"Just a few more minutes please." If I am getting up I need coffee stat.
That was me this morning. Wow. I just could not get my peepers to open. Not that I really wanted to, but little girls cries and a 4-year-old stomping around and clattering in the kitchen made me get up. I do not use an alarm clock. My alarm is my kids or my husband, asking me if I am going to get up today. I am just not a good morning person. I love my sleep too much.
My brother-in-law gets up, never fail, at least by 5 am. If not earlier. And it is dark thirty, 6 months out of the year, where he lives. But for 3 glorious months, it is bright as noon at 5 am. I don't see how he does it. I am sure his wifey would love it if he would sleep in just one morning.
The terrible thing is, that I know if I got up a little earlier, I could get so many more things done for my day. Like the many dishes, a little workout, a little time in the Bible. Wouldn't that be so nice. But my toasty, warm, snuggly, bed and pillow say "oh no not yet".
I never have been a very good morning person. My husband has had to learn the hard way, to not mess with me in the morning. Let me be, please. Let me wake up. Do not talk to me unless I talk to you. I just need a little time to warm up. I remember a time when I was still living at home with my parents and my dad decided to come in and wake me up. I was used to my mom who would say my name over and over again in a very nice, calm tone. Well dad came in and flicked on and off my light several times. He never tried to wake me up again.
Most of the time I am just fine with my alarm being my children, but I know there will come a time very soon that I am going to have to set my alarm a little earlier. My son will be going to kindergarten soon. Until then, bring on the sleepy mornings.
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I love you!!!! I do wish he would sleep in.
ReplyDelete"He never tried to wake me up again" that is so funny!
ReplyDeleteI can't get up when i have to work. but go figure, sat, up by 7. sun up by 7. i hate waking up but i love watching the news. morning routines are the best but not if you are woken up by a bad alarm clock, er dad....my dad would say my name soooo stinking loud and after crawling to my bed, drunk at 5 am, and waking up to my dad by 7 am, is hurtful that's why i don't get completly drunk anymore, just enough to wake my butt up in the am. hey i'm real man.
ReplyDeleteOh girl! I hear ya on the sleeping in! I miss the days I could decide when I wanted to get up. I am up everyday before 7am since the day Jake was born. Ugh! I am looking forward to when the kids are big enough I can tell them to go grab a snack and let me sleep longer!
ReplyDeleteHit him in the arm for me. Then give him a hug. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think I may have hurt his feelings when I yelled at him for flicking on and off the lights. :-P
ReplyDeleteDon't you hate that. Getting up when you don't have to. I agree it is nice to be able to enjoy the morning in peace. However you do it.
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't even know about being awakened by a drunk. Never experienced that one. But I have experienced extremely loud banging in my ears from pots and pans. That is another story for another day.
Oh wow. I have it good. The kiddos usually sleep until 8ish. Although today the girls were up at 6:30. Although I don't like getting up early to feed the girls, I love their smiles and it makes it just a little bit better. Plus I know that I can lay them back down after they eat and I can go back to bed. ;-)
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