So... I know I'm definitely not the first mom to suffer from the effects of severe sleep-deprivation. Also going into D.C. wears me out. I mean I'm tired by the time we get there. Maybe it's the metro. It has sleep-inducing properties. Or something. Anyway, after we'd walked maybe three blocks (no really), we all decided to stop for lunch. Travis's uncle Bob was smart enough to ask the chatty Capitol Building officer where his favorite place to eat was. [Genius!] He directed us to the Capitol Cafe, a cute little cafeteria-style place up an alley on 2nd street. As we were finishing our meal, the combination of the late night we'd pulled the previous night and my tired-ness from the day trip kind of all came down on me at once. Travis was holding Brooklyn on his lap, and I saw that she hadn't finished all her mashed sweet potatoes. So I picked up the spoon and started spoon-feeding her the last few bites. She willingly ate a few spoonfuls, and then I raised the spoon again and was a little surprised to meet with a very stubbornly-clenched pair of lips. Furthermore, the eyes above them were filled with confused amazement. Only then did I realize that it was TRAVIS I was trying to feed and not Brooklyn! He was like, "WHAT are you doing?" I had a little tired chuckle and went back for more sweet potatoes, and then... I DID IT AGAIN!!! And he was like, "Stop trying to feed me!" I guess I was just going for the first mouth I saw. And he was taller. He said the funniest part was the expression on my face, so serious and confused at why he wasn't eating. Um I gave up after that.
So now... please share your stories of parental (or otherwise induced) sleep-deprivation! Come on, I can't be the only one!
Oh yes... here's another one you will certainly enjoy. When I was in college, I wrote in my journal religiously. No really. I know it's hard to believe based on my blogging track record, but I really used to be better. I wrote every single night no matter how late it was (and it usually was). Clearly penmanship wasn't important either. It was such a habit that eventually I could do it in my sleep, as demonstrated here in this little segment:
HUH? Seriously. Can anyone explain what was going on there???
7 sweet nothings:
AH HAHA! Thats so funny! You poor thing!
Oh man, I cant tell you HOW many times I sat down to pee with the lid down. Sorry for the TMI! AH! I also put the jelly in the cabinet and the BP in the fridge. I unloaded dirty dishes once too. Gross.
Oh and I cant make anything of your journal. Sorry. Something about family, snow, aunts, humor and WEXAIS would TNOT! yah, nothing.
Thank you for the HILARIOUS post. It made my day. I can't think of anything I did right now (too tired) but I will tell you some when I think of them.
So, when we finally get together with you and Travis you have to make Dan tell a story of dating a girl named Rachel and something about "grape jelly" SOO FUNNY!
Glad you have family in town and are having fun! Happy Birthday Sweet Brooklyn!
NICE!!! :) Well, this post is ME right about now- so I'm not even going to attempt to explain anything in depth until I've had a good nights sleep! My company left this morning and we've been staying up until 1am and waking up somewhere around 6:30am everyday this week!! WOW! I should really get into bed NOW!! Oh, and about the whole journal entry- don't worry, I have TONS of entries just like that. I also wrote in my journal regularly and so some nights it was all I could do to just get a few words down on paper (wether they made sense or not).
I hope this comment made some sense. I really am going to bed now. :) See ya tomorrow!
Ha ha ha! Poor Travis!
feeding Travis never sounded more hilarious!
my most recent sleep deprived story isn't my best ... but since I'm prego (memory issues) and it's most recent, it'll have to do as I can't currently recall another one: ordered 2 orders of Asian Lettuce Wraps from Pick-up Sticks 2day 4 a b-day brunch I was attending. Picked up the bag o lettuce from the counter n headed out the door just 2 have employee shout, "don't u want your chicken?" I replied, "Huh- I just ordered the wraps." She again asked, "Don't u want the chicken 2 go w?" Still not fully grasping the concept that it didn't all come in one bag or box for that matter, I thought I should take the bag she was so forcefully suggesting I take. Then I realized, yes ... u do need chicken or some meat to put IN the lettuce n then wrap. No one orders the wraps just to eat the lettuce and sprouts. As I left the restaurant I quickly said, "Oh. Sorry. I"m so tired." off i went.
too much Easter fun yesterday and Drew's b-day fun the day b4.
This is the funniest thing I've read all week. Good work.
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