One of my greatest weaknesses is bed time. Bed time is my NEMESIS! Something happens to me at 8PM. It is like in the movie Shrek, when the sun goes down and the princess turns into an Ogre. At 8pm my body is tired and I am "done working". I just want to go to bed. It is a constant battle for me to stay patient. I want to be loving and calm all the time, but bed time gets the better of me. I have never been a night person. As a child I would fall asleep on the couch every night. The fact that I don't get to go to bed until all my children are asleep sometimes makes me turn into an Ogre.
My youngest daughter is a night owl and getting her to sleep is always a challenge. Once she is asleep, she sleeps good all night. My son is easy to put to bed, but an early riser. My oldest daughter get frightened so I sit in the hall until she falls asleep. She also comes into my room every night. Each child has such a different sleep pattern that it drives me a little crazy. Every night I get a new chance to stay a princess. So as the clock strikes 8pm.....think is Katie an Ogre or a Princess? Say a prayer that I can win the battle and stay a Princess!
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