Why, yes is it Monday night.
And, yes, I did work out, though not as hard as I usually do. (Stupid hip=less running.) Bummer.
And…yep, I bet you totally guessed this one…I AM having coffee. But just one cup because I need to sleep tonight.
So my precious daughter, the one who did not want to take a nap today, went to sleep around 5:00 tonight.
She is still sleeping at 10 p.m.
We are hoping to squeak through this time and praying that she sleeps through at least most of the night. The poor girl was so exhausted from a busy morning of playing with her buddies in the nursery and then after VBS with some more of her favorite friends. There was lots of running involved.
I was sure she’d take a nap, but she protested loudly.
However, I needed a nap. So I plopped her on our bed, pulled up Veggie Tales on my kindle, and she watched that while I took that much-needed snooze. It is times like these that I am so very thankful I can be certain of the following two things…
One, that I can sleep through goofy songs sung by talking vegetables playing too close to my ears.
And two, that my daughter will not move from the bed as long as Veggie Tales is going.
Extremely true.
Though not the preferred method of getting a little break in the afternoon, today it worked.
😀
I plopped her in the crib for a few minutes around 5:00 because I desperately needed to get something done, and when I finished and went to rescue her?
Totally out.
Tobin and I tried to get her up around six, but she wanted nothing to do with it…so we let her sleep. It remains to be seen if that was wise parenting on our part or not.
All I know is I miss her hugs…and can’t wait for one in the morning! (But hopefully not before then!) 😉
So it’s VBS week at our church.
Man, I love this week.
I’m game leader for 2nd-4th grade, which basically translates as time to hang out with some cool kids, get to know them, teach them some (mostly) fun games, laugh, and show them Jesus’ love.
I think it could be one of my favorite weeks of the year.
And it’s Maelie’s birthday week, too, which is just fun. We have some good plans this week…swimming with friends tomorrow and Wednesday, lunch with another friend on Thursday, volleyball tournament on Friday, though that doesn’t involve Mae. (I’m just really excited about it! :D)
And, yeah…good stuff. I like to be busy.
I’ve been tossing around a few ideas in my head that might help keep me more occupied during the next school year. We’ll see if anything comes from them. Of course, my first priority is always to be Maelie’s mommy, but it would be nice to use my down time in the afternoons for something a little more productive. (Just, fyi…90% of my blogging happens late at night. I felt you needed to know that…I do consider it productive. Usually. ;))
So I am still watching that video of Mae singing the Veggie Tales theme song. Over and over. I can’t get enough of it. She just makes me smile really big, and my heart gets that little flutter in it, reminding me of how blessed I am to have such a wonderful little girl.
A wonderful little girl who is still sleeping. 
I’m gonna hit the hay a little early tonight, I think. You know, just in case she decides that she doesn’t want to sleep until 7:30.
Hope your Monday was a good one.
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