Sleep Is Overrated

Well, I try to tell myself that, but it really is my favorite sport and the one of the few in which I truly excel. So, if you read my earlier post about Sam falling asleep at 5 PM for the night, my Mommy’s intuition/pessimism that Daddy Mac and I would not sleep uninterrupted until 6 AM was right on. Sometimes it just sucks to be right.

At the ripe old hour of 1:52 AM, Sam raced into our room like the Green Goblin was chasing him, asking that ultra time-sensitive question, “Where is my Spiderman Transformer monster truck?” He has a tendency to wake-up full throttle, which is great quality to have if you are in the Special Forces, but not so ideal for low energy forty-something parents. And so the day began not long after Conan signed off the Tonight Show, but at least he is on the West Coast three hours behind us.

For a while he played in his room, busting into our room periodically right as we finally managed to fall asleep again. I remind you that this is a form of torture in many countries, a very effective one at that. After about two hours of that cat-and-mouse game, I was ready to give away any important information/enemy secrets I had. Thankfully Christmas is over and I had no hidden presents to divulge.

Then at about 4 AM, Sam asked if he could watch TV until we woke up. That was the best idea I’ve heard since they invested 100 calorie packs. So I came downstairs to turn on “Alvin and the Chipmunks” (the prequel, not the squeaquel.) By the time that was all set up, I was wide awake. As any pirate worth its salt would say, “Aargh!” So what was I to do but console myself with some really good cookies?! Of course it was a stealth maneuver so Sam won’t get my bad eating habits. OK, so maybe it was stealth because I didn’t want to share my stash.

Anyway, it is now “late,” 5:17 AM and Alvin has ended, a sad development. Next up is the Human Machine science video that got me into this mess, putting him to sleep at 4:45 PM. Alas I know that no matter how boring it may be, that ain’t happening again right now!

So, the burning questions, was it worth it to have a serene Friday night? You betcha! Plus I just learned a lot about saliva.

LibbY