Breaking the Bad Sleep Habits

I've just learned my first painful blog lesson: do not hit "back" from the preview screen. Bye-bye words! Luckily I didn't do a lot; I'm taking it slow to start.

I really enjoy reading my cousins' blogs and decided to give it a try. Tonight's topic is the dysfunctional sleep situation in my house. Our 5 year old is still sleeping with me, our 7 year old comes rolling in to join us before midnight every night, and our 9 year old also gets one night a week to sleep in the bed too. I'm so tired! Dave has it even worse, as he gets to play musical beds. Oh, we also didn't crate train the puppy, so he's in the bed too and enjoys sleeping on the pillows with his head resting on someone's face. Tonight I made both girls go to bed in their room. As I type, Lydia is asleep and Ella is wandering in and out of our room, sometimes crying, telling us how scared she is. Both girls are in the bottom bunk. Cozy. I have to stay strong. I hear sniffling.

I really need to get a photo of the dog up here. He was neutered last week and has to wear one of those silly cones for two weeks. It's so degrading. Would it be cruel to decorate the cone with pompoms and glitter glue?

I'm going to take advantage of the lull and try to get some sleep. My first post is about to be published - yippee!