A few of my friends came for a weekend visit. It was wonderful to see them. Two came from New York and one came from Philly. Each brought a dog. Now, you may be wondering how sleep is going to work into this with three adults and three dogs visiting a house with two small children, two cats and two exhausted adults. Simple. They "kidnapped" my daughter and took her shopping at various stores in the area, including a grocery store, which allowed me to take a nap when my son slept. In addition, when it was time to put MM to bed at night, they watched the baby so I could spend quality time with her while they walked around with him. In total, I think I got more sleep this past weekend than I have gotten the three previous weekends combined!
Sleep is the perfect, one size fits all, gift. It is truly appreciated by all moms and dads. It requires no charge card, although it does charge the batteries of the sleep-deprived. It requires no gift wrapping, though the sleep-deprived might want to wrap themselves in a special blanket. It does, however, allow the sleep-deprived to re-appreciate one another and their children.
Not only did I get more sleep, but I was able to get some housekeeping duties completed because my friends were more than happy to entertain my munchkins. I only left the house one time and that was for about an hour. It was such a relaxing weekend that even if I had not been given the naps and the extra sleep at night, I would have felt recharged.
Did the dogs bark? Yup. Did my cats freak out? Yup. Did my daughter chase the dogs around giggling hysterically? Yup. Would I give any of it up? Nope.
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