It's almost 11pm, and E and I had a lovely Easter. While I'm typically a night owl, I'm absolutely exhausted...even though E and I had a seemingly relaxing day. It finally occurred to me that while today was relaxing, last night was not.
10:00pm:
Me: Happily stuffing eggs, drinking wine, catching up on mindless TV, hopping around with a basket and finding sneaky places to hide eggs.
E: Sleeping.
11:30pm:
Me: Walking to my bedroom, gleefully anticipating the moment when my head hits the pillow.
E: "Mom!!"
Me: Trying to regain composure after nearly having a heart attack. "Yes, babes?"
E: "It's almost Easter!"
Me: "I know, sweets. Get some sleep. Love you."
12:45am:
E: Two inches away from my face. "Psst. Mom! Can I go get a drink of water?"
Me: "Why are you waking me up to ask me?"
E: "Because if the *ahem* bunny came, I don't want to ruin the surprise."
Me: Sigh. "I'll get you some water."
2:00am:
Me: Half-asleep and stumbling to the restroom.
E: Poking his head in the bathroom since he's intent on killing his Mother before Easter. "Mom!!"
Me: "Holy...what?! What are you doing awake?"
E: Dismissively. "Having a hard time sleeping. It's Easter, you know."
Me: "Babe, you need to go back to bed."
E: "When can we wake up and find eggs?"
Me: "Later."
6:00am:
E: Two inches away from my face. "Psst. Mom! It's 6am!"
Me: "Baby pleeease go back to bed for a bit. Just a little bit."
E: "I'm not really tired."
Me: "Let's sleep for 30 more minutes. You can stay in my bed."
E: "Ok."
6:30:00am:
E: "Mom! It's 6:30. Can we get up now?!"
Me: "Yes."
E: "Can I find eggs?"
Me: "Just let me get my coffee and camera first."
E: "Awesome." (Starts singing an ad-lib song about how he's the egg master and will find every one in record speed.)
7:00am:
E: Counting his money and making candy mountains ala Scarface. "The *ahem* Easter bunny must be rich."
Me: "Why?"
E: "He goes around to so many houses and gives kids his money."
Me: "He's probably poor after Easter."
E: "Who would give away all of their money to a kid?"
Me: "A mother."
7:20am:
Me: Starting to doze on the couch.
E: "Is it time for pancakes?"
Hope you all had a wonderful Easter! Off to bed!
