I am a glutton for punishment. I stayed up Wednesday night entirely too late. I didn't get to sleep until after 1am Thursday morning. I started out watching the basketball Buckeyes playing North Carolina. Innocent enough, right? Well, it was an exciting game in every way. The game didn't begin until 9:00pm and lasted until well past 11pm. Still not too late. And I even watched the second half from bed. At game's end, I was wide awake!
Uncharacteristically, I laid there wishing I were sleepy for a few. Sometime after midnight Bella began calling for her momma. After a few chants for her,, it turned to me. I thought that I'd give Mindy a break and deal with it. I went to Bella's room and laid down with her. Even while I laid there beside her, she continued her "I want my mommy" chant even as she drifted back to sleep. It ended in an incoherent mumble but I could still sense what she was saying. I tried to get up and head back to our room before she was completely out. but she caught me and she insisted I stay longer, so I did. About ten minutes later I could tell she was out. I tucked Elephante' under her arm and tip-toed back to bed.
I was thirsty, had to pee, and unusually hungry. I went down stairs to pee and quench my thirst. I thought for a moment about making some food but decided against it. I had eaten everything in sight at the company potluck earlier in the day, but I hadn't eaten any dinner. Regardless, I passed on eating through the night. I wandered back to bed where I laid until I finally fell asleep.
When 5:30am rolled around my eyes felt like sand and my head a little fuzzy. I had to get up and get going just the same. I got crackin' on my exercises and eventually found my way outdoors to walk with Ykraps. It was another fabulously warm morning. But at least it wasn't pouring rain this AM. I completed the walk and my other routine tasks. Before long, we were eating our breakfast together. Jacob joined us but came in the room in a foul mood. Sometimes he just likes to project discontent on us. You know the look, a wrinkled forehead, and a sharp gaze out the top of the eyes. I tried filling his cereal bowl but he pulled it away causing a few to spill. His mother had seen enough and asked him to go to his room. Of course he, but somewhat defiantly.
He begged for mercy once there sharing that he needed to eat. He sassed his mother a few more times leaving her few other options. After she calmed, she headed up the stairs with the dreaded spoon. He got a whack or two. When he returned downstairs he was much better but still a little bitter and angry. I thought he might earn more, but didn't. Mindy doesn't allow the children to be disrespectful under any circumstances to anyone. I tried to help ease his pain and helped him with his shoes before they left for the day. Jacob has a hard time with our relationship, I can tell. And I understand him too.
After they left I carried on with my normal shower and such. I was ready for work by 7:45am. I left for work and arrived just after 8am. I saw along my way that gas process went up about $.15 overnight, and I need gas. Crap! I could've saved about $3.00 had I acted promptly.
Work went quickly. Our weekly staff meeting was moved to Thursday so that always moves the AM along much faster. We didn't exit our meeting until 12:15pm. I was shocked that it was so late. I had a few things to do before leaving for my run. I left around 12:50pm. The weather was once again very nice for running. It was about 65 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. But for whatever reason, my legs were ridiculously stiff. Probably due to lack of rest. Being an everyday runner I count on my sleep to rebuild what I tear down each afternoon. Being the veteran that I am, I chugged through it.
The afternoon went quickly. I left the office just after 5:10pm. Before heading home, I stopped at Target to return the set of rope lights I bought two nights before. I was hopeful that I would find two different sizes, but that wasn't the case. They simply reduced the over size making buying one replacement to resolve my problem futile. I thought for a moment about buying three new sets to make it all the way around the pergola but decided against it for now. And even though I returned the one set, I grabbed the company url off the box to poke around their webpage, and possibly even send them some feedback.
That went quickly and before I knew it, I was home. Mindy made taco salad for dinner. But before sitting down to eat I took Ykraps on his ceremonial journey. Mindy insisted on driving to the Convenient store and fetching some sour cream since what we had in the fridge looked suspicious and expired near Halloween. Bella went with her momma; Jacob came along with me. I took the opportunity to talk with Jacob about his feelings towards me. I assured him that his daddy will always be his daddy and that he didn't have to love me, but that I loved him. I only asked that he be kind. He felt good about that and told me that he didn't love me but only liked me. I chuckled. We took a longer walk than normal. Jacob was excited with all the Xmas lights on display and wanted to drink them all in. As we approached our turn towards home he insisted on going a different route. He's very independent like that. I wasn't sure if he even knew the way home. I kept going the direction I intended, not wanting to cave to his every desire. I looked back a couple of times more than half expecting him to come a running. He didn't.
I stayed my course and as I came around the corner closing in on our home I saw Jacob coming form the other direction - thankfully. I could just hear Mindy if I returned home without Jacob and couldn't explain what had happened to him. I asked him if he got worried or scared, and he said, no. He said he knew his way back.
Mindy returned just as we were entering the house - good timing. We all sat down for dinner. The taco salad hit the spot. For dessert Jacob and I enjoyed a piece of Chocolate Mousse cake I brought home from the potluck. After dinner Mindy did her usual thing. She rushed the kids upstairs for baths. I was crashing fast having garnered little sleep the night before. I snuggled up in my reading chair and drifted off to sleep. She never woke me for the tuck and read. I slept till 9:30pm. And when I finally got up, I stayed awake just long enough to check on the Bengals Ravens score then head upstairs to bed. I was still pretty tired.
I am a glutton for punishment. I stayed up Wednesday night entirely too late. I didn't get to sleep until after 1am Thursday morning. I started out watching the basketball Buckeyes playing North Carolina. Innocent enough, right? Well, it was an exciting game in every way. The game didn't begin until 9:00pm and lasted until well past 11pm. Still not too late. And I even watched the second half from bed. At game's end, I was wide awake!
Uncharacteristically, I laid there wishing I were sleepy for a few. Sometime after midnight Bella began calling for her momma. After a few chants for her,, it turned to me. I thought that I'd give Mindy a break and deal with it. I went to Bella's room and laid down with her. Even while I laid there beside her, she continued her "I want my mommy" chant even as she drifted back to sleep. It ended in an incoherent mumble but I could still sense what she was saying. I tried to get up and head back to our room before she was completely out. but she caught me and she insisted I stay longer, so I did. About ten minutes later I could tell she was out. I tucked Elephante' under her arm and tip-toed back to bed.
I was thirsty, had to pee, and unusually hungry. I went down stairs to pee and quench my thirst. I thought for a moment about making some food but decided against it. I had eaten everything in sight at the company potluck earlier in the day, but I hadn't eaten any dinner. Regardless, I passed on eating through the night. I wandered back to bed where I laid until I finally fell asleep.
When 5:30am rolled around my eyes felt like sand and my head a little fuzzy. I had to get up and get going just the same. I got crackin' on my exercises and eventually found my way outdoors to walk with Ykraps. It was another fabulously warm morning. But at least it wasn't pouring rain this AM. I completed the walk and my other routine tasks. Before long, we were eating our breakfast together. Jacob joined us but came in the room in a foul mood. Sometimes he just likes to project discontent on us. You know the look, a wrinkled forehead, and a sharp gaze out the top of the eyes. I tried filling his cereal bowl but he pulled it away causing a few to spill. His mother had seen enough and asked him to go to his room. Of course he, but somewhat defiantly.
He begged for mercy once there sharing that he needed to eat. He sassed his mother a few more times leaving her few other options. After she calmed, she headed up the stairs with the dreaded spoon. He got a whack or two. When he returned downstairs he was much better but still a little bitter and angry. I thought he might earn more, but didn't. Mindy doesn't allow the children to be disrespectful under any circumstances to anyone. I tried to help ease his pain and helped him with his shoes before they left for the day. Jacob has a hard time with our relationship, I can tell. And I understand him too.
After they left I carried on with my normal shower and such. I was ready for work by 7:45am. I left for work and arrived just after 8am. I saw along my way that gas process went up about $.15 overnight, and I need gas. Crap! I could've saved about $3.00 had I acted promptly.
Work went quickly. Our weekly staff meeting was moved to Thursday so that always moves the AM along much faster. We didn't exit our meeting until 12:15pm. I was shocked that it was so late. I had a few things to do before leaving for my run. I left around 12:50pm. The weather was once again very nice for running. It was about 65 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. But for whatever reason, my legs were ridiculously stiff. Probably due to lack of rest. Being an everyday runner I count on my sleep to rebuild what I tear down each afternoon. Being the veteran that I am, I chugged through it.
The afternoon went quickly. I left the office just after 5:10pm. Before heading home, I stopped at Target to return the set of rope lights I bought two nights before. I was hopeful that I would find two different sizes, but that wasn't the case. They simply reduced the over size making buying one replacement to resolve my problem futile. I thought for a moment about buying three new sets to make it all the way around the pergola but decided against it for now. And even though I returned the one set, I grabbed the company url off the box to poke around their webpage, and possibly even send them some feedback.
That went quickly and before I knew it, I was home. Mindy made taco salad for dinner. But before sitting down to eat I took Ykraps on his ceremonial journey. Mindy insisted on driving to the Convenient store and fetching some sour cream since what we had in the fridge looked suspicious and expired near Halloween. Bella went with her momma; Jacob came along with me. I took the opportunity to talk with Jacob about his feelings towards me. I assured him that his daddy will always be his daddy and that he didn't have to love me, but that I loved him. I only asked that he be kind. He felt good about that and told me that he didn't love me but only liked me. I chuckled. We took a longer walk than normal. Jacob was excited with all the Xmas lights on display and wanted to drink them all in. As we approached our turn towards home he insisted on going a different route. He's very independent like that. I wasn't sure if he even knew the way home. I kept going the direction I intended, not wanting to cave to his every desire. I looked back a couple of times more than half expecting him to come a running. He didn't.
I stayed my course and as I came around the corner closing in on our home I saw Jacob coming form the other direction - thankfully. I could just hear Mindy if I returned home without Jacob and couldn't explain what had happened to him. I asked him if he got worried or scared, and he said, no. He said he knew his way back.
Mindy returned just as we were entering the house - good timing. We all sat down for dinner. The taco salad hit the spot. For dessert Jacob and I enjoyed a piece of Chocolate Mousse cake I brought home from the potluck. After dinner Mindy did her usual thing. She rushed the kids upstairs for baths. I was crashing fast having garnered little sleep the night before. I snuggled up in my reading chair and drifted off to sleep. She never woke me for the tuck and read. I slept till 9:30pm. And when I finally got up, I stayed awake just long enough to check on the Bengals Ravens score then head upstairs to bed. I was still pretty tired.
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