27 December 2009

The Parent's Revenge

I faintly remember hearing them bustling about the house at around 3 a.m., still obviously wide awake. And at 8:30 I bustled right back and went in to wake them all up with the thunderous, relentless cadences of the 2nd Movement Scherzo from Beethoven's 9th Symphony. "What time did you finally go to sleep?" "Between 4 and 5, maybe." So they are operating on 3-4 hours of sleep. Thus far they all seem pretty normal, but we'll see. This should be a fun day!

3 comments:

Pomoprophet said...

you're mean!

BB said...

Cruel and Usual Punishment! THe perfect revenge too. But let me guess. They, as middle schoolers, had enough energy even with only 4 hours of sleep.

Urban Koda said...

I hear ya!! Our oldest finally went to sleep about 1:30, and then our second oldest woke up at 1:35. I think they all averaged about 5 or 6 hours total, whereas me and the wife shared about 3 between us...