Things That Go WAAAH! In The Night

Even though Miss A got up at 4:00 am last night instead of 3:00 am it still happened to be the time the 'Velform Sauna Belt' infomercial was on. What are the chances? I seriously think this is cause for a months grounding on Miss A's sixteenth birthday. Can you hear it now?

Me: Happy Sixteenth Birthday A! Oh, and by the way you are grounded for a month.

A: What! Why? What did I do?

Me: It's payback for all those times you woke up after regular television was off the air and the infomercials started. And especially for always waking up when the 'Sauna Belt' one was on. Consider yourself lucky I haven't grounded you for a whole year. It was THAT bad.



Seriously. Look at this guy. Do you really think his chest, arms and shoulders look like that because he wears a glorified electric blanket around his midsection for 50 minutes a day? I don't think so. Also, I don't think it's big enough to fit around the waist of anyone who might be carrying a few extra pounds so what's the point?

I've actually grown to enjoy some of the infomercials. Power 90, Turbo Jam. Those are at least inspiring. In my middle of the night haze I think “Gee, I should do some sit ups tomorrow.” Or the Giant Ladder infomercial. “What you are about to see is one ladder...” Now that's a ladder. I have never been more excited about a ladder in my life. I would tell Peter about it the next morning. “Seriously babe, it's an AMAZING ladder! You'd love it!”

Then there are the infomercials I tolerate but don't annoy me too much. The Oreck Air Purifier and The Magic Bullet. I can see the merit in these product although I'm not really compelled to buy them. Air purification is good as are well blended food and drinks. I just don't need the products.

But this sauna belt one... It makes me angry at the world. I'm grumpier that Miss A insisted on waking up at such an hour, grumpier that her Dada just dozes away beside us, grumpier that we can't afford cable television so I don't have to watch crap like this! If I have to watch that skinny girl pump her arms in the air one more time when she takes off her sauna belt to reveal her sweaty, flat tummy one more time... Why I otta!!

I think it's safe to say that I'm unused to this lack of sleep. That I may be getting a little edgy. And my sweet baby being attached to me day and night preventing me from getting a single. thing. done. is wearing on me. I'm trying to keep it light and funny here but really, I'm on the edge. I think my sister is babysitting for us tomorrow or Saturday so that Peter and I can do supper and a movie. That may be the hiatus that keeps me sane.

To prove that I still love her despite her night wakings and attachment issues here is a photo from our trip home from the in laws last weekend. Her Dada took it with his fancy pants phone.



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