Never, ever did I think waking up at 4am would be fun

[Siwsan]

BUT I just finished snuggling and playing with the boys for a full 45 minutes and, yes, it was FUN.

[calimary]

1. Well, YEAH!

[TexasTowelie]

2. Well, it's not like you are planning on going in to work.

Although your three boys might be a full-time job on the worst days.

[Siwsan]

3. When I was working I would wake up around 1:30 or 2 and NOT fall back to sleep

I was lucky to get 3 hours of continuous sleep a night. All due to stress from my toxic work situation.

So, waking up at 4, after 5 or 6 hours of sleep, is a full night's rest. And at least the boys are no longer pouncing on me at 2 in the morning.

[Rebl2]

7. You must

have worked at the post office. My husband did, and got up at 3:30 to wake up enough to safely drive on the highway to get to work.

[Siwsan]

8. Nope. At a managed care company

It was a stressful job, credentialing physicians. One of my jobs was to review malpractice reports. Some of them were the things of nightmares. I also discovered, via newspaper articles, that 2 of our contracted pediatricians had been arrested for child abuse. And trust me, dealing with a lot of physicians is, at best, frustrating.

I also had to deal with a nightmare of a co-worker who didn't like me and therefore targeted and harassed me, ramping that up when she found out I was dealing with my mom and sister's terminal illnesses and that I was also having to take over the care of my elderly aunt. My mom and my sister died, this person never said a word of condolence to me. My boss and the HR department knew what she was like but couldn't do anything because of some sort of ongoing litigation from the time the DID fire her.

Anyway, my stress level went beyond red line and when I'm stressed I don't eat or sleep very well. I turned in my retirement papers 3 years ahead of what I had planned. It just wasn't worth it. At least it gave me more time to spend with my aunt (who was pretty stress inducing, too) before she died, 3 months after I retired.

[niyad]

4. Being awakened by, and playing with and snuggling kitties, is the bestest

way to start one's day.

[Siwsan]

5. Arthur is full of beans, today

He's taking over ALL of his big brother's favorite perches. Back of the recliner, foot rest of the recliner, window sill - he's claiming them ALL. Guess that's what's to be expected when you are named after a King.

[niyad]

6. It is very nice of his brothers to allow him to do so.