigi and Pops in my hometown, so Super Bubbie and I (along with the Golden Wonders) held down the fort for a while.
You know, paring down to just one kid - when you are used to children coming in at least two at a time - is just SO NICE. He napped and no one else was awake. I got to read some. And did not have to answer one question! He went to bed early - leaving me with my cheesy girl movies and blue bell. He was just fine having a bowl of cheerios for dinner.
But. When he napped - no one else was awake. And the only question that Super Bubbie seemed to ask last week was, "Isn't THAT funny?!" And I got tired of cereal for dinner. So I wished. I wished for all my people back.
Eventually, they all came back. But as soon as we got back in the routine of Bright Sunshiny Day-land, the air conditioner blew. It smoked and everything. So last night we all slept in our room. ALL.OF.US. At some point during the night I wondered to myself how in the world I gave birth to the three noisiest sleepers in the Lone Star State. I thought about dropping them at the fire house under the "Safe Spot" protection for kids. Just for the night, though. You know how I get lonely during the day.
One had to potty three times. Two needed extra drinks. One worked like a super hero on his paci. The one who had to potty three time cried in her sleep. And the other woke up at two and whined around about not being about to fall asleep and stay asleep. Tell me about it.
Miraculously, I seem to be the only sleepy one today. How DO they do that? Keep us up all night and maintain their energy level the next day?
It all balances out though. In another fit of insanity, I took them all to the shoe store this afternoon. We were fascinated with the behavior of three different sets of kids who were also getting some shoes. There was running and hitting and whining and wrestling and fighting for snacks. It even spread from one family to another. Three kids (who were strangers) fighting over a baggie of dried cereal. OH MY. I'm sure I stared with my mouth open for at least five minutes. I was gently reminded that while my kids may be noisy sleepers, they are generally well behaved. And yep. They got ice cream on the way home. I am THAT kind of mom. I also had no qualms about pointing out the not-so-well-behaved children.
Bless their hearts. As good as they are I'm not buying them anymore new shoes. They'll just have to make do with what they've got until they can drive themselves to the store.
Oh. And we also got a new air conditioner today. Good thing. Supposed to be 105. Gosh it's hot.
