the pieces of my life

How much sleep the man who only needs five hours of sleep a night actually gets: 7 p.m., in children’s playroom, with kids screaming and movie blaring: 1 hour8:30 p.m., in bedroom, fully clothed, laying on bed: 2.25 hours10:50 p.m., after brushing teeth and, still fully clothed, getting under the covers: 8 hours2 p.m.: 1.45 [...]

As you read this, I’m lying by the pool or perhaps I’m kayaking or maybe I’m enjoying a quiet dinner alone with my husband. Or, more likely, I’m begging the Pie to please go to sleep or I’m trying to convince Doodles that a week without TV is a good thing or I’m pleading with [...]

Apologies to all, but there won’t be a blog post today. Perhaps I’ll do the rare off-Wednesday blog post this week, but for the moment, it’s been a heck of a week and I’m out the door to catch a flight for my grandfather’s funeral.