In other words, I’m very tired.  Last night I was up for at least two hours, probably more.  Noelle started crying first.  I let her cry for a little while thinking she was going to go back to sleep, but she came downstairs.  I found her curled up on the bottom stair when I came out of my room.  She has a rash and her diaper was dirty.  She had come down to get it changed because it was bothering her.  I took care of that and then rocked her back to sleep.  Just after getting back in bed, our front screen door slammed.  It has a tendency to do that if not latched properly.  I went out and closed it the correct way.  (BRRRR, it was really cold at 1 am even in my heavy sweats!!)  It took me a little while to get myself warmed up and settled after that.  I read a few pages of the book I’m in at the moment and started to nod off when I heard a noise in the kitchen.  The kittens were both in the living room and were just as startled as I was.  I went back there and checked everything out, but didn’t find anything.  Whatever it was stopped the noise once I turned on the light.  I again went into the living room and read a few pages and heard the noise again.  I checked under the sink where we’d blocked off a hole where animals had climbed up (that’s another post, with pictures) and it looked as if something had been scratching it.  I’m guessing the noises I heard was that.  I finally got to bed not long after that and didn’t wake up until the 7 am alarm went off in town.  (Have I told you the town still has the old factory alarms?)  Anyway, now I’m exhausted.  I need a nap today.  Thankfully, the kids seem to be eager to get their school work done quickly, so I may be able to get a bit of rest later.