Day 1215. This morning I did set an alarm as I had a 10 am lesson. Emmy slept a long time in his bed after bedtime, unusually long, and joined me in bed at some point during the night. At 8:45 my alarm went off, but he was already up, of course. They got the advent calendars and carried them to our bed, while Randy was making his and their oatmeal.

Day 1214. No alarm this morning, but once again it was 8:45, when I looked at the clock. We opened the advent calendars and then sat down for breakfast. After breakfast, it was time to decorate the cookies we had made the other day, as I had no other obligations. I had bought some icing that you only needed to add water to and then whip.

Day 1213. With Emmy well again, I told him last night that he needed to sleep in his own bed again, which he said he didn't want to. He still spent a lot of the night in bed with me, but less than when he was sick. This morning it was again later, when we all woke up at 8:45. All the kids joined me in bed, and we opened the advent calendars together.