I am so extremely tired. As one friend who’s met me on IM late at night knows, I’ve not been sleeping well for a while. I either have trouble getting to sleep or I wake up around 3 and can’t get back to sleep. I usually have one day a week (usually Saturday or Sunday) when I’ll completely crash and take a good, long nap. I haven’t crashed in about 3 weeks though and it’s been showing up on my stress levels. Today though, I have a good reason for needing that nap. I’m not sure when I actually went to bed, but it wasn’t too late. Usually reading helps me to relax, but last night it just wasn’t working. I know it was after midnight when I finally got to sleep. I was woken up a few times after that. Jeremy was running a small fever and tossed and turned and Noelle woke up twice crying. One of those times Amie let her come cuddle in bed with her. The third time, she didn’t stop crying. I went up and got her and we cuddled on the couch. She was extremely upset. I changed her diaper and got her a drink which really helped her to settle down. She was so tired, but kept talking and talking. Finally, I got her to lay down and we both drifted off. She woke up a few times, but slept most of the time. I didn’t sleep well with her beside me and one cat would come and cuddle for a little while and then switch off and let the other one cuddle. Tiger Lily decided my toes were fun toys under the blanket at one time. The kids woke me up around 8 am to get them breakfast and Amie needed medicine for an ear ache. Now I’m feeling extremely out of it.