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Hey everyone! I hope you're prepared for this weekend. It could be a rough one with lots of family visiting going on! We're so sad we can't be there to see Clarissa be blessed and to see everyone.

How is everybody doing anyway? Lynn missed a few nights last week. I missed one, out of lack of desire to get ready for bed before talking and reading scriptures. From what I've heard everyone is doing ok, we all just need to stay MOTIVATED! In honor of Loren:


http://garfield.nfshost.com/1985/06/23/

And in honor of Dad:



http://robbyaoi.blogspot.com/2007/11/sleeping-prince.html

Love you all!
-Angie

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Go to Bed on Time Challenge! Boy! This one has been a KILLER! Pardon the Caps lock! I missed out last night without even trying! Reed, who is hanging out here a few days, hinted to me but I didn't even get it. It wasn't till David told me that it was after 10:35 that it dawned on me! Yikes! Why doesn't he go to bed on time on Sundays????? He does every other night! So Here are the Rules: First, set a bedtime. You can stay up reading for awhile but the challenge is you have to be IN bed with your teeth brushed and all that routine before the time you say for it to count. One night a week is a fudge night - you get an hour longer or so. Getting out of bed for children does not count against you as long as You weren't the reason they woke up OR you try to go to bed as soon as you can and not STAY up. Whoever has the most "In Bed on Time" by April 1st wins. Clarifications: In order for you to count it, you can not have the TV on!!!!!!!!! Talking in bed is okay - hopefully not more than an hour but that's a good thing so we don't want it to stop. Talking on the phone in bed - not! Reading is okay for a short time after your bedtime you have set - not longer than 1 hour. You are on the honor system with this though. Reading some books will wake you up. clause: Those of you that have terrible sleep habits and are jumping from 2:00 in the morning to 11:00 at night as a bedtime, this clause is for you! You can have 3 times to adjust your week bedtime - that means for one week you can have 1:00 as your in bed time. The next week you can up it to 12:00. Just remember you get only 3 different times to do this so make it work. The only way you will switch your inner clock is to get up in the morning. Other pointers: Do something active every day so your body will know it needs more sleep!!!! Fight naps. Plan ahead by having a pre-go to bed time. Have a routine that tells your body it's time to get starting thinking about sleep. Saboteurs - Beware!!!! That includes noisy night eaters. We need to help each other out. Also if you have to get up to check on children whether they are tiny or grown, or the smoke alarm or some other emergency, it won't count against you as long as you don't stay up. Okay? There will be a prize for the one with the most nights to bed on time and also the most improved!!!!! Love to all of you! Not waiting up to see who's the last one standing! Happy Dreams!!!