In this family we are well aware of what happens when someone is over tired. It's usually Alyssa, and sometimes me....and on very rare occasions Alex. It is usally a combination of laughing at just about anything and then crying and then laughing and crying for no reason. But tonight it was Cara. I have only seen her like this one other time many years ago. It ws the night before Easter and the girls were helping me put together little goodie bags for my church choir. The hour was late and after a certain amount of ribbon curling, she crossed over to the beyond exhausted side.
Today, the girls went tubing with their camp counselor buddies...and it was a long day of traveling and tubing and Cara was driving....and by the time she got home, at first she was sort of walking around in circles as if she didn't know where she was going. But the exhaustion really kicked in when she was trying to make her lunch and find the necessary items...she started laughing and crying and from that moment on she was just in a state of delirium. Alyssa gave her an understanding hug...and enjoyed watching this role-reversal and being on the spectator side for once.
As I write this they are both safely tucked in bed....but not for long...they have a date to see the sunrise in the morning with new friends that they met at camp this year, before one of them must go back to school....so I fully expect to see them both exhaustedly delirious tomorrow evening as well. Want to be entertained? Come on over...should be very amusing with both of them in that state...
"I've never been so sleepy since I can't remember when.
You can take away my breakfast. Give my egg back to the hen.
Nobody's going to get me up, no matter what he does.
Today's my day for WOOZY-SNOOZY ZIZZ-ZIZZ ZIZZ ZAZZ ZUZZ."
~ Dr. Seuss
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