Sleep

Yesterday, Miss Eileen put up March Month at Charity's preschool. This was a rather significant event because, as Charity well knows, at the end of March Month, we get to go see daddy.

Unfortunately, it will still be another four months until Daddy comes home. I'm not sure whether the trip to South Carolina is going to help her with her daddy blues or make them worse since she'll get to see daddy, but she'll have to leave right away again, but overall, I'm sure the trip will be a good thing, and I'm really looking forward to the trip -- I can't believe Aaron's been gone for almost two months. Before this, the longest we had been apart was a week when I went on a mission trip, and four days once when I was presenting at a conference. I've been able to deal pretty well, but yesterday when Charity was laying in bed crying, "I miss Daddy," I wanted to cry, "I miss him too!"

I also miss sleep. Yes, that wonderful thing I used to be able to do each day until 6:30AM, and sometimes a little later on weekends. Taking care of Charity with no Aaron has meant a lot of falling asleep at 10 PM, something that's difficult if you're a graduate student in addition to mom and teacher.

In fact, today I took a nap. The last time I took a nap I was really, really sick. The time before that was, I think, freshman year of college. I hate naps. Currently, the little nugget is still napping beside me. I hadn't intended on falling asleep for a nap when I put her down, and so I woke up in a moment of panic, fearing that she had gotten up and started playing in the living room. Boy was I relieved to see her sleeping right next to me -- of course, she had placed the pillow in the middle of the bed and stole my blanket. But still, upside down sleep is better than no sleep

Gotta go...someone Facebooked me and woke me up. :)