Snoozin

Remember when you were a kid and the idea of a nap made you run and hide?
I wish I could get all those lost sleep hours back.

In several countries in Europe and in Mexico (mostly because of the heat), an afternoon break is taken. I'm not talking a 30 or 60 minute lunch where you rush around doing errands, grab a fast food lunch and run back. I'm talking 90 minutes to two hours.

I could hang with that...snooze for an hour, wake up for 15 minutes, and still have 45 minutes to get something decent for lunch. I liked the idea so much that I've crammed it all into an hour. I set TWO alarms on my phone to wake me up. (I have a tendency to turn the first one off and then oversleep) I sleep for about 50 minutes in my car. Being short really helps. I have blankets and pillows, too! Then I go back upstairs, and eat my lunch.

My days are very long, especially when it's my week to have the girls. Get up at 4:15, shower, get ready for work, wake up the girls, feed the bunny, let the dog out then back in, get the girls into the car (hopefully by 5:10am at the latest) Drop them off in Livermore, drive to San Ramon by 6:00. Work a full day (get my nap) sometimes work later, commute to Livermore, pick up the girls, commute back to Tracy. Thaw dinner, help the girls with homework, cook dinner, eat dinner, do laundry, or other chores that are always waiting. If I'm lucky, one or both girls help with the cooking or cleanup. Make Richard's lunch. Get Amy in the shower. If it's not too late, play drums while waiting on laundry. Feed the bunny. Feed the dog. Feed the birds. Nag Kylie to feed and water Salazar. Several nights a week, I set up the gates and let the bunny have some fun in his play area. Sometimes I have the energy and the time to play drums. YAY. Get clothes out for Amy and me for work/school the next day. Make sure homework is finished and put away. Watch TV or play a game for a while. Rich comes home, discuss finances, what occurred that day, etc. Fall into bed exhausted, usually around 11:00pm.

(sidebar:) Rich is a sweetie. He does chores in the morning, too, so there's less to do. YAY! Plus we have a house cleaning service that comes in once a month for the heavier cleaning, so we only have to do the day to day stuff. Amy likes to help with laundry and swiffering and other stuff. Kylie has to be coerced, but she's usually reliable.

It's no wonder I'm so darn tired. I need to slee...zzzzz