To Sleep Or Not To Sleep

The plane trip home went pretty quickly. None of us except for Junie slept. It's amazing that you can go 26 hours without sleep and still be able to drive home from the airport.

We spent the next four hours unpacking, checking messages, checking mail, and making phone calls. Even after we went to bed, John and I didn't get much sleep because June was up on and off throughout the night. Friday morning we were tired, but got going anyway. We didn't accomplish much. June had a doctor's appointment then we went to Gabby's old school to pick up the guinea pigs who were staying there while we were in China. Everyone wanted to see June so we said quick hellos to most then went to see Gabby's fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Seymour. We stayed awhile and talked to the class about China and June's adoption.

We were home by 4:00pm and all asleep in the livingroom by 5:00pm. Gabby fell asleep in my chair. John and June slept in John's chair. They both slept until 10:00pm in the livingroom and then went to bed. I slept in the livingroom until around 8:30pm and then got up to take care of June. After John and Gabby went to bed, I couldn't sleep so I stayed up and puttered around the house. Gabby woke up about this morning around 2:00am and she helped me clean. By 3:00am John and June were up, but stayed in the bedroom until 5:00am. Isn't jet lag a wonderful thing.

So, this morning we decided that we would stay awake until 7:00 tonight. The only way to do that is to keep moving. We started off good. We did some visiting, some shopping, did lunch. John didn't feel good, so we dropped him off at home, then Gabby, Junie, and I continued on our quest to get June some cool weather clothes and get some real food in the house. Gabby was having trouble keeping her eyes open in the car, so we stopped to get some ice cream. I don't know if it was the sugar or the fact that the ice cream was cold, but we both had a little more energy. It didn't last long. By the time we made our final stop at the grocery store, we were all a little cranky and ready to go home.

Gabby was the first to go. She fell asleep despite June's crying. She was about 20 minutes shy of the 7:00pm goal. June fell asleep about 10 minutes later. John napped while the rest of us were shopping, so he will probably outlast me. I'll be asleep as soon as I post this, brush my teeth, then put my head on the pillow. Sweet dreams everyone.