The Evolution of My Saturday Nights
25 years ago
Walked laps at Halifax Citadels hockey game
What am I going to wear under my hockey jersey?
Home in bed by 10 p.m.
Average sleep? 11 hours
20 years ago
Hanging out at a friend’s house, performing a lip sync/talent show for each other
Are my bangs curled perfectly?
Picked up by mom between 10 and 11 p.m.
Average sleep? 9 hours
15 years ago
Getting ready to head out at 9 p.m. Hop in car full of friends to begin our tour of the city
Can we find someone we know we could follow? Will the server at McDonald's give us extra caramel sauce on our sundae?
Finish the night with one more lap of McDonald’s and then home in bed by midnight
Average sleep? 10-11 hours
10 years ago
Heading out to dinner with fiancée
Can I find some new clothes and shoes for the wedding?
Catch a late movie
Head home to eat a late night snack, watch some tv and drift off to sleep around 1 a.m.
Average sleep? 10 hours
5 years ago
Out for an after-supper walk with our first born
Is there spit-up on my jacket?
Eat a late night supper
Eat a late night supper
Put baby to bed and watch a movie
Bed by 11 p.m.
Average sleep? 3 to 4 hours before first wake up
3 years ago
Share the kids’ supper Kraft Dinner or Alphaghet are about all they’ll eat at this point
Is there any wonder why I am always hungry at bedtime?
Bath kids…each put a kid to bed
Bath kids…each put a kid to bed
Lie on coach for 15 minutes then off to bed. The first wake-up will be within the hour. Bed by 10 p.m.
Average sleep? 4 to 5 hours
Today
Feed the kids three different meals even though we know that is the wrong thing to do
Clean up supper, sweep, fold and put away laundry, play with kids, bath kids, have them all asleep by 8:30 p.m.
Clean up supper, sweep, fold and put away laundry, play with kids, bath kids, have them all asleep by 8:30 p.m.
Sit on the coach to eat ice cream and head to bed by 9:30 p.m.
Ask my husband “Did we eat supper tonight?” “No” “Better eat another bowl of ice cream then.”
Asleep by 10 p.m. with a child in our bed….preparing for next wake-up. Bathroom run before midnight. Peeing-the-bed incident around 2 a.m. Screaming baby around 3 a.m. “I need a drink” call around 4:30 a.m. Night terrors around 5:30 a.m. May as well just get up.
Average consistent sleep? an hour here and there
Cheryl,
ReplyDeleteInteresting piece of writing. I enjoyed reading and it allowed me to reflect on the years already gone by.
This was fun to read, Cheryl. I can see each of these milestones as scenes in a movie.
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