The View From Kalamazoo

Great big Mom, smaller Dad sleeping peacefully in queen-sized bed.

Great big Mom, smaller Dad awakened by screaming, crying 7-year-old with nightmares.

Great big Mom, smaller Dad joined by 7-year-old with propensity to kick and thrash no longer sleeping peacefully in Queen-sized bed.

Great big Mom, smaller Dad awakened by inconsolable, unarguably spoiled toddler.

Great big Mom, smaller Dad joined by still crying toddler in addition to 7-year-old with propensity to kick and thrash no longer entertaining any hope of sleeping peacefully in Queen-sized bed.

Great big Mom, smaller Dad along with no-longer crying toddler cheerfully trying to wake his 7-year-old (with propensity to kick and thrash) sister not sleeping in Queen-sized bed.

5:30 – Alarm sounds.

Great big Mom, with no help from somehow-managing-to-sleep smaller Dad, trying to avoid waking finally-back-asleep toddler while reaching over 7-year-old with propensity to kick and thrash to turn off alarm somehow a foot farther than remembered from Queen-sized bed.

Great big Mom, with aid from smaller Dad avoids smooshing or waking finally-back-asleep toddler and knocking 7-year-old with propensity to kick and thrash on to floor to quit Queen-sized bed.

And people wonder why I seem so tired in the morning.