Early
Someone screams my name loud enough to wake the dead at 6:30 am. I discover that they've done so in order to regain possession on "Mama Elmo"-not because they have to pee, are hungry or otherwise needing of something real.
But because they've decided they want to cuddle Mama Elmo for 5 minutes.
I've decided that I want to throttle my three year old before I go to work.
Yesterday, she said "Mommy, you're annoying". That resulted in only getting to watch a Baby Einstein DVD, which in turn resulted in a nap. She hates nothing more than losing her TV priviledges, or being tricked into a nap.
When they were babies, I expected getting up early and in the middle of the night. I planned for it, and worked around it. I dealt with it.
But this? Sleeping til 7:30 on day, and the next being awake when it's still bloody dark and I still have sleep in my eyes and the lingering scent of a dream? Nu-uh.
It's also raining, and I love nothing more than to wake up and hear the raindrops beating on the roof, slowly, like a heartbeat lulling me into safety.
I didn't get to do that today. And now I sit here, rather annoyed and sleepy, wondering what to eat for breakfast.
But because they've decided they want to cuddle Mama Elmo for 5 minutes.
I've decided that I want to throttle my three year old before I go to work.
Yesterday, she said "Mommy, you're annoying". That resulted in only getting to watch a Baby Einstein DVD, which in turn resulted in a nap. She hates nothing more than losing her TV priviledges, or being tricked into a nap.
When they were babies, I expected getting up early and in the middle of the night. I planned for it, and worked around it. I dealt with it.
But this? Sleeping til 7:30 on day, and the next being awake when it's still bloody dark and I still have sleep in my eyes and the lingering scent of a dream? Nu-uh.
It's also raining, and I love nothing more than to wake up and hear the raindrops beating on the roof, slowly, like a heartbeat lulling me into safety.
I didn't get to do that today. And now I sit here, rather annoyed and sleepy, wondering what to eat for breakfast.
