Sleepless in Amaranth

     I am awake!
 Let me clarify, it's 1:30 am and I should be sleeping! It started that way but somehow between the getting into bed and trying to fall asleep and Jack's snoring, I am awake! Not that I need much sleep, usually a good 4-5 hours will suffice.

     So what keeps me up? If I only knew! I know it's not the coffee,don't always drink it at night. It's not the aches & pains, I'm much to young for that. Can't be the kids, they aren't little anymore. So what the heck is it??  If I only knew!

     So what do I do when I can't sleep? Usually, toss & turn. Tonight though my mind is fully awake. I feel like reading, like watching TV, folding the laundry and anything but sleeping!  But as I sit here in my living room in the dark, I realize, I may not be normal! Oh,don't get me wrong, I look normal(let's leave it at that), I seem to function normal but honestly, is this behavior normal???  How many people are up this late? Who sits around at this hour writing or actually thinking about things to do later????  Probably only me!

     So as I sit here and take in the sounds of the night(dishwasher is on, Jack's snoring), I am still not tired!  I don't know what it's like to get 8 hours of sleep or actually sleep right thru a night. What I do know is that I'm AWAKE! Wait, are my eyelids getting heavy? Nope! Was that a yawn? Nope! Still awake!

     Just remember, next time you can't sleep, I'm probably up. Text me.