So if you know me well, you know that I don’t like anyone/anything to wake me up before I’m ready to get up. Dee learned that WAY early and vowed to never do it again. I’m a pretty mellow person but apparently can get somewhat nasty when this happens, through no fault of my own since I’m basically still groggy and not awake. Anyhow, the reasoning being is that once I’m awake, I can’t fall back to sleep. This has changed in a big way since having kids and we’ve been up and down most nights for the last 4 years for some reason. This morning was an exception to my rule….first thing I hear is Carlos’ little voice saying, “Mama K, can I lie with you?” and I said yes and he said “Oh thank you, Mama K” and snuggled up with me. It was a GREAT way to wake up. Carlos is surely our little snuggler and the fact that he was polite when he was basically still asleep gives me hope that manners have TRULY sunk in!

Happy Tuesday! The calm before the storm (Halloween)…a picture from our front porch this morning.