Fall back...

Spring forward, fall back... well, it is 6:20 (new time) and I am up with both my children because apparently someone forgot to tell them that you get to sleep an extra hour when the time changes in the fall. Lily has been up since 5:00. She went straight to Sam's room and got in his bed and woke him up, too. I slept on the couch because Brad is going through one of his hard-to-sleep-with phases. When he gets stressed out about work or when he gets even the slightest cold, he snores, he tosses and turns, he knocks into me with his sharp elbow, he pulls the covers, he talks... and weirdest of all, he smacks his lips! I always laugh at him and tell him he must be dreaming about eating. Anyway, at about 3am, I had had all I could take for the night. I bought him some Melatonin (like my buddy Carmen suggested) and I told him to take it before he came to bed. I'm not sure if he did or not because I was out like a light when he came to bed. I hope it helps him because we have been so snippy at each other lately and it is literally because of our sleeping patterns. You know, it's funny, I always assumed that when people had children their sleep was disturbed for a year or so while their baby learned to sleep through the night. Pretty naive, huh? Now I see clearly that it will be a very long time before I ever get to sleep like I used to. I guess that's part of the natural cycle of life, but I sure do miss sleeping. When I was at home with Mom and Dad, I used to get the BEST sleep because my room in the basement didn't have windows. I would sleep in the middle of my bed and I literally did not move all night. It was wonderful. Now, if it's not my kids keeping me up, it's Brad. Oh, well, that's life.

We went to see A Bee Movie yesterday with Billy and Lea. I wasn't impressed. Lily danced at Hog Happenin' at 1pm and then we went to the mall for about an hour before the movie started. After the movie, we went to WalMart. Billy has lost his license again and he had promised Lea he would take her to the movie so he called on me. I don't really mind except that it seems like Sam's behavior is so much worse when Lea is around. And Lily is in a phase right now where she WILL NOT stop talking. And every sentence begins with "Momma..."!!! It is driving me mad! She doesn't even have anything to say and she will just say Momma over and over until I answer her, then she thinks of a question to ask me...usually "What time is it?". Linda has her so spoiled. When she wants something, she demands it RIGHT THEN. When she says jump, Grandmomma jumps. I'm too lazy and her demands are not always legitimate needs (a little snack at 5 in the morning, for example) so I try to put her off, which leads to whining. She will actually whimper like a dog when she doesn't get her way. I put up with it for as long as I can stand it but she is a persistent little cuss and I snap after so long. I know I am doing wrong when I give in, but I swear my mind is just fragile or something because I reach a point where there is NO MORE patience. UGH!

The weather has been absolutely beautiful lately. Crisp, cool mornings and warm, sunny afternoons. I love when the weather changes..whether it is Spring or Fall... my favorite time of year is when you can feel the next season trying to break through the current one. It can be frustrating when you're trying to dress for that kind of weather, but it is still my favorite. Of course, I am a little concerned that it is November and we are just starting to feel that transition. The kids have asked when it will snow again and I truly wonder if we'll have anymore "real" snows like we used to have. That makes me sad for them. I guess there's always man made snow on the ski slopes... I guess I'll have to learn to ski...now that should be interesting :)