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The count down begins:
December 30th – I had fallen asleep early thanks to the help of night-time cold medicine. However, Tim kept watching TV. I tossed and turned, obviously, he wasn’t getting the hint that he was keeping me awake. Finally around midnight I ask, “How much more TV do you plan to watch?”
Tim: “I don’t know, why?”
Me: “I think maybe you should go downstairs and watch it then.”
I’m sure it was my sweet charming personality that finally convinced him to shut the TV off. Moments later the room was dark and I was able to drift back off in my medicated fog.
Three hours later, the bug in Tim’s lower intestine was ready to emerge – and NOT quietly. I could hear Tim’s cries of agony. Feeling nothing but sympathy for the poor guy, I think to myself: COME ON! All I want is to get some decent sleep. After all, I am trying to fight off a cold!
December 31st – I awake completely wiped out and barely able to function. Somehow I managed to make myself somewhat presentable and headed to work. Luckily, the boss man let us go home early. I arrived home, ate some lunch and disappeared to my bedroom. I can’t believe it but after only a couple interruptions, I’m able to get in a little nap.
Feeling a little better, we run a couple of errands. We grab a quick bite to eat and headed home.
Tim and I knew we wouldn’t stay up until midnight. Both of us hadn’t been feeling well. The days of staying up late and seeing how much you can drink are gone. There isn’t enough time for us to recover when you have young kids to deal with the next morning. But I thought maybe we could watch a movie or something.
Tim watched a little TV with the boys. I snuggled in with Alyssa. While watching TV with her, I fell asleep. So much for the movie plan! I was asleep before 10:00 pm. Actually, I’m sure it was before 9:00 pm but…
December 31st, 11:50 pm – Alex came into our room crying that his tummy hurt. We headed downstairs to get him some tummy medicine. I pass by Alyssa’s room. The TV is still on! I very politely (NOT) tell her, “Alyssa, it’s time to turn the TV off!”
Alyssa: “Mom, can I watch until end of this show?”
Me: “Alyssa! Turn the TV off NOW!!!”
Downstairs I find the children’s Pepto. The dog is doing circles at the back door – that’s code for her that she needs to go out and out now! After dispensing the medicine, I stumble to the back door.
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. That freakin’ alarm, I’m gonna kill Tim for setting that damn thing. I run to the key pad and enter our code. Alex is freakin’ out and yelling Mommy. Tim awakes from his coma and runs downstairs.
I look at him and yell, “OK, I’m done with that damn system being set at night. This is the second time in three days I’ve set it off.”
December 31st, 11:59 pm – Back in bed, I kick Tim. He mumbles, “Huh, what?”
Me: “Happy New Year.”
Tim: “Oh, yeah. Zzzzzz.”
Though my New Year’s Eve wasn’t the most exciting, it was spent with those I love. No matter how you celebrated (or didn’t), the New Year is here, make it the best you can!
January 2nd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
I call that New Years Eve grown up style…happy 2009 to you and yours!
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:36 am
We all sat in the front of the t.v. with our perspective electronic devices. At 11:59 p.m. I looked up and we all watched it turn to 12:00 a.m. We said Happy New Year and sent the kids to bed. We went back to our electronic devices. I didn’t even remember to give hubby a kiss.
Happy 2009! I hope everyone is feeling better soon.