Tale of the Lost Naps

People email me pretty often these days asking why I’m not updating the blog like I once did. I apologize. Let me tell you a story to try to explain my current situation….

Once upon a time, in an average home in an average American town, a little family lived out their days. The daddy went to work each morning. The mommy wrote press releases and grants and cared for her daughter. The daughter played all morning, ate lunch and then took a two-hour nap during which her mother updated the family blog, cleaned, paid bills, prepped supper, brushed her teeth, finished writing assignments or caught a few ZZZs herself. All was well in the world.

One cold day in mid-November 2008, the daughter declared herself beyond napping. “No more naps, Mommy!” she announced with her little hands on her hips and her head tilted just so. And despite the mommy’s best efforts to manipulate the situation, the daughter really was done with naps. No amount of begging, bribing, yelling or praying influenced the daughter’s resolute decision. Her napping days were over.

Thus the mommy’s world was turned upside down. The family blog became the least of her worries. Entertaining and educating her daughter while also meeting deadlines and maintaining a clean, safe home became all she could do. She suffered through the holiday season trying to be merry and bright, all the while staggering under the weight of life with a toddler who no longer napped.

Slowly but surely the mommy has adjusted to a complete lack of alone time and the constant chatter of her daughter who only sleeps at night and never, ever takes even an extended blink during the daylight hours. The mommy hopes to share with you more of the family’s adventures as time and energy allow. They will live happily ever after, right before your eyes on this very blog.

This story was inspired by true events.