At night, our house gets cold. Like, really frigid.

Flashback (many many) years ago, and I remember waking up in the wintertime, freezing in bed. I'd crawl in between my parents, snug as a bug, and drift off to dreamland. They never seemed to mind. I am not ashamed to admit I did this until I left home for college. I am a cold person, OKAY?!

Anyway, flash forward to today. I am the proud mama of a toddler and when she wakes up in the wee hours of the morning and exclaims, "Mama, I'm cold," I spring into action. I cuddle her in between my husband so the little hotbox can warm up. Truth be told, I don't think she's actually cold but knows those magic words mean a cozy spot between pops and myself. She usually stamps the covers underneath her anyway!

This morning was sleepless for me. Why? Because the waller bug showed up in our bed around 3 AM. This waller bug is a close cousin to the cuddle bug. The waller bug's most notable feature is the insatiable appetite for laying over, kicking, squirming next to, flopping on and annoying its favorite victim. It will go so far as to insist you lie in one particular position for hours on end and make a HUGE mess of the covers in your bed.

I yelled at the waller bug to cut it out, threatened her with her own bed and eventually left to go sleep on the couch. This waller bug's days of wallering is near an end. Spring and warm nights are coming so it will have no excuse for not sleeping in its own little bed.

Coincidentally, I hear the waller bug takes many forms: toddler, canine, feline and even spouse. I am a recovering waller bug - it's been (many many) years since I have wallered but I'm paying big time for my years of wallering.

So my friends, I leave you with this. Good night, sleep tight, don't let the waller bug in your bed tonight!

 

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