sleep deprived.

Aaron plays volleyball every Thursday night. I always enjoy having a quiet evening to myself. I put the kids down early and read a good book until my eyes lose focus. Last night I started Cold Sassy Tree, which is pretty entertaining, so far. I finally fell asleep around midnight. At 2:30 am, I sat straight up in bed. I think I was dreaming spiders were crawling on me, but for whatever reason, I was awake. Aaron was not in bed next to me, and I was worried. "He must be dead," is always my first reaction. Why did I talk him into going? He was probably so exhausted that he got into a car wreck and now I am a widow with three young kids.

I decided to go downstairs just in case the police knocked on my door to tell me they found his body. I was relieved (and mad) to find Aaron chillin' on the couch watching highlights from the US open. He's crazy to be up this late (and obviously obsessed with sports.) But I wanted the update on who had advanced to the semi-finals, so I sat down next to him and asked him how volleyball was. We talked for about an hour about his new tennis shoes and how hilarious it would be if my mother was his legal secretary. Aaron does a great impression of Bev and we laughed about how she would put him out of business if he was still doing family law. If anyone called about filing for divorce, she would talk them out of it and encourage them to work it out. She is the most uplifting person to call if you are ever discouraged... if you need her number, I will email it to you.

Around 4 am we were both in bed and at 4:30, Aaron said I couldn't talk anymore. So, I just laid there thinking about what we should be for Halloween and why the word 'bra' is singular and 'panties' is plural.

At 5:30 I was still wide awake, so I went downstairs, for the second time, to make Aaron's lunch.. frankly, because there was nothing else to do. My alarm went off at 6am. On a typical day, this is when I wake up to exercise with girls from my neighborhood. I turned it off and eventually fell asleep. The boys pulled me out of bed at 8:30 am and we have a full day ahead of us. I better get my act together because Friday is field trip day at our house...


So random that this picture was taken.. I didn't realize it until I downloaded them onto my computer. I think my camera was next to my bed, and they decided to snap a shot. They literally had to pull me out. I really don't remember it, but then again, I was super tired.