Today's gift is no napping in the car.
You might laugh that this is my gift today.
Napping for my daughter sometimes can be the kiss of death at bedtime. And tomorrow starts their last week of school. So naturally I want her to be able to go to bed (at her regular bedtime) and get a good nights sleep.
I know tomorrow is going to be hard for her to get up anyway as we had a busy and fun filled weekend. So if she fell asleep in the car today, it could have caused bedtime problems. Thankfully, she did not nap and she drifted off to dreamland beautifully. If I could only say the same for her two siblings....who did nap...TWICE!!!
Usually I do not care if she drifts off for a little bit, but I didn't want her to start her last school week off on a tired note! On our next road trip in 20 days she can take all the naps she wants!
Here is a quote for today....
Be happy...not because everything is good, but because you can see the good in everything- Author Unknown
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Catnap
Today's gift is a catnap.
Lately, I have been staying up way later than I need to at night and of course pay for it in the morning (note to self...GO TO BED EARLIER TONIGHT!!!). Usually I am ok with it until day 3 or 4 when I start to fall asleep at 4:00 in the afternoon. Today was that day!
My oldest daughter and son were BOTH up at 4:30 this morning! She was up, as sometimes she gets up early (and of course the days she chooses to rise and shine at an early hour are on the days she could sleep in as she has PT). My son had donuts with dads today at school AND he was going home with a friend so he was afraid he was going to over sleep and miss everything!
So this afternoon after a fun day with my mom, I was sitting on the sofa with my daughter and son. My mom had taken my middle daughter to gymnastics on her way home. I was at the point where my eyes would not stay open...there was nothing I could do, but let them close for a little bit. I grabbed my cell phone to set the alarm in case I went into a deep sleep as I had things I had to do. I looked over at my daughter and her eyes were getting heavy too! I was excited as we could both take a quick 15 minute cat nap together.
And we did!
It is amazing how just a quick little nap can give you the energy you need. I was a little afraid I was not going to be able to wake her up OR she was not going to be happy when I did (both of these happen sometimes), but she was in the best mood.
I would not have been able to drift off to sleep for a little bit if it were not for her drifting off to dreamland too. Obviously, we both needed a little shut eye!
Here are two funny quotes for today...
I wish there was a rollover plan for childhood naps I refused to take- quote from loveandlife.com
Taking "naps" sounds so childish, I prefer to call them "horizontal life pauses"- Author Unknown
Lately, I have been staying up way later than I need to at night and of course pay for it in the morning (note to self...GO TO BED EARLIER TONIGHT!!!). Usually I am ok with it until day 3 or 4 when I start to fall asleep at 4:00 in the afternoon. Today was that day!
My oldest daughter and son were BOTH up at 4:30 this morning! She was up, as sometimes she gets up early (and of course the days she chooses to rise and shine at an early hour are on the days she could sleep in as she has PT). My son had donuts with dads today at school AND he was going home with a friend so he was afraid he was going to over sleep and miss everything!
So this afternoon after a fun day with my mom, I was sitting on the sofa with my daughter and son. My mom had taken my middle daughter to gymnastics on her way home. I was at the point where my eyes would not stay open...there was nothing I could do, but let them close for a little bit. I grabbed my cell phone to set the alarm in case I went into a deep sleep as I had things I had to do. I looked over at my daughter and her eyes were getting heavy too! I was excited as we could both take a quick 15 minute cat nap together.
And we did!
It is amazing how just a quick little nap can give you the energy you need. I was a little afraid I was not going to be able to wake her up OR she was not going to be happy when I did (both of these happen sometimes), but she was in the best mood.
I would not have been able to drift off to sleep for a little bit if it were not for her drifting off to dreamland too. Obviously, we both needed a little shut eye!
Here are two funny quotes for today...
I wish there was a rollover plan for childhood naps I refused to take- quote from loveandlife.com
Taking "naps" sounds so childish, I prefer to call them "horizontal life pauses"- Author Unknown
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