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Sunrises

I’m tired of seeing ‘em.    El Destructo is on such an early morning kick right now.  I think I remember this with the girlies but I’m so bleary I have no idea what I really remember.   At this moment, the lil’ dude is playing with his pop-up Sesame Street thingy and Ernie is singing to me how much he loves his rubber duckie.  Oh, now it’s Cookie Monster and his “C is for Cookie” ballad. Gruff voice over and over….”C is for Cookie, that’s good enough for me…rghhhh, rghhhh, rghhh.” I’ve...
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Welcome to the Longest Day of the Year&#

…and ain’t it a bitch.   I used to rejoice about today.   That extra hour of sleep was heaven to me.   But you know, since having these kids of mine, and since they can’t quite grasp all of the potential this day has, and since I’m NOT a morning person, this day has really changed its tune in my world.   It’s a flat, pretty discordant, ringing in my ears kinda tune instead of the sweet harmonious one that used to caress my sleepy head while I basked on my pillow for that one extra hour.   I’ve been up for like 16 hours already....