January 7
Sleepless in the Retirement Community ... the Sleepquel
Sequels rarely live up to their predecessor. But the sleep deprivation is real, and it keeps lingering and lingering. Remember that time I was droning on about not getting any sleep ... yea I don't know what the hell I was complaining about I was getting plenty of sleep! The sad part is, our superstar sleeper Elle is waking up just as much! I make her sleep on the floor, why because I want to sleep! I've yawned eight times and I've only managed to type a few sentences create a hyperlink. ... so that's where I stopped because I went to sleep ... doubtful, but I'll go ahead and say that I went to sleep.
March 12
Oh How I've Missed You
Oh how I've missed you. I've had so many stories to tell and so many tidbits to update you on. But I've just been too exhausted, and chances are this too will remain in my draft pile and saved for another day. Remember when I wrote about being sleepless in the retirement community ... I just thought I was tired. In reality, I just needed a catnap ... now I need a legit nap! I'm so sleepy I'm not even funny ... any that's where I stopped! I don't even know what I wanted to tell you! But I will say I'm finally getting sleep because I invested in an "OK to Wake Clock, " Sticker Chart, and Gummy Worms. There is nothing like being woken up at 6:30 with a tiny shrilly voice proclaiming that their light was green and they get a stick and a gummy worm! I think back to my college self who couldn't even pull it together for an 8:00 am class and now I consider 6:30 as sleeping in ... Who Am I?
April 10
A Two Year Old and Jesus
Elle loves church for the obvious reasons: they have a slide, an oven AND she gets to eat unlimited Goldfish. She asks to go every day and I have to be the bad guy and tell her we only go on Sundays. Then she cries because she wants to play with the oven. ... We've obviously deprived her. No kitchen set for her. ... Why give it to her now, when I can wait until Christmas and give it to all three?!Despite her love for church, she is terrified of the thunder and Jesus because in my attempt to be a "good" mom, I told her how Jesus walked on water to calm the storm. She totally missed the fact that He calmed the storms; therefore, she doesn't have to be scared of thunder. Instead her take home, "Jesus walked on water, and I was scared."
When I told her about Jesus's mom being Mary, she replied, "Don't say that mom, Mary had a little lamb not Jesus." I then tried to tell her some people call Jesus a lamb, but I got lost with that point because I wondered if that really was where that nursery rhyme came from or if I was really a genius because I made a significant connection. ... Elle is still scared of thunder, but we tell her God has the thunder and she's cool with that ... I don't even know what she thinks that means (insert laughing emoji). After talking with my coworkers I've decided I am a genius for making the connection between Mary had a Little Lamb and the Lamb of God.
May 11
Is She a Genius?
The other morning I convinced myself that Elle was one of those kids, you know the ones that 'know' things. We were listening to the radio and a song was talking about trumpets. She said Mommy a trumpet is an instrument. In an instant a thousand thoughts ran through my head. I was like ... yes ... yes it is. You are brilliant. How do you know that. Are you one of those kids that have been to heaven and know about trumpets.
Then all of my aspirations came to a screeching halt with the next statement, "Daniel Tiger's dad plays an instrument."... So you aren't a genius, you don't have an off the chart IQ ... you're just a TV junkie?Elle just asked if we are adopting a baby ... no ... I don't think so. Yes, we need to just like Doc McStuffins. It's confirmed she watches too much TV.
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