The Latest Cold

5:08 - That's when I woke up, looked at the clock, rolled over and thought to myself how important it was that I hurriedly go back to sleep in order to get every bit of shut-eye that I could before the girls crawled out of bed.

5:14 - That's when I heard whispers over both the monitor (placed in Boo & Doodle's room) and in the living room. It was not what I wanted to hear at 5:14 in the morning. When I tip-toed into the living room and asked what was going on, Hanny explained that she was getting up to get a Kleenex. That didn't really explain what her sisters were doing up, but I learned that a little later. Before going to the living room to retrieve a Kleenex, Hanny thought it necessary to take a stuffed cat to her sister, who was still in bed...asleep. Not wanting to just leave the poor kitten with a neglectful sleeping caretaker, she made sure that she was effective in her wake-up strategy. She was effective. She effectively woke up both of her sisters before 5:15. There HAS to be a series of naps here today.

I made them return to the twins' bedroom with me to watch a movie, selfishly hoping that someone (anyone) would fall asleep. Nobody did. We watched an entire movie (I intentionally picked one of the longer ones) without anyone even getting close to sleeping. Why isn't anyone besides me tired?! Such is life, I guess. Nobody seems to be feeling any worse this morning, although I don't really see any improvements yet either. Hopefully they'll be feeling better soon. Hopefully they'll be sleeping better soon.

On the plus side, yesterday Boo got a good nap. While she was sleeping, her sisters helped me make a pumpkin pie cake. I had been hungry for something pumpkin for a long time and finally decided that would be quick, easy and good. It was all of those things. That was my bright spot of the day. Oh, that and also listening while Hanny sang, "Oh, Christmas Tree! Oh, Christmas Tree! How are you feeling?"