Hidden Plot

I am convinced that there is a plot against me going on in my house. The creators of this plot are none other than Samuel and Darius. The whole focus of this plot is to see how early they can get Mom up in the morning. They hatched this plan once they knew that I was the one who would be getting up to take care of them in the morning. They are in this together, because they like to take turns being the one to get up early. I have a sneaking suspicion that they talk this over each night before Samuel goes to bed. There are various ways that they execute this plot. One way is for Samuel to get up early (usually between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.) and make enough noise to make it impossible for me to sleep. The other way is for Darius to get up early (anywhere between 5:45 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.) and want to be fed. But after he's fed, he decides to play instead of go back to sleep. Sometimes they are in this together. When that is the case, Darius gets up early wanting to be fed and goes back to sleep. No sooner have I gotten back into bed and laid my head on the pillow, Samuel will wake up and announce himself rather boisterously. It's no use fighting them, they have perfected this plot and are pro's at making it happen. I guess I will just have to wave the white flag and go to bed earlier each night.

I should have known this would happen since they are both boys. There will be no end to the things that they will be plotting as they get older. But, as they get older they will find out that their mother is a good plotter herself and then they will have to wave the white flag.