• So fcking frustrated, how many damn ads do they need for the closing ceremonies? Give us a break & let us take part. #ctvsuckitup&letuswatch #
• I guess my toddler is telling me something. I have to put him to bed, now. Don't do anything too exciting. #
• RT @BobsandLolo: Last minute booking alert! We'll be in Burnaby this Saturday! Pls help spread the word – http://tiny.cc/gB4Oc #
• So nothing is safe anymore, Quinlan has figured out how to open the baby gates. At least they are noisy so we can get a heads up. #
• Now that he can open the gates, Quinlan is going around and around through both gates. (At least it is keeping him busy.) #
• I am thinking velcro so Aidan can get through the gates and it might slow down Quinlan. Hmm, more thought needed. #
• Sigh, I feel like a horrible mother. I am trying to get Q to go to sleep (nap) on his own. It isn't working. Lots of crying. Heart Hurting. #
• Back from a beautiful day at VanDusen Gardens. What a great way to start spring break. #
• Fit by 37 and a bit underway. Thanks @alexishinde & @AnthonyFloyd for giving me a kick in the butt. #Bikingisthenewshred #
• .@AmberStrocel you looked so giddy being kidless. #
• Lots of fun seeing so many moms & dads and under 2's at the meetup with @scatteredmom. #
• On our way to grocery shop. Good thing we got out to enjoy the day with some bike riding. #

I am coming up to the year and a half mark of little or no sleep.  When I do sleep it is only a few hours at a time and let me tell you I am a woman who needs her sleep.  I love sleep. I love the way it feels to wake up after a full 8 to 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep.  I love the way it feels to have enough rem sleep. I love being able to remember even a few of my dreams, well at least for a few minutes.

I dream about being able to sleep for more than two hours at a time.  I marvel at how amazing even three hours feels. I dream about not having to listen to an audiobook to get back into a sleeping patten.  I dream of comfy sheets and pillows and darkened rooms and sleep, beautiful sleep.

I dream about being so well rested that it isn’t difficult to balance my other passions in life, my husband, my kids, writing.  I want to have enough energy so that I am fully engaged with my kids.  I want to have enough energy so that I can concentrate on more than one thing at a time, and maybe be able to articulate myself again.

I dream of so much sleep that I can discover new passions and rediscover old ones.  I want to be energetic and enjoy being outside.  I want to be able to take an evening class in jewelry making or photography and feel like I am giving the artistic side of my personality a chance to shine again.  I want to be able to sing again. I want to feel like singing again.

I dream of a time when I am once again a woman with passions.  I dream of being a better woman than I am now.  I dream of sleep.

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This post was inspired and written for Mabel’s Labels Blogher ‘10 Contest.  The premise is this: Electrical storms are going to wipe out the Internet (perhaps forever). You have one day left to write about your passions: what do you want to say to the blogosphere in 300 words or less?

The grand prize is a fully paid trip to the BlogHer conference in NY, including airfare, hotel and conference pass, and a year’s blogging contract for the Mabel’s Labels blog.

Wish me luck and sleep.

Gwen

Can you guess who our household was rooting for?

Watching the Medal Ceremony

Anthony Tries to Keep His Eyes Intact

Quinlan, Anthony and the Mascots Showing Their Colours

Go Canada Go!!!!

• I am again doing the birthday party dance. Should we/shouldn't we have the whole class? Oh and where. #somanydecisions #
• http://twitpic.com/14uua2 – In the cheap 'seats.' #
• http://twitpic.com/14uua8 – Stands are filling. #
• http://twitpic.com/14uuao – See the little speck falling? It's a freestyler. #
• Ok, I feel like I have been up since 5, oh wait, I have been. Going to bed now. #
• D@ cogno @AmberStrocel @tamarataggart @wishwhp @cbadov @Zoeyjane @Tarable_Tara are also some good and mostly local or have local audiences #
• Sorry about the dm fail everyone. Blerg! #
• Got my tickets fro Northern Voice. Year 2 here I come, this time knowing people. #
• OMG she nearly made it. If Canada could have been a little lighter they would have won the game. Now to an extra end. #
• Last rock Canada. Dum, dum Dum . . .Canada WINS!!!!!!! #
• That was closer than it had to be. #
• Aidan has a very hard time trying new things. I finally got him to try my tomato soup and he LOVES it. Sigh, there goes my lunch. #
• Turn your back for a sec to check out the hockey game & what do you get? Bathtime for baby after he puts tomato soup & crackers on his head. #
• They just used the mercy rule in men's curling. Martin up 7 by the 8th end. Now he is 9-0 for win/loss ratio. They really deserve the gold. #
• Aidan chasing after Quinlan with a remote. "I am trying to turn him off!" No such luck, I have tried many times with Aidan. #
• Another goal for Canada. At least they are not losing to Germany. #
• Another goal for Jarome Iginla. Good job Canada. #
• amazing how hard it is to watch the hockey game (or short program), when they are aired around supper time, with kids. sorry grammar police #
• RT @Crazycanuckblog: Anyone in Van who wants to go to USA hockey quarterfinal Wed @12? @D_Derryberry has Xtra tix! #blogathlete #TeamUSA #
• I am so releived that the computer I got @AnthonyFloyd for Valentine's day isn't broken. He may be less relieved after all the work he did. #
• It sounds like our upstairs neighbour is clog dancing. Sigh, I want my own house. #
• Ok, maybe Canada actually wants it. #
• .@AnthonyFloyd asked who scored the 1st goal. I told him some guy. Am I not the most helpful wife ever? #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Kill it Canada, kill it! #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Keep it up Luongo! #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Canada Power Play, lets get something going boys! #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Canadian Goal!!!!! #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Scored by whom? I coudn't tell from the big bunch of skaters. #
• And another !!!! #van2010 #CanadavsRussia By Nash I think. Sea of red is very happy. #
• Canada got 2 goals in 46 seconds. What a game. #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Ok, I really need to go get dinner on, but what a game. #
• Damn, Russia now has a goal. #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Another goal for Morrison? Wow, they really want this! #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Another goal for Canada by Perry. Canada you are on fire. #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Wow, another goal. I am glad these guys are finally playing to win. 6-1 Canada #van2010 #CanadavsRussia #
• Finally a goal for the Russians. wow, this is a good game. #
• Another Goal. Now I might be able to flip to other channels. oh got delayed tweeting and now Russia has another. #
• Women Athletes in Canada Kick ASS! #Van2010 #
• I entered @vancouverdotcom’s contest to win 2 Olympic Closing Ceremony tickets http://bit.ly/auVEK3 Follow & RT gets you entered 2! #contest #
• I love that Aidan is encouraging Quinlan to run around screaming. (NOT)How can we stop the bad habits if his older brother models them. Sigh #
• The boys are playing with the piano. Aidan dancing up a storm to the Maple Leaf Rag. Quinlan trying to play along. #
• Ooo sun, we have got to get out while it is still shining. Maybe Granville Island again. #
• I am so glad our cat tree an be a climbing aparatus for yet another baby boy. #
• Which pants do you think the Norwegian team will wear in the gold medal game against Canada? Bright or even brighter? #
• Out again for the 3rd time in 2 weeks. I love the olympics. #
• whata weird crowd at the rio tonight. #
• a bigger group of nerds has not been seen in a while. The band would live tweet if they could. #
• what would your cover band cover and what would u name it? #
• sorry i know that is kinda random. intermission @jonathancolton concert and it kinda came up. #
• I can't wait to see the skating highlights. After the concert. #
• let's hope the Backyardigans will put Q to sleep. We need sleep. He's been awake since 2:30, I got to sleep at 1. Babies can tell. #
• That would be fun, a curling tweetup. All we need are some brooms and some duct tape! #
• Peel, Peel pray, oooh, I guess we are going to 11 with the hammer. #
• Whatever else anyone says about owning the podium, I think funding our athletes isn't a bad thing at all. #
• Question: if Canadian men win hockey, do they each get the 25 grand gold bonus? #
• .@impolitical I was listening to CBC before the olympics about other athletes needing $$ to pay for equipment. #
• .@alexishinde I think a lot of people don't think about how much it costs to get to the olympics. Most of these athletes have OTHER jobs. #
• I love speedskating!!!!!!!!!GOLD!!!!!! #
• The speed skating was very hard on my heart, and lungs. I think I am breathing now. #
• Canada you do not want this to go to a shootout. Defend damn it!!! #
• Jeez by the skin of their teeth. #van2010 Canada #
• So unfair, let @brianmckeever race tomorrow. We want all Canadian athletes to get their chance @cccski! Do the right thing! #
• http://twitpic.com/15ou97 – Toddler hockey. Way too cute:) #
• http://twitpic.com/15ou9q – Aidan the goaltender. He congratulates those who score on him. #
• The Norwegian 3rd has duct tape on his knee. Did he blow it out or is it for sliding? #
• Another gold for Canada. Norway did a fantastic job too. A great last game. #van2010 #goldmedalcurling #