3am once again and Seven Quick Takes

Tonight's insomnia I am blaming on DadOfAllTrades.  He worked late again (not complaining mind you, I am grateful he has a job that he enjoys) and got home an hour after I fell blissfully asleep diagonally across the bed.  Since he had to move my slumbering body to get himself into bed, I startled and I got into a "we did this..." and "we did that..." fast talking spree, I worked myself into a frenzy and could not fall back to sleep.  Then he started snoring.. um... breathing heavy in an I'm-asleep-and-you're-not kinda way that left me staring at the ceiling.

Since I have no well thought out rant post awaiting publishing I think Seven Quick Takes are in order.  Are you with me?  Read on.

1. So, I am lying in bed and I am trying to fall asleep and not being successful.  I decide to pray, like who doesn't at 2:30am?  But I figure God can hear me whenever.  At least that is what they tell me.  So, I begin like I have been taught "ThankyouGodfor..."  Next thing I know I am thinking about the relish I made this morning.  Do you think God sticks with us through the "commercial breaks" or does He just roll His eyes and wonder why He invented ADD?

2. This morning, or was it yesterday morning?? I awoke promptly at 6:13am.  Usually I can sleep until at least 7:13am, but I am wide awake.  So I get up and make the relish I started last night.  Isn't that what you do at 6:15am?

3. This relish is made with zucchini instead of cukes and onions with vinegar sugar and spices.  I salted the veggies last night so all I have to do is rinse them so as not to have high blood pressure with every bite, and bring some water to a boil in the canning jar pot.  By 8:00am I was d.o.n.e. with the relish and feeling a huge sense of accomplishment.  I even have enough to give away.

4. Putting "zucchini" and "give away" in the same thought reminds me:  I just read about the National Sneak A Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day.  It is coming up on August 8th so get your zucchini bread recipe handy.  You may get gifted.  But not by me because I will be sleeping.  I hope.

5. We dog-sat a couple of weeks ago and other than the fact that she is an escape artist (I almost died when I couldn't find her and then she came running out of the woods which are most definitely NOT inside the fence) we decided we miss having a canine companion.  After all, when I vacuum I do not have to empty the canister halfway though the first floor.  What fun is that?  So I went on Petfinder.com to do a little bit of looking.  Next thing I know DadOfAllTrades is sitting next to me while I search and we discuss the relative merits of the dogs we see.  Too small.  No Beagles (But why, DadOfAllTrades?  They are so cute.  They are too noisy.  Ohhhh.) How about a greyhound?  No, I looks like someone forgot to finish them.  <chuckle>  Ok, how about her?  So I find my fingers typing an "I'm interested in this particular dog" email.  The process has started.

6. And did I mention it has morphed into two black labs?  DadOfAllTrades comment?  I go from no poop patrol to poop patrol for two?  My comment?  Been there, done that, you will survive, I did.

7. I laid out two black belts and one brown belt in karate tonight.  Oops, last night.  Ok, so maybe it was a drill and maybe it is choreographed and maybe they knew what I was about to do.  But they were on their backs and I was still standing and I heard "nice one" from two of their mouths.  Don't mess with me!!  Heh.

I am off to try to sleep again.  Happy zz'z to me.