Just Nicky

Oh, What a Night… February 20, 2007

I think last night might be the worst night’s sleep I’ve had for a long time, possibly ever.

First of all I couldn’t sleep because of the oddness of Mark not being here. So I got up for an hour or so and went back to bed when I thought I was tired enough not to be bothered any more. I think I slept for an hour or so.

I woke up itching all over. My stomach was the worst, as usual, but I was itching everywhere. This happens when it’s humid and it must have been particularly humid last night. I tossed and turned. I slathered bits of myself with various lotions and potions - QV cream, olive oil mist, aloe vera gel. None of it work. Finally I hopped in the shower and stood under the luke warm water for a while. A bath would have been better, but I didn’t want to wake Finn. I washed all the lotions and potions off, then hopped out and reapplied them to the areas where they work the best. This time I got the desired result. I hopped back into bed and slept for about half an hour.

Finn got up at about 4.30 and wanted a drink. I gave him some water. He gulped it down and wanted more, so I gave him that and offered him a sandwich as well (he hadn’t had much dinner). After he’d inhaled his second cup of water I took him to the toilet which showed that he still has a bit of an explosive bum. Then I was able to convince him to hop back into bed and go to sleep.

At 6.30 the dogs went out. I finally got up at 8.30. Finn was awake but still in bed so he hopped up too. And we’ve been wandering around being bleary ever since.

I’ve kept The Foozle home from childcare today because I’m not sure of the state of his tummy, he’s been refusing to eat and he’s obviously still very tired. I have some errands to run which I’ll try to get out of the way this morning and then I think we’ll both be ready for a sleep.

And Mark’s missed out on all the fun…