Bed & Breakfast

We had a lot of trouble getting the boys to go to bed and to sleep last night. Neither of them would settle down and get quiet, and they kept playing off each other’s restlessness. In trying to get them still and silent in the dark, it got me so slowed down (and worn out from the aggravation) that I wanted to lay down and rest.

I laid down on the couch  to rest “for just a few minutes.” After resting, I was going to have a snack (I had a very early dinner), go for my evening walk, do some writing, and then set all the clocks ahead for Daylight Savings Time, but the “few minutes” on the couch ended up being several hours. I woke up in the middle of the night, looked over at the digital clock on the DVD player and saw it was 4:00. Crap. I just closed my eyes and went back to sleep.

It’s sweet that Cowgrit just let me sleep where and how I dozed off. It took a long time, but I finally got her to understand that if I’m sleeping, I’m comfortable and happy — no need to wake me up and ask if I want to get in bed. Our couch is pretty comfortable, and this is the second time in a year that I’ve fallen completely (for all night) asleep on it “accidentally.” And both boys slept until 6:00, for the first time in weeks. It was a good, all night sleep.

When we were all up for the day, I went around setting the clocks ahead. Then Cowgrit suggested I make pancakes for everyone. I usually make a cooked breakfast for everyone one day every weekend, but I think I missed last weekend. So the family was due one of my griddle meals.

Pancakes, bacon, cheesy hash browns, and banana. We would have had some strawberries too, but we need to go to the grocery store. I thought Cowgrit was going to go to the store last night, but I guess she fell asleep early too.

So, I’ve had a long, restful night’s sleep, and a hearty, full breakfast. It’s shaping up to be a good day. Although I wish I had taken pictures of the breakfast — this blog might be more interesting if it had images to go along with the stories.

Bullgrit
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