Sleep, what SLEEP????

So guess who's ready to go back to Florida.....ME!!! Not that we would not miss our family here, church and members, but the snow has got to go! We are becoming Floridians more everyday. I am glad that this 20 degree stuff is leaving us this weekend. Well, I guess that is enough said about that. I will live I am sure, I just will be cold doing so!! HEE HEE HA!HA!!

I guess that I should explain that the rash that we were not sure that Tyler had, was just that. He was on an antibiotic and he had a reaction to it! Praise the Lord this is all that it was. We did think at one point that he might have the measles!

Today was picture day for Tyler and last minute Christmas shopping. I have 2 1/2 people left to buy for. That poor 1/2 person!! HA! I usually am done by about October. However I have a little guy that seems to take a little bit more of my time and makes it a little harder to just pick up and go when I have thought of something or was out a little more. I guess that he is worth it though. O.K. HE IS!!!

So last night was VERY interesting. Tyler had been awake all day and then decided that he wanted a nap at 8:30 p.m. CHA-CHING! First mistake. So I thought I will let him sleep and then I will wake him up at around 10:00 p.m. Then I will play with him and we will go to bed around midnight ( not uncommon for the Foresters.) Well, I could not wake him up so. I thought he is so tired that he will probably sleep until morning! CHA-CHIN!!! NOT!!! Second mistake! Mark went to bed at ten when Tyler did but I was not sleepy. So I stayed up until midnight by myself. I have not done that in a while. So I get to bed at midnight Tyler wakes up at 1:20 a.m. eats a little bit of a bottle and goes back to sleep. AAHH! Just what I thought would happen. So I get all nestled in sound asleep. To be a wakened by a scream at 2a.m. guess who has slept 5 hours and thinks that it is time to play? So now I have slept a total of 1 hour and 20 min. And I am up!! We played, I fed him a jar of food and crackers and watched videos from 2 a.m. until 4:30 this morning. YEAH!! He went to sleep and all was about to be well, so I thought!

Mark had to get up at 4:45 a.m.because he was going hunting. And he needed me to help him put on his boots. So I have now had 1 hours and 20 min. Sleep and have been up since 2a.m. it is now 5a.m.

I help him put on his boots, he leaves and now I am up because I have kissed goodbye and I am worried about the roads for Mark. He called me back about 10 minutes after leaving and says he is o.k. At this point I am thinking. Why not just stay up now. But, that thought quickly passed my mind and I opted to try and sleep. Well, I did go to bed to only be asleep for 45 min. And Tyler awoke once more!!! You gotta love him!! I do but I was NOT thinking kind things at the point!! So I made a bottle and I put him in bed with me.

Oh, there is another catch. I had to set the alarm for 8:45 a.m. because a gentleman was bringing us something by the house at 9:a.m. and I had to do something with myself. Not a pretty sight, without a little assistance!! At this point it is 6:20 a.m. and I have had a whole 3 hours sleep and I am only getting at the most a little more than 2 hours!!! So needless to I hope that I have a great night sleep tonight. I do have to say it is not Tylers fault I let him sleep and he does not know any different. So I guess that I have learned my lesson. As a matter of fact he is napping right now as he should be and I will awake him soon. So that he will go down tonight like he should as well. LIVE AND LEARN!!!

I hope that all of you had a great night sleep last night. Thank you for your prayers I know that this has kept me going today......THANK YOU!!! We hope that all of you are doing well. We love seeing all you at concerts and sharing a part of your lives with us. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. May the Lord richly bless you this season and may we NEVER forget what this season is ALL about!! God Bless!

Andrea