Wishful Sleeping

It's my own damn fault. Too much coffee and an addiction to friggin' good TV.  I am a night owl and suffer because of it. Mornings are my kryptonite.  I hate them.  I set TWO alarms and still sleep in. Most nights, once I finally make it to bed, I don't have much issue actually falling asleep and I don't wake up at all. Or at least I don't remember waking up anyway.  I know I must because I've had full conversations with people and do not recall a thing in the morning.  I've also had mornings where I wake up and realize I've taken all my rings off, and there's a glass of water beside me that I don't remember getting.  I talk in my sleep too, so that's always a potentially bad thing!

Noises tend to blend in with my dreams.  Like the train going by at 4am will suddenly appear while I'm flying in a private jet with Anthony Hopkins?! Or I'll have a dream about a car accident and the "sirens" are the alarm. 

I guess I would consider myself to be a deep sleeper. Once I'm out, I'm OUT! 

Unless it's something super unusual and then I jolt up like I'm under attack.  The dog barking in the middle of the night (BURGLARS!!), or a baby crying (who can refuse a middle of the night snuggle?).  I always woke up for the kids when they were babies, but the poor little fellas fended for themselves when they got older.  Unless I hear vomit in the middle of the night, chances are I'm not waking up.  This works out great for them when they want to climb in bed with me in the middle of the night because I have no clue until the morning.

The darker it is, the worse it is.  Winter time kills me.  This morning the alarm(s) went off for 45 mins before I even heard it.  Needless to say, I'm late leaving for work a lot. Which really pisses me off, because that throws off my morning coffee run so I end up not having a coffee until the afternoon and then the vicious sleep cycle continues.  I've tried giving up caffeine and it works (very well) for falling asleep early, but it only lasts a few days before the mornings suck all over again. 

It's been a long time that this has been an issue for me.  Probably since I was a teenager. I snore, and talk in my sleep, and just cause I know my mother's going mention it...I sometimes drool.  I also have what my doctor says is Restless Leg Syndrome (I don't think that's what I have, but she has a degree on her wall so who am I to argue?!).  Leading up to my work-meltdown I finally decided enough was enough, so I made an appointment with a sleep clinic. Perhaps I could have avoided that if I'd done it sooner! I've already done a few tests and will hopefully get a solution before I have to quit my job and sleep in everyday. Hmmm....wait a minute...I should really think this through?!

Todd should be tested too. We're going to be one of those old couples who sleep in separate beds.  It's always a fight.  He likes it cold, I like it warm.  He likes lots of blankets. I don't.  He falls asleep faster than me and snores too so I end up plugging his nose until he stops breathing. (Don't worry...I eventually let go!)  We fight ALL THE TIME about sleeping.  He says I take up too much room, I say I'm just "snuggling".  He gets annoyed that I don't hear the alarms.  I get annoyed that he turns them off too fast before I get a chance to hear them.  It goes on and on and on...

And well, then there's little missy....

She drops like a dead fly in the car...

She'll sleep with anyone or anything as a pillow...

She sleeps in the weirdest positions...

And does the weirdest things with her hands...

She even falls asleep while playing...

(She eventually tipped over in the bucket and still didn't wake up)

And one time with a chocolate bar in her hands...

She once fell asleep at a WWE Wrestling match once, with lights and music, and 5000 screaming fans.

Like mother like daughter?! For her sake, I hope not!