Sleeping Issues

If you don't know, I am not a very good sleeper. I haven't been for a long time. Believe me, I would LOVE to sleep, but it just doesn't happen easily. What makes it worse is seeing Bond lie down in bed and in the blink of an eye....he's completely out! So after thinking long and hard on the subject of sleeping, I have diagnosed my sleeping disorder. I suffer from.....

R.B.S.

Restless Brain Syndrome!

Here are some common questions used to diagnose Restless Brain Syndrome...

• Do you lie in bed constantly thinking that one of your children is going to wake up.
• Do you have a teenager who has not returned home from an evening activity and has usage of a vehicle?
• Do you hear every single noise inside and outside the house and try to figure out what made the sound?
• Do you lie there wondering what to fix for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
• Do you wait for a child to come into your room to complain he can't sleep or that he is not feeling well?
• Do you lie there thinking the garage door is open and/or the house is locked and wondering if you should go check?
• Do you lie there worried that the alarm is not going to go off in the morning when it's supposed to?
• Is there a special event coming up that you just can't get out of your head? Especially if you are the one planning it!
• Do you lie there thinking there is something you forgot to do, but you just can't figure out what it is?

If you answered yes to the majority of these questions, then you, too, could possibly be suffering from....Restless Brain Syndrome.

Sadly, there is no immediate cure for Restless Brain Syndrome. At least I haven't been lucky enough to find a solution. So, if you or someone you know suffers from Restless Brain Syndrome and have had luck in finding a solution, please let me know.

Happy Birthday, Pokemon King!

Pokemon King turned 12 this weekend. My, how the time flies! He is growing into such a fine young man. I am so proud of him! He had a sleepover with some of his friends to celebrate.

We love you, Pokemon King!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all you women out there! I am so blessed to have my amazing boys. I am proud to be their mother. Every year I look forward to the wonderful breakfast they make for me. Then, I get catered to the rest of the day. How lucky am I!!!

This is the wonderful breakfast my boys made for me. There was another piece of bacon at the top, but Babymoon decided that it was his!

Dinodude made this for me. He also made me a really cool card.

Our normal tradition is to go to Old Man's Cave on Mother's Day. This year, we were unable to go due to the fact that Wally and I were asked to play and sing in church. I also decided it was a little cold to go as well. The temperature was only in the mid to upper 50s. That wouldn't be so bad, but since they are caves that don't get much sun, it would feel even colder. We might go this weekend, but we are undecided at this point.

Zoo Day!!!

We decided, well, the boys decided, that we should take a trip to the zoo. According to Pokemon King, he will only go to the zoo on a day when there's school. He says any other day it's boring! Crazy kid! So, we packed up and headed to the zoo. Pokemon King was the photographer for the day, so these are mostly taken by him.

We loved the fact that this turtle had his mouth open!

Dinodude touching a 'Children's Python.'

Rocket's turn to touch the Python. I'm really surprised he touched it!

"Barbara Manatee.....you are the one for me...." (If you've seen Veggie Tales, you know what I'm talking about. If not, you are completely lost!)

This was a really cool red fish we saw. We need to look it up to find out what it is.

Dinodude and Rocket got to pet this wonderful starfish.

This tiger kept pacing back and forth along the window. Rocket would not go near it!

Yodel-odle-oo! These types of goats always make me think of yodeling!

A Tufted Deer

Red-crowned Crane-If you look hard you can see the patch of red on the top of its head.

Rocket and Babymoon posing with the penguin, which sadly, we didn't get a chance to see.

My boys! What well behaved boys they were today. I am so proud of them! Thanks to them, I got to keep my sanity!