November 11, 2008

So Totally Wide Awake!

So here I am....3 AM can't sleep.

Thinking...thinking...thinking...

I'm sitting in the dark with the glow of the laptop bouncing off my scraggly bed hair, wrapped in a blanket, listening to the rain drip out of my full gutters.

Every once in a while I'll hear a kid get up and use the bathroom and I close my laptop and sit very still, hoping they don't wander around the house trying to figure out where I am.

Because that would totally ruin my aloneness and then I'd have to switch back into mommy mode.

There's time enough for that in the morning.

I was thinking maybe I couldn't sleep and there was something I was supposed to pray about but I got nothin.

So I'm wating to get sleepy enough to go back to bed.

Waiting...waiting...waiting.

6 comments:

Terri Steffes said...

I remember those days! I wish I had them back!

Terri Steffes said...

I remember those days and I wish I had them back!

Anonymous said...

Try Valerian Root capsules (an herb) for sleep support next time. They have a distinct smell but are effective.

Anonymous said...

I *hate* it when that happens. There is nothing worse than being stuck wide awake all night. Thank heavens for the internet.

don't take a nap today. trust me.

Halfmoon Girl said...

Hope sleep finally came. I had the same kind of night and read an entire novel. I am sure I will be feeling it later!

justjuls said...

I did that the night before last but it was because there was a horrific thunderstorm outside. I could NOT go back to sleep. I paced and tried to check for tornado warnings on the TV and computer but the power kept flickering out. I hope that you were able to get some sleep.

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