bang bang you're dead! brush your teeth and go to bed!

housekeeping:  i feel like i need to clarify... it's not like i've never had a spiritual Easter before... : )  this year has been a beautiful season that has stretched out and been joyful meaningful time despite other challenges.  i have loved having it in my heart and mind for more than a weekend or day and having personal, meaningful experiences throughout.  i hope it's brought you much joy as well.  and like us, hope you're enjoying your candy! : )


so, in this family we have an unspoken rule about talking at bedtime... ha  we have our bedtime routine and rituals down.  generally if we haven't read yet, that's first.  then it's the ol' floss, brush, face wash, prayers, lights out.  will does whatever he does while i take longer...  yes, i do happen to watch the clock and brush for 2 minutes : )  sometimes i need to go turn off a light or take care of something else, so the 2 minutes get fuzzy.  anyway, once the lights are out and we've crawled into bed it's time to finish talking about whatever we were talking about, declare that we need to start going to bed earlier, etc, and say our usual goodnight dialogue.

then it's supposed to be over... : )

you can guess who usually breaks the unofficial rule : ).  if someone remembers something or thinks of something funny and thinks it's worthy of being spoken (ha) or anything of the like, then it's ok to be said, BUT it's said quickly because we've entered the sleep-time zone.  this is the time to lay quietly, listen to the other person roll over/yank the sheets, listen to the clock tick, think about everything that needs taken care of, and see who hears the other person fall asleep first.

is this way too intimate???

so last night it's been quiet for a few short minutes.  then there's this long (6-10 seconds?) relatively high pitched moaning sound.  will says, "was that a cat??"  i said, "no, that was my stomach!" ahahahaha

and then i heard him fall asleep first : )