1/7/12

Today was the big PARTY DAY! My baby’s 3rd Birthday Party, still so hard to believe. I’ve been really nervous about the party. With the girls being sick, and so many of my friends and their kids being sick lately, I was so worried that nobody would be able to make it. Thankfully, everybody but one dad came that was supposed to. It was so great being surrounded by so many of our amazing friends and family members on such an important day.

Olivia had SO MUCH FUN running around, jumping and sliding with all of her friends. Amelia just did her own thing the whole time, having just as much fun. I got to briefly catch up with our friends and it was just an amazing day. Olivia was blessed with so many great toys, books and clothes. All in all, it was a HUGE success. Seriously, I would HIGHLY recommend Pump it Up for a party – they do a GREAT job! I’m not too happy with their handling of the Happy Feet contest, but for what they ACTUALLY do, I highly recommend them. Worth every penny!

The girls passed out on the way home from the party, and went right down for their naps. The carpet cleaners arrived shortly after we got home, and got right to work. I couldn’t believe how fast they did the basement – and it looks AMAZING. Seriously, the carpet is a whole new color, and it smells great. Our basement is finally livable again, and I couldn’t be more excited about it. We haven’t decided exactly what we’re going to do yet, but closed off the basement and put the litter box by the door, and the cats food and water by the entry. They will no longer be aloud downstairs because I know that cleaning the carpet doesn’t completely get rid of it, and Rico will just start right back up again, pee’ing all over. I think we may get rid of the dogs kennel, and leave him upstairs during the day, and put all of the cats stuff by the entry, but we have some talking to do about it. We’re still not sure what we’re going to do with Rico, I’d hate to get rid of him, but we just can’t deal with that anymore. It breaks my heart.

Once the girls were up from their nap, we ate some dinner, and headed over to my cousin’s house for a bit. He was home alone with his kids, and we hadn’t hung out with them for a while, so we spent some time playing and catching up with him and the kids.

A very busy day, but beyond great! Birthday, officially over! Here are some party pics!

1/6/12

The big news going on right now is this CRAZY weather. I think it’s pretty crazy just about everywhere across the country right now, but in Minnesota – SUPER crazy. This is supposed to be our coldest time of year right now, literally, the middle of “winter” for us – and we’re breaking daily HIGH records. 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and no snow on the ground! It’s supposed to continue on through next week. Now, I’m normally a winter person – but only because I can’t handle the heat, so the cooler weather agrees with me. THIS, is actually perfect for me. I’m not into snow, snow sports or anything like that, so other than Christmas, I really don’t care if we have snow or not. This cooler, but sunny and bearable weather, I could live with.

Now, I’m just hoping this doesn’t mean we’re in for a brutal Spring/Summer. And, I do feel bad for people, and business, that rely on snow and cold weather in the winter. I know there are a lot of business that are being hurt by the lack of winter – that part definitely sucks.

After I picked up the girls today, we headed to Target to pick up some final party supplies. The cupcake cake ended up being on sale (only $15.00!!), and even though the facility provides plates and stuff, I wanted Olivia to have her princess theme so I picked some stuff. I love taking the girls shopping – they are just in awe of everything, and are so funny. If only they didn’t take up so much room, and if only I didn’t hear “ooh, I want that one” ten million times :)

We all snuggled on the couch for some family time. We watched Wipeout, and seriously, Olivia thinks it is the funniest thing EVER. It’s so cute. We watched a couple kid movies and just relaxed, which was much needed. Christian and I didn’t last long once the girls went down – exhaustion, and an early day tomorrow made for a fairly early bedtime for us as well. Boy, we’re definitely getting OLD!

Here is a bathtime photo. Our "spa-like" bathroom is no more - it's pretty much just a kid disaster zone now. Ha.

1/5/12

Amelia had a REALLY bad night last night. She kept waking, and I finally took her temperature at around 2:00AM, and it was at 103. I have her some Tylenol to help her get some sleep, but I was a nervous wreck the rest of the night and couldn’t really sleep. The girls slept pretty well from that point on though, which was good. I took her temperature again this morning before we left the house, and it was normal, so hopefully she’s on the mend now!

I was off to work, and pretty exhausted. Christian checked in with his mom throughout the day, and Amelia was finally eating a little, playing a little and didn’t have a fever, so those were all comforting, and good signs.

I was supposed to be off this afternoon for the carpet cleaner, but they canceled first thing this morning. Apparently something in their vehicle blew up, so they had to cancel their entire day, and rescheduled for Saturday. I was SO looking forward to it, but I supposed a couple more days won’t kill us!

Today was also the big Happy Feet contest results day. They posted them fairly early this morning, and we came in 3rd. I was a little bummed out – I really thought we had a good chance. Another contestant asked to see the final vote tally’s, and once they were posted, we ALL knew something was up. There was NO WAY the final totals they posted were accurate, not even close. All of the contestants were posting about it, and we were all pretty upset. Pump it Up finally posted later in the day that supposedly the “third party” company they had tracking and tallying the votes claimed that a ton of votes had to be thrown out for cheating. I am so appalled by this, as were many other contestants. I would NEVER cheat in something like this; I wouldn’t even know how to cheat. It makes me a little upset that we’re going to be paying them a pretty penny for Olivia’s party on Saturday. It’s just not right. At least we placed though. I sure would love to know what the REAL final vote totals were.

Tonight was pretty relaxed. We just kind of hung out and watched the girls. They both seemed to be doing much better, and ate pretty well throughout the day, so I’m really, REALLY hoping this illness is finally leaving our house!

Amelia had a new thing...she's not happy unless she has a cup of milk AND a cup of Orange Juice, available at any given time. LOL, whatever keeps her happy I guess.

1/4/12

Amelia is still not eating, and seems to be worse than ever! Christian’s mom said she just sits with her all day long, just wants to be held. This is SO not like Amelia (and it kills me that I can’t be the one holding and comforting her all day…), she is not a cuddler and is always on the go.

I was so exhausted and just felt completely run down by the time I got off work, so I just picked up a pizza for dinner. Amelia of course was not interested and just sat with Christian while I worked on getting the rest of the basement cleared out for the cleaners tomorrow. He and the girls sat and watched some TV. Christian eventually sat Amelia down so he could run to the garage for something, and by the time he came back, she had fallen asleep, right in the corner of the couch. She’s NEVER done something like that. Poor thing, my heart just broke watching her sleeping there, sick as can be.

On the plus side, Olivia seems to be just about all better. THANKFULLY! We did not want another sick birthday, and she has just been miserable. She has a bit of a cough left, but that’s really it. YAY!We all ended up going to bed fairly early. For how long, who knows, but it’s been an exhausting couple of weeks, that’s for sure!

1/3/12

Today ended up being a surprise work from home day. I woke up feeling like I had been hit my a Mack Truck. Amelia had a rough time going down last night, and Olivia had a rough time staying down. Seriously, please take this illness away!!! Anyway, I woke up and knew I wasn't going to be able to last the day at work. I decided to just bring the girls to "daycare" when they woke up, then run in quick and grab some work to bring home (and, do my timesheet - much more important! LOL). It ended up working out pretty well. I sat on the couch, in my jammies all day and cranked out just about every Contract I had in my box. I was able to wash and dry the EIGHT loads of towels, bedding and blankets we had piled up and work right up until dinner time. I was feeling much better by the end of the night. I was worried that I was getting sick, but I think it's really just extreme exhaustion, sleep deprivation and just being completely rundown.

After dinner, I spent the rest of the evening folding the laundry (including the girls' clothes that were washed over the weekend...oops). The girls were doing a little better today, but still not really eating, and they were both VERY crabby this evening. Let's just say, I was happy that Christian had to deal with them tonight...

Here's hoping for a restful night...finally! And, here is a picture of Olivia's brand new princess bedding. She is in love with it :)

1/2/12

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY TO THE MOST AMAZING 3 YEAR OLD I KNOW!!

Today, Olivia Rose turns 3 years old. It is SO hard to believe. I remember that day like it was yesterday, I cannot believe it was 3 years ago already. She is so smart, so fun and so entertaining. She makes us laugh, drives us crazy and melts our heart, over and over again, all day long. She's becoming such an amazing big sister and she learns and grows by leaps and bounds, seemingly daily. I can't believe it's time to start looking at pre-school's and thinking about stuff like that. 3 years ago I was meeting the most amazing person I had ever met to date, and now she just amazes us every day.

As far as present day, we had an amazing day celebrating our little Diva. I went running into their room as soon as I heard them stirring to give her lots of "HAPPY BIRTHDAY's" and kisses. She was smiling ear to ear, like she really understood how exciting it is. We had some breakfast, then Christian dropped Amelia off at "daycare" so we could spend the day with Olivia. It worked out nice, both of us getting our Holiday off today :)

After we were all dressed and ready to go, we were off to the Mall of America. We had some leftover ride points from the last few visits, and she actually went on a TON of rides. I was so excited that she finally tried some of them out, and she just laughed and had the time of her life. It was great! Next up, we took her to the Disney Store to pick out a gift - of course, she bee-lined it right to the plush Ariel doll. Then, I asked her what she wanted for lunch, and she immediately said she wanted Pizza...so, pizza it was. She never used to like pizza, but she can't get enough of it now!

Finally, our adventure was over. She passed out before we even hit the highway home. I ran into Target quick on our way home to order her Cake for the party this weekend, and grab a little cake for her to have later tonight.

After a little nap, we were off again. We picked up Amelia, and met my Dad and stepmom for dinner. They can't make it to her party this weekend, so they wanted to come down to spend some time with her, and give her some presents. The girls were pretty exhausted, and clearly not feeling too hot, so they didn't eat much and were pretty lethargic through dinner. They perked up once we got home, and it was time for presents, singing and cake! My Dad got her a Ladybug tent and the girls had the time of their life playing in it. They were hilarious.

Finally, the two little girls passed out. Hopefully for the night, but I'm not holding my breath! We are now the official owners of a 3 year old, I'm still in shock!

1/1/12

WELCOME TO 2012. It's so hard to believe...2012. Where in the world does time go?!?

I have so many personal goals and resolutions this year. I'm really going to do my best to stick to them, and maybe even expand on them as the year goes on. My main resolutions/goals for this year are weight loss, organization and to become debt free.

1. Time to get my butt in gear, and lost this weight. I know what to do, and how to do it. I need to JUST DO IT! After Olivia's party next weekend, we don't have anything going on that needs my attention - so I have NO EXCUSES left. 1/9/12 I am getting on my exercise and diet plan, and I'm losing this weight. I have many reasons for losing the weight...health, vanity, self-esteem, being a healthy example for my girls and, I want and NEED to be at a healthy weight before we try for Baby #3. I have my plan - now it's just time to implement it!
2. With both of us working and away from home so much, our family needs structure and organization. While I am the queen of organization, that all seems to disappear when it comes to scheduling our lives. I am going to get a weekly calendar up at home so we can clearly see what we need to do that week. I am going to get back into shopping every Sunday and packing my breakfast and lunch for the week (which will also help with Goal #1).
3. Debt Free - it IS the way to be! And, this year, we will be there! I will be filing our taxes as soon as possible this year - and with that return, we will be paying off Christian's Truck, and both of our Lines of Credit (which really are fairly small). Then, in August, I'll be paying off our Visa. We will officially be "debt free" (well, other than the mortgage, which I don't really count at this point). Of course, this all hinges on the hopes that nothing comes up between now and then. Christian and I both claim "0" for work (I know, that makes most people cringe). It's works best for us...we get by on our checks, and this way we don't waste our money year round - we put the large chunk towards something with purpose. I've thought of changing our claims once we are debt-free, but I think we'll actually keep doing it. And, next year and on, we can put at least part of that down as an extra payment on the house, and maybe use the rest to take an annual family vacation. I'm not sure yet - that's all a little up in the air. All I know is that as I make these final payments I am going to be doing the happiest of happy dances EVER!

So, now it's time for action! I've dubbed 2012 as the year of change! We'll be financially more secure, I will be happier and healthier finally taking some time to focus on myself and we'll all be better for being more organized and structured.

Today was a pretty low key day. The girls are still sick, of course. Amelia actually seems to be getting worse. We spent the morning/afternoon hanging out around the house, and finally cleared out the "office" (getting ready for Thursday's deep clean). After naps, we were off to a big New Years feast at my in-laws house. The girls were pretty exhausted, so we only hung out for a bit, then headed home to bed.

It's been a busy couple of weeks, and this coming week is no exception. We have a lot of plans this week...Olivia's Birthday and Celebrations tomorrow, I'm having dinner with the BFF on Wednesday, the carpet cleaners are coming on Thursday, then we're going to dinner with some long-lost friends, and Saturday is the big Birthday Party. I think life will finally slow down for a bit after that...which will be a very nice change of pace!

I have to share - apparently my lucky streak is continuing into 2012 - today I scored Christian and I free movie passes to a screening of "Man on a Ledge" on the 18th. I can't wait, it looks really good - and it will be nice to get out together. YAY!

Here is a picture of Amelia tonight, sleeping away with her new bedtime friend. The only thing that makes her feel better these days

12/31/11

It's here, the final day of 2011. Wow! Another year down in the blog. I'll admit, I've kind of sucked it up this year. I'm going to do my best to do better next year and stay more up to date on my posts. I have successfully documented 2 years of our lives though - and I'm quite proud of myself! I still love looking back through all of our little adventures. I'm not sure who, if anybody, even actually reads my blog anymore, but I'm grateful for anybody that is the least bit interested in our little family, and wish you all an amazing 2012!

Today the girls and I were off to my Dad's for our final Christmas celebration. Christian still wasn't feeling well today, so he stayed home and rested while we were off partying. The girls were up and down all day. They would play and seem perfectly fine for a while, then look like they were absolutely miserable for a while. Very strange, but I didn't want them to miss out on spending the day with their cousins. Our family was blessed with a ton of really great gifts, again, and it was so nice spending time with my sisters and their families.

After some food, gifts and catching up, we were on our way home. We just took it easy the rest of the night. I was pretty bummed about our lack of exciting New Years Eve plans. We used to have such a blast, every year...from fancy dinner's out, to laughing the night away with friends at a local bar, to the year we REALLY did it up and rented a limo with all of our friends. It was always such an exciting night, that I really looked forward to...but we haven't done anything the last few years. There's always next year...right?

In the end, I was laying in bed before the ball dropped. We got a pretty bad storm this evening, so the satellite kept going out and it was driving me nuts. The girls were up and down all night anyway thanks to the wind and the surprise fireworks that went off at midnight.

Here is my little 2011, year in review, along with some photos from today's celebration.

January started off with Olivia turning 2, and a wonderful Golden Birthday party at home, with some of our closest friends and family members. We couldn’t believe she was already two, and all of the amazing things she could do. Amelia started to sit up on her own, and the love/hate relationship between the girls really started. The more Amelia could do, the more Olivia wanted to interact with her. But, that interaction wasn’t always so good. Amelia was finally big enough to move into the big tub with Olivia (still in her baby tub though). The winter from hell raged on…this January, it snowed EVERY day, but three days. It was beyond crazy. The month ended on an incredibly sad note, we had to put down our sweet cat Frank, and it’s still hard to even think about.

February was a very big month for Amelia. She started on solids – and I started my journey of homemade baby food. She also started crawling and weaned herself from the pacifier (YAY!). Amelia continued sleeping horribly, her reflux and colic still in full effect. She had her 7 month weight check, and had actually gained some weight, but was still only in the 5%. We celebrated Valentine’s Day, had the girls’ 2 year/6 month photo shoot and took Olivia bowling for the first time…she loved it!

March was very exciting…we entered Amelia in a local “cutest baby contest” and she made it ALL the way to the final round. We didn’t win, but it was very fun to be involved in it. Amelia started pulling up on the furniture, and could stand on her own for a few seconds. We started the process of transiting Amelia to her crib, but she still woke during the night, and would usually end up in bed with me at some point. The girls started to really play together…Olivia started to actually share her stuff with Amelia, and tried teaching her how to do things. Amelia finally got her very first tooth, and we ended the month celebrating Christian’s 27th birthday.

April was still a pretty crazy month weather wise. Some days were spent outside, some days we still got snow. This was literally the winter that would not end – November-April – ouch. We were able to get a few walks around the neighborhood and trips to the park in though. We finally started venturing out in public as a family of 4. This probably sounds ridiculous to a lot of people – but with all of Amelia’s issues…colic, reflux, extreme clinginess and general unhappiness, it was a rough 6-7 months. We didn’t dare venture out too often. We were finally able to start taking her out on short shopping trips this month, and it felt great! Amelia had her 8 month weight check, and was back down in the 2%. She also started cruising the furniture, and standing up from sitting all by herself, and she was consistently sleeping through the night (though, not 100% of the time quite yet)! Olivia got in her final teeth this month, her 2nd molars and, unfortunately, experienced her first trip to the ER with an extreme case of the stomach flu. We ended the month celebrating Easter in many wonderful ways, from Easter Egg Hunts, to Easter Bunny visits, to Dying Eggs to a surprise photo shoot!

May started off with a bang, with the death of Osama Bin Laden. Quite a chapter in American History, that’s for sure. Our family kicked off the month with some Potty Training madness. Olivia TOTALLY rocked it, and took right to it – still so grateful for that. Olivia started to become very aggressive with Amelia, and it just got worse and worse as the month went on. Amelia had her 9 month check, and was back down in the 2% for weight, but the doctor officially gave us the all clear, determining that she is just genetically small. She was following the same curve, consistently, and was developing well, so he didn’t want to focus on that anymore. Amelia also learned how to climb the stairs this month, AND took her very first steps! We celebrated Mother’s day, and unfortunately said goodbye to Christian’s sister and nieces again, as they moved to Mexico. We finally had some pretty good weather by the end of the month, and started some gardening, and even took in our first trip to the zoo for the year!

We started June with our annual trip to Grand Ol’ Day. Always a good time. We also started off the month with my first real dose of single parenting as Christian spent a week working in Wisconsin. Surprisingly, it went pretty well! We celebrated my 28th birthday, and I received a layoff notice thanks to the looming Government Shutdown. I experienced my first REAL concert, Taylor Swift, with tickets I won on the radio. Olivia hit another huge milestone this month…transitioning to her toddler bed! We celebrated Father’s Day with our annual trip to the Twin’s Game. We experienced one of the hottest June’s ever, a legitimate heat wave, getting up to an actual temperature of 102!

July started off on a bittersweet note…with me being laid off from work for 3 weeks. It ended up being a blessing in disguise…lots of time spent with my girls, I was spoiled with it in fact. We had lots of 4th of July fun…town festival, fireworks, BBQ, parade. So much fun! The heat wave continued all month, getting up to 120 degrees one day (which includes A LOT of humidity)! I took the girls on their first trip to the Aquarium, and we went on our very first family vacation to Duluth. We had the time of our life! Amelia turned 1 this month, which is so hard to believe still, and at her 1 year check-up was in the 10% for her weight! Moving up!

August marked another bittersweet milestone…I started the month off no longer pumping, and by the end of the month, Amelia had fully weaned from nursing. I was so happy, proud and excited to have made it that full first year, formula free. While I was happy to hang up my pump, I still to this day miss that connection. We finally had a break in weather this month, and spent a lot of time outside. We went from the winter that wouldn’t end, to the summer of scorching heat. Very strange! This month brought many fun family events…a trip to the zoo, a local family festival, we checked out the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, and we had our 2.5 Year/1 Year photo shoot. So many fun memories. Christian ended the month on a bad note, getting his wisdom teeth pulled. Ouch!

September was a pretty exciting month. We went to our sole Vikings game of the year (which, was probably a good thing – it was not a good year for the purple and gold). And, a couple of my wonderful online friends came to town with their families for a weekend visit. We went to the State Fair, the Mall of America and just hung out, getting to know each other. I was so sad to see them go, but it was amazing getting to meet them in person! We also took our annual trip to the Apple Orchard this month, and spent the rest of that day in Stillwater with the girls. My obsession with Craigslist started, and I’ve been a selling machine ever since! Christian and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary, and we attended a bunch of birthday parties this month. I also attended another concerts, a different, more intimate concert, which I again won on the radio – Andy Grammar and Colbie Callait. SO COOL! We ended the month with some of the most amazing fall colors I’ve ever seen before.

October brought another family trip to the Aquarium, and our annual visit to Sever’s Corn Maze. The girls had SO much fun there – it gets better and better, every year! I was very excited to take my own little trip to Chicago to spend the weekend with some more of my wonderful online friends this month, and I had such an amazing time. We had some pretty wonderful fall weather this month…spent lots of time raking, jumping in leaves and getting the yard ready for winter. We also took in many Fall/Halloween activities – a visit to the pumpkin patch, carved some pumpkins, went to the local Halloween Festival and, of course, trick or treating with our little black cat and “princess” witch. Olivia got to meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse at the Mall this month, and I marked 2 years of being smoke free!

November was a pretty relaxing month. We had some pretty great weather, other than one little snow storm, that unlike last year, did not stick around, so we spent a lot of time outdoors still. Amelia had her 15 month check-up, and shot up to 35% for her weight! Amelia started learning to feed herself this month, and was actually quite impressive with her utensils. We celebrated Thanksgiving and definitely had so much to be thankful for. We ended the month by kicking off the Christmas season…we put up the Christmas tree and made our usual visit to the Holidazzle Parade and the Macy’s display.

We ended the year, of course, with Christmas chaos galore! From our month of visits from Buddy the Elf, to the girls’ special video messages from Santa, to building Gingerbread houses and backing Christmas cookies, to our visit to Santa at the mall and checking out the Holiday Lights in the Park, and, of course, our many amazing Christmas celebrations with friends and family. It’s such an amazing time of year…it seems to come quicker and quicker, every year, but goes by just as fast! We only had a very small amount of snow this month – none of which stayed around…no white Christmas for us! I took Olivia on her first trip to Disney on Ice, and took her to the Mall to meet Cinderella one afternoon. This month, I also attended my 10 year high school reunion. Crazy!

2011 was really an amazing year, and I’m looking forward to 2012, and welcoming it with open arms. I’m ready to spend the year focusing on myself, and getting myself back in shape and in a healthy lifestyle. We’ll be working hard, chipping away at our debt, and should be excitedly debt free by the end of the summer. Starting a new year is always so exciting – you just never know where you are going to end up!

12/30/11

Today is my Friday home. THANK GOD, because the girls did not sleep a wink last night. I don't know what we're going to do if this sickness doesn't pass quickly!

The girls were pretty miserable when they woke up. They actually slept in a bit - probably because they were up most of the night. We just hung out most of the day. My mom stopped over with some get well goodies and I managed to get the girls down for a pretty decent nap, which was a nice break from the madness.

Christian wasn't feeling well today either (just what we need). He had to go to work otherwise he won't get his Holiday pay, so he toughed it out. I ran for a medicine run and to grab myself some dinner when he got home since nobody else was feeling well, or hungry. I found some all natural cold medicine at CVS and we're going to give that a shot. Anything in hopes of some sleep!

Christian and I decided to splurge and order tonight's UFC fight. Brock Lesnar is kind of a "hometown" guy, so it's kind of exciting to watch him fight, and I haven't seen one in a long time. There were a few good fights, and after Lesnar lost the main event, he announced his retirement, so it was nice to watch his last fight. Everyone makes fun of me for liking UFC, and I honestly don't know why I do, I just love it. LOL

After the fight, we both basically passed out. Hopefully everybody is feeling a little better tomorrow!

12/29/11

Today was another pretty eventful day for us. Well, in the end, not really - but definitely busy.

I was able to go in to work today. We again didn't really get much sleep. The girls just kept waking up, and waking each other up, all night. Christian finally brought Olivia out on the couch for the night, but I kept having to get up with Amelia. Poor things - they sounded like they were in such pain when they would cry out.

So, I was pretty much the walking dead at work, just as I suspected I would be. I broke down and make the girls appointments to get checked out. I was mainly worried about Amelia's ears and Olivia's eyes, so I figured we were better safe than sorry, and should get it checked out. The woman at the appointment center had to check just about every clinic around the cities before she finally found me a back to back for this afternoon. I was able to get a ton of stuff done at work today, which felt good after being gone yesterday. Then, I left for the day a little early so I could head home to pick up the girls and get to their appointments on time.

After a thorough check of their ears, eyes, and everything else - the doctor was convinced it was completely viral. So, good news - no ear infections, pink eye or anything of the sort. Bad news - there is nothing we can do to help them or treat it. Just the traditional wait it out.

By the end of the night, Amelia seemed to be doing much better. She still had the raspy smoker's voice going on, but she was laughing and playing and being her goofy self. Olivia was pretty miserable - wouldn't really eat and just wanted to lay down and watch her Dora video - which is not like her at all. We gave them some Honey for their throats before bed, and some Benedryl (at the doctor's suggestion). Let's hope they get what they really need tonight...SLEEP!