What were you doing at 4:00am this morning?

Oh, you were sleeping? Must be nice, I wasn't sleeping... if you were wondering.

After reading my Dad's comment on the Grrr, why is it... post... then doing a little research on Benadryl and talking with Erin... I decided that I shouldn't probably be taking it!

Did you know it's habit forming?

Can you say, Big Fat Addict? Oh yah, I am sure I was... err am.

One post said that if you have been taking it for extended periods of time that you should have your Dr wean you off. But I really haven't taken it EVERY day for the last 4 months. Just every other day or often. So I quit.

Cold Turkey.

Yup, I am an addict no more.

Hopefully.

Prayerfully.

Monday Night, I drank a warm glass of milk and my head got all swimmy and I fell asleep rather quickly. I didn't sleep well throughout the night, but I fell asleep and at least slept some! I woke with a monster headache, though. Almost bad enough to dabble in the migraine category. Yup, I am such a druggie! Eeek!

So I had my coffee. Yes, another drug but I can only cut one at a time here. Give me a break! ;)

Drank my coffee... loved it. Headache left like magic, Pooof! That is a different addiction for a different day... Just ask my Friend Jen

So yesterday was well. I was feeling good for bed time. We put the kids to bed and watched the last episode of the Amazing Race WHICH I might add was spoiled for me on another person's blog. So I won't spoil it if you DVRed or TIVOed it... but it was good. I was shaking with excitement EVEN THOUGH I knew who was going to win.

I cried... like a big baby, I cried over the winners. They deserved it.

So then, I got my warm milk and headed off to dreamland... I hoped.

Weeeeeellll, from the title of this post... You know this was not the case. In fact, I am not sure how long I laid there debating on what I should do.

Erin had told me to stay up as long as possible and then head to bed when I was good and tired. So I said, what the heck. There are at least 15 hours of programs on the DVR I need to catch up on... This will work. I will get tired and then just come to bed.

So, I crept out of bed and sat in my lazy boy (which I adore and SHOULD be able to fall asleep in. It's one of those over sized squishy ones... Heaven. Heaven. Heaven!) and turned on the boob tube.

Watched the American Idol auditions and cracked up. And realized that I am actually glad I am not watching this part WITH Iona. Some people are fowl! And looked like Fowl!!! Strange strange strange. I hadn't seen this part before, only heard talk of it. And yup, I cried on that too. Some of the stories broke my heart. And Simon really needs to get a clue and not be so rude. Though he was pretty nice at times too. So it evened out.

BUT I digress! I watched not 1, not 2 but 3 episodes of American Idol... and didn't yawn once. Crud! So I turned on Take Home Chef... and watched all 5 DVRed episodes of that one too. Oooooh! I yawned! Must mean I can sleep soon?!?! Specially since it's just about 3:30am already?!?!? So I watched Jon and Kate plus 8 and Thanked God for no Multiples... then yawned again!

Two yawns is a signal to me. Time for bed.

So at 4:00am... I crept quietly into bed. Wondering when Jake's alarm was going to go off and if I would hear it. I had to get up at 7:15 anyway so at least I would get 3 hours of sleep...

Ahhhh... wrong.

I laid there... and could not fall asleep. Why me?!?! Well then, I must have dozen a bit, cuzz when Jake's alarm went off it scared the crud outta me. And woke me up again! And as luck would have it... it was only 4:30am.

*insert pouty lip*

I almost yelled at him... but figured he had NO idea the night I had. So I would save it for something else.

Ok, I thought, I still have a few good hours till I have to be up.

Who on earth was I kidding. I laid there. Couldn't get comfy. Didn't feel tired. Gahhh!!! Should have gotten up and joined Jake at the TV but I still held hope. False Hope... but it was there.

So about 7:00 I finally fell asleep. But at 7:15 Jake came in to wake me up.

Life is cruel. Very Cruel.

So, if you happen to come across me today and I look or act like the Dragon Lady... please don't take offense.

Though, I don't feel exceptionally exhausted either. Which is weird but understandable. They call that adrenaline. Oh and my headache... I have it today but not nearly as bad. Just a sense of a headache coming. Going to head that off with a bagel and coffee. Did I tell you I like coffee?

So, when you go to sleep tonight. Can you please say a prayer for me. I really want to sleep. I love to sleep. I desire sleep. It needs to come to me... and knock me out. But not until 10:00pm tonight. So if you are on the east coast... please keep that in mind... ;)

And hopefully my post tomorrow will be victorious, because if it's not... Whoa, Dragon Lady will take back seat to the Wicked Witch of the West.