Is My Child a Morning Person??

Mama Kat's Writing Prompt... Is your child a morning person?

Oh yes, most definitely... morning person all the way.

I am bad... if I sleep past 6am, then something is wrong. He is the same. He is up early and ready to go. He even manages to wake and then wake everyone else up, to find out what we want for breakfast. Even when he stays at his friend's house, he is a slumber party's worst nightmare... they stay up till 2 or 3 am and he is still up by 6 (7 at the latest). Everyone else sleeps in... but not him.

His normal time on Saturday is about 6:30 or 7:00 am. He makes coffee and then starts asking what we want for breakfast. He is willing to go all out -pancakes, fried eggs, toast, coffee... you name it, he'll accommodate.

During the week, he gets up with me at 5am and gets his shower and makes breakfast before seeing me off to work.

I am glad he's a morning person, but some days I wish he would just let me NOT be a morning person.

You know you're a mother when... (mama kat's prompts)

I have found that since I became a mom... over 14 years ago... I don't sleep. Little noises wake me up. My pattern of getting a full-night's rest is totally screwed! I have gained some additional patience, but for the most part, that is off-set by the lack of sleep and the increasing number of family meals. I am very protective of my child and would go to the ends of the earth for him. I guess, when you become a mom, you suddenly realize that you are their protector and no one (NO ONE) is gonna hurt that child... All your instincts starts becoming more in-tune and you know when something isn't right.

Growing up, my least favorite meal was...

MAMA KAT'S WRITING PROMPT...

Growing up, my least favorite meal had to be stuffed peppers. Nothing is worse than soggy bell peppers, filled with meat. I guess the meat wasn't so bad, but the peppers... they left a lot to be desired. Soggy green peppers? Ick!

No wonder kids don't eat them cooked... too many of us ate them soggy and faded growing up.

The Albino Burmese Python

Over 8-feet long, two-tone pale yellow color, and the body the size around of a softball.

She was a heavy snake. Still young, they let me hold her.

My son wanted to feed the alligators and hold the snake, so I went along with him. (If something silly was gonna happen, I had better be there.)

The snake was nothing like I had imagined. She wasn’t slimy at all. As a matter of fact, her scales were cool and smooth.

But man, she was heavy. It is hard to believe something can weigh so much… and she was worried I would drop her. HELLO??!! She is around my shoulders, where does she think she is going to go?

Did you know that if snakes fear being dropped, they will “hold on”. Oh yeah, I found that out too. Apparently I did not fully trust her and she did not fully trust me, so she decided to hold on, just in case. The problem was, I was sitting, she was draped around my shoulders, through my hands, and her tail was wrapped around my leg. Where the hell did she think she was going to go?

Mama Kat's Prompts... 22 Things I HAVE Done...

1. Held a Burmese Python

2. Held an alligator

3. Rode a roller coaster

4. Ate escargot

5. Ate sushi

6. Touched a stingray

7. Earned a black belt in taekwondo

8. Gave birth

9. Made homemade candles

10. Made homemade soap

11. Flown on an airplane

12. Went to see bull-riding

13. Owned hermit crabs

14. Fell down the stairs

15. Fell UP the stairs

16. Earned by college degree

17. Got a tattoo

18. Pierced by belly button

19. Been in a coma

20. Been to a Kenny Chesney Concert

21. Broken a bone while break-dancing

22. Been jealous