Bilingual life and more

I will not get graphic here, but Anna is known for her gushing nosebleeds. And, she woke up last night with one of those. The nights are pretty chilly, so that the central heat dries everything, and dry air is one of the causes for Anna’s nosebleeds. So, we are up for about 45 minutes last night and then snuggled up together in bed. Emily was already there. It is a cozy family bed. I have to leave it to the two – they are now rather nice in bed – non of the kid-typical kicking, knees in my stomach or back (at least most of the time) and they snuggle up to us. That is why they are there. Emily has outgrown her hair stroking phase – which was about to drive me insane, as she would stroke my hair, or shall I say, kept pulling my hair while falling asleep … keeping me from falling asleep. And, when I am tired, I am not pleasant!!!!!! So, she might have done away with it out of pure survival skill ….

I am tired today. When I went into Lilly’s class this morning to help I kept yawning my head off. Back home, a cappuccino got me back on my feet. But, I am sure I will fall asleep with the kids tonight again, which seems to be the trend these days. We are trying, oh, let me correct that, I am trying to pack so much into my day that by the time the kids are going to bed, I am ready to do the same. But, wait, there is so much more to do … So, I fall asleep, get up and keep going till the stroke of midnight. I even missed half of Grey’s Anatomy last night. What have I become?

I guess, I am still the Christmas raging lunatic I don’t want to be. I have learned, however, to say no to a few things to enjoy some of the Christmas cheer with my family.  A big Christmas Cheer to all ….