Sleep Optional
It is Thursday night, and I am in a Sleep Optional mood. Tomorrow is Friday. Just one more work day to stretch toward a three-day weekend. I can get through Friday on less sleep, right? Five hours? Yeah, I can do that.
Both kids, of course, are in the same frame of mind. Hannah and I spent time in the office tonight, singing while spinning slowly in the office chair. We took it in small bits both because I didn't want to overwhelm her, and I didn't want to inspire nausea in either of us. Hannah loved it. She laughed and giggled, sitting up, lying down, trying different positions as we rotated.
She wasn't so happy when I put her back in her room with Mom, said my good-byes, and walked back to the office. Our good-byes are rarely easy, and this one was no exception. I revisited when Hannah's nurse arrived for the night, played, left - same result.
Gabriel joined me in the office afterward, having had his fill of Madagascar on tv. We chatted and watched some volcano videos over the internet. I switched to Stern-Daddy-Voice, indicating it was really, really time to go to bed, and he is lying down in his bed now. Quiet music is playing. Here's to hoping he'll sleep soon.
As for me, I'm stealing some personal time. Today was a stressful, not-so-pleasant day for Janette and me. Different reasons, same result. Just one of those days when events and moods converge for the perfect storm. So now we're retreating to our corners and comforts: her, a book; me, lots of coffee.
Coffee is pretty much my answer to everything, I think. Shopping is my other stress reliever, but not a great outlet prior to payday. Good thing the closest record store is about a half-hour out (yes, they actually still stock used vinyl & they are open 'til midnight). Anyone who knows me well will tell you that stress + record shop + time = lots of vinyl purchases. Given my penchant for obscure early80's music and for taking a risk on albums because I like the cover art, that could get really ugly at this time of night (note: video link).
-- Dad
