I am Tired

I am tired.  I have not one single creative idea floating about in my head.  I am envious of Harlow and her benadryl induced sleep.  She lays by my feet with her heavy sighs and snores.  I am envious of Danny and his exhausted sleep.  He was up for over twenty four hours and will be able to sleep until he wakes up.  I am envious of Jacob and Hayley who do not have class tomorrow and can stay up late tonight and sleep in tomorrow.
I am tired and so ready to sleep.  But I have restless legs right now and itchy premaveras.  If I go to bed now, I run the risk of waking Danny up.   I have to wait for the legs to stop their restlessness, well, not actually restlessness but pricklyness (I am making up words here!).  My legs feel like all the unshaved hair on them (as if) is standing on end and the hair is being pulled back into my legs.  Freaky, right.  And itchy premaveras are really bad itchy spots.  The phrase was coined by Ashlyn when she was little.  She had hurt herself.  Her description was an ouchie premavera.  I don't know how she came up with premavera because we were not eating that, ever.  But the phrase stuck and now we are frequently strickened with ouchie and itchy premaveras.
I should have taken a cue from Harlow and downed a benadryl an hour ago.  One little pink pill is all I need to slip into a crazy dream filled night.  Harlow had four and that only took the edge off.  We had a crew of home insulators her today and she was not happy.  Now it might be too late to get enough sleep and not wake up groggy.  At the same time, if I do not stop being itchy, I will never get to sleep.
More than anything, I just long for sleep.  That cool, dark room sleep.  You know the kind.  The kind that pulls everything out of you, refreshes it up a bit, like a toss in the dryer, and then fills you back up with peace and energy.  I long for that sunspot sleep.  The kind that is warm and a little sweaty.  Where the covers never even move because the sleep is so still and deep.
So here goes nothing.  Well, here goes half a shot of Nyquil.  Hopefully I will get that drug induced sleep that isn't as peaceful or restful but is sleep none the less.