Monday, March 23, 2009

Tossing and Turning

Dawn and I have 3 crappy, probably mildewed, completely worthless pillows. And 1 fabulous, perfect, keeps-my-neck-from-falling-off pillow. We call it "the $80 pillow." It's not creative, I know. We decide who gets it each night by debating who has the harder next day. When she has to go to work, she gets it. If I'm sick, I get it. Whoever is crying about her dad definitely gets it and probably shares it most of the night.

Last night Dawn got it because she's at work today. At about 4 am, Faith came in saying that her tummy hurt. Dawn got up and gave me the pillow. Since our bedroom shares a wall with the kid bathroom, I was privy to the gagging and retching noises that followed a few minutes later. I was quite surprised when Faith came barreling into our room and said, "Quick! William's throwing up. Dawn needs you!" I abandoned the pillow.

Once everyone was settled in again, Dawn reclaimed the pillow. We were just dozing off when Faith came back. She was hungry. I got the pillow back. Dawn came back and got the pillow back. Faith came back and wanted Dawn to sleep with her. Dawn and the pillow left me and the pitiful wanna-bes to battle until morning.

So now I'm exhausted and my neck hurts and I miss Dawn. The triple-whammy. I hate things that aren't cured by coffee.
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10 comments:

  1. lesboMarch 23, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    those nights are rough, for sure!
    hopefully everyone's feeling better!

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  2. DawgDykeMarch 23, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    Ok I'm sending you another damn pillow. We shall tell everyone you won my amazing giveaway and whaddayaknow, it was a pillow!

    :)

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  3. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    You should be having dessert before you go to sleep at night not pillow debates. I'll send you one too and if you end up with extras, well, use your imagination ;)

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  4. Windy DaysMarch 23, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Dessert and Debating are NOT mutually exclusive.

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  5. DenaMarch 23, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    I am a vomit-phobe. The first thing I thought when you said Dawn took the pillow with her was that now the pillow is no good. It's like radioactive or something. See, vomit-phobe that I am, I would ditch the pillow. I'm a horrible person.

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  6. SoloMarch 23, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    I'm sending you a Texas-sized pillow, too.

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  7. shane rocketMarch 23, 2009 at 2:45 PM

    wow sounds like us over pillows, but my *g* wants to throw my flat pillow away and I refuse. I too thought the pillow was vomit bound.... clever writing!

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  8. Butch BooMarch 23, 2009 at 4:34 PM

    If all else fails I use her as a pillow!

    BB
    X

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  9. MargoMarch 23, 2009 at 7:19 PM

    Who gets it tonight?

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  10. LilliGirlMarch 24, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    you sooo need to splurge on an extra pillow...We never did that though my little ones and I played musical beds for 3 years

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