Its Just Too Early

I don't understand how a child can open their eyes one minute and 2 seconds later be tearing my bedroom apart.

It seems impossible that while I'm staggering around the house 15 minutes after waking up, that she's already got all of her toys out and is loading up her toy suitcase. Where is all this energy coming from and how can I get some of it?!

Thank goodness for instant oatmeal. You just grab a packet, pour it into a bowl, bring some water to a boil on the stove, pour and wait. Absolutely no thinking necessary and you can attempt to SLOWLY wake up while you wait for it to cool.

In the meantime my child is just as busy as can be, babbling away to her pets and running throughout the house. Another thing I'm thankful for and never thought I'd be, is Dora and Boots. I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be glad for all our Dora The Explorer DVDs.

Now, if only I was able to sit here and enjoy a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino I'd be the happiest Mama alive. Even if it had absolutely no caffeine to speak of.