As Kristine noted a few days ago, there is something genetically encoded in children that enables them to screw up their parents’ sleep patterns to the maximum possible extent. Last night was no exception. Due to N’s back pain situation and the resulting prescription for Vicodin, I was on baby duty all night. Which meant, OF COURSE, that Miss T was up a couple of times during Shift 1 (usually N’s responsibility) AND Shift 2 (my turn). I usually get the short end of the stick anyway since she rarely wakes during Shift 1, and even if she does N isn’t asleep yet (he’s a major night owl) so it is no big deal. But she is programmed for some reason to wake every night at 2:30 a.m. (which she did last night like clockwork). When does Shift 2 start, you ask? Why, 2 a.m., of course. Who was the idiot who assigned the time frames for these “shifts”? Oh, wait, that was me.
And as for N, he seems to be feeling much better, so that’s good news. However, he is also on heavy doses of muscle relaxers and the aforementioned Vicodin so I will wait until his buzz wears off before making any definitive statements on his improvement. Either way, our trip is still a go. And my father has offered to mow our front lawn while we’re gone so that we don’t become Those Neighbors, seeing as we were perilously close before N threw his back out. (I am aware that I could mow the lawn myself and actually was planning to do so, but when I mentioned this to my mother she apparently deemed it unacceptable. Which is fine by me.)
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I have been trying to convince my sister to start a blog. Because she cracks me up on a regular basis and also because anyone who randomly inserts the phrase “I like cheese” into conversation needs their own blog. (Bit of explanation: “I like cheese” has become a tension diffuser in our family. My father and myself have some…um…opposing viewpoints, and Sher finds that if she throws that phrase out there everyone starts laughing and we can change the subject.) She seems hesitant to do so for some reason, but I figure if I hassle her enough she’ll give in. I expect harassment in the comments from those of you who know her in person. Come on, Sher. Do not deprive the internets of your special brand of humor any longer! We demand to be amused!
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For no particular reason, here’s some linkety fun:
- EEEEEEE!! How cute are these yarn octopi? I must make one.
- Entertainment Tonight always manages to make any topic they cover seem incredibly lame and unimportant. Like the recent LA earthquake. I think it is the liberal! Use! Of exclamation points!
- This is awesome. HA HA HAAAA.
- I love this Tiki pendant. Very fun.
- I think I have come across this site before because it seems vaguely familiar. In any case, it is very funny. Marmaduke really IS an asshole.
- Um, what? This may be one of the strangest things I have ever seen from Dear Abby. AM OUT-OF-CONTROL. CAN ONLY COMMUNICATE THROUGH INCREDIBLY LAME PUNS. SEND HELP.
- And this makes me laugh and laugh and laugh. Hee!
Good luck on that sleep thing. It’s the main reason we ended up accidentally co-sleeping for so long. Landon was in our room for the first 6 months and after that when I went to get him, I just brought him back with me or took him to the guest bed with me.
Sheridan – you need a blog. You can call it “Sand in My Butt Crack.” Because that’s what I was thinking this weekend that I should have named mine. You’re welcome. Or you know, think of your own, because maybe you don’t suffer from that same phenomenon.
Wait…something about Flying Donkeys would probably be better.
I want a yarn octopus!!!
haha, thanks sissy for the shout out! & thanks Kristine for the blog name suggestions. Flying Donkeys is definitely a contender…I will give you credit on my blog, of course. And .0001% of all my blog earnings.
I also agree that Sheridan should have a BLOG!! For SURE! Because nonsoccermom calls me over and I CRACK up with her. So pppllleeaassee, you really DO need a blog. Everyone continues to amaze me with their creativeness. I don’t have that much creative writing in me… unless I am really upset or excited about something.
OMG, that wedding announcement cracks me up!! I saw it a few weeks ago and it still makes me laugh out loud! Of course an announcement like that WOULD be in the Facts! Ahhhh, I dream of taking shifts with my husband. Good luck with the sleeping issues. Nate wakes up any where from 2 to 4:30, so it’s kind of a crap shoot every night. Kids are fun, right???
Sheridan, Please, oh please start a blog. N and K’s are by favorite form of entertainment. Thank You Sir, May I have Another call it “…laugh out loud funny!” I want to laugh at your life, too!
On another note…Krista, why in the name of all that is holy would you want to make a yarn octopus? It is very ugly and stupid.
I also came across that wedding announcement last week during my monthly “see what’s going on in the hometown” reading. I like that his name is Bruce Willis…and did you notice that the guy in the announcement under that one was David Hasseloff?