no nap

Streed no longer naps. I am fine with this. Some days it bothers me but not too much, only when I really have stuff to get done during that time. Today Ella did not nap. The only reason this was OK was because I was not here! I actually got to go to lunch for an hour & a half. Chip was home because he was going to campus from 3 until about 9. The last few nights we have fought her big time at bed time. Not really a new problem, it just seemed to be going later and later. Tonight they were all asleep by probably 7:45--hence the fact that I actually blogged.

I need down time at night. My kids get up early. Today they were all up at 6am. Maybe that is why they were so tired now that I think about it. Whatever it is, I like it. Getting up early and then wrestling them to bed at night does a number on my nerves, my mood, my self-control etc. Basically my flesh is weak and fails often. My "rights" get violated and then I get irritated. On little sleep this can be a bad combination. So, I started this post to talk about how no nap led to a good bedtime...oh well. What can I say, confession is good for the soul!