It is only 2:52am and I am thinking about going to bed already. I have been on a string of nights that are spent knitting and listening to TV shows that I have taped, knowing that I cannot fall asleep. I can take a prescription sleeping pill and look you in the eye an hour later. What to do?
Ok, I reduced the coffee (a little bit) today. I love the peaceful hours of the night and I suspect it is a subconscious choice to be awake when the house is quiet. Even Tate and Alexis finally stopped yipping and fell asleep by midnight. They were unhappy at being locked out of my bedroom tonight and making a LOT of noise. Andy stuck it out till midnight, watching TV with me and Catie finally said "Grandma?" for the last time about 11pm. So it is now peaceful....quiet. I can play Farkle, check my Fish tanks on Facebook, read my email and knit. I do not have to move or answer a single human being.
Today, I was helping Justin with a paper and as we were reading through some research, on capital punishment. I came aross a quote by Winston Churchhill.
"The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of any country. . . . [They] mark and measure the stored-up strength of a nation, and are the sign and proof of the living virtue within. "
In the next paragraph I read that 92% of all humans executed come from 4 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, China and the US. It does make you wonder about the company we keep and who we are.
The more I read, the more I realized that we are funny thinkers in some ways. Conservatives like me are have strong opinions on how criminals should be sentenced. We don't believe in coddling them, but many like me cannot agree with taking a life. Yet the article pointed out that there wasn't much difference in the votes of conservatives vs liberals on this issue! People made their decisions from a deeper feeling than their general political views. Those same people who liked the death penalty believed we should feed the poor. They had a conscience, just different values on this one issue.
I get to go to college! I have Andy, Christina and Justin taking all these cool classes and love when they share what they learn or even better, ask for help. No one enjoys doing research like I do and my horizons are being expanded by helping them learn. Andy has turned into a good writer and seems to be keeping up on his own these days. I miss him asking for help. Catie shocked me and composed AND typed her own paper this week. She had places to go and people to see and no time to wait for me.
I finished the first baby hat tonight! So, I don't want to start another project at 3:10 am and I think I will go to bed.
