The joy of kids

I love my two daughters very deeply. But that doesn't mean they don't cause me some stress occasionally. Last night, for example, my youngest daughter, who is 9 months old, woke up every hour for the entire night. And her big sister, who is 2 years and 9 months, tossed and turned all night long because of a stuffy nose. Which wouldn't be too bad except she woke up and insisted on sleeping (aka tossing and turning) in our bed.

And who is going to tell a sick child to go sleep in their own bed?

Oh well. Thank goodness there is a Starbucks around the corner from us. You know, the prevailing theory about the discovery of coffee is some rubbish about a goatherder in Ethiopia who observed animals behaving in a rather excitable manner after eating coffee berries.

Poppycock!

There's no way a goatherder discovered coffee while out strolling the hills. What does he need coffee for? He has it easy. No, it was a parent, brain fried from lack of sleep, tired, cranky, and irritable, desperate for something, anything, to perk them up.

mmmmm....

....Coffee

Gotta go brew some right now.