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Random

Every once in a while I have too many little tidbits floating around in my head, and they just all make it on one random post. Well, today is that day. Here goes:

*I made cookies yesterday and since I don't like cold ones, I made a bag of extra cookie dough balls and put them in the fridge for today. This morning I opened the fridge to find an empty bag. Which means someone got up in the middle of the night and ate my cookie dough. I have my suspicions....

*On Thursday I got the nicest email from Julie, who reads by blog enough to know how much I love 1974 from Urban Chicks letting me know that it was Fat Quarter Shop's deal of the day. How sweet was that? Thanks Julie, for thinking of me! I made a nice addition to my Urban Stash. I owe you one.

*Last weekend I took some pictures for our dear friends the Brandleys (not Brankleys) ;-) Aren't they cute? We are trying to convince the three front ones to buy the house next door.

*(I know you are getting sick of these but I had to record this one) After helping Aiden organize his blocks a few days ago he looked up at me and said, "Wow mom, you are almost as smart as a boy." Nice.

*Angela over at Moda*Home*Mom made THE most darling skirt, go check it out. If you are like me and have no little girls to dress in such finery, you might cry a little. Love it!

*In case you missed the last post, I (Finally!) have a new FAQ page up on the top left sidebar. Questions? Go there!

*Is anyone else having problems with Typepad's new comment setup? Just me?

*Is it really true that Pushing Daisies is canceled? I'm more than bummed. Good thing we discovered 30 Rock this weekend. Hilarious! Seriously. It eased the pain.

*Shelly is hosting a Holiday Recipe Extravaganza over at her blog, go check it out and if you make anything, please double it and send half to me. Shelly is one darn good cook, that's for sure.

*My friend Sheri is having a wonderful giveaway at her brand new blog. Check it out! And welcome her to blogging while you're at it!

That's it for today. Please note, it is only 10:51 when I am posting this. So far so good. Although, apparently I'm not the only night owl out there. So how about instead of improving my sleeping habits, we just start a middle of the night blogging club of some sort. Hmm....

Happy Saturday!

Sleep, birds, and leaves

Late, late and later. That seems to sum up my awful sleeping habits in a nutshell.

I'm exhausted every evening at about 6:00. Sometimes I fall asleep for 10 or 20 minutes after dinner, sometimes I don't and I just push through it. Oh how I love a power nap. Then I stay up until 3:30 or 4 in the morning, doing whatever my little heart desires. Replying to emails, putting orders out, blogging, sewing, eating, etc. There is no one tugging on me, no phone ringing, and cleaning makes too much noise so it definitely isn't allowed. I get so much done! But when my kids get up at 9:30 (Yes, 9:30, don't hate me) it feels like I just closed my eyes.

I've always been a night owl. Always. For years and years, I stayed up until 1:30 or 2 most nights. That was doable, this probably isn't. Although it is far more productive.... {sigh}

Tonight, I made a new page over there on my left sidebar under my updated family picture. See? Where it says Frequently Asked Questions? This is my first step toward normal sleep. You should check it out. Ask a question if you'd like. But don't judge the typos. For some reason, those seem to increase the later it gets... So does my sense of humor. he he he...

So this is scary looking nighttime (cheesy) me, saying goodbye to the 3:00 hour. My most productive hour, my favorite hour, the hour when I am the least tired all day. This is me, turning a new leaf. A normal person leaf, instead of a crazy night owl leaf. My goal is to sleep like a semi-normal person, 12-8. Yes, 8 is early for me. Don't push it.

(The month before Market is the only exception. There's a whole WORLD of us crazy quilters who go without sleep that month. That can't be helped. Shoutout to you, crazy quilters!)

From now on, if you see a comment/post from me after midnight, please feel free to drop by the blog and lecture. Except you, mom, you can call. Or rather, continue to call.

Goodbye night owl. Hello you awful, terrible (kinda) early bird...