Zzzzzz’s? OH YEAH!
The alarm went off at 6 am. I got out of bed to wake up Mark. As I came back into the bedroom I said, “THIS is how it feels to get a good night’s sleep!” I actually felt refreshed! Rejuvenated! Revitalized! What a wonderful feeling. And, what a difference one night makes.
All morning long, I was filled with energy! Mark ran in his second cross country meet, and ROCKED! He medaled and beat his personal record by 2 minutes! (Please note the use of exclamation points. They are how I felt at the time. AND FEEL NOW! Woooooooo!)
We didn’t get home until 1:30, but it didn’t matter. I didn’t fall asleep once on the ride there or home. Karen was practically begging me to not make her audition for show choir tomorrow, but I didn’t lose my cool. Nope. I didn’t go off into my room because I couldn’t handle it. These are things that would have happened last week without sleep. With sleep, I was gentle, but firm. I suggested she call her friend that was in show choir with her last year and ask her which audition time she would be attending, and told her that maybe talking to her friend might make her more excited and less nervous.
I hope you are sitting down for this next part…Karen actually came into the room and said, “Mom, I just wanted you to know that you were right. I talked to Katherine and now I’m kind of excited about tomorrow.” Yes. You read that right. Without any coaxing or “I told you so’s” exiting my mouth, this child said those actual words to me.
Yes, today is a WONDERFUL day! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. They worked!