Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen
Give him two lips like roses and clover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen
Give him two lips like roses and clover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
On Friday I was exhausted, the week was really busy, with an endless stream of queries which no matter what, always seem to end up on my desk, which I might add is beginning to look like a paper recycling plant, maybe I should change my name to Sherlock Holmes............
I took Kayla for supper and we chilled , which is the new word for sat and relaxed and has nothing to do with the weather because it was actually still 25 degrees at 9pm....... why we needed a new word I am still not quite sure, anyway we relaxed in front of the TV and I nodded off, TV has this effect on me, I am not sure whether it is the boring programmes or the fact that I am sitting still which is not something I do very often, I woke up at 10pm Kayla assured me she was not asleep and was just resting her eyes....... anyway off to bed we went................
And there I lay all comfortable in my bed ready, willing for Mister Sandman to come and send me off to dream heaven.................. and I waited................ and I waited.......... maybe he was busy with all the fireworks maybe there was a whole load of children who couldn't get to sleep I mean he has the whole world to look after............ so I decided to help by counting some sheep, flocks of sheep, I counted every sheep ever born or that ever will be born I counted them jumping over the gate, the moon I counted them on the hillside climbing up mountains.................
Right tea time, and back to bed with a book, I am reading it first, to make sure it is suitable for a young guy at work, who is a new Christian who is really under attack, and I have heard some weird, reviews about this book, I transgress again, I read for about half an hour and tried again................ the sandman was obviously still busy.............. I sprayed mood enhancer in Lilly, in Coffee and one my bestest friend gave me which sends her on her way to sleep land when she uses it .................. nothing............. my mind was like a racing car................ like an automatic machine gun that never runs out of bullets like those perpetual motion balances that swing backwards and forward for hours .......... how do you stop your mind from thinking, it is almost as though it has a mind of its own............ surely I am in charge, surely I can tell it, it is time to switch off the lights and go to bed, it has worked for my children for years...............
Right it is now 2 o'clock and time for tea my answer to all evils............. and I switched on the TV, took my pillow and blanket this time, because my neck is still a little stiff from earlier on in the evening, hoping that it it would send me to sleep, it worked before maybe it will work again, hoping it would bore me to tears and send me off to that unattainable land of sleep.............. well it was a really good movie which I watched until 3.30am called For the Love of Grace one of those girlly movies that men hate, which leaves you feeling all glowing and restoring your faith that somewhere maybe there will be someone who will one day love you that much........ now I am sure that on this feel good note I can get a couple of hours of sleep.................
NOW the cat decides that the mouse who shares our house has lived here long enough, NOW he decides that he has gone too far............ being "wary" please note not "scared" of mice........ I lay in my bed and heard the little thing squeak as our champion hunter chased him around the house ....................... it sounded more like a lion and a buffalo than a cat and a tiny little mouse............ eventually it was quiet and all I could thing about was Peroni eating this tiny little mouse and praying that he would not feel the need to bring it to me as a gift............................
I can feel my eyes closing .......................... sleep is on its way..................... and then the jangling of bells ............ I forgot to switch my alarm off it is 4.30am so I get up make some tea...............................................
Oh I hate it when that happens. Falling asleep when you should be awake and wide awake when you should be asleep. Rest easy.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I hope that the Sandman arrives on time tonight!
ReplyDeleteIn our part of the world we have the "time change" that happens every fall (and then again in spring)..the saying is: "Spring forward, fall back"..so we turn the clocks back an hour and that's the end of daylight savings time..now it's dark earlier and I hate that! I wish they would just leave it be... It messes with my internal clock! Hope sleep comes easier tonight and this work week won't be so grueling.
ReplyDeleteback from a trip. your post hit home it's 3a.m. and i'm awake. the heat in the house gave me a headache. i thought i'd catch up on readig blogs, but must try to get the sandman to help me close my tired eyes. take care rose
ReplyDeleteOh yes that sort of night... i agree.. it has happened to me. I wonder where the Sandman actually goes during such times...
ReplyDeleteThe tea-chocolate combination is my salvation. Thanks for visiting and prepping for the quiz.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day and sleepful night!
xoRobyn
back again thanks for taking the time to comment on my post re decorating. i try to make our home open and comfortable. take are rose
ReplyDeleteOh my....sounds so typical of me and my nights too. Wonder just what it is? I think there is a conspiracy here. At least a theory somewhere.
ReplyDeleteOf course I don't work, so I don't have a paper recycling bin or plant anywhere near me. But the cat and mouse game at the wee hours of the night sure does sound familiar.
I'm really glad you stopped by and left a comment for me. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to have you share this with me. Thanks, and do stop by again sometime.
Karen what a night and it is sad that we have these nights. I can so relate and I am with you is there nothing more boring than the TV programs now of days.
ReplyDeleteFunny how you wrote this though very entertaining. How you laid there through cat chase is beyond me I would of be the one running. I laugh to think I can stand up to big two legged animals but when it comes to the little tiny ones with fur and four legs I am a chicken.
Get some sleep
Love
Maggie
Oh sorry I meant to answer your question about Thanksgiving. Just invite friends and family that you want to be with and fix their favorite dish and just sit around and laugh and give thanks for each other.
ReplyDeleteI always fix Turkey and dressing but anything would be fine.
Hope this helps
Love
Maggie
I think it's just happenstance. Some nights, it's off to dreamland...some nights not. My habits are much like yours, watching TV and fall asleep I think because of commercials! They are just too long and boring, my mind turns off. Then go to bed and i am awake. If I read and the book hits me in the face the third time, I put it down because I am sure I am driftiing off...ha! But then there are nights of worry and I just have to think. Those are looong nights and no tea or milk can help.
ReplyDeleteI admire you reading the book ahead of your young friend...you are right, sometimes literature is not good for the mind.
Hope you rest well tonight!
Oh, I can relate! I loved this post, because it made me feel like I'm not the only one! Tea? I'll have to try that. :)
ReplyDeleteI used to do that all the time. Couldn't get to sleep and would lay there for hours tossing and turning. Nothing worked. I even went to the doctor about it. Had lots of blood work done and nothing. Then a month later I got an email about the prescriptions I was taking for my allergies. They apparently had lots of complaints about that being one of the side effects plus a long list of others that I was having also. I quit cold turkey. Had withdrawals from it along with night sweats for a good week or two. Then and finally then I was able to lay my head down on my pillow and go directly to sleep!
ReplyDeleteHave a Great Week!
Angela