Moving at the Speed of 40w

I. Can't. Sleep.

No, it isn't the book about vampires that I just finished, though I keep jumping at every sound and have turned on every light in the computer room (You know that does keep them away right? They hate the blaring light of a 40w bulb)(And never mind it is a book written for teenagers and is supposed to be a love story. I am still freaked out.)

No, it isn't my husband being in danger (unless the vampires ARE waiting under the bed like my mind keeps whispering) because he is home now.

And no, it isn't the excruciating pain that once held me captive at this time of night/morning.

I am popping Benedryl to aide in my sleep because I am moving in less than a week and I am not prepared for this at all. I am moving. In four days. Into a hotel. With three kids. And then out of the town I have known for the last four years. To move back into a hotel. Into a town where I know no one.

No, I can't sleep. And I should sleep because it will be the last few nights that I will have comfortable, private sleep in the house that I am used to. But, try to tell my mind that. Instead I am waiting for the soft blanket of Benedryl to cover me and lull me.

During the day I am the Happiest Mommy in the World! I CAN'T WAIT TO MOVE! Man, where we are moving is the BEST place to be, so Mommy says to the little faces peering up at her when she tells them they can't go to their school's welcome back day. Because it isn't their school anymore.

Their Concerns:

-How will our friends come over if we are there and they are here?

-Will Santa find us?

-Will our toys come with us?

-Will Aidan (the one year old) come with us?

-Does it snow there?

-Can we chew gum there?

And Neurotic Happy Mommy chokes out answers with a big, dumb smile, practically screaming:

"WE'LL CALL YOUR FRIENDS AND MAYBE THEY WILL VISIT! HURRAH!"

"OF COURSE SANTA WILL FIND US! "___" IS HIS FAVORITE TOWN IN THE WHOLE WORLD!"

"YES! EVERY TOY IS COMING ALONG! WHOOPIE!"

"YES! EVERY BROTHER IS COMING ALONG! YIPPIE!"

"YES! IT SNOWS ALL THE TIME! WHOO HOO!"

"YES! PEOPLE LOVE CHEWING GUM THERE! WHOOPIDOO!"

So I wait for the Benedryl induced sleep. And I wait for the 40w bulb to burn out. And I keep my crazed happy face on for the kids. And in four days I will be moving on....sitting in a hotel lobby so I won't keep my entire family awake in the middle of the night. Maybe I will run into a few vampires to keep me company...