donate to food bank, or reserve for in the morning, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> Not sure how widely available this stuff is. It is made just up the
> street from me. It's a powdered energy and vitamin drink that comes in
> tubes. You put it in a bottle of water that you taken some out of. If you
> don't take a little out you have a big mess. If you don't take enough out
> (like I did) you still have a mess. The stuff fizzes as you put it in.
> No sugar in it. We've gotten samples at Costco and it tastes good. I just
> bought a box because they had a coupon for it at Costco.
>
> Angela had a tube of it yesterday before dance class. Then I had a tube
> when I got home from dropping her off yesterday.
>
> Angela got to bed shortly after midnight. Then the whining began. "Mom!
> I can't sleep! I'm not tired at ALL!" This generally only happens at the
> start of the school year. And because she didn't do her homework in a
> timely fashion over the weekend as I had instructed her to do, she wound
> up staying up super late for several days so she could get it all done.
> So she has been super sleepy all week.
>
> I went to bed around 3:00 a.m. and was wide awake. I mean WIDE awake!
> Now caffeine doesn't usually have this effect on me. But it sure did
> then.
>
> Angela's alarm went off at 5:50. It's supposed to go off at 6:00. I
> don't know how the time keeps going wrong. I just reset it the other day
> after days of it going off at 5:30. She is hard enough to get out of bed.
> No need for the alarm to be going off early!
>
> I set three alarms all to start going off at 6:00. I remember several
> times telling her to get up. She said she would.
>
> The next thing I know I am startled awake with the feeling that it is
> later than it should be. Sure enough, it is almost 8:00. I don't
> remember the exact time I awoke but when I looked on the computer, the
> school was due to start in 10 minutes. It takes a good 10 minutes at
> least to drive there. And luck was not with us this morning. School buses
> broken down and stopped all over the place. Crazy drivers. One person
> backed out of their driveway and sat there, blocking my way. Eventually
> another car backed from the same driveway and went on their merry way.
> The first car just pulled back in. No turn signal. No lights. Gah!
>
> The good thing is there is some kind of drama show for first period. The
> bad thing is she will be late for it. I think the kids were already in
> the gym or wherever it is being held. I didn't see anyone outside.
>
> So now... What to do with the rest of the Zip Fizz? I don't think it's
> safe for us to drink it. Says it wears off in 4 to 6 hours. 4 to 6 hours
> my eye!
>